Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-21
A BUNCH OF FIVE.
Divorces Granted In Judge Nsrrltts
Court Today.
Applicants Admitted TO citizenship
other business Disposed Of Ia
the Third District.

Divorce day In the Third district
court today developed a. the fret case
for hearing the suit OF Mrs. Flora
Woodford against her husband, Ed
win Woodford, on the ground OF OK.
IRENE cruelty. Judge Merritt heard
tho case. Mrs. Woodford gave the
date OF marriage as June 2, 1889, and
said that owing to the cruel treatment
by her husband she had to leave him
In February, 1895. She was induced
to live with him again, but In August,
1895, had to leave him again, q. he
turned her cut Of doors with their
child. She says the defendant IL Of
an exceedingly Irritable temper, and ls
addicted 10 the uto oi vile and
abu'ive language. Ho had choked her,
hnd locked her out OF the house.
When she went back to him he
promised TO do better, but did not do
%. Mis-. Woodiords mother anu sister
corroboratod the daughters statements.
Tho court granted the divorce, $40 per
month al mony and s25 Rttorney's lee.
rhe mother IL 10 nave the custody of
the child.
In the first cass tho witnesses were
nll women, and the applicant a vile.
Tho next case, however, had only
male Witnesses, q . Il the applicant wAp
the husband, Olo Peterson, who
claimed thas his wife, Martha Psder.
aau Lad .ea.rl.d hin. B. cam. fK..x,
Swodon, where bis wife now IL.
He had sent her money TO come
alter him, aud she took this money but
refused 10 come. Bhe hat Bersistsntly
Iofussd, til sugh he had tried hard 10
ret her to leave Sweden. Hs had LIVED
mere 4 or o years. Mr.. williams cor.
ro.orsted MI. PedoTssn's testI .nony NJ
10 his wifs'S refusal TO CONS, sic pro.
fsrring Sweden ~ hot home. The
divorce wac grs at.d.
Tue third application fos % sundering
Of marriage ties was th.t OF .Iary
Wayne vs. william Wayne. Mrs.
wayne nsEeu Tor uiVOrco on
the grounds OF extreme cruelty
Lnd habituhl drunken less, She
testified to several act. OF cruelty,
Wv VI bihth
oye; another was when he famed her
30 sne could not got about well Ter six
weeks. He had dragged her out u
bed, had threatened TO kill har, and 10
waus In blood 10 his neck 70 take the
children. He was now IN the county
jail for abusing her. Mrs. Clark cor
roborateu Mrs. WAynes testimony,
and told how she had taken tho abused
wife In on a number OF occasions. The
divorcs was granted, aud the children
given TO tina custody Of mother.
Divorce application No. Z was that
0f Mrs. Myrtle Kleebergef w Ofrin
kleeberger oil tho grounds OF desef-
ton anu failure to support. They
were married In 1891, and In June,
1893, her HUSBAND deserted her. He
had no occasion TO leave hsr. Sho did
not know where he was, aud had not
heard from him since ne lrii. They
had one ehilj. Tue PLAINTIFF mother
corroborated the daugh statements,
and this divorce was pinutcJ,
This fihh divoiSs cass was that OF
Nett,e v. Banker vs. Gideon q.
Banker, on the grounds Of Insertion
aud failure t. support. Mrs. Banker
laid they were married IA ONO Ia
1877. Her husband was AL attorney,
For nva years past she mas supported
herself, He left her Feb. /, 1894. He
had pawnSd the household goods, her
watch anu jewelry, aud hal run IN
debt almost everywhere. In Salt Lake
county, she supported herNelf by teach
ing sonool NJ Murray. She gave no
occasion for his leaving heh she had