Arnold v. Arnold

O’NIELL, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for separation from bed and board, on the ground of cruel treatment. The plaintiff alleged, as an additional ground for the -separation, that on one occasion, during a quarrel, her husband attempted to kill her. She asked for alimony pendente lite and for permanent alimony at $25 per month. She asked also that her husband should be condemned to pay the fee of her attorney, to be fixed by the court. The judge ordered the defendant to show cause why he should not pay the alimony pendente lite, and after a hearing the judge ordered him to pay $7 alimony…