Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-09
Judge HiIes DIsposes Of a Large
Number Of Cases,
NOT A SINGLE CONTEST MADE
PlaIntihs Are Nearly All Women - A
Young Nan Who Advertised for
wife and Got One.

this morning when he went through the
docket OF divorce cases, either In the
number OF DEGREES granted or the time
spent In passing ON them, but the grlst
was big one lust the same, and the
grind was finished by 1880.
The little ohancery chamber was
crowded, chiefly with unhappy and mis-
mated wives, who had found marriage
a failure and wanted relief.
Some OF the cases were humorous,
some pathetic, and all more or less in
terestlng. There were no contests, and
all DEGREES were granted by default.
Nearly all the plaintiffs were women,
the exceptions numbering only three or
four.
TIRED OF MATRIMONIAL AGENCY.
A case having a decidedly humorous
phase was that OF r. NJ Irvine VS. More
Irvine. The plaintiff, good-natured
looking young fellow, stated that he
had secured his wife through adver-
Using in an eastern matrimonial paper
for bride The advertisement met the
eye Of the defendant In Pennsylvania,
some correspondence followed, and he
sent her money 10 come on. They were
married. at once and after q happy mar
ried life lasting two weeks, the bride
decamped and that was the end OF H.
Mr. Irvine got his decree.
The case az g. w. Hanson VS. Myrza
Hanson was quickly disposed Of. The
testimony showed that the plaintiff had
been a good husband, but the wife had
deserted him and refused TO return. The
decree was granted on the ground OF
deserti0n.
MARKHAM VS. MARKHAM.
The case Of Jennie NJ Markham VS.
Spencer NJ. Markham aroused consld-
cradle interest. The defendant II viii
be remembered, was for several years
member OF the Salt Lake bar. enjoy
ing a fair practice aud a wide circle OF
friends a few years ago he went TO
Cripple Creek against the protest Of
his wife. Jennie Markham, and since
that time had failed 10 provide for her
showed no inclination 10 have her join
him. The decree was granted
CRUEL TREATMENT.
Emma b. Frazier charged her hus-
band John w. Frazier with cruel
treatment. The parties were married
at Denver in 1891 and not long after,
at Victor, Colorado, he assaulted her
and had frequently since treated her
with violence, and called her vile
names.
Mrs, Nellie Franks ccrroborated the
plaintiffs testimony and gave a rather
graphic description Of one such assault,
which she witnessed. The charge was
proved and the decree granted.
SOON PARTED.
John T.. James, man we'll along in
years. told the story Of his matrimonial
experience. He was a widower when
he married the plaintiff, a widow.
They lived together for two weeks
when she left and refused to return.
Decree granted.
CoLORED WoMAN's STORY.
Mrs. Lizzie McAffee,a colored woman,
was granted q divorce from Eugene
McAffee on the ground Of desertion. The
defendant Is In Cripple Greek. and does
not provide for his wife.
Giles r. Daniels, a refined looking
woman. was granted a divorce from
VIM. H. Daniels. They had been mar,
ried fifteen years, but he deserted her
SINE time ago and since then she has
had 10 support herself and child by
sewing.
Lucy Corney told practically the same
story regarding her husband, Otto Ward
Courtney, and Louise II. Ashworth had
gone through a similar experience with
John VIM. Edwards Ashworth. All
were granted DEGREES.
THE HUSBAND WINS.
Edgar G. Hall, a mining man, was
granted a divorce from Alice c. Han,
who deserted him some years ago. They
were married In California in 1856 and
had lived In Illinois, The wife refused
to Join her husband here, and the evil
dence showed incompatibillty.
HUSBAND IN THE PEN.
Mary Howard was granted a divorce
from John Howard They were married
In this county, end the defendant had
not provided the plaintiff with "as
much as five cents in seven years"
Where Is he now" asked the court.
I'm the penitentiary, serving a term
for adultery" was the answer
HER HUSBAND A FELoN.
Mrs. Cecil Gift testified that she had
married the defendant In 1896. In
1888, her husband was convicted at
Heber City OF grand larceny and was
doing n term Of four years az the penl-
Tertiary. The decree was granted.
Crissie Rasmussen proved that her
husband had treated her with extreme
cruelty. frequently assaulting her. The
divorce was granted as prayed.
Estella Hammil was granted a d.
vorce from Il. G. Hammil on report OF
Referee Blair. The husband and wife
we're married in August, 1898, and ten
days later the husband deserted her.
He is now in Manila,
The marriage Of Henry Porter and
Minnie j. Porter was another short
lived AFFAIR They were united In May.
1895 and the wife deserted him in
september following. Mr.. POrtcr's
mother testified that she called upon
the bride after the separation.
Il asked her. said the mother, why
she should want 20 break young heart
like that, and argued her to return She
said she never would as long as grass
grows end water runs" The decree
was granted.
a SAD CASE.
The saddest ease OF the day was that
Of Anna Houston We WIN Houston. The
parties married In Scotland over TWEEN
ty years ago, and thirteen children
had been born 20 them. Drink was the
cause OF trouble The husband has been
able to earn high wages. but fell into
dissolute ways and frequently assaulted
his wife. once throwing boiling water
on her. On another occasion he
knocked her down and smashed the fur
niture In their home.
Mrs. Houston's little granddaughter
and son, lad Of i5. corroborated the
testimony, and the decree as granted.