The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
MYSTERY GALLEON
STILL DRY; BYRNE
|. PLEADING POVERTY
Says During Divorce Pro-
CeedingS He Would Not
Have Enough for Trip. If
Wife Given $25, 1000.

Mrs, Helen Byrne, in her divorce
against Lewis j. Byrne or Edward
Miles, is asking allmony in the sum OF
$4,000 alleging her husband is a very
wealthy man.
Byrne, of the "Nystery" boat fame,
says he Is worth only $4,000; therefore
u Mrs. Byrne Is given $4,000 Byrne will
nave only $1,000 to defray his expenses
on his steamboat trip around the world
with his new bride,
The Byrne suit is being heard before
Judge Laughlin, of the Fourth circuit
court. The case has been on trial for
three days, and was Saturday continued
until Monday, when argument win be-
completed
In the meantime the city Of Memphis
rs fretting over the fact that the good
ship Mystery" was enjoined and stop
ped at the head of Monroe avenue,
where the city claims it is blocking
II. ]. Livingston, city attorney, act
Ing under instructions of the mayor
was to have ordered the good ship to
be removed to the skies, the water, on
private property or to some other sea-
port than Memphis, Tennessee, but out
Of Difference for the court order 1t was
decided to let the good ship remain
where it is, namely at the corner of
Front street and Monroe avenue, until
the suit Is decided.
Denies World Trip.
Byrne, or Miles, testified that he had
no intentions Of taking his new wife
around the world on a bridal cruise /;
that was the imagination of the attor-
ney who drew up Mrs. Byrne's declara-
tion for divorce; he was simply going
to take the boat to New Orleans and
later return to Memphis, where he ex-
pected to continue to reside.
Byrne said that he answered his
wife's advertisement In the personal
column OF the New York Herald and
they were married.
The case was a strange and peculiar
one and Friday large crowd gathered
to hear the sensational testimony Judgs
ing from Byrne, or Miles, testimony ht
| was without a great amount of moneY
Judging from the Testimony, Of his wife
he had plenty Of the worlds goods.
The mystery" ship, built by Byrne
| or Miles opposite Forrest park on Mad
ison avenue, Is the feature of the trial
but the testimony In the case centered
more around the marital infelicity oi
the couple. Charges Of infidelity
broken engagements and other details
are being aired.
Mrs. Byrne claims that her husband
deserted her; sent her to far away
Brazil on a business errand, correspond
ed with her while she was gone, then
got proconfesso divorce from her In
her absence and when she returned
lived with her Is months without tell.
ing her that he had married again and
was not her husband. She alleges he
got the divorce in chancery court on
ground of desertlon and sued for his
divorce under the name of Edward
Niles
Byrne or Miles declares that wher
his wife left him she told him she was
going to leave and it was SO understood
and that she would not return.
Shortly after Mrs, Byrne or Miles
filed her divorce suit, Byrne or Miles
hauled his mystery boat toward the
river to launch same. Fearing that ht
would take the vessel beyond the juris
diction OF the court, Mrs. Byrne Of
Miles attorneys had the vessel attached
and Byrne or Miles was restrained from
launching It, The boat is now on tht
big truck at the head Of Monroe ave
nue. at Front, wheresit must remain
under court order until the case is set
tied, unless the city authorities decree
| that it cannot remain on the street.
j. G. Reasonover and J. B. Webb are
attorneys for Byrne or Miles, and judge
Stickley and Norman Byars are repre-
senting Mrs. Byrne or Miles.