The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-15
Nine Divorce Cases Came Before
Judge Hiles Yesterday.
SEVEN DEGREES GRANTED
IN ALL BUT ONE CASE THE
WIVES WE'RE PLAINTIFFS.
Damage Suit For Malicious Arrest
On Trial Before Judge Cherry
New Actions Filed-Le Sieur In
juntion Dissolved-Big Foreclos-
ure Against the Beaver Land and
Irrigation Company.

! Yesterday all previous single Gay
records of the court. in regard 70 d.
vorces, We're smashed. Nine cases were
on the calendar to come up before
Judge Hiles, eight OF which were heard.
and one, that of Emma L. Strickley
against George F. Strickley. was
passed. In seven of the eight cases,
the wives were the plaintiffs. Seven
1 of the plaintiffs were awarded DEGREES
/ and one case was taken under advise
ment. They were all uncontested, and
Z the hearings were brief. the entire lot
/ being disposed of by noon.
| In the case of Clara L. Jeffs VS.. ABB
raham ?. Jeffs, the marriage took
place in Salt Lake City in June, 1897,
/ but the husband never provided for
his wife, and on that ground the de-
cree was granted. The plaintiff and
John w. Openshaw were the witnesses
and E. z. Winters was Mrs. Jeffs' at
torney.
May II. Parry against David H.
Parry The parties were married in
this city in 1893, and it was shown that
the defendant had treated his wife
with great cruelty, beating and strik-
ing her and calling her vile names
The defendant filed an answer some
time ago. denying the allegations and
making scandalOus charges against his
wife. The answer, however, was with
drawn, and Mrs. Parry was awarded
the decree. The witnesses for the
plaintiff were May H. Parry, Florence
Pratt and Nephi Pratt, and she was
represented by Attorney B. w. briggs,
jr.
Isabella Magee was granted a di-
vorce from James Z. Magee on the
grounds of desertiOn and failure to
support The marriage took place in
Tho witnesses at the
trial were the plaintiff and Eliza Nc
Neill. Booth, Lee a. Gray were Mrs
Magee's attorneys.
Laura NJ McAllister VS.. r. G. Nc
Allister; decree granted on the grounds
of failure TO provide and drunkenness.
The parties intermarried in Salt Lake
on Oct. Is, 1890, and for five years the
defendant failed to support his wife
and during the same period was
habitual drunkard. Laura NJ. Meal
lister, Linda McAllister, Adam Paul
and W. E. D. Barnett were the wit
nesses and Harmed Pratt was the at
torney for Mrs. McAllister.
Isabella W. Horne against Andrew
Horne. The plaintiff and defendant
We're married at Evanston. Wyo., on
Sept. %, 1889, and on March 1. 1896, the
husband deserted his wife and has re-
manned away ever since. The plaintiff
and Annie Wilson were the witnesses
and on their proving the facts the de-
cree was granted. George n. Lawrence
was the attorney for Mrs. Horne
Adultery was the grounds on which
the divorce was granted in the case of
May Smith VS.. William Z. Smith. The
parties were married in Salt Lake on
July 26, 1898, and on the evidence of
Mrs. Smith and Thomas Brennan, the
court found that on April l, 1896, and
on divers other dates, the defendant
cor1 ad11l%erxr ut wit
Nettie Westerhow and also committed
adultery at various places in the state
of Utah with other women. McGurrin
& McGurrin were the attorneys for
Mrs. Smith.
w. E. LAWYER was granted divorce
from Clara +. LAWYER on the grounds
of desertion. BY w. Z. LAWYER, H. H /
johnson and William Hay the mar
riage and the desertion were proved. !
j. NJ. Hamilton was the attorney for
the plaintiff. The parties were mar
ried in February, 1887. at Benkleman,
Neb., and in 1856 Mrs. LAWYER went
away and still remains absent
The case of Emily Klein VS.. August |
Klein was heard and taken under adj |
visement Habitual drunkenness was
the grounds and the question at issue |
was whether the defendant was suffi- /
GENTLY addicted TO the liquor habit to !
constitute ground for divorce under the !
statutes. 1t appeared from the evil I
dence of the plaintiff that her husband |
was in the employ of liquor firm in |
the capacity of travelling salesman, and |
for the past five years was much of /
the time under the influence of liquor !
and that he frequently had to be sent /
to the hospital to sober up, and that |
the SOLDERING up" process generally !
occupied two or three weeks. Mr..
another witness, testified to !
the same state of facts.
The parties were intermarried in New
York on March 10, 1881. McGurrin e
McGurrin are Mrs. klein'S attnEneXs.