Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-31
Mrs. Fannie Pemblo Reslsts Her
Husbands Suit for Separation.
GROSS CRUELTY Is ALLEGED


"NNh' hN'H hAH u..u euf1E'd today
taking testimony in the divorce ease
Of Robert romh'e sd Fannie p,mble.
Goodwin q Van r0It and u. 70. Twomuy
appeared for the plaintiff. and the de-
fcndaut was represented By the law
nrm VI NcGurriu a Mcuutrin.
The plainun 10 man f1riy-oieht
ycutu old, while bio wife b. fully twenty
years his Junior ua Instituted divorce
proceedings ugiinrt doe defendant last
February alleging that while hc was
temporarily absent from hls homo in
THIS city bic wife rold ho household
effects. and. with the Intention ~ do.
sorting him. removed with two children
90 Mount Zion. Macon county. Illinois.
wh'rc che took up her abode with her
! father.
In April the defendant. through her
attorneys. nlei un answer and cross.
complaint denying that ahc sold any
household goods or that aho deserted
bet husband She accused her husband
of cruel treatment towards her, which
che alleged continued from the spring
% 1893. until February, iAss. She
/ asked that the plaintiffs complaint ba
| dltmirHcd and that decree De- awarded
/ ~ ,N N.t ltN.a. complaints also that
one bo awarded tho custody of the
/ children, and that tho plalntiTr prone
] tfly De- equally divided
! ne COCO has bgan before the court
| Tow Times on the question VI ALL
| mpuy, ana hy agreement the TRIAL VI
the issues WIS 90 down for today.
THE PLAINTIFF rEsrIFms.
rhCNloluun Robert pcmblc. was the
! ufat witness called Hc testified that
| hc Wuh lufty aclHhi ycIrH OLD. Was ntat
/ married iu lhtt liud four children BY
/ hiH urHt wife, thr,o of whom were now
living Hc married The attendant On
| MutCh nth. 1890. iu IIntt county. ms.
| shortly after they came t. Utah sottllng
] y. ifiHcu. where nc flu u saloon. trum
Frisco they moved 20 Milfori In ist6
| tht} cAuie 90 SAT- Lake und for three
] years De- ran Che Warm Epflurn club
house, Tie leit fuf Illinois in February,
lh.e, intending % De EuuD ten days. lie
tlid hia VIE before htarting that Is was
hectasnfy TOT him 20 GO lu ORDER TO
go about .oraui f1r fhr frsusrty M
Illinois. ale iefi tno dcleudlrt and her
cnilafru Mell provided with provisions
and clothing ana With q pleasant homo.
ana the rent paid Tor lu advance. When
b. returned be found his wife had odd
the household effects and abandoned
him. He wrote bis wife IN which b. raya
he says Dc stated bio aurprisv
40 her leaving him and selling the
NNNN'"ANNH ~ AHNA wv us MWANN vas
utuhcu up aud asked hcr TO lCt him
hear from her, ns until he ala he
could not decide what 90 do. lie fu-
I celNcd no reply ana wrote again with
the same result lie was willing 90
! furnish hlH wife with "a home. but could
could not afford tu maintain Two homes.
! charles frmhlo, son ~ pluintln. hy hli
/ fret vito, said hv was fifteen years old.
and that DIS father always provided
the home with plenty 10 eat.
I A|N|IunH N..HNHN HWHHNHH#I HanHnHa
| fcmhle went East be- told witness that
lf his vito needed anything Charley
would let him know ana 10 let her have
H. Philips. a butcher. said Pcmble
bought meat az hlu place several times
week. In what quantities. he was I'M
able 10 say
clara Sullivan said she had known
Mr. ana Mrs, pemblc Tor a number u
years and that Mrs Pcmble az
vidcd for, This concluded tho
testimony for tho plnintif and tho de-
Tense called Mrs. rrmhle 90 the stand.
MRS. PEMBLE's TESTIMONY
The defendant testified that she mar
ricd Pcmhlc when she was only sixteen
years old. shortly after tho nuptlals
the plaintiff she said, adopted system
OF cruel treatment towards her. Dur
ing the gear 1898, while 90 a delicate
| state ~ health the plaintiff abused her
]
NAMES and imputing 20 her unehasti,y.
| "lir threatened 20 leave me-" Mra.
Pcmble said, unless ] adopted means
TO procure un abortion"
The witness then went on 20 say that
nor husband procured drugs Of various
nature aud compelled her 10 use them.
She experienced such great pain that
fcarlng she would cndangsr her llfe, che
refused to continue the usc of the drugs.
Then" Mira pcmhlc fald. "he want
| 81 tHHH Ia HHmHHfNf ID UhNHNHIuu The
same purpose. I ala conHult a ply
rlcinn hut refused to undergo an
"F0r months" Mrs Pemble said. "the
children end ! were without auniclent
food and clothing while my husband
squandored his money upon other wo-
During tho month ot August. 1894.
! at Frisco. pymhln, hlF wife stated TO
the court, committed adultery with
Maud Noble "a woman N ill reputc, and
who Doc 1888 Wap the propfieirgts OF =
public house of 100 fame ln this city,
| Miro, pcmh'e further stated that her
| husband frequently tod her ne no
longer cared Tor her, and that she had
better pack up ana 80 back 10 her
fathers home In Illinois, nn he was
Tired Of supporting hgr.
IN February. 1885. pcmhle hla wlfc
flld, told her ih1t Doe Intended 20 go 10
Illinois and dl.poao nf hia property;
| IMNN NN WAS lNNN NN INNNNANA Nt' NANi'A tNAH
tended 60 go 90 Alaska, When Mrs.
] pcmhio 1Hlied what whs % become of
boz ana the children. Pcmb.e said he
didn't give q a
Eafiy 100 February 1895 plaintiff said
nor husband leu Utah. leaving her
among rtranrcra. forcing her 20 sell
Whnt uttls household effects she had
and with the proceeds, return win
hur two children 90 her f1ih'-H home
In tYlnols Mrs. pemhle denied that
her husband had nt any time since
then offered nor % home OF requested
her TO live with him
la My 1886 MTs remhlo aaid the
plalntln started % divorce suit against
her Ht Beaver city She conteeted Il
and forced him go dismiss me action.
Tho hearing had not concluded at
pieas time.
? Tho niaintln IL said 90 own a farm
worth $500 in Macon county, Illinois,
and considerable mining property In
this State