Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-21

h1N"Hl' Nrt9 N'al 4r'iitN h"NANa thN 'iN
50 much So that Judge Hiles with the
consen, Of the attorneys interested re-
ferred a number Of the cases to Clerks
Blair and Little.
The benenclarles Of todays DEGREES
came from the various walks Of life
young and old, rich and poor those who
hove work and those who don't The
result follows
AN ABLE-BODIED MAN.
Daisy V. shaffer obtained a decree Of
divorce from William j. Shaffer on the
grounds of desertion and failure to
provide. The plaintiff testified that she
married the defendant In this city on
May 20, 1898. The following August
the defendant deserted her. The last
she heard OF him he was in Topeka,
Kansas. Since the desertion plaintiff
said she obtained a living through her
own efforts and the aid of her parents.
Frederick swanson. step-father to the
plaintiff, gave cOrroDorative testimony.
Al the time the defendant left salt
Lake be was employed at the Rio
Grande Western carriage shops Wit
ness heard the defendant was dis
charged FOR fighting.
Then he must nave been an able
bodied man. remarked the court
yes. he was" replied the witness.
In addition to a decree Mrs. Shaffer
was also given her maiden name,
Daisy " Sharkey Ray Van Colt was
the plaintiffs attorney
MARRIED SEVEN YEARS.
Failure to support was the ground
upon which Clarissa H. Symmes OBJ
tanned a decree OF divorce from George
X. Symmes a miner now employed a,
Park City. Plaintiff testified that SHE
married the defendant IN Idaho during
the year 1888. Three years ago, she
said the defendant deserted her and
had since failed 90 contribute anything
towards her support. There is one
child Of the marriage, now three years
old
Martha Foster, mother Of the plain
tiff. coToborated her daughter The
court allowed Mrs. Symmes $1,000 for
the support Of the child, $500 alimony
and attorneys fees which he Is requlr'
ed 10 pay al the rate OF $lS month.
j. K. Bowdle appeared for plalntif.
ACTIONS WE'RE UGLY.
The first husband seeking separation
was SimsOn X. Scott, quite a yOung
looking fellow, who prayed that he be
given q decree from Maud +. Scott on
the ground OF desertion. According 10
the testimony Of plaintiff the couple
got married IN this city on May TO-
1895, and lived together but a short
time.
Il came one day from ny work."
said the plaintiff, and found the house
upset ana my wife gone,
He could give no reason why his wife
deserted him, but thought her mother
was at the bottom OF H. He had
written 10 his wife since she left him.
and had gone in person and begged hen
90 return, MIS- Scott however, said
she would not live with him again.
She told plaintiff that she thought they
were foolish for ever getting married
seeing neither of them had any money.
What Is your business?' inquired
Judge Norrel
Il work at the Domestic laundry"
replied the witness
"How much do you get week?" the
court further inquired
Fifteen dollars was the reply
The defendant was not present In
court and Judge Hies ordered that
subpoena De issued for her. Later Mrs
Scott appeared and I'm answer TO the
court said the defendants actions were
ugly, and they couldn't get along to-
gether.
Are you thinking Of marrying some
one elset' asked the court.
NO. sir. / am not" was the reply.
j. Z. Darmer appeared for plaintiff.
NEWSPAPER MANS WIFE.
Mary L. Macleod VS. Norman W.
Macleod was the title of the next case
called The plaintiff neat looking
little woman testified that she married
the defendant at the Cullen hotel this
city. IN April 1897, and that ever since
he had contributed but little towards
her support. because OF his drunken
. habits. He got her 10 mortgage her
home and with the money he went to
Mexico, He was now In CardstOn
Canada Plaintiff said she was the mo-
ther Of two children by a former mar
riage. Recently the defendant wrote
her an insulting letter. In which he told
his wife she was not his equal. and ad-
yised her the next time she contem-
plated matrimOny TO mary a hod car
rier
j. G. Weaver said he knew the de-
PENDANT well Before leaving Salt Lake
he was constantly drunk. and what
money his wife received was from her
mother and through her own Efforts
Mrs. Macleod was granted decree
\. J. sheckell appeared IN plaintiffs
behalf.
MADE HIM SICK.
Louise ~ Crismon told the court a
heartrcnding story. on May II. 1892
she married Sidney C. Crlsmon and for