Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-02

NO ttsIim my was taken, the icOuit
deciding the point after heating a
prelim mary legal argument on both
sides. His Honor held that plaintiff
hal no lien, innsmuch "a there was
no money Juc TO Shaughnessy from
any Of tho defendants, for whom he
gave Judgment. A stay OF twenty
days was granted 10 enable tho palm.
tli's counsel 20 nlo statement ON
motion Tor new trial.
ANOTHER COUPLE sEPARAIg.
Mary Elizlbsth Gordon Va. John
Gordon was another divorce suit, In
which Barlow Ferguson Wns tho at
torney for the plainuG. Tho parties
were married IN 1874 In the county Of
New York, state OF south Carolina,nn
there arc Issue Of the marriage Ave
children, all living, whose ages vary
from sixteen g. Ave yoirs. Defendant,
1t ~ stated, Ia able to earn about $50
per month, but uure than year ago
let the plaintiff 10 take care OF herself
and the family. Judge Zane granted
the decree on the grouni oi failure to
support, and gave tue wife the custody
Of the children.
DEMURRER SUBMITTED.
In the case OF VIM. II. Getge w.
Margaret A. Gedgo, the demurrer to
amended complaint was submitted by
plaintiff.
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"' "oio 'N'''' nv" INV
Another divorce suit, making the
third trial during the morhiny, came
on for hearing just before noon. The
plaintiff was Mary Ann Hammond
aud tho defendant william Ham.
moni, respectively represented by At.
toruey Reilly and JuJge Bowman. The
decree was prayed Tor ON the ground OF
extreme cruelty.
The couple intormsrried on January
22nd, 1866, at Grantsville, Tooelo
county. There are nine children.
Their ages range from twenty-sevcn to
two years, and two OF the daughters
Jagged twenty.scven and tweniy.fouf)
are now married.
Mrs. Hammond Ia q heavy set, ruddy
faced county woman In the prime OF
life, while her husband In u greyhalred
anu rather feeble man, apparently
bordering on seventy. GA the witness
stand she told wTe.chrd story
OF her domestic life, tending
TO show that the defendant
began TO abuse and ili.treat Ler six
months after marriage, and this had
gone on, more or less, ever since. For
the last three years, she said, he ha /
contributed nothing toward the sun.
port OF herself anu family. He WINS a
man Of very passionate temper ia.
duigcd In horrible language "wnsn in
spells, - md when In q rage noted In a
Violent manner. She told Of various
| OCCASIONS on which he had abused her
and threatened her HE. Recently hc
| fiouriahed a butcher knife over her
head aud "sworo BY ali the gods in
heaven that ahe should be n dead
woman within two hours.n She had
been called "everythlng that u man
could think OFF, and only last Thurs.
day night lao threatened TO knock her
and her daughter. brains out with his
cruiches. II, had alao repsatedIy
threatened 10 xiii the children. There
were bruises OH her (plaintlflpsl face
| ut one time, and recently through the
defendanps iiltreatment, and once she
had him arrested aud taken before a
| u. h. commissioner for nssaulting her.
Plaintiff ran or what she had TO shy
| in n remarkably yoluble way, and al
times her face became red with vexa,
ton, especially when describing how
her husband had sworn TO- 'cul her throat
ron ear 20 mi anu teIuns INV ny
her obtaining credit when thore wa.
ecnrcely anything to cat in the house,
She said no at times seemed to Abe
possessed Of evil spirits.
Judge Bowman asked the witness
whether she herself had mild, genia