Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-14
4 SECRET MARRIAGE.
Thsl is Tho Claim 10 he Kelsey Case
Today.
KELSEY DENIES , CEREMONY.


KELSEY VI Louis 4. Kelsey was heard
In tho Third district court todpy. Toe
story Of tho plaintiff In brief IL tina, on
her seventeenth Dirt day In the ely,
eho was inducei by tho defendant to
become his wifo and pert.it the core.
mony TO b. performed In secre,; that
ut his request tSe marriage was kept
secret here, aud she moved away at
Defendants request for JUS purpose;
that thoy lived together afterwards la
Colorado as nusbani and life; that
after u LAP OF time defendant told
her sne was not L,s all wife amt he
vruli n Z rccogllEe her as 'uch; that
.le pleaded with him TO do her Ius.
,ice hut no refused; and that, believing
their relations were lawful, she now
brings action for alnnony and support OF
thelf Guild, pending the conclusion Of
divorce proceedings which have be-
Instituted 1ae defendant denies that
the crrUnony Of msrriago ever was
performed or that he ever represented
inat tle plaintiff was his wife.
WGol tue ease was called up today,
tbs attorneys FOR the de.enso sail they
wanted shorthand reporter 10 take
thp testimony. Mr. Varian, for thu
pliinIln, aaii ho had no obje,tio }, but
Ills client could net pay that expense.
Judge Merritt said he would not pro-
vide = reporter for parties In this case,
as u was u civil aoiion. After con.
siderable talk back aud forth, Mt.
Ellis, Of the de'ehdan's attorneys, said
they would pay the reporter n his pay
was not collected In apy other way.
rhs complaint alleges that tho
parties were married. Oct. 10, 1855; that
there Ia Que child, Lewis Narmaduke
Nolsey; tn-i Mrs. Kelsey's husband
had deserted her aud JAILED TO provide;
that bo hud property, aud Mfs. kelsey
desired, at this time, that she be grant.
cd alimony pending the settlement Of
this case.
John l.. Ha sen was the frs, wit.
ness called. He had had his attentio
called u n publication Ia n Denver
paper year or two ago, In which Mr..
koisey's namH was mentioned. Ho
interviewed Mr.. Kel1ey on the HuU.
jeot Of his marriage, winch was alleged
In the article. Nit. Kelley mai au-
mittei that tho woman named In tn.
article had been his wife, hut was not
now. Mr. Hansen was subjected 10 d
rigid eros -sKaminatiOn, but did not
vary from tue original statement.
Mrs. Mary q. Befglund was the
next witness. Sbo resided In Denver.
Had lived In Salt Lake eight years,
having come Ia 1879 OF 1850. The
plaintiff was her daughter. Witness
became acquainted win Mr. Kelsey
about September, 1858. H. frequently
took her daughter Out riding; he came
ff1quuntly In tue evening to visit her
daughter. Witness spoke 10 Mr..
X elsoy In tho fall VI 1858. aud he
nEed her daughter very much, aud
his Intentions were gooi. Witness
aaid there was great difference 10
their agep. kelsey said no would
like her daughter for wife;
that she was tho only giri
no liked, and n any girl
would be iia wife, she would be. Then
Mr.. Berglund trusted him. He
brought her dsughtor many presents.
an engagement ring, some iurnitufs,
etc. lie ntlod up two rooms Ia the
house where they were living, which
was hi, own. On hor seventeenth
birthday he took her out riding, re-
turning about 10 q. III. Mrs. Berglund
was ~ and had gone to bed. Both
MI. Kvlley and her daugh tef appeared
10 DO very so0ef, aud not 10 cheerful
as usual. Three months AtteI that,
Ia resp n.e TO queslions, said sue was
sorry abe HAD deceived her mother by
| ksepiug ifun her the fact that tho aud
! Nj. ksi,V md been married In Mr..
ksiavy's III e on tue evening OF hrr
| uaughteps nir,ur y. Mr5. Bers lunI
spoke 10 Mt Kelsey. who admitted
tho marriage, uut usid he wanted 1t
KEEP. secret, because no had been
married o.ee before End had trouble;
he had promised his mother OF 20
m. ~ agate, Lsd n che found out he
was married. II would in!ure her, aud
Iu migat die. lie .llesiol TO keep the
could not. MIR. Kelsey tnsn asked
them to live olsewner-, ana 4! was
decided 10 20 to Denver. Mrs. Berg
lund felt very bad, but they trusted
X lsoy. Her daughter vas very
much attached TO Mr.. Kei-
soy, and he seemed 60 10 her. Tnsy
remsiued three mouths longer, AMI
Kelsey continued q come 10 tho
house. lie frequently called ths
daughter Tiny little wlfJ." This child
was born In Denver, August 0, 1889.
when they moved 10 Denver. NJ.
X SOY was there q Esek at n time,
and lived with her dauknts' ss his
wife. He was In Salt Lake when tho
baby was bo,n, aud they telsgraphed
| 10 him. he reHliod by telegraph and
cAmu 10 Denver. He was very much
| attached 10 tho mother and Ds1y. DR..
| Cook attended Ain. kelsey. Eelsoy
was introduced ~ him as ser hnsosnd.
MIR. Kelsey and her daughter u ,ed to-
gether as husband and wife. In 1891
they lived at Msnitou, Col, trgether.
| Her dgu, 'itor introduced Mr.. Kelsey
as Lyr husband, tId they passed
as Mr.. and Mrs. Kelsey, going
| around the town, ana taking the URby.
| A tier tho baby wac born there was
souao trouble, Tut Mrs. KELSEY would
not tell what II was. Mu. kelsey was
worried; she wrote to Mr.. kelsey every
week. Ailetward, there was change,
when MI. kelsey returned, ami every.
thing seemed Uoiter. During ali this
time money came 70 wltuesa's dnugh-
tor regularly. Tue last money came In
June, 1893. Since then witues''s other
daughter, ME-. Levine, had tugporigd
plaintiff, except suIh ~ shs could earn
herself.
While Mr.. Kelseys attorney was
cross.eEamlnine Mrs. Ber<luti, tho
(CoHth.usG on rag. five.J