Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
The LEGAL ARENA.
Chief juSiC3 Zane Resting lllef
Eleven Days Hard Work.
a wIPE's SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Judge liarich Also Resumes the Hear.
lug Oi the Meyers iiaboas
Corpus Case.


Chief Justice Zane IL ut prescn,
working quietly In chambers, nnding
Unnecessary to take things easily for
low days after the recent long strain
upon him on the trial Of the Itvluo
divorce suit. Ga the other hand,
Judge BnfIch has his hands full In the
second branch OF the Third district
court with several interesting cases
etill on the future card.
A DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge Barlch stared la Today by
healing testimony IN a divorce suit
brought by Hannah smitha against
her husband. Thomas s. smith. Tho
ground alleged was failure to provide.
Judge N0rrrll appeared for tho
plaintiff; the defendant did not answer
the complaint, but was present In
/ court.
appeared that tho parties inter.
mntriud At Bolleville, HIS, In March,
/ 1850, but that TOT some time past they
had. boon residing In lhls city.
| For the last nine months, Mira. Smitha
stated, her husband had contributed
nothing towards her support, and In
the Interval had been roaming around.
she had obtained livelihood for her
sell and children 10y washing, ironing,
etc. She hal also been dependent on
tho charity OF ifiendn Blk children
nave been born OF the marriage,
Dut three only arc living, aged respect.
lively IL, 0aul years
! hukei by the court what was her
husband's occupation, Mrs. Smitha
answered that he could drive an on.
| ginc and do "almost any thing" "but,n
sue Tut IN, "hu dOeBn't like hard work
at ali.H
An attorneys fec Of $50 had been
asked for Ia the complain {, bat this was
wlthdtawn, aud only court costs up.
| piled Tor.
Attorney Riley asked that tho dc.
ieuuant might be- hoard, but Judge
Bartch objected, inssmuch as he hal
not flcd an answer TO the suit. His
| honor also remarked, There ought 10
boaomo way Of Iunishing such menu
anu hskod-"HaH no anything 10 Aay
why he did not answer"
Attorney Rlley-No, ouly the state.
| mcnt lac makes W me ~ that hO had
not the money ~ employ counsel. or
course DO not know anything about
! thu iaotH At all.
Judge BaTtch granted the decree Of
divoico and gave tho wife the custody
OF tho minor children.
FIGHTING ron THE BoY.
The further hearing OF the Meyers
habeas corpus case WIS resumed, when
additional testimony on tho lart OF tho
| defendants was taken, The petitioner,
Mis-. Florence Meyers, alleges Ia her
complaint that tho duiendauts, GeOrge
and Elizabeth Arnold, who are resi-
dtnts OF the Twpnly.fipt ward, arc un.
lawfully detailing the child, who WAS
entrusted tothem 10 take care OF on ma
agreed montnly payment Of 81, as
stated IN yestrtday's NEWS. A num.
Ter VI witnesses were examined this
morning, among them Dpiug Mr.
! Arnold ana his daughter LiEEie, vino
! nAtly O1ntrsIicIed m 81 Of the state.
mUnts made by the petitioner aud
those subj ulacd To testify on her side.
the taxing Of evidence was IN pro.
gTess when court adjourned at noon.
SUBMITTED.
In the case Of the Waterbury,
/ National Bank vs. the SaltaiT Beach
1 o.. 81 nj, the demurrer was submitted
without argumsnt,
Carrie CAine Va Samuel 4. Wood.
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