The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-12
HANSON CAME LATE
HIS WIFE SECURED A DIVORCE
WHILE HE TARRIED.
He Wants It Set Aside, Particularly
the Portion Relating to Alimony
Mrs. Hanson's Vareid Experiences

At $3.50 yesterday morning Cyrene
Hanson, woman with an apparent
Denchant for divorce proceedings, Sc
cured a decree of separation from her
husband, Stephen Hanson, a junk
dealer.
Half an hour afterwards the husband
appeared on the scene, accompanied by
an attorney, ready to make an answer,
but It was too late. and the woman
once. his wife laughed outright in his
face and declared: You're too late:
you're done for, old fellow"
But there is a saying that the one
who laughs last laughs best, and per-
haps this may be true in Hanson's
case. To-Day he will file some sensa-
tional affidaYits in support of a motion
to set aside the decree, and the affair,
he promises, will not be so onesided as
pictured BIZ the woman in her testi-
mony OF cruelty as unfolded before
Referee George Blair. The story, if
true, adds a chapter to WomanS cum
ming and mans credulity.
The Hansons were married in April
last year, but the matrimonial ties soon
became a bore, and after an experience
Of zen months the woman sued for a
divorce on the grounds of extreme
cruelty. A short time after the suit
was instituted Mrs. Hanson came to
her husband, according to his story,
and represented herself as repentant
and that she would have the case dis
missed. Not being we'll posted on legal
matters. Hanson took his wife's word
for it, and ever since has been looking
forward to reunion. He does a fair
business, and whenever his wife want
ed money she came to him, and, he
says, it was forthcoming. He not only
claims to have given her money enough
for subsistence, but sufficient to furnish
many luXuries, and this during the
time the divorce was p-s ling, he, how
ever, supposing the case had been dis
missed. ON last Monday night she
came to him. he AYERS, and asked for
money, claiming to be in need of medi-
cine. He only had a little in change.
but handed t over, and she went
away. On that very day she had been
in court relating the cruelties to which
she had been subjected at his hands,
and upon which testimony she secured
her divorce yesterday.
SAYS HE WAS DUPED.
Hanson knew nothing of the proceed
ings, SO ne says, until he read The Her
aid yesterday morning. Then hasten
ing to Lawyer c. NJ. Nielsen he told
how he had been duped. When Han
son and Justice Nielsen arrived in court
the decree had been granted, and Han
son being in default could do nothing.
Then there was a scene. Hanson
withdrew to the lobby and was soon
followed by his ex-wife, who proceed
ed to give him a tongue flashing.
you're done for, old boy; you've
nothing to do but pay the alimony,"
and similar sallies came flying fast at
the little junk dealer, and judging from
the hearty laugh the woman enjoyed it
greatly The man bit his lips after
making vain efforts to sandwich in a
word or two, and sought the elevator.
The woman Joined a male companion
and went up town.
Hanson, while not particularly rel
ishing the idea of a reunion, q aclares he
WlH not have the stigma attached to
his name as the testimony Of Mrs.
Hanson puts upon it, and will, there
fore, seek 10 reopen the case He de-
clares his wife has been associating
with other men, and that it was to
avoid a scandal that he deferred put
ting in a crOss-complaint at once.
Mrs. Hanson has been married three
times, and the neighbors declare if the
decree is not set aside another change
of name may be looked for at almost
any time. Mrs. Hanson has been di-
vorced from all her husbands, and
strangely enough. in each instance Sc
cured the separation on grounds of
cruelty.