Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-20
Lively Scene in Judge niIes' Court
room Today.
PECULIAR CASE Is TRIED.
John ~. Jones, whose wife WAS In
the ,Asy ium. Married Again
,f.. other MATTERS.

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dny.
There were thirteen divorce eases In
MI down on tho calendar Two were
stricken from tho cali. one was contih-
ued. one dismissed. and two were re-
fcfrcd TO United States Commissioner
rwomcy and Deputy clerk Blair with
Instructions from Judge Hiles to take
] testimony aud report.
The scene presented ut the opening
Of Judge Hiiess court this morning was
" decidedly novel and interesting one.
Women Of all sizes. description and
ages allied the court room. with look
on their face that told. more plainly
than words could. what had brought
them there.
mas a WIFE Lrv1Nu.
Fraud ana bigamy were the grounds
upon which Anna ~. Jones sought to
have the matrimonial bonds existing
between herself and John W. Jones. an
nulled. The court granted Mrs. Jones
q decree. after hearing the testimony.
and remarked that the statutes did not
pfoNid. for divorce on the grounds al.
legged. but the general law did.
The piaintif. rather a young looking
woman. testified that she became no-
/ quaihtcd with the defendant and his
INST wife several years agu, M Park
| city In the rpring ~ 1897. Jones
came TO salt Lake and began paying
ntion Ia plaintiff. From letter
/ which rhe received from her sister In
Park city plaintiff said she learned
that defendants wife had gone insane
ana was sent 10 the asylum Jones
told niaint'r that his wife died shortly
after her committnl. which II now near
" three years ago. Believing Jonea'a
statement tu be true. plaintln said she
accepted an oifcr " marriage from him.
/ on the fnf ~ October. 1891, the couple
| went 10 Rock SPRING. Wye, where
They got married the day following.
They returned 10 Salt Lake city aud
lNcd together FOR a little over three
nrnth.' Iiumors began 10 ny around
/ That Mrs. Jones had married man
whose nrrt wife was rtill living. Mrs.
Day. president Of the W. g. r. 4. at
/ ogden wrote to plaintiff and told her
she was doing a foul wrong Ia live
| with Jones' while his nrHt wife was Nv
Ing
Plaintiff said she began an In.
/ Nei tiHntion, and becoming convinced In
her own mind that the nrHt wife was
not dead, she ceased 10 cohnhit with
the defendant. That was on the ist
OF January. isas.
Jones tried to Ret plaintiff 10 return
by telling her that h. had obtained ~
diNorc. from his nrst wife. but plain
TN said she refused.
For thu purpose Of further satisfying
h,trelf. plaintin stated she went 10
IN" asylum at Provo nn Tuesday last
and there saw Mrs. Jones No. !.
silva Carroll, sister - the plaintiff.
gave corroborntiyc testimony. The Wit
ness also stated she knew Jones had
seven children by his nrHt wife. hui
what had become 81 them she could
! not any
Mrs. Nancy Ann Bagiey testified that
nhe know the "nrHt Mrs. Jones" quit,
we'll Sho further stated that she af.
cumpenicd the plaintiff 90 Provo aud
saw the first wife.
she didn't remember mc.hut tho poor
soul talked about her dear children, O.
! continued the witness. pntheticully. pr.
! Hardy hnd also told her that the woman
would never leave the asylum.
Ia answer 20 "a query. the plaintiff
said Jones was miner by trade. but
] what had become ~ him rhr could not
say The plaintiff was then given n
decree and viii be- allowed 90 take her
maiden name, Anna 81. Carroll.
MARRIED IN DENMARK.
An elderly woman named Anna NJ.
Nei'scn Obtained divorce from Hans
y NeilHen' on the ground of failure to
Tho rlnintim testified that she ana
her husband 'ntcrmarriod In Denmark
I IN 1871, Ter years later, Yhe anld.
| they on.lgrutcd 10 America aud settled
10 Migilgln, In 1884. Mrs Nielsen
tayf' her husband persuaded her "a
cnMr vest With her four children
pr,' Using hct hc would follow az soon
NJ li could riise enough means. Plain
! TN sAid she arrived In salt Lake, with
hrr children, ~ The summer Of iSgl
TIE n'd LADY then told a ptifui story
~ how Two ui her children took tick
nud dird shortly after her arrival. and
81 her bging without friends or money
Ih' husbands hlrthoartcdnesa was
rlnwn ~ INV wlfr's statement that h.
had refused To fcud her any moncy
Win which ~ procure medicine or &c
liy the irncfm expenses OF his child
tcn.
Carrohorntiyc tcrtimony was offered
ah'u tho court er nicd the decree oI
divorce
FIVE OTHER CASES.
Mary Forslurd was given a deere,
of divorce frum job Forslund, ia,
EiwinfH nring Oefe.i.nn and failure Il
provide. 1ho plaintin tcstined that sh,
married tho t,irmian, In November
1871. Three children WsIe born % them
ti't yuuI,,,st Of Nhun was three an,
the oldest six. 1Wn years ngo defend
am dunrrtrd hiH WHO and has sine,
fli'od a. contribute anything toward
] her ur Vlildtcn'A Funnfrt.
Eva Spruoll w Frank Spruell wa
the title of tho next case called. Tn
plaintiff, "A young colorcd woman, sal
she married the defendant In For
Bnyard. New Mexico on July 7, ls9,
Her husband, she said. was formerly
member Of the Twenty fourth Infantry
Two years agu. the wife said, he de
serted her M well AZ his regiment an
she had no further use FOR him.
Mir. Sprnoll said she had supports
hcryelf at the Fort, by taking In sew
ing.
Divorce granted.
Sarah j. llolton obtained decree n
divorce from isah n. ilolton on IN
ground Of failure TO provide. Plaintil
was also awarded the custody OF
minor child.
Francis collins Va Iosc0e Collins: dc
cree granted ana plaintin awarded Gus
tody of child.
Laura crane VI Richard NJ. Gran,
decree for plaintiff.
stiles D. Jones vs. Josie Il. Jones
stricken from calendar.
Caroline Rasmussen Va Bertel {
Rasmussen; referred to clerk Blair
Bowen II, Novel; Va Jennie u. Nov
ell continued without date.
Mary ~ Pratt W. Nilsson II. Pratt
stricken from calendar
Lena Rooms Va John w. Koons; di,
missed ON motion OF the plaintiff.
Ruth II, Newson Va Lewis j, New
son; passed Ia foot of calendar,
II 4 -. "a.