Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-21
THIRD DISTRICT COURT,
chief Iustls, Zane DlssOVsS More
Matrimonial Bonds.
rwo CASES OF EXTREME CRUELTY.
T,dre partch Granis Mrs. Maiunist n
plyorce.-short Orders In Both
Chambers.

The principal feature In Judge zane's
couri at this mornings session came
,nder the heading OF divorce, tue
remainder OF the buslncs, consisting Of
the ordinary run OF Saturday motions
and the disposal OF informal mattere.
In the second court, presided over by
JuJpe Bartch, there was nothing OF
any cons, quence done up TO III O'Clock,
a, which timo his Honor left the bench
for the day.
he CHANGED" HIS cdILDRrS!
Judge Burrls was counsel for Mrs.
Emrneiino, Puckett,a weli.drossci.ls lady
like person about fifty yenrs of nge,who
prayed for divorce from her husband,
d Benlamin J on tho grounds OF extreme
cruelty and failure to provide.
The story as told by tho plaintiff on
tho witness stand Is al exceptional
one, and showed the deiondinl to bes
man OF peculiarly brutal tendencies.
According to Mrs. Pucket's statement
the parties were married in Brethett
county, Kentucky, In the year 1865,
thatfor tho last seven years tho de-
PENDANT has not provided her with one
cent OF money. or exhibited the
sliehtest care concerning her. She
mentioned various Instances OF his
cruelty both towards herself and
the family. On one occasion, In
1865, he han ged their little girls
by the neck with rop', until she
thought they would never again "come
to.D This seemed to he favorite pas.
time with him. Ho had showed her
down and pushed her, although he
had never actually struck her, but his
language was described ns most coarse
and profane. He lad rolled this out
towards his wife both In public and
private. The defendant In miner,
and an hblo.bodied man, and, said the
plaintiff, though he DOESN'T drink to
excess, he keeps bad company"
rhe Judge-Was he sober at the
time Of this mi-irea,ment2
Witness said that no was not drunk,
an1, 10 another question, stated that
she supported herself by keeping u
boarding house.
A married daughter OF the parties
gave eUTIohorativu evidence.
Judge Burns nsked-Perhnps you
are one Of tue sufferers la reference 10
the hanging with rOpeY
Witness said no, but the younger
81 Va.0s l.sV
iaIher WAS very rough man.
ludgr Zane-fake your decree.
No alimony was asked for. The
defendant, 1t appears, 10 now living In
ColofalO.
ANOTHER BEAUTY.
Rosa Fe!icr Represented oy Hon.
T. ). Richardsl is u buxom woman o.
sbout nifty years, aud she, too, sought
divorce from her husband, Jacob
feller, on account Of cruelty.
Tno parties in'ermarried In this city
In December, 1871, anu afterwards
resided in Tooolo county. For
more than ten years past, plaintiff
stated, her husband had treated
her cruelty, had been babitually
abusive anu proiane, and also made
iaSc accusations against her. lie has
struck her on many occasions and
caused her bodily Injury. In the fall
OF 1871 he struck her on the head with
q large broomstick, anu pulled her by
The hair OF the head; on another 90.
casion he was also very violent, and IN
his rage smashed two panes OF glass
asweli as other things about tho house.
Az another time he dealt her a severe
blow across the bnck with large
WUn1AIN al A. 40.
the monotony Of his proceedings by
smashing trunk belonging TO
school teacher who lodged with them.
Plaintiff declared that she had gone
In constant fear OF her life.
These etntements were borne out by
AlAughter-in.law, who said the plain.
Vn, 10 far Rs ahe saw, never gave her
husband any provooalion, but was al-
Waysa good wife TO him.
., No ullmony was asked for and Judge
Zane granted the decree.
SHORT ORDERS.
samuel +. Spencer vs.. James q.
McAllisier OF nj. Demurrer to complaint
sustained,
Pioneer Savings and Loan company
w. IL. 4. Mason Of al. The demurrer
70 cf0s'-cnmplaint was sustained and
hilten days allowed TO answer.
Wm. y. Mccormick Va. X. KaratOfsky
eial. Motion TO vacate judgment set
'Of hearing ON Wednesday next.
a. NJ. Musser VI. Geo. A. Meeara.
aolion o. correct judgment by consent
tosi0l.T5.
,,Ntphi Howcroit vs.. James Gordon.
Aonon 10 dismiss appeal continued.
NJ. Weeks VS.. l.. q. Hardy, col.
,ee1oi. Injunction continued until
NE 18th in.I.
Geo. &. Kiddor We. the Massachu.
sss Mining Go. Demurrer to com.
Wnht overiued; ten days to answer.
~, a. Hess ct al. Va NJ. White, nd
mlnit'fator. The hearing on motion
18th, 'A"'
Adjourned at uoon till Monday next.
JUDGE BARrcn's COURT.
In the case OF Malquisl Va. Malauist,
uel yesterday, Judge Bartch this
hoIhihg GRANTED the decree of divorce
~ liayed, aud said that the question
sninnny anu the payment VI aitsr.
ices should be settled first thing
oh Atnlay next.
'ohh sehy ct al. We. Martin, This
,Ase was dismissed, on pla,ntIfl,s Inll.
70 amend complaint within the re.
fuIei Tine, At his costs.
me matter Of the Burton Gariner
~. vs. Geo. Il. Price ct ai., n suit OF
r,'Hurs, decree was granted as
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