Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-18
STILL THE MILL GRINDS
THEY ARE MRS. PRATT AND Mr.. JOHNSTON


The divorce mill which commenced itH
grind before judge Iiilea "wednesday
continued lts matrimonial dismomoer-
mcnt revolutions today one woman
ana man. who declared a. The court
that marriage. ~ ftr as they were e'n-
ccrned. was failure were released
from It, obligations aud lett the court
room with a smile on their counien-
nncea. Another woman secured ali-
innny IN a suit Tor separate mainicn-
ancc. while another case was conun-
ued ana two more were rcfcucd 10
CLERK Blair.
WAS LAZY AND INCIDENT
Mary =. Pratt was divorced from
Nilsson u. Pratt. on the grounds ~
dessrtlon and failure to support Mrs
Pratt was represented BY Attorney
Hay Van colt. and Ia answer o. that
goniicmnnH iutcfr0gnti1nH. tuId me
court that che married the defendant
in this city March ~. 1894. one child.
now tVu years DID, having been born
10 them. PlniHtin further stated ihat
Pratt formerly was employed ni q.
G. 81 L. and also with the salt Lake
CITY Street Railroad company ana
was discharged because OF hlH lazy and
indoient HAlis Mu. Pratt also said
that her husband had not provided her
with the proper food and cioth|uE Hincc
their marriage. aud that about two
months prior 60 the birth nf the child
he dcaertod her entirely
Plaintiffs testimony was corfubufnted
by Mrs. Augusta Merrill and Mrs. Ellr'
Eatcfholdt Judge HileH wondered q
decree diaEnlvlnn the marriage bonds.
awarding Mrs. Pratt tho custody u
tho child and allowing alimony In the
sum u 1850 and 80 attorneys fees
Defendant was ordered q pay the
amount 81 nllmony In quarterly pay.
menta Of f5s
ANOTHER DECREE GRANTED.
on the recommendation of Deputy
Clerk George u. Hlair. Judge ililoH co..
day granted James Johnston a divorce
from Ida Johnston. This ease was re.
ffffed 90 Mr. Blair By she court
"wednesday and testimony was taken
IN the fuferseu private once yoater.
day evening. Mr. blair reports that he
found from the testimony shat Mrs
Johnston deserted her husband ln
September. 1894. and had since refused
20 return 20 him. Johnftnn said that
H. was In good clrcumg.ances when hi.
better half took her leave % him and
that he thought the reason she iefi him
was because she feared a financial
collapse In hia huHlnefa affairs The
plainiln further testified that h. gave
bis wife 1900 before she dsn~ted him.
lie gave u a. hla opinion that hla
wife was now living IN Portland. ore.
g0n. Judge Hlles ordered that the plain
TN b. given a decree IN accordance
with Mt Dlair's recommendation.
CONTINUED AND REFERRED.
The case Of Emma NJ. whiting v.
Charles v. Whiting was continued foi
she term. while the eases ~ Blhnch,
". Criddic " George Criddie and Mar,
y. Zell " Clement J. zen were re-
ferred 10 Deputy Clerk niair.
SEPARATE MAINTENANCE.
Tho separate maintenance suit o
Rose Hannah Hunt VI Joseph W.IIuni
referred % Clerk Blair wadnesdi y
was decided by Judge Hiis-t today. MI
honpr making an cider that th. dp
fenoani pay his wife 81 600. IN quarter
~ payments % 90 each, ana go ntior
ney'a ices. According 10 Mr. Hair
report, hie. Hunt married the drfsr.i
ant AuEusi ~. 1856. and he one chill
hEod two years. For The pia, fW,
years HUM had failed a. nupp1it hri
The hni time Mra. Hum hoard frsu
her husband he was in ogden.