The Washington times., 1921-06-17
JOYCE SAYS
PEGGY HAS
100000
Counsel, IN Attacking Plea for
AIimony, Claims Wife
Has Fortune,

Z CHICAGO, June f7--sPe1Yy
Joyce has IN her possession now over
81 100000 which she has received
from her husband-and roodness
i knows what else she owns-there-
fore her petition for another for
tune is lacking in good faith.
AUSTRIAN FLAYs PDGGY.
was there ever any other woman
IN the whole wide world VINO had tina
temerity to come into any courtroom
and look the court in the face and say.
Your Honor. will lose prestige
In society unless you issue an order
to give me $4,000 a month That's
$500 a day, your honor. Think of
it"
This broadside yesterday was fired
by Attorney Alfred s. Austrian before
Judge SABBATH In the Superior Court
in his argument against MIRA Joyce's
petition for $4,000 a month alimony
and 100000 for counsel fees from
James Stanley Joyce, millionaire lm-
herman. Austrian continued:
In her petition Mrs Joyce says she
knew Joyce was worth 10000, 900, but
that she did not know his age-whether
he was thirty-four or not
DEFENDS JoYCE,s METHOD.
Every decent woman in the world
is interested in the early life of the
man she has taken to her bosom, yet
she says she is without this knowledge.
"Joyce could not swear of his own
knowledge that his wife had relations
with Letelliere and James and Spauld-
ing and Maurice, because, for instance,
he was not in Europe when she was
carrying on with Letelliere.
, HE could only make his statement
on information and belief. on informa-
ton obtained from others II he swore
10 his allegations as of his own knowi-
edge. instead of strengthening his case
before the court, he would weaken II.
he would cast suspicion on his position
LACK OF GOOD FAITH.
ION the other hand, there is dis
closed on the record IN utter lack Of
good faith on the part Of Mrs Joyce in
her petition and In her cross bill for
divorce. The court cannot decide from
the record already made that Joyce Is
entitled to decree, but he can decide
from the present condition of the rec
ord the probability of guilt of the de-
PENDANT, and that she is therefore. not
entitled to the alimony and suit money
she seeks.
.And that Isn't her only extrnva-
gance- / challenge you to search
throughout the records Of every court
of the world and find whether ever
before a woman charged with viola-
ton of the marriage code asked for
100000 for fees In her defense, asked
1t of a man who comes here apparent
ly with clean hands. The very extrava-
gance of these pleas casts suspicion
again on the good faith of her action"
Mr.. Austrian delved again into cases
of record and then stated that the
present proceeding cannot be judged
as other proceedings might. on the or
binary run Of previous decisions He
added:
CITES PEGGYys CAREER
lis IT an ordinary thing that this
woman should have obtained from
her husband over 100000 In prop
erty. and goodness knows what else
she owns7 Is It ordinary that she
should have left her first husband
within three months, her second
within sixteen months, her third
within seven and half months, and.
Is admittedly in this record biga-
mist and a perjurer7 Does all that
come within the term ordinary
"She has knowledge of his alleged