Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-27
RArnrn LIVE ALONE.

cook In Superintendent Bancrofts pri-
ftc car.
RATHER LIVE ALONE.
Agnes y. Anderson was the title Of
The next case on the calendar and de-
scrtion and failure TO provide were the
ground upon which piainti1 based her
action. According to the wife's test-
mOny the parties were married w
Logan July 10. isS. During the
month Of September. 1896. defendant
deserted his wife.
YOU asked the court.
No" said Mrs. Anderson. he only
said he didn't like 10 stay with me and
that he would rather live alone than
with n woman. anyhow"
MisH Elizabeth Anderson. the nine
teen year old adopted daughter OF the
Andei sons and young woman OF
that her foster mother had treated the
defendant with all the love aud respect
u was possible for wife 10 bcatow on
her husband. Witness had lived with
them ever since she was ninc years old
and ltnew whereof she spoke. Mrs
anderson vas given u decree and
awarded the sum ~ $50 nlimony. G,
NJ. Nielsen represented Mrs. Anderson.
ABUSED ms WIFE.
Annie worthcn told pitiful story Of
the treatment received at the hands OF
Henry Worthcn. mason by trade.
llaintln said she married the defend.
been born to them. For the past years
defendant, plaintiff said. contributed
nut very little towards the support ~
MS wife aud family. lie would not
work. plaintin said. but spent his time
around saloon Fuz1ilng an the drink
ne could get hold Of. It's wife fur
Their said that he had habit ~ abun-
ing her by swearing At her without any
pfovocation. whatever one sunday
night. plaintiff said. defendant sent his
son 20 store for tobacco, The wife
taid nhc demonstrated with her hus.
hand BY telling him u was not the right
ming 70 send tho children On such
crfands on Sunday when the defend
mt replied: None u your O d buni-
neas 7 can DO ~ I please with the
children" corrpboratiVe testimony
was introduced and the prayer Tor de-
crcc grnnted. Plaintiff was also
awarded the custody ~ the children.
kay Van Colt appeared la the plain
unrs behalf.
HE QUIT Iis Jon.
Attorney charles stanley Price ap.
N re plaintiff In the case ~
Johanna aadler W HAIRY ~. Sadlcr
nnd succeeded In obtaining the prayed
for decree for his client on the ground
% de-crtion. Plaintiff testified that
she married tho defendant In this city
February !. isss, and that he deserted
her July ~. 1891, Defendant Was a
cook by trade and NJ until quite re-
Gently was employed at the Success
restaurant on Second fouth street.
When his wife obtained an order for
temporary alin'ony' ~. Price said, be
Hadlor was Given q decree u divorce
and awarded tlooo ailmony. payable In
monthly inAiallmenta Of 10.
CORY WAS WILLING.
Annena Cory. a refined looking young
woman OF 70 yeats, obtained "a decree
Of divorce from John W. Cory, tho
lawyer and mining man. on the grounds
OF drunkenness and extreme cruelty.
The defendant was In court and In re-
ply 10 Judge filiUa said that the state
ments OF his wife and Louise Jensen.
the hired giri. were substantially true
and he was perfectly willing a decree
OF his wife. The parties intsrmarriei
In this city March isi. 1898. Plaintiff
and the servant girl both told Of corcy'H
drunken nprreH and how one night In
July, 1883. he drove them both out of
the house In their night robe- az the
point o. a revolver Mru. Cory also
Of an unFovrrIiable temper and that
she waA afraid 10 longer live with him.
The court signed the decree aud award.
81 Mrr. Cory tho household furniture.
which plaintiffs attorney, Frank J.
uustln. said was worth about 81 900. hut
which Cory claimed was worth twice
that amount. Plaintiff l. the mother 81
a four-monthH-old baby. aud Judge
iilica awarded her the custody OF II.
SEEING HER DRUNK.
william Grifiiths. M elderly looking
man. who said he kept a store In tho
FIN ward, furnished no end Of afnuse-
ment for the assembled spectators be-
cause Of tho frank and honest manner
In which be told his tale ~ marital
woes. uriiiitha was plnlntif In the suit
for divorce brought against his wife.
Mary A. 0rlfilthn, When asked by his
attorney, Daniel Harrington. how long
he had been married. 0fiihthn replied
~ Long enough, sure enough to repent
"" Mt. Harrington experienced some
difficulty Ia getting the plaintiff 60 mar.
rate the facts owing TO hls nervousness
and rNciiabillty. The plaintiff also
proved 10 be little hard % hearing, a
fact that also initiated against him
giving correct answers TO tho qucail0ua
lie Insisted that Mr. liar.
"a
request the attorney complied With,
when things afterwards went n llttls
smoother. Griniths said he married his
wife IN June, 1895, and soon discovered
that she was addicted 10 tho habit OF
Were you not aware 81 her habits
before marrying here" enaulred Judge
lilies.
Il didn't know she was nothing like
n she H." the witness replied.
Have You ever cxpostuinted with
"oh. dear. vest lots and lots Of times.
hut u does not do a bit of good. not a
bit, not a bit."
Continuing unniths said his wife
would either get drunk or half drunk
every day In the week. "nut," he said.
! directing his gaze towards Judge Hiles,
~ would much sooner see her drunk
man half drunk. for when she WAS
drunk she would 20 and iie down and
behave herself, hut when she was only
HAIR cooked she was worse than the
very devil" cloud laughicr.)
the old gentleman then went on TO
iell thnt his wife had pulled a gun on
him, chased him with an ax, tried 10