The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-26
MOTORED WITH
 MOTHER WHILE
 WIFE VANISHED
Joseph. R. Welch Given Hearing in City Court Be-
 fore Judge Bartlett.
SPENT MOST OF HIS
 TIME WITH MOTHER
Owning Auto, He Gave Mrs Welch and Children Only
 Three Rides In It.

While her husband, Joseph R. Welch, half owner of the Lowe Laun- dry Co.,, 1000 Seaview avenue, sported touring car, possessing an Income of $40O to $500 a month from his bus mess, his wife was forced to subsist with her tco children, on $4.25 worth of groceries, according to her testi- mony in the city court this morning, her husband were being aired.
 The case, which consumed more than an hour of the morning session, in- volved a somewhat technical discus sion much mooted, Thigh cost of 1iv- ing" by Edward K. Nicholson and Carl Foster, the respective attorneys in the case, and the right of 8 wife to be furnished with pocket money by her spouse.
 Mrs. Welch, quiet, rather pretty and young woman, related on the wit ness stand her matrimonial troubles, which she alleges were partly due to her mother-in-law, and told of her self-sacrif1ce. living on $10 a week, which represented the feeding, cloth ing of herself, husband and children, in order that they might build up a fortune for the future.
 The family resides in a fashionable home, at A Hough avenue, owned by the mother-inlaw. Mrs. Welch occu- pies one part of the house with her children and her mother-in-law the other. On August IT, the wife testi- fled her husband told her he was tired" of her, and left her to live with his mother upstairs. She main tained that before this he spent most of his time with his mother merely taking his meals with his family.
 Her husband, she alleges, forbade her to charge any goods to his ac- count and warned her to stop obtain ing clothing at Howland's store, where they had credit.
 My husband" testified the wife, "has an income of from $400 to $500 a month. He has owned an automobile for nearly three years, but in that time has taken myself and the chill dren for a ride not more than three times, going off with his mother while the children and I stay at home"
 oS9ASS to assist her husband since their marriage, in building a. fortune and of her hopes for the future. Out of his monthly income she managed to keep the family on $10 week, and 'save a few cents out of that"
 with this small amount of money saved I have managed to get along duriug the last month, but I have nothing now. My husband stopped entirely giving me money two weeks ago. When she made known her Restitution, Mrs Welch asserts her husband told her "Ill take up col- lection for you.'
 Judge Nicholson in the husbands defense claimed that Mrs. Welch was free to obtain food and clothes at any store, that 1t was not necessary for her to go hungry.
 Asked by Judge Nicholson. concern ing the heat at her home, and If she ever went without it, Mrs. Welch stat ed, '1 got heat when his mother thought it was time to have it, regard less of my opinion"
 A letter was then read by Judge Foster, representing Mrs. Welch. In which the husband had agreed pre- viously to pay $25 q week to his wife. Now, inasmuch as this mans in- come is from $4,0O0 to $5,000 a year, I believe she is entitled to at least $50 a week."
 q don't" said Judge Bartlett but I do think. the wife should have $25 on which to live, that sum to include rent and all expenses. I'll fix bonds at S1 000 ailIIra fO live m to the courts decision will mean a sentence of 30 days in jail.
 Welch who is well known In this city, was in court prompting his counsel this morning and handed Judge Mich olson a grocery receipt to refute a contention of his wife while testifying.
 The girls in Loves laundry went on strike last summer for more wages. which were granted.