The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
Attorneys For Mrs. Ferguson Offer
Evidence on That Plea.
TOUGH CASE IS ENDED
MARY CHADWICK TIRED OF HER
RICH HUSBAND.
Wealthy Sheep-grower OF Box Elder
Sued For Divorce-owns Property
In This City-Griffin Contempt
Hearing Postponed-Divorce Mo
tons Overruled.

| In the hope of reaching a point from
which a distant view OF the matter
could be taken, Judge Hiles held court
cessing only for meals, trying the sala-
cious divorce suit of Mary ]. Fergu-
son against Isaac Ferguson. The fourth
| day of the trial ended late last might
with the evidence all in. An effort had
been made to have the arguments pre-
scented too, but this was not possible
and Wednesday was set for this func-
ton. S. p. Armstrong and j. NJ. Ham
ilton will argue the case for the plain
tiff and Oscar w. Moyle for defendant
The greater part of yesterday was
given over to the taking of testimony
on the veracity of a letter purporting
to have been written last march by
George Simpson to Mrs. Ferguson and
alleged to have been found among her
effects. If this letter really was writ
ten by Simpson it would, at least, afford
a strong suspicion of an undue init
macy having existed between him and
plaintiff, as the husband charged in his
cross complaint. The epiStle in ques-
ton was in evidence before the jury.
which last May tried and acquitted
Simpson on the charge of adultery
committed with Mrs. Ferguson.
The Troublesome Missive.
The letter about which there was
such strong contention yesterday con-
tanned such expressions as these:
Il never thought you would write me
after them last two loving letters you
sent / could not tell you how 1 felt
since Now Mary, would like to see
you just as we'll as you would me, but
you know just as well as do they will
watch you and if they can't find you
they will sure know.
You make a trade with that watch
and get one to suit your own taste. 1
want to see you have something nice
for you have been a good friend to me
and l will never forget you, Mary, l
thought you said you was through with
me and some day you will think what
you said. 1 don't think will forget for
some time Now Mary. you give up
that going north to find something to
do. You know you don't have to work
for a living; you have plenty of every
thing your heart can wish and if 1 can
do anything for you 1 will.
well, Mary, / can tell you I am
getting tired down here Cat the Jordan
Narrows power pianp: II only could
come up and see you like l used to do.
wouldn't that be nice. 1 would like to
see you, but 1 don't think it is safe
yet They are after us and you know
it There is no use getting into trouble
if we can get out. Now 1 will close,
hope you look at this as / do"
Claim It Is Forgery.
Evidence was offered by plaintiff to
show that the alleged letter from Simp-
son to Mrs. Ferguson was a clever for
gerry, Matched in the conspiracy to make
il appear that the two were guilty OF
immoral acts. BY means of enlarged
photographs. comparing Simpsons adj
mitted handwriting with the love letter,
and by the testimony of expert witness
ses on penmanship, plaintiffs attorneys
labored several hours TO prove the for
gerry. F. E. McGurrin, a recognized
authority among handwriting experts,
declared the letter was not penned by