The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-24
WAS CRUEL TO HER
Minnie Bergman Is Granted a
Divorce.
A Twenty Thousand Dollar Damage Suit
Against the Germania Lead Works Conf
psny-The Blue Jay Papers.

The case Of Minnie Bergman VS.. John
f. Bergman was on trial before Judge
Zane yesterday. J. L. Rawlins appeared
for the plaintiff and Judge Powers for the
defendant
Mrs. Bergman testified that they were
married in the year 1856 and have two
children, 3 boy Of 6 and girl Of 4 years
of age. She asserted that her husband
has q violent temper and imagined that on
every proposition he was right and was
never known TO apologize TO any one. At
times he would remain away from home
several days at 3 time, and sometimes
when he did come would not remain more
than half al hour. On one occasion he
sent her word he would not be home and
she started TO go to party in company
with her brother and his wife and met the
defendant on the way. De asked her to
return home, but she refused, as the
children were in charge Of her mother.
When she did return he was very angry,
and told her TO 60 TO HI or elsewhere.
She went to her mothers, and the next
day he came after her and she returned.
On another occasion, she says, while
they were living in a mining camp near
Butte, he came home one afternoon, aud
because she threatened to slap one of the
children for disobedience, be assaulted her,
dragged her from one room TO another, and
choked her until she was black in the face,
saying he would choke the temper out of
her.
She told him sine would never live with
him egain, and left taking the little girl
with her. Her health before that time was
good, but since has been very poorly.
A general denial was entered by the de-
Tense, Mr.. Berryman's testimony contra
dieting that Of his wife. He SAID he still
loved her and wanted her to live with him,
and was able and willing to provide for her
and the children; and II was also shown by
the evidence that he had always provided
for his family and had offered to give her
money while she was living away from
him.
The court granted the decree and gave
the children into the custody of the mother
and ordered that the defendant pay $50 per
month for their support.
OTHER CASES.
James Thompson vs.. Franklin c. Avery;
motion to quash the summons served on
defendant on the ground that the officer
serving il was not properly qualified, Was
Overruled, twenty days given in which TO
snswer.
In the case Of Pascoe VS.. Pascoe. it was
stated 10 the court that the defendant had
died, and motion made that the case be
dismissed. An order TO that effect was
made, the judge remarking thai it was
better divorce than the court could give.
The accounts Of United States Commits
sioner Pratt were approved.
4. B. Beatty VS.. Andrew Stephens; mo-
ton to dismiss appeal set for hearing July
30.
Morrison, Merrill & Co., ct al. VS.. P. w.
Madsen Ell oil. argued and submitted.
Anthoney heonan vs.. j. II. Watts; de-
murrer Withdrawn. ten days TO answer.
Ester Maloney vs.. 0. i. Wilt Ell al. on
motion Of plaintiffs attorney the case was
dismissed.
Susaunah Hall vs.. Clara E. Podlech; on
failure TO file securities for costs. the case
was dismissed on motion Of defendants
attorney.
William B. Park vs.. l. w. Earl, admin
isirator; decree for plaintiff for deed
Clark, Eldredge q Co., VS.. VIM. Douglas /;
demurrer withdrawn; ten days 10 answer.
. George Gregory VS.. Arthur Meads motion
for new trial denied.
Frank Merrill vs.. Matte Merrill; set for
July 30.
David Hamilton VS.. Jacob !. Krouss ct al.
continued until July 30.
J. A Major VS.. w. T. Rogers ct al. de-
cree Of foreclosure entered b. default, the
amount being 50, OSLO.
Maria s. Stevens VS.. Polly Crosland ct
al William IA. Bradley appointed TO make
sale and partition.