Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-10


light. !.
His first attempt at business. he
stated. was in Pasadena. where he took
the agency for an expensive automo-
bile and there learned he was not
agency died. He told of his connec-
tions with a lumber company with
which he accepted a position at $50 per
month. His salary was finally in
creased to $3.50 per month and he was
placed in charge of the Los Angeles
office until that office was closed.
when he was transferred to Albany, N.
Y. and remained in the employ of the
company there until II went out Of ex-
istence.
HAS GOOD POSITION.
The witness next testified to being
out of position for several months,
but on Jan. /, 1915, he took a position
with the Retail Dry Goods association
at salary OF $1,000 per annum, which
was finally increased TO $4,000, which
place he held until offered what he
considered a better place with a sugar
banking firm at the same salary, but
with greater opportunities for the flu
ture. This position he took May l,
1916, and still retained 1t. His COM
pany, he testified wished to send him
down to the West Indies, but he was
prevented from making the trip be-
cause of the divorce action filed against
him. which necessltated his trip to
Idaho. He was taken over his oper-
atoms since his marriage to refute the
charge of idleness and dissipation filed
against him.
Asked if his wife complained about
his not doing anything when in Pasa-
dena, he stated he could not say that
she had, but that she had suggested
his going into business on one or two
different occasions and he admitted
that at first when they went to Cali
fornia 1t probably looked strange that
he was not doing more when he APP
parently looked well and felt well. but
that he was then acting upon the ad-
vice of physician.
LIKES PRIZE FIGHTS.
He testified that he and his wife
were active socially in Pasadena and
declared that about the only place his
wife did not go with him was to prize
fights, which he enjoyed and took in
quite often. He gave an account from
, ittolu VI ioililiN tNPtHotS Wlltlf
ranged in one year from s245 to s52S.4o
Il month, which amounts. he testified,
were the expenses of the family and
not his personal expenses which he
figured ranged from $50 to $40 per
month.
The witness absolutely denied nag
ging and fault finding. dissipation and
idleness and testified that he had never
ssH, L.. a. II
his way when he was out socially or
stayed at home, with perhaps the ex-
ception OF six weeks when he and his
wife visited with the plaintiffs broth
cr-in Law, Mr.. Little, at which time,
he said, they went out to parties which
We're beyond their means and that he
had not enjoyed it and had spoken TO
the plaintiff and also Mr.. Little about
1t, but both had assured him 1t was a
pleasure for him to have them as his
guests.
DINED AT HIS CLUB.
As to being known as Smiling Joe Of
Broadway he said; 1T costs money
to become known in New York. / asked
a few friends if they had ever heard
me called by that name and they We're
surprised, and declared they had NOT.
In New York ! dned mostly at the
Harvard club, where am a member.
lie said he had dined at many cafes.
but he did not believe he was known bv
name at any of them.
On one occasion, at the Babylon ho-
tel he stated, he sat about considerable
and talked and drank with some ac-
quaintances. but had never gotten in
toXicated. His wife, he said, objected,
and he declared he did not blame her.
While the place. he said, was not a bad
one. still it was not just the kind of =
place at which gentleman should stoo.
lie also admitted taking a sleigh ride
with parties to whom his wife objected,
but said he was with crowd at that
time.
Several large bundles of checks were
presented by Karl Paine, attorney for
the defendant, not as evidence, but for
I the enlightenment Of the court and the
attorney for the plaintiff, should they
be desired The checks covered the ex-
penses of the Stevensons during
greater part of their married life.
i COST OF CHlLDREN's CARE.
/ Mrs. Kobbe, mother of the plaintiff.
was on the stand yesterday afternoon
/ fleT lGSliIllOHN WAS Chilly Oi tilt iOSt
of keeping the two little daughters of
! Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson. placed in her
care for which Mr.. stevenson paid her
/ 500 a month for two years or more,
besides paying extra amounts for doc
tors bills. tuition and clothing. She
testified she considered 500 a month
! small sum for the keeping of two
/ children.
i l., .Eo yaI ha
had made inquiries on the cost OF
! board in a number of places and found
that even her dressmaker charged more
! than that. Asked by Karl Paine. at
] torney for the defendant, If the food
for the children cost 500 monthly, she
i testified it was not food alone, but that
they had to maintain a larger house,
j which it cost a great deal to heat and
i care for and that Mr. Stevenson had