Evening journal., 1922-07-19
JACK MUST PAY
PEGGY ALINONY
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pending his decision. which is ex-
( pected some time next week.
Judge Wickes would not fix the
amount OF alimony until after he
/ had given the matter full consider
alton, Mrs. Montgomery's chief coun-
sci. Harry Wolf, produced an ad-
| ministrator's statement that had
been drawn up by Montgomery
lawyers, showing that the plaintiffs
resources totaled $4,000. From the
verbal barrage and return fire that
followed the presentation of the
statement, It was to be nated that
someone had blundered," the
statement never having been intend
ed for the courts eyes. However,
there it was. Montgomery's attorneys
asserting that the statement repre-
scented his fathers property.
The case ended somewhat sudden
ly. Following a very brief cross
examination of Mrs Mary c. Haines'
of Elkton, who testified that she had
heard Peggy say in a boarding house
dinning room that Jack Montgomery
had consumed two highballs on his
wedding night, Attorney Harry b.
Wolf. counsel for Peggy, announced
that he wished to submit the case.
A hurried consultation followed.
Attorneys Isaac Lobe StraHs and
Omar d. Crothers conferred with
each other and them with Jack, his
mother. his brother and everybody
in the immediate vicinity of the
plaintiff. Finally, after several
minutes, Mr.. Straus announced that
he would agree to Mr.. VOLTS pro
posal. Judge Wickes also seemed |
somewhat|surprised and asked if the |
attorneys on both sides did not wish
to cite some authorities Mr.. Wolf |
supplied a list and Mr.. Straus asked |
permission to furnish one by mail, |
saying that he had not understood
the case would end so suddenly and
that he had not come prepared with
the proper data. Judge Wickes
granted his request.
The case got off to a bad start
from the point of view of the spec
tators. who wanted another dish of
scandal. They had packed the
early, end women who
looked as IL they would have been
more at home at an Epworth League
rubbed elbows with Elkton
men who for the most part were
collarless. Peggy ar
rived early with her parents and
.ook a seat almost facing the one oc-
,upied by her husband. She was
dressed in black, with a long skirt
and a narrow girdle of satin rib
bon. faced with green, and wore a
,mall black hat. Her mother also
vas dressed in black and wore a leg
lorn hat trimmed with black velvet.
Both of them looked somewhat d,
worn. as If they had not slept.
Jack also was on hand early with
lis mother and brother and several
" his lawyers. He. glanced uneas- X
" at Peggy from time to time and
he returned his glance unsmilingly. =
efforts to prove that the 7
roung husband was drunk at the
ime of the marriage ceremony were
made through the testimony of
ieorge +. Burroughs.
Police Captain Daniel NJ. Kelleher, {
II the Wilmington Police, on the
ontrary. stated that Jack was abso- ,
utely sober when the party, mat
imonially bent arrived at the Will h
nington Police Station.
"If he had been drunk I would
ave locked him up for the night
nd sent the ladies to the hotel"
aid Captain Kelleher. All efforts
, shake his testimony were fruit \
,ss and no was corroborated by sew N
raj members OF his force, who also III
,ok the stand. III
Patrolman Joe Lynch Of Whining III
IN, offered similar testimony lie
uoted Montgomery's chauffeur. who III
alked at having to drive to Elkton. Il
3 saying: What do you want III
larry a jane like that for?" Ac- III
,rding to Lynch, Montgomery III
dn't tell the chauffeur exactly why. III
1t he clearly and definitely stated III
Is intent to marry the young lady III
question II ne had Ito wait until
,ll froze over to do it,"
There was a pause OF several min
es while the court waited for the
,pearance OF Mrs. Haines who was
,sired by the plaintiffs attorneys
IAN important witness" Jack III
ontgomery himself went for N
RS. Haines while the spectators IN
aited and perspired afresh, and
r. Wolf inquired every now and
.en how much longer the wait III
ould be- Finally Mrs Haines ap- III