Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-12
HIS WIFE LEFT HIN.
Edwin CALDWELL Wants a Divorce for
That Reason.
THE CASE CALLED UP TO-DAY
Mrs. Caldwell Wants Money TO Employ
Counsel and to Como Here Prom
California.

The divorce suit Of Edwin Caldwell
W Sadie NJ. Caldwell came before
Judge Merfitt this morning on tins DE-
fendanps motion Tor Temporary ali.
mony, counsel ioes aud the payment Of
the defendants transportation from
California.
Mr.. Caldwell wNs represented ~
Attorney Cnlohlow aud his wiio by
Powers and s,raup.
Tho parties intermafriod al ogden
on July llth, 1891, tho plaintiff bolng
then widower with four chill.
dren whose ngei range from
i've 10 twelve years. There has been
noissue Of the pretont marriage. Plain
TIA ia his complaint (hisd March ~,
lS9l) claims that he has VI all timos
conducted himself toward the dtisna-
ant hs a loving aud duliiul husband
and has always been foady aud Will.
ing to furnish hor with y good home.
Ga March 9, 1898, howevor, nis vile
left him without cause o. excuse ANA
htseves since remained away.
The defendant, Ia her affidavit now
tead, stated that she ~ OF present re-
siding At Stockton, Cal; that she has d
good aud substantial defense T. this
action. tut " entirely without
means Aul unable 10 employ
counsel VI provide funds fyf the
necstGfy preparation VI her cause
Tor trali thai shu mas no ItfsuuHl
estate u hi- own nor any Interest
Whatsoever In any personal ~ rral
property except a dover interest IN her
iusband'H e'taic, that plainun II well
worth 81, 900, consisting Ofpropcriy 10
salt Lake.
Ia auswer Cadwoll doniod that he Ia
possessed OF property 10 anything like
toe sum named ~ his vile; AT the
most he places 10 a. 20, 2i1, auu tnRt Is
almost wholly obrumyBfed. His
business W TO within "a month ago
had tor loug tlmu bson that Of haul.
ing rock if1m EmigTAti0n canyon;
that siuoc this action was commcuctu
no hai been entirely without work, and
yet lac has now 10 support himself anu
tour children. Furthet since his Wiio
let him lac has been oDiiged " keep u
AlANN NVhAu III Ant nWuHn 10 luuN
after hls children. Piainun' also sAya
that tno reAsOn mis- wife deserted him
wac because sne desired 10 10 aud 1--we
with her daughter In California.
Mr. CALDWELL went upon tn wit.
ussa stand aud testified ~ 10 his vefy
limited means, etc. lie solemnly d.
olated that no gave his wife no cause
Tor dosefing him, nnd haid that When
hu went 10 kiAa her "good bye" upon
leaving the house ono mOTnlng, she
replied, "lt IA good bye, too, "And went
oil next day. rnosp were her last
words to him before departing.
Judge Powers limited that plaintiff
was only too glad TO get rid OF his
wife and said this was y case which
when tho iull developments wcro
made At tho trial would perhaps sur.
prise counsel on the other side. Tins
documentary evidence Ia their hands
would hereafter show tho manner In
which this woman had been treated.
The application ior temporary ali.
mOny was Withdrawn; ami alter hear
Ing all that counsel Ou both siIcs hAd
10 say his honor directed that the
platinum pay an attorneys foe OF $50
within the next sixty days and also
allowed the wife s-b 10 deifay tbs cost
Of her transportation from California.