Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01
MRS. VAIL ENTERS
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Accuses Her Husband Of Gross
Cruelty Extending Over 8 Years,
VOLUME OF MARITAL WOES.
Photograph ofu Married woman th e
cause OF a Part OF the Do-
ms-tic Troubles.

Edith Vail, the woman who created
such scene az The Sacred Heart acld.
envy m Ogden a few weeks ago in Oh,
rescue OF her child by means OF an emp.
/ ~ revolver filed a divorce suit against
het husband Elmer \, Vail lu ia,
| Third district court today The COM
plant covers fifteen pages OF typewrit-
ten copy and recites a volume Of mari
tai woes, Plaintiff starts out by saying
that she Is native OF salt Lake Dity
where she was born on February 6th.
1913. Her husband Is tuirty-uye years
Of age. and a civil engineer by profess
sion For the past nine years he has
been in the employ Of the salt Lake Il
ogden Railway company, and Is now it's
chief engineer earning $50 per month
salary The marriage took place at Og-
den on March ~, 1892, and plaintiff and
defendant continued to live as man and
wife up until last February, when they
separated. The issue OF the marriage
was "a glIl, Gladys Orlean Vail, now in
her seventh year
shortly after the marriage. it is al
legged, defendant began to treat plain
IN IN a cruel and inhuman manner, and
~ his conduct IN this regard Mrs. Vail
says Was continued during their mar
ritd life, In the month OF August, 1882
VAN is accused OF Shaping his wife s.
lace, ana between that date and FebTu-
any 1884, he Is said TO have frequently
clicked her and kicked her.
Vail, his vile further says, Is close
and peuurlOus In money matters, and
whenever Alrs. VAN spent money Tor the
actual necessities Of llie defendant
would become angry, during which b..
would call her all kinds of vulgar and
vile names.
As an instance Of defendants close
ness and cruelty % is cited that during
the month of February 1894, about a
month before Gladys was born, Mrs.
Val. by permission OF her husband. pur-
chased baby S outfit Vail thought the
baby clothing altogether too expensive,
and in order 10 impress his belief upon
AIRS. Vail slapped, pushed her violently
against the wall, and pinched her in
various parts OF her body,
PINCHED HER ARM.
The baby was born on March 10th,
1891, and -FOUR days later plaintiff says,
tue defendant piuched her arm, causing
great suHelus and pain Tor styvrat
Gays thereafter During the progress
Oi the liuching act pialnun says de-
teEd9nt called hcr vile names
Two weeks after the child was
born Mrs. Nam says. ,uc cm-
ployed woman TO wash some
clothes when her husband again
called her names. said she could do her
own washing, and refused TO- pay the
hired woman Plaintiff never bought
herself or baby any clothes but her
husband found fault and sWOre al her.
Frequently. she says. during their mar
Iigd life She was compelled To go TO
where the defendant was employed 10
get money for actual living expenses.
HAD TO ASK FOR MONEY.
once the defendant chiied Mrs. Vail
for going 10 his employers office for
money and said If YOU don't keep
away from that Office I'm break your
-- neck for YOU" Whenever plaintiff
would ask her husband 20 take her out
TO visit friends and acquaintance she
received abuse
In 1894 defendant took plalnff TO live
at the ST. James hotel and left her
there almost avery night until midnight.
Other acts OF cruelty are complained Of
and plaintifi says they became 80 COM
mon that she took no note OF the dates
or the number o. times they occurred
on March 9Th, 1898. the child. GLADYS
accidentally fen through trap door
into cellar. and IN the fan broke her
thigh bone Defendant blamed his wife
for the accident and abused her shame
fully Tor allowing 10.
HE LOVED ANOTHER.
During the summer OF 1895. plaintiff
alleges Vain carried Ia his pocket the
Of "a married woman. He
would tantalize Mrs Vail by giving her
an occasional glimpse OF said married /
woman, and when Mrs Vail threatened |
10 tear up the photograph, the de- /
.endants reply. according 10 his wife. /
was; II VIII mash you II you ever Law /
myers on that picture. II anything /
should happen that you would die. ia /
pointing TO the pictured. marry her.
md n had known her before [ ala /
'Oui ] would nave married her iu pref 1
,rence TO you II you die l win marry |
Ter then. because ! love her"
II Is also set out that defendant sent
iecoy letters TO plaintiff under an as
umed name, asking her 20 make dates
With strange men.
The child, Gladys, was kidnapped
While plaintiff was al the Theater.
where she had been induced 20 go by
efendant,
other acts OF extreme cruelty are set
nat and plaintiff concludes by PRAYING
or an absolute decree, the care and
ustody Of the child temporary alimony
nd a restraining order 10 prevent the
defendant interfering with plaintiffs
Of their child
Powers, Straup a Lippman are the
ttorneys for Mrs Vail