Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-01
THE DISTRICT COURT
Two Mora Neglected Wives Find Some
Consolation in a Divorce.
An Unusually Short Session Was Held
Today, Owing TO ill5 Judges
Indisposltion.

Chief Justice Merritt bold court for
about half an hour only this morn.
Ing. lie disposed OF a couple OF divorce
petitions aud heard several informal
molions, after which nn adjournment
was taken until Monday next. There
were ono u two Injunction mattprs
and other cases specially set down for
hearing Today, but Judge Merritt IL
quite iadl-pilui and consequently felt
unable 10 III any longer. The follow
ing orders were made:
a DtcmE WITHDRAWN.
TIC divorce petition OF Rnoda Ana
radlock ". james l.. radl0ck, on the
grounds Of cruelty aud failure to pto.
vide, was lrst heard.
The marriage TOOK place at Tooole
city on O1t0bor i5th, 1870, aud tbs
plaluun, miIdle.aged woman, stated
ON the witness atani that during the
years OF isgl-gi her husband repeated.
~ called her vile names. They were
at this time residing Ia Oyden, but
when he Knocked her down, used
threatening language towards her aud
lfove her from come sue came 10 Salt
Lake, HU had not since contributed
anything 10 wsGde her support and she
had Uten obliged B. turu OUT aud earn
her own livelihood.
The Defendant u new a1mewhero Ia
Idaho aud allowed tbs case 10 70 by
default.
The Court granted the decree as
prayed, but no alimOuy was asked for.
ihu plaintiffs maiden name, RhUda
Ann dillett, was restored 10 her.
Sub equrnl 10 the granting Of the
divorce, however, Il tfnnspltod that tue
ueiundant was not la default as had
been stated by mis- AXE, the time al
loved Tor bis autweung not having
eKpiiodi consequently tho decree was
wlghdiHwn.
Judge Cochran was Mrs. Tadlock's
attorney.
WOULDN'T DO A DAYS WORK.
The next suit heard was that OF lisa.
bella simpson w Robert Simpson, tho
ground bsing failure 10 prlvide.
ID. q. Eichuor was the plaintiff
attorney.
Tue parties intermarrlud al New.
oAstlr-On-ryne, England, on June n 4,
1874, aud there arc seven chlldIen,
whose ages range from eighteen TO
two and u half years. The plaintiff
testified that she came 10 this country
some siX years ago, anu her husband
followed a year later, sue having
furnished him with tho passage
money. During tho last four years he
had not given her a cent, anu she had
obtained "a livelihood Tor hcrself and
family by her own labor. IL was stat
cd that the Defendant has
been idle and pr0higatr, aud
awitno,s who IN well acquainted with
the parties said she had not known
Simpson do q days work since ho
came 10 this country.
Tho defendant Is something Of n
proprietor aud he dld not now answer.
The court granted the decree Of di.
v0rce, gave the WHO the custody OF tho
children, and allowed her SIS per
month nllmouy,
GENERAL ORDERS.
In the Chsn oil J. Il, Griultl Vi John
l.. Truman uUClfu OF l0rgUl sure was
entered by default.
James III. H1l.unI vs.. q. DInbat
OF al Order " dismissal On motion OF
plaintiffs attorney.
Jack Bolton vs. Hvrum Groesbock.
Case continued for the term, by con-
sent.
Charles Steele W Elizabeth Wicker.
sham. Default and decree VI i1reclls.
ute; s75 attorneys Zee.
julia a.. Mulyuy VI John j. Snyder
Of al Order made, on mUllOn OF plain
tih, that plaintiff iilo bond for security
VI cOsiej drfgudaut was allowed ten
days thereafter 10 plead.
Matthew Gibbs 81 al vs. the Twenty.
fourth school IistTict. Defendant aud
AppullAupa motion 10 reiustate this
case, or 20 "a. aside order VI dismissal,
heretofore male, denied.
Annie s. kern VI Martin ID. Kern.
Motion OF plainUn Tor temporary
tlimony and expenses. IL was ordered
That the matter he submitted upon
affidavit Tor Saturday, Dec. slh.