The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-21

Proceedings for q divorce have been
commenced which promise to develop
some very sensational features, and
on the outcome of which large property
interests will depend.
The story is not a new one, as the
most Of the facts which will now be
b$Hght before the public have been
known for a year or more to the
friends Of both parties to the suit
which is now in PREPARATION and will
probably be filed in the Third district
court within a few days.
The plaintiff in the case is Mrs. Sa-
dies Kelsey, at least so she claims to
be, for the whole case hinges on
whether or not she is the lawful wife
of Lewis P. Kelsey, the defendant. The
lady claims she is and Mr.. Kelsey
says she is not, but Tor the purposes
Of this article she will be designated
as Mrs. Kelsey.
L. P. Kelsey is a member Of a we'll
known firm, who have been in the real
estate business IN this city for many
years and have had transactions of
large magnitude and involving enor-
NOUS sums Of money. Mr.. Kelsey has
E1sie on the assumption that he was a
single man and the many transfers
OF real property which he has made
ana received and the deeds of convey
ances have been executed by him
! without the concurrence and signature
- his alleged wife. If it should finally
Ne found that the lady is and has been
his wife since October IS, 1888. the
validity of the titles to a great deal of
Salt Lake and other real estate may be (
called in question, because the con-
Asyances lack the signature Of Mrs.
Kelsey.
The alleged Mrs. kelsey resided in
Denver for q numb of years rriOr 10 /
1894. but about a year ago came 10
salt Lake with a view of pushing her
claim and asserting her position as the /
Wife OF Mr.. Kelsey. For some reason /
no Ve-y active steps were taken by her I
aJ that time and the matter rested
until few days ago, when she again |
appeared on the scene and now ap-
pears - be prepared to vigorously /
push her cause.
The Lady's Story.
The LADY was sought out bv a Herald
reporter and found occupying rooms in
~ Culmer block on First South |
get, and she told her story substan-
tsAIy as follows:
became acquainted with my hus-
b;Ind' MI Kelsey, when 1 was
school girl 15 years of age living
with my mother near Sixth south and
FIRST West streets. He was much
older than l and ne paid me a great
deal of attention and took me around
a Sood deal He proposed marriage
no pie, nut was SO young at the time
mat my mother objected. We con-
tlnued to see good deal of each
other and I becaL.- very fond of him I
and trusted him entirely
Urged Her to Marry Him.
''IIe urged me to marry him secretly
and finally I consented and on
October 49, 1883, when 1 was but 16
years Of age we were married. The
cefSmony was performed at Mr..
ke$ey's Office, Al East Second South
stTfet in the evening. ] don't know
WHO performed the ceremony, whether
nd was a minister or d, justice of the
fDeace, but the form Of service used
twas that Of the Episcopal church.
Where were two witnesses. neither of
s&hom ! was acquainted with.
= Lost the Marriage Certificate.
81 received a. marriage certificate
and put il in my pocket. ] was so
young and inexperienced that l did
not know what a marriage certificate
was and supposing that the paper
given me was receipt for the fees
paid, l gave it little attention. but ,
when my husband and ] arrived home
In a carriage after the marriage the {
certificate was gone and have never ]
seen it since. I believe it was stolen ,
from ne that night"
well, I continued to live with my ! {
mother and it was three months be- 7
fore even she knew that we were
married When she found 1t out she
took him to task and he assured her
that everything would be all right. /
hrt that he wished the fact of his /
marriage kept secret while his mother
IT have since found out that he had t
a. previous experience Of marriage {
which induced him to promise his
1le,x[ soon" interpolated the lady with 1
vehemence- &
We consented at his earnest solicita- r
tions not to say anything about the
h
won't 10 Denver.
..rrbree mo ,ths after I was married :
r -,{ant to Denver on visit. He gave
~ 500 to go with. He had business
Ak<sests in Denver and frequently b
staved there for long periods, during v
which we lived together and he intro
auced ne to his friends as Mrs. KEEL 7
uev When he was not in Denver he
sent me SIPS a month to live on; IN q
fact, he gave me that allowance Tor
years until times became hard, and p
then he reduced 1t TO So5 a month' ana a
two years ago he stopped giving me ="
money or supporting me at all. n
A Boy Was Born. d
esN5v boy. Louis Marmaduke Kelsey, n
was born in Denver on August 6, 1879 a
NV husband was there when the child
was born He grew to be a fine, in
-eresting fttle fellow and his father
4oted on him. He seemed always hap
5sfsst when playing with and amusing u
4 fe2. But all that changed said Mrs. a
sev. and the tears welled up III her E
kztIustrous eyes "
wo years ago when the lad was
ana watched him and nursed G