The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08
Judge Hiles Ground Out Some Di-
v0rces Yesterday.
TEN GRANTED TO WOMEN
INTERESTING SESSION OF THE
LEGAL MILL.
All Degrees and Glasses of Feminin-
ity Represented In the Collection
That Gathered In the Equity
Branch of the Third District
Court Yesterday Morning.

Judge Hiles united eleven matrimon
ial knots in a session that lasted some
thing like an hour and half yester
day morning. Ten Of the complainant
were women and the lone man locke,
slightly ashamed of himself. All degree
of femininity were represented in tn
collection that faced Judge Biles.
There were young women and ole
women. fat women and thin women
cheerful women and fearful women
They all looked alike to Judge HileS
however. At least, he treated them al
alike, for not one was refused the de
sired relief from the calling yoke o.
matrimony. The usual crowd of spec
tators was on hand, and the mil
ground out divorces at a rate suf-
ficiently rapid TO suit everybody.
Ray Against Ray.
The first case was that Of Eliza Ray
against John Ray. HRS. Ray was q
tired looking little woman, who wore q
black dress and worried expression She
swore that she married John thirteen
years ago. For a few years their life
was happy enough, but Of late the de-
PENDANT has been cruel.
IN March last" said Mrs. Ray. my
husband struck me and threatened my
life. 1 have been driven out Of my
house at 3 o'clock in the morning. My
husband has come home at night and
walked the children up and slapped
them. In December, 1897. he struck me
q violent blow in the face. He has
been sent TO Jail several times"
whats that?" asked the court, who
had apparently not been listening very
hard.
Il say he has been sent to Jail sever
al times for striking me" Mrs. Ray re-
sumed. He was convicted in police
court"
Mrs. Agnes Reese testified that the
defendant was an habitual drunkard
and that he abused his wife and fam
lily. II lived within two blocks of them, =
said Mrs. Reese. land Mrs. Ray has
been a perfect lady all the time
Let a decree be entered, said the
court, and the next case was called
Mrs. White Released.
This was the suit Of Amasa. J. White
against Charles +. White. Mrs. White
took the stand. She is a woman with
a determined set to her mouth ana
looked as if she knew the meaning of
the word trouble.
She said she married her husband
back in Chilicothe, No, in April 1855.
He has never supported me, she con-
tinued. "and, besides. he has been drunk
off and on for over a year. In fact, he
has been an habitual drunkard ever
since 1 married him. I got him to take
the Kelley cure once, and he was sober
for nearly a year, but he began to
drink again"
Did YOU know he was a drunkard
when you married him?" asked Judge
Hiles.
Mrs. White replied that she was not
acquainted with this weakness on
Whites part at that time Mrs. NJ a.
Ellis testified that she was a neighbor
Of the Whites and that the husband
had been a drunkard for a long time
He told me himself said the witness,
that he had not contributed anything
10 his wifes support for over a year"
Clyde Ellis, a son of the last Witness
testified along the came line, and Judge
Hiles ordered that a decree be en-
tered.
Freedom For Caroline Hunter.
The suit of Caroline Hunter against
Abraham Hunter came next. Mrs. Hun
ter was a vivacious looking young wo-
man. who told her story quite calmly.
She said she married Abe in January,
1895. and that he had been drinking off
and on ever since.
Where is your husband now?" in
quired Mrs. Hunters attorney.
In Jail" was the demure reply.
This attracted Judge Hiles' attention,
and, looking down over his glasses at
the witness, he asked: What for?'
For petit larceny" Mrs. Hunter an
swered. Then shes testified that Abe
had been in Jail before for the same Of
Tense. and that he has quite a record
in the line of stealing harness. Judge
Hiles wanted to know whether or not
Abraham was a drinking man when
She married him. and Mrs Hunter re-
piled that shortly before the ceremony
occurred Abe took the Kelley cure and
she thought ne had reformed.
Mrs Harriet Mitchell took the stand
next. Mrs Mitchells hat was a regular
flower garden and she bore testimony
that she was Abe's daughter. She
looked about as old as her stepmother,
and the court seemed slightly aston
ished when she acknowledged her kim
ship Mrs. Mitchell didn't have any
thing good to say about her father,
and wGuno up her evidence with a
statement TO the effect that her mother
had been compelled to secure a divorce
from him on account of drunkenness.
The desired decree was granted.
Miller Knot United.
The suit of Edith B. Miller against
Frank A. Miller, which was heard
next. was as plain as could be. Mrs
Miller a healthy looking woman with
high coloring in her cheeks, testified
that she married the defendant in 1885
and that he deserted her something like
six years ago. 1t has been four years
since she heard from him.
Eephi Jensen, a brother Of the plain
tiff, told the same story and so did
Mrs Minnie Anderson a sister Judge
Ailes promptly granted the decree.
Mrs. Brothers Was "Choky."
when Mrs. Mamie Brothers took the
stand to testify against her husband,
NJ ]. Brothers, her voice was choked
with emotion. According to the story
abe told she had had a hard time. She
aaid that Brothers sometimes would be
crank for days at q time after their
marriage in 1895. On one occasion when
The baby was very III She sent him for
some medicine ana he never returned
with *.
She was frequently compelled to APP
ply to the neighbcrs for assistance. II
have had to take my baby out of the
house in the middle of the night" Mrs.
Brothers went on. in order TO get away
from him. He struck me in the face on
Christmas eve in 1898 and once locked
me out OF the house for an hour when
the baby was sick"
Mrs. Morris, mother Of the plaintiff
testified along the same line and the de-
cree was ordered entered.
An Aggrieved Husband.
Samuel J.. Rogers was the lone man
who wanted a divorce. Samuel testi-
fed that he married Marie Rogers in
1886 and that she deserted him Aug. l. |
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