South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-29
TONY BARRETT MUST
PAY HIS WIFE $500
MONTH, COURT SAYS
Judge Klein Orders EX-king
of Underworld Also 10
Pay $4,000 Fee.

John e. (TonyJ Barrett, alleged
ex-ssuE OF south Bends underworld,
mu- pay his wife. ollie. 1900
monthly support allowance and 81
600 Cor her attorneys. pending a
hearing on her limited divorce COM
plslnt. a. the result OF decision
handed down oy Judge Fred c.
KHIn Of superior court No. > Thurs
dav morning. Mrs. Barrett had
sssed Cor $1,000 per month sDDort
e..
z Conflicting afiravits submitted 20
the court By the udgants made IL
difficult % determine the exact
amount OF support money and $25,-
coo attorneys should have, Judge
Klein told attorneys repre- senting the
contestants. Mrs. Barrett had al
legged that her husband property In
excess II 1900, 900 and a yearly In
come of more than 100000. Mr..
Barret, on the other hand. presented
sworn afidavits that he was engaged
IN the -four and feed business. which
due % the present financial depres-
sion, was on the verge OF insolvency
TONY BARRETT 40 THREE
Charges Trust Not Determined.
Judge Klein added that the court
would be better able 20 determine
the truth or falsity Of the afiidavits
when the hearing for separate main
tenance IS held and when the
amount OF permanent alimony is
considered.
No little attention has been at
tracted 10 the case, mostly due 70
Mrs. Barrett's allegations that her
husband used his feed business as.
a screen for concealing Illegal liquor
operatons. She asserted that her
husbands operations were not alone
confined 20 South Bend but en-
braced other cities. The raulnca-
tons OF her husbands enterprises in
cluded the owl saloon, Mrs. Barrett
averred. which at one time IL was
said. had its main floor paved with
$50 gold pieces.
II was charged by the wife that
her husband utilized the owl as
gambling headquarters. and that IL
is now a rendezvous for sharps Oh
all characters. MEETINGS its proprietor
the tidy sum OF $500 weekly. she
further charged that the owl con-
tanned n well OF liquor" and was a
notorious hangOut for habltues OF
the citv's undesirable element. and
that on the second floor was "A lux
brious apartment for the entertain
ment Of her husband . select friends
Has Liquor Trucks, Charge
According to the petitioner, Bar
rett has several Packard cars and
automobile trucks which he uses 70
distribute the coutraband liquor 10
his various storehouses, already de-
s.r.aed as being protected from IN
v.stIeatiou by being disguised as
legitimate feed stores. On one oc-
cazloa. Barrett came 90 the Marion
ST. residence with carload OF
whisky aud offered bis wife bot
cc the plantim said
TO offset this. Barred, through
attorneys. extended an invitation 70
the court 90 visit the storerOoms al
loeed bv his wife 20 be LIQUOR dens,
% ascertain the falsity OK his Wife's
assertions His wiles idea ~ MS
mold wealth he described as an
saurcinauou OF disoraereI mind
g Tie feed business. lac said. had been
LOSING venture during the current
z year when stock inventories reveal
3 ca heavy losses.
splits Attorneys Payments.
Il rhe presentation of the atadaFl,s
Z by which Judge Klein made J is de
& cisi5n was heId last Tuesday, the
s court taking his ruling under ad-
= visement until Thursday morning
p After he had announced the amount
s. Of support allowance and attorneys
& fees. Barrett, through his counsel
q Anderson. Parker. Crabill and Crum-
4 packer. asked that the court order
z for fees be split into payments.
John YeagIey and j. Elmer Peak
= representing Mrs. Barrett offered
q stir objections
Barrett can afford to buy "a new
= car two or three times year, SO
81 why can't he make the payment
: once" they demanded.
= judge Klein. however. modified. hl
= order so that Barrett might make
an initial payment Of $1,000 within
& so DAYS and the balance i'm so days
. The frs, payment of the $500
+ monthly support allowance foc Mrs
= Barrett IS due Aus. I, i'm accordance
Z with the court order