Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-14
S12OP PER WEEK
AL|MONY FIXED
IN OIL DIVORCE
vice-ChanceIIor Grants Former
Wife One-Third Amount
She Asked.

Vice Chancellor Howell today
handed down a decision in which he
allowed Mrs. Jennie Oil ralimony at
the rate of s120 a week, and to
Henry H. Fryling, her solicitor, a
counsel fee of $500. Mrs. Oil recently
obtained divorce from George H.
ON, jr.. a manufacturer of ma
chinery. living at 164 Washington
avenue
Since the filing of the decision by
the vice-chancellor in which he
found in favor of Mrs. OIL. a series
of hearings have been had before
Jesse r. Salmon as advisory master
to discover how much alimony Mr.
Oil could pay. The present decision
is made on testimony taken before
Mr.. Salmon.
When the fixing of alimony and the
decree was argued before the vice
! chancellor, Frank e. Bradner, his
solicitor, urged that a temporary de-
cree be granted. as Mr.. Oil was
anxious for a reconciliation with his
wife and daughter. In the decision
just handed down. the vice chan
cellor declines to make such a de-
! cree, but advises that it embody a
clause providing for reconciliation if
the parties ever mutually desire to
live together again.
The vice-chancellor also urges that
Mr.. and Mrs. Oil agree on provi-
sion for their daughter, who is liv-
ing with her mother. He declines
to place her in the custody of either
her father or mother, saying that
she is old enough to select her guard
/ ian. He says that she has arrived
at an age when she should be pro-
vided for with some degree of lib
erality, and expresses the opinion that
both her father and mother will con-
cur with him in that belief.
Appeal Is Expected.
1t is generally believed that the
vice-chancellor's decision as to the
amount of alimony will be appealed
1t is understood that neither Mrs
Oil nor her solicitor feel that they
have been awarded a sufficient
amount. Mr.. Fryling's expenses in
the suit. according to the memoran-
dun furnished by him to the court,
amounted to more than $500. Mrs
Ohl who is now living in the Hotel
Aberdeen in Washington place, is said
to feel that she cannot care for her.
self and her daughter in the man
ner she has been accustomed to on
the amount allowed. She asked for
$4,000 a year. The vice-chancellor's
decision follows:
Since the filing of the memoran-
du.n of decision testimony has been
taken with regard TO the faculties OF
the defendant in order that the court
might determine the amount of ALI
mony and counsel fee to be awarded
| to the petitioner. The testimony so
| taken so far as il Is at all reliable
depends very largely upon the state
| ments of the defendant. He has fig
ured down his gross income to S27,-
| 572.67. out of which he deducts about
| $40, 600 leaving his net income $17.-
| 5O4. 20. This statement is at such vari-
ance with other statements made in
the cause that I am loath to believe
| that il can be true. During the pend
| ency Of the suit the petitioner made
application for alimony pendents lite.
and in her petition charged that the
| defendant had an income of $I1, AIS.
and gave the items of property owned
| by him and the amount of income de-
rived from each. He filed on answer
| to that petition In which he makes
the following statement: i am the
owner of almost all of the properties
| and mortgages set out in the petition
for alimony Some of the properties
have been sold and some of the mort
cages have been foreclosed and others
sold, but my income from investments
Is as much as appears in the said
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