Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-29

ExcEEDlNoLY QUICK Yisfe

looking men In Judge Wake.ey,a
court room yesterday 3ftefnoon. oil
women, young women coiore<i Va
men and b!eached b}upd wpmen al
were there; and these was Ike wise
. good-siEed crew Of lawyers, the
pockets OF every one OF Which latter
were bnlging with OSCILLATIONS o.
the viliainy Of humanityy 1t WIS
divorce day. 49,, }.
While the attorneys liaransusd
The women talked. They exchanged
semi-ludible histories OF their DO.
nestle troubles and toll how ',thsif
men" had deceived them. By and
by the discussions grew too warm.
| This talk must stot!" called
JutgeWalkeley, sternlys siThisi Is no
whispering gallery. ia on, Mr.
Switzler, with your, motion. Mr.
Switz'er went on, and then THE stsi
ries began. on- lsi a. Il
Julia Jickton waiicaEed to an
swer frat, but sheldid not, and
Spencer Jackson came to til his
tory. Spencer is a coiored man.
aud was married IN vAteifIson in
1852. In ISIS Julia went With an
other colored man to. Kansas City,
aud be has heard nothing Of her
since. Hamilton Evans, another
colored man, told the tale Of Julia's
infiIelity and Jackson's good behs-
vior as an old friend Of the family.
Take your writ, " said the judge.
Time, four minutes. > q
The next case was that OF I.ottie
Linney against williamL Kinney.
Mrs. Kinney came forward with her
witness, a young woman with n
taby IN her arms. The two were
married In Council Bluffs in 1857.
Kinney formei n habit of coming
home full Of liquids, and building
bruises on her person because her
mother moved in on the floor above
them. He said he would not live
under the same roof rs his mother
iu-law. William likewise choked
her and broke furniture with her.
He then deserted her, but came
back at intervals TO beat her. Rosa
Hall, n sister Of Mrs. Kinney, told
a story Of the same kind. Kinney,
foreman at the smelling works,
did not defend.
'.Granted, "said the Judge. Time,
five minutes and twehty-eight see
onds. -.
Paul Thomson against Maren
Thomson came next. He was mar
ried in Chicago In 1862 He always
made from 81 TO sra day. but this
was not enough To satisfy her, and
she did not give him eneugh TO eat,
although he was possessed Of a pro
fuse appetite. She likewise dubbed
him. Possessed ola great patience,
Mr. Thomson hoped as she grew
older she would get over this, but
she has not. An. AGREEMENT was
signed whereby he transferred all
his personal property, farm nipple
ments, and the Ike, to her in lieu
OF aiimony. Mr., Thomson was
allowed mis- carpenter tools and SIS
as his share OF the wreck, Mrs.
Thomson agreeing 70 keep the
children. This wus at Whiting,
Kan. Ii was a case Of ssBetsey and |
| are OUT, and when Thomson
went to kiss his children goodby
she called upon them to. spit upon |
him. The attorney, in questioning
the younger witness, asked II the !
woman was a good wife. and was
interrupted by the jcdge:1z
"rhat Is something the witness
may not be an expert in-the man
ngement OF a wife. leave that to
the COURT 49, -
The question rose rs 10 whether
the agreement did not separate the
two, and when Thomson came back
to settle up maitess fi,ssiy did he
not become n tr-srx1sSei.
"Why not leave them there:v the
judge inquired Of space. And he
declined to give .the divorce I'M
mediately, but will call it again.
Lucinda Freeman against George
A. freeman was the next case. Mr..
Freeman did net come H.. Five
years ago they separated, aud since
then he has contributed nothing to
her support. Nr. Freeman's sister,
Mira Parker, corroborated the tale,
and so did a second young woman
who acted Is witness. Mrs. Free
man caught har5 divorce In eight
minutes.
4 minute later Mrs. Freeman. !
having been 50 thoroughly divorced.
APPEARED In 4 neighb0rly way To
help out friend, Mrs. Hattie Hem
lerson. Orvilie 4. Henderson did
not care to defend his case. Mrs.
Henderson said her husband had
Ie!t her TO live with another woman.
Her divorce came TO her in seven I
minutes, as one OF Henderson's for 4
net eompau!oEs testified point !
blank to the truant husband living
With another wsman,
Young Jim Kelby then called up
iis hrst district court cIse. Itwas
IN action brought by Eta w. p
-'rohm to secure separation from :
Ter husband, William j. Frohm.
'ir. frohm was pictured as a per-
ON with fierce aud ungovernable j.
emper, which he used. upon her.
)pce he struck her so severely as 10 =
ut her to bed for four months. Once Z
gam be used a Stove poker on her
Fhen she asked him 10 rock the
ably. "A pretty little girl named
'arlscn was Mrs. Frohm's supp OFT.
lg witness. Jim won his frst ease
a eleven minn.es. =
Minnie Herrley came next TO tell !
bout Frederick Herrley, who did -
OF come to law. Mrs. Herrley saws
er husband drinks, fights, and
eeps q revolver above his bed to "
se In killing her. He likewise has O,
disease for turning the house over y
nd dis;ocs'ing she Hitehen uten. =
Is. Further. heexpressed desire tn
keep his motiIer-in-law out of the "
ouse, to break her neck, and 10 =
row her over the fence. Mrs.
erriey's nothcr came in to tell ls:'
hat she knew. She said she fer. T I
ayned English better than she SIN
oke IL, and Bird Wakeley. The yea
was ready to believe 40, 40,
ltwas vain TO attempt To stem II
c now OF Engiish-German elc- sa'
ence, AMI he gave it up. 20
~ don't think we need spend anvil d
ore time" said the Judge. -
here's proof enough for half a
zen Divorces" Let
The time was not good, the handi- And
IN the way of language being =.
great; 10 was fourteen minutes -
'enteen seconds. ~
In old gay person, named VIII -
m IL. B1ttey, came up then to tell
his trouble with his wife, Jane ia
Battey. They were married in
in 1855, aud lived to- mn,
Der tbifty,iwo years. In 1857 ~
ieft hls farm not liking q fam
eer. He has never seen her e
e. he was given adivorce on Stow
ground OF desertion. Time, 80
enteen minutes.
lrs- Sarah A. Hipsher took n ~
orce from John "A. Hipsher, on II
ground nf fesert;on In ronr