WANTED TO WHIP SON-IN-LAW.
Alfred Smith Asked Court to Grant
Him Permission.
"If the court will let me, I will take him out now and clean him up, right now. I am sorry for the day the ship landed that Dutchman in America," delcared Alfred Smith, father-in-law of Alfonso Weis, on the witness stand in Judge McCune's division of the circuit court yesterday, in the trial of Weis for divorce from Emma Weis. This was the second day of the trial, and it will continue today.
Smith is about 60 years of age, has gray hair and clearly shows his age. As he sat on the witness stand he related the trouble between his daughter and Weis, and showed positive hatred for his son-in-law. Mrs. Smith also testified on the stand, the principal part of her testimony being that Weis told her not to spend money for beer because that beverage would make her become fat. Although she looked as though she weighed about ninety-five pounds, she stated that she preferred to remain slim.
Many witnesses were called for both sides of the case, and when court closed, Judge McCune had apparently made little progress in deciding in his mind whether the divorce should be granted. Most of the testimony was about the character of Mrs. Weis, and all of the witnesses disputed each other. Mrs. Weis stated that when she was away from home she was at a spiritualist meeting, which was corroborated by other witnesses.
