Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-14

morning sat ns Third district court
and listened to number Of notions
submitted 10 him by at,jfaeyi. 10 was
an Interesting session.
nr woN'r PAY ".
In the pending divoicn sui, Of Cath.
crime Malquist Va. John T. Malquist,
Judge Powers applied for an order to
show cause why the defendant Should
not comply with the former order Of
the court Ia regard TO the payment Of
alimony pendsH,e nc, or be committed
for CONTEMPT. Malqulst Is required TO
ray tho sum Of $50 per month, but Is
now In artoar anu has declined t. fulfil
his obligation.
Judge Zane granted the request q
counsel, and called upon the defend
mt TO appear and answer on Weines-
day next.
IN TROUBLED wATERs.
Judge Henderson next caught the
Judges eye and Ind something TO say
concerning the summit county cleo.
ton dispute. He referred 10 the case
of Young VI. Demlng, involving the
title to the Office Of treasurer Of Sum.
NIT, tried before his honor fortnight
ago and decided In favor OF the plain.
til. In the meantime, counsel said,
the term Of the old treasurer A. Is.
Hichaids)n) hnd expired. Mr.. Dem.
Ing, who hal previously qualified, anu
held the certificate OF election, hal
made application 10 the la,e treasurer
for the books and papers appertalning
to the office, but he persi-tcntly de-
cllncd to denver them up. Judge
henderson now applied tor au alter.
native writ OF mhndamus against
Mr.. Richardson, calling upon him 10
show cause why he should not sur.
render the official books, etc., as
desired.
Judge Zane granted the writ, the
same being made returnable next
Monday week.
IT'S BECOMING HOMOGENEOUS.
There appears to be no ending to the
ID. Alexander a Co. quibble. This
morning Receiver Williams, through
his attorneys (Zlne \ PutGam) intgO.
duced n petition N against Julia
Alexander, wi g Of Daniel Alexander,
who, though repeatedly requested,
refuses 10 deliver up portion Of the
premises known Us the Alexander
residence on Main street, near Fourth
South, TO wit, the two upper Iovms.
Mrs. Alexander. II seems, claims her
right to the building under n lease
executed some four months before the
firms assignment, but which instru.
ment haa never been recorded.
Attorney Putnam, by whom the
application WINS nov made, asked
either that the receiver be granted u
writ OF assistance on the petition now
submitted, or that trial Of
the case be had In order TO
determine the question OF title. The
point was, he said, whether the
papers, on their face, showed such
lille ~ would entitle Mrs. Alexander
TO hold possession rs against the 10.
celver. Counsel desired TO know
whether this receiver should pay tile
ground rent Of the property, anu keep
II, or let itgo.
Attorney Varlan said he was not
prepared, on hepart Of Mrs. Alvxan.
der, 60 20 into the matter now. The
TACT was the receiver lorcei his way
into the house and got possession OF tue
lower portion Of u, aud now he sought
10 prevent her, with her family Of Elk
or eight children, from living In the
upper rooms. Counsel desirei hear
ing OF the case on the facts.
The papers were handed to Judge
Zane by Mr.. Putnam, aud his honor
has taken Ihe matter under ADVISE.
ment.
THE DIVORCE MANIA.
Just for change the court next
heard u divorce suit In which Anna.
bella Wade was the plaintili-repre.
scented by Attorney CrltGhlOw-ani
Gilbert NJ. Wade the defendant. The
ground OF the petition was failure TO
support. The parties were married In
this city In January, 1852, aud there
IL one child Issue OF tho marriage,
Goldie, aged five years. Mrs. Wade
stated thar when her husband left nor
Ia July, 1892, he informed her that he
ehOuld never come back, aud that she
could get her own living In her own
way. He was wheelwtight by trade,
but, IA he did not care Tor work, did
not keep = position long,
Tho plsintilI's brother, Mr.. NJ. Il.
Cummings, manager u the Titan
Commercial bank, described the dc.
iendant as man by no meaus indus.
triOus and one who drank good deal.
The court granted the decree aud
awarded the wife the custody o. the
child.
A SLIPPERY SOLDIER.
Martha Carlton next sought the aid
Of the court In the dissolution Of the
bonds OF matrlmOny between herself
and Frederick Carlton.
The marriage took place In this city
In May, lsss, the defendant being u
private In the u. $. army. Ono
mouth after the marriage contract was
solemniztd tho festive Frederick un.
cetemOuiously abandoned his wife and
nothing has since been heard OF him.
II Is believed, however, that he Ia at
present located At Fort Porter, State of
New York. There Is one child, Maud,
born Feb. .Sth, 1850.
The court granted the decree.
he CHANGED ms NAME.
Lars Franklin Larson N young
mau II twenty.twol yeas anu n
resident Of this city, being associated
In business with hls aunt, IA Mrs.
Josephine Branton, Mr.. Branton, now
deceased, auI his wife took the entire
charge Of Lars when In his infancy
and brought him up. Through his at.
tOrney Judge Burris) lie this mornin <
applied TO the court 70 grant him n