Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-09
TWENTY NOREDIVORCES
BARBER HEWLETT CONES OUT WINNER.


vorce cases. commenced yesterday az.
ternoon. and before the noon recess a
number OF men were released from
their matrimonial obligations through
the EFFORTS Of their wives TO undo the
bonds which was intended to have
made them one.
After the News" report closed -
tcrday the salkleld case occupied the
remaining portion of the time. and lt
was continued until today. This MORN
Ing the case was postponed IN order
that Emma salkleld, the plaintiff, may
amend her complaint The testimony
was very conflicting.
Considerable interest was manifest In
the case Of Emma Hewlett W Joseph II.
Hewlett the trial OF which took up the
greater part OF the courts time today.
The defendant. a qulCi. iuluenalVe-
looking man. ~ barber by trade. and
nj one time kept a shop IN Sandy. a'i
later worked al the Temple barberfhop'
this city
The plaintiff In the case Is q delicate
looking woman. Her testimony showed
that she married defendant ln the isi
OF July, 1897. shortly afterwards. along
with her two boys by n former huH-
band. she moved 90 Sandy where her
husband then kept barber shop. IL
wasn't long before hostilltlcs broke out.
From the trHt time ! stepped Into
that mans house" said Mri. Hewlett
"he didn't treat me o. uu hnnufcd
wife" Continuing Mrs. Hewlett said
the food was not NJ the Kind ana quail
ny she had been accustomed 90 and be-
Ing IN q delicate state 0f health she
could not stand u and 20 Informed her
husband.
BOUGHT HER BRASS EARRINGS.
what kind Of food ala your hus-
band provide Tor you. Mrs iiewlcttl''
inquired Aattorngy W.R.Hail, plalnilna
attorney. Potatoes. bacon and bread
ana no butter" was the reply. lie
never bought me any summer clothes
either. during the four months
lived with him." continued the wife.
"and ail he ala buy me was a hat. %
waist belt and q pair VI old brass ear.
rings" U.uuHhtrrD Hewlett had told
her she didn't need any summon clothc.
and she would have 20 make the old
ones do The bacon he gave her 90 eat
had TAT on 10 an inch thick AMI 10
made her sick az the stomach TO look
at u. let alone eat 10. on the End ~
Nov. four months after the marriage,
defendant refused TO have a IRE In the
stove and the result was plaintiff
caught n severe cold.
CURLED MS MusTAcHE BEFORE
BREAKFAST.
ono morning, Mra. Hewlett said, h.
kept breakfast waiting while he curlcd
his muutache. one time he nulkod foi
four days and like old man Candle
refused Ia talk with his wife or an
awcr questions propounded 10 him. II
was during n NJ OF sulkinera that plain
tin went into his shop and threw d
basin OF water over him. Then hci
husband struck her over the arm foui
times
Mrs. Hewlett further testified that N,
been supporting herself since she LEFT
Hewlett last November. and WIS at
present living with her mother. Late.
~ she was employed at the Troy Steam
Laundry.
CRoSs-EXAMINED.
Mrs. Hewlett was subjected 60 n severe
REORGANIZATION by Attorney j. ~
Hamilton. In answer 10 the attofcny'l
questions she admitted that Hewlett
bought fresh meat for the house oc.
cnHionhlly.
Whrc the examination was In pro-
grcaH the plaintiffs mother. an elderly
lady. sat beside the witness and oe-
cnHlonally would prompt her daughter
on her answers. Mr., Hamilton oh.
jec,ed 90 this, when tho old lady In
noccntly hlurted out. "You allow Mr.
Hewlett 90 talk 20 you. | don't sec why
! cannot talk to my daughter" Judge
iiilea Informed Mrs. HewlettH mother
that her daughter had an attorney who
would look after her interest, and tho
old lady was moved back. much Co her
annoyance.
Was the water hot or cold that you
threw az your huAband7" enqulrcd At
torney Hamilton.
~ don't know nor don't care" was
the reply.
40 you consider II iady-llke TO 20 In.
10 barber shop and thus treat your
husbandf"
AS much as II was genticmnnly OF
him not 10 answer me when I spoke
20 him."
Mr., Hamilton then onqulrcd OF the
witness II she remembered placing an
Insulting card ON her husbands shop
door, and the answer was In the niilr-
native. Mrs. Hewlett explained that
she was angry at her husband for be-
Ing away from his business all day.
wasn't he acting In the capacity OF
election Judge for the Domocratag''
asked Attorney Hamilton.
NO he wasn't. He was on both
Sides. was the Witness rejoinder.
Martha chatfield. mother OF the plain.
I'M, testified 10 her daughter coming
nome last November. and complaining
OF liewlettn cruel treatment.
huchen watson, son OF the COM
planning witness, said ne was twelve
years old today. His ma had 20 eat
bacon all the time they lived az
Sandy. The boy further testified he
didn't get half enought 10 eat and Was
always hungry,
George Watson testified that he was
brother % the last witness and was
thlrteen years old. He only remembered
having fresh meat once or twice during
his moiher'a brief welded career. The
plalntiff here rested.
DEFENDANT TESrIFIEs,
The defendant Hewlett then took the
stand and told a straightforward story.
lie anid he was essentially man OF
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