The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-08

Mrs. Lydia Emma Trumbo is once
more Miss Lydia Emma White. The
transformation was made by virtue of
a decree Of the district court made yes
terday by Judge Hiles, dissolving the
bonds of matrimony which existed be-
tween the lady and Colonel Isaac
Trumbo since Oct. IA, 1886. The suit
was filed some few weeks ago by Mrs.
Trumbo and the grounds alleged were
failure and refusal to support. The
colonel filed an answer denying the al
legation and praying that his wife s
suit be dismissed, but when the case
was called yesterday morning the COLO
nel's attorneys, Messrs. LIE Grand
Young and o. W. Moyle, offered no op-
position to the. granting of the decree.
In order. to accommodate Judge Pow
erS, who was engaged in the Mcbride
case in the federal court, and who is
one of the counsel for Mrs. Trumbo.
Judge Hiles opened court at 8 O'Clock,
half an hour earlier than usual. Mrs.
Trumbo entered the court room prompt
ly at that hour, accompanied by her
father and mother, DIR. and Mrs. White.
The colonel was not present
Mrs. Trumbo was represented by
Messrs. Powers, Straup & Lippman
and w. II. Dickson, and Mr.. LIE Grand
4OunS dll4 ~ W. dDpSdISQ AOl
the defendant
Mrs Trurnbo, who was plainly, but
we'll dressed. took the witness stand,
and in reply TO counsel testified that the
marriage took place in San Francisco
on Oct. IA, 1885, and her husband and
herself resided there for some years.
They moved TO Salt Lake and took up
their residence in the Gardo House, and
all went we'll with them for a time.
About the middle of October of last
year, however, her husband, who, some
months before, had gone to San Fran
cisco, ceased to supply her with neces-
sary expenses of living, and she was
obliged to go home to her parents and
depend on them for support. Since then
her husband had not lived with her.
There were no children Of the mar
rage.
Mrs. Trumbo's testimony was corrob-
GRATED by DR.. and Mrs. White, and no
opposition being offered the decree of
divorce was entered, Mrs. Trumbo be-
ing allowed to resume her maiden name
of Lydia Emma White.
SUBSTANTIAL ALIMONY.
She was also awarded alimony as fol-
lows: Cash, 81, 900; 60 acres Of land in
Salt Lake county, valued at $4,000: TO-
600 shares of the capital stock of the
Free Gold Mining company of San
r IdOGlScO. NdlU6Q dl % q SHdI6 he
stock Of the Free Gold Mining company
is under an option bond, and If the
option is taken up before July 1 Mrs.
Trumbo agrees to accept IS a share for
the stock, $4,000; Colonel Trumbo de-
posts so shares of stock of the Amer
lean Biscuit company valued at $105O0.
He guarantees that the dividends from
the 10000 shares ef-the Free Gold Min
ing company stock and from the Bis
cult company stock viii give Mrs.
Trumbo an income of S10G a north, and
in case the dividends fall short of that
amount he is to make up the deficit,
and in case of his failure to do so the
so shares of stock of the American
Biscuit company becomes the absolute
property of Mrs. TrumbO.
The decree also provides that Mrs.
Trumbo deed TO Colonel Trumbo's
brother Howard Trumbo. the residence
IN Suffer street, Sar Francisco. stand
ing in her name, which, however, is
heavily mortgaged.
The decree is being drawn up and will
be signed by Judge Hiles in a few days.