The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-27

Kanab, Kane County, Utah, March 90
Judge McCarty and party of court Off
Gals arrived in Kanab last Monday, and
have been holding court here during the
week, disposing of some probate bust
ness and a few ex-parte civil cases. The
most important case. however, tried dur
ing the term is the divorce case of Mar
tina G.. Kitchen VS.. John Kitchen. The
grounds upon which the divorce was
asked was cruelty and habitual drunken
ness. The proof on. whole was pretty
conclusive that for some years back there
had not been the best of feelings existing
between the parties, and this has been
growing until it became almost impos-
sible for the pair TO live together. 1t was
also shown conciusively that the defend
ant had treated the plaintiff cruelty.
Judge McCarty, in summing up tn. mat
ter, said there was no doubt in the court s
mind but that the allegations of the
complaint had been proved, and frol--
the feeling that existed between the par
ties it was quite apparent that they neye-
could live together again in peace; a4ft-
he therefore granted the plaintiff a de-
cree of divorce, giving the two minor
children to the plaintiffs care, and let
ting the three older. ones attach them
SEXES 10 whichever parent they might
elect, and they all went to- their mother.
Mrs. Kitchen was also given $4,000 for
the support Of herself and children, and
the defendant was to pay all costs of
suit. --f.y ~, 20 s4,gs .r~7.--.--
M. Kitchen is11well known through
this country as one OF the Leading cattle
men of the states In time past heg was
estimated to haEeEsome 5000 or 1000 head
OF cattle. but on account of the drouths
the past few years has lost heavily. so
that the weight oof. the testimony was
that he only had, now 500 head The
day after the decree of the court, how
ever, Kitchen sold his entire brand for
81 900 10 II. Scott Cutler, receiving 5000
L.,1., 70 r.saf6 IuTiN
Mr.. Cutler believes die can gather from
5000 to 1900 head of these cattle, and if
he can he VIII ilaye made GOOD bar
gain. because in the herd thete are
great many steefSssx and eight years old.
By agreement Of the parties 1900, for
each of the chi1drea was set apart for the
support of the children, and Thomas
Chamberlain was appointed guardian for
the purpose of taking care of this sum-
and Taylor. Crosby was appointed re-
ce!ver to see that. the plaintiff got her
judgment out OF 1.-THE cattle of the. de-
PENDANT. Kitchen still owns, his ranches
and expects to go back into the business
again, with his headquarters at the ia
nous Nipple ranch.
l., the case of the state against s. NJ
Butcher. for incest, the defendant pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary.. This is one of the most
aggravated cases that ever. came before
wears of age; the child with which the
incestuous relation was committed be-
longed to one OF Butchers own daughters
who, some time age, died, which left the
little girl with its grandparents to raise.
The girl is now Is years old. but the
offence has been committed right along
for the past two years, and the COM
planning witnesses was the Vile or
Butcher and the injured child.
Butcher also has a history of hard
character. He is a sonin-law of the
famous Bill Hickman. and he is the man
who killed the Cotton brothers some
years ago in Bingham canyon. He has
a brutal face, and when Judge McCarty,
in pronouncing sentence, gave him most
scath.ng talking to- he seemed to be en-
ti-eIy unaffected and took his medicine
with as little concern as possible