Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-29
TROUBLE IN THE TRIM FAMILY.
4 Typical Utah Neutrality-suspicious.
Had N Legal Right TO Marry,
hut stiil They Went In for
Time and Eternity.

lOreHOOn. lHe complaint, illeu sOinc wv
weeks ago, alleges that the unhappy
twain were married here in 1861, and
ever since have been and now are hus-
band and wife. That there are now liv-
ing, the issue OF said marriage, five
children, named Solomon, Amanda, Eu-
nice, Rosetta and Israel Trim, aged re-
spectively %, 20, 10, IA and 8 years.
Mrs. Trim states that defendant has
treated her in u cruel and inhuman man
ner by compelling her at one time, while
lying sick in bed by the side of Amanda
when but eight days old, to do the work
of man in cutting and packing the
shingles used in the roof now on the City
Hall. Trim also ordered her out OF the
house in the middle of the night on one
occasion while she had babe in her
arms, for the purpose OF bringing home n
young girl for polygamous wife, and he
abused her numerically because she re-
fused to go. He has used her cruelty for
years past to drive her from the house.
Trim is alleged to have driven her out OF
the house in the middle of the night two
years ago, and plaintiff, in delirious
condition sought shelter at the home of
her children. Trim is accused OF at
tempting to kill plaintiff some time
during the year 1881, and Mrs Trim went
before Justice Speirs and had defendant
put under bonds to keep the peace for one
year. During the past two years the de.
| PENDANT has called her prostitute and
| his five children bastards.
Plaintiff further alleges that defendant
is about to dispose OF his property or en-
cumber it, unless restrained. She further
states that she has helped accumulate all
the property and has worked in the fields,
cutting and saving and packing shingles.
Plaintiff further alleges that she is depen-
dent upon the charity of her friends for
support.
The defendant Trim, in answer to the
lengthy complaint, emphatically denies
every allegation, and, further answering
the charges, sets forth that they
were never lawfully married, and
at the time OF the alleged
marriage the plaintiff had lawful hus
band then living and from whom she had
never been divorced, on account (which
the plaintiff was incapacitated and MOI
able or competent to contract herself ir
his wife. That at the alleged time o.
marriage with plaintiff the defendant hat
another and lawful wife living and undi
vorced, which disabled him from con
, tracing the alleged marriage with plain
,, tiff, and is not nor ever was her husband
Defendant prayed to be dismissed hence
without day and for costs. Mr.. G. S
Varian appeared for the defendant, ant
nj. M. Kaighn and c.. o. Whittemort
acted for the plaintiff.
Mrs. Trim, the plaintiff, Mrs. Batemai
and the defendant Hyram Trim, were
examined by counsel and gave evidence t,
the following facts:
Plaintiff stated that she came from
England, where she left n living and un
divorced husband, named Goodwin. Sh,
stayed in Brooklyn, New York about one
year, there joined the Mormons ant
emigrated here. A month after arrivin.
in Salt Lake City she met and married
I defendant. Learned OF her first hus
bands death ten years after marrying
. defendant
8 Hyram p. Trim was an interesting wit
ness, and stated that he came from Bos
ton, Massachusetts, where he married
Ellen Fryer, and then falling in will
some Mormons, he joined the faith ant
I took them to his home. "My wife," salt
, he, "would have nothing to do with tn,
, Mormons, and told me to clear out, ant
!, | didn't wait any longer, but got out anc
left her. don't know whether she i
!, dead or living got no divorce from her
and have never heard word from he
since | left. | married Maria in 1861
One OF the elders united us. Ten year
afterward we were married again in tn
Endowment House."
why were you married sccon,
1 timc?"
"Because the Mormon religion run
that way. Ii man is not sealed to hi
women he is only married for this world
t and through time and eternity he will b,
r a newer OF wood, a carrier OF water an,
such. am no longer Mormon, bu
can't say as TO the plaintiff"
Q Defendant further stated that he ha
l about $4,000 worth OF this worlds goods
and desires peace.
The examination was proceeded will
+ this afternoon by recalling the deiendan
TO the stand in order to establish the tim,
of the second, or celestial marriage
which took place in the Endowmen
9 House. Mr.. Trim said he fixed the dat,
, from the birth OF his son Israel the mar
riage was in accordance with the Mormon
religion Tor the purpose OF reapng celes
. tial glory through all time and eternity.
I Solomon Trim, Il son, % years of az,
I. fixed the year the letter was received
rom England, announcing the dealt
Goodwin, his mothers first hus
| band, by the birth OF his brother Israel
as being in 1876.
Plaintiff Mrs. Trim, was called back [,
the stand, and said she fixed the marriage
in the Endowment House by Israeli
r birth, which took place very few
/ months after the second marriage, TIL,
a letter simply announced that Goodwin
/ had died in the hospital and was buried
The celestial marriage was TO perfect on
lives for eternity.
The defense introduced an amendment
i to the complaint, relative to the secont
, marriage, which was allowed.
The Court reviewed the testimony anc
y ruled that Mrs. Trim be allowed 500 fo
, witness fees and the costs OF action :,
, enable her to present her case to til,
Court.
MIR. Varian requested the case dowl
for hearing at any time in the near future
and, the defense concurring, Thursday o
this week at TO- o'clock was set for tn,
: time of hearing.
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