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 8Years'
VOLUME OF MARITAL WOES.
Photograph Of Married Woman the
Cause OF Part Of the Doc
Inesuc troubles.

Photograph ofa Married woman ih G
Cause OF a Part OF the Doc
nesdc TrouDies.
Edith YAH, the woman who created
such a scene at the Sacred Heart acad-
envy In ogden few weeks ago in the
rescue OF her child by means Of an emp
ty revolver filed a divorce suit against
hel husband. Elmer A. Vail in the
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 Cty
where she Wos born on February sth
1915. Her husband is thiryy-nye years
Of age, and civil engineer by PROBES.
sion. For the past nine years he has
been 10 the employ OF the salt Lake q
Ogden Railway company ana is now It's
chief engineer, earning $3.50 per month
salary The marriage took place at Og-
den on March 70. 1882, and plaintiff and
defendant continued TO live as man and
wife up until last February, when they
separated. The issue OF The marriage
was girl, Gladys Orlean VAN, now in
her seventh year.
shorty afJer the marriage, II Is al
leged, defendant began 10 treat plain-
nh In a cruel and iuhuman manner and
m his conduct IN this regard, Mrs. Vail
says was continued during their mar
rieJ lie In the month OF August, 1892,
VAN Is accused OF Shaping his wlles
lace, and between that date and Fe1ru-
any, 1854 he is said to have frequently
choked her and kicked her.
VAN. his vile further says, Is close
and penurlOus In money matters, and
whenever Mrs. Vail spent money for the
actual necessities Oi life. defendant
would become angry during which Ip
would call her AN kinds OF vulgar and
Vile names.
As an instance Of defendants close
ness and cruelty Il is cited that during
the month OF February, 1894 about a
month before Gladys was born, Mrs.
VAN by permission OF her husband, pur-
chased a babys outfit. Vail thought the
baby clothing altogether too expensive,
and IN order 90 impress his belief upon
Mrs VAN, slapped. pushed her violently
asaius, tie WALL and pinched her in
various parts OF her body.
PINCHEO HER ARM.
The baby was born on March 10th,
1884, ana lOur days later plaintiff says.
the defendant pluched her arm, causing
great suueuns ana pain Tor ar,erd4
days Thereafter. During the progress
OF the piuClD2 act punun says de-
PENDANT called her vile names,
Two weeks after the child was
born, Mrs. Eau says. .ue enc
plOyed woman TO wash some
clothes when her husband again
called her names, said she could do her
own washing, and refused 20 pay the
hired woman Plaintiff never bought
herself or baby any clothes but her
husband found fault and swore at her.
Frequently, She says, during their mar
ried life, she was compelled to 90 to
where the defendant was employed 10
get money for actual living expenses.
HAD TO ASK FOR MONEY.
once the defendant chided Mrs. Vail
for going TO his employers office for
money. and said, III YOU don't keep
tfNeAs AANAA AlANN AAAlNN 4 10 ~ van NU4I
neck FOR YOU Whenever plaintiff
would ask her husband to take her out
TO visit friends and acQuaintances she
received abuse.
In 1894 defendant took plainff 10 live
at the ST. James hotel. and left her
there almost 4yery night until midnight.
other acts Of cruelty are complained of
and plaintiff says they became so COM
mon that she took no note Of the dates
or the number Of times they occurred
on March 9Th 1895. the child, Gladys.
accidentally fell through a trap door
into cellar, and In the fall broke her
thigh bone. Defendant blamed his wife
for the accident ana abused her shame
fully for allowing it.
HE LOVED ANOTHER.
During the summer OF 1895, plaintiff
alleges, Vail carried IN his pocket the
photograph OF married woman. He
would tantalize Mrs. Vail BY giving her
an occasional glimpse OF said married
woman, and when Mrs Vail threatened
TO tear up the photograph, the de-
PENDANTS reply, according TO his wife
was: Il will mash you II you ever lay
fingers on that picture. II anything
should happen that YOU would die. ia
iponllnB 10 the picture), marry her:
and N ! had known her before | aid
you, / would have married her In pref
erence 20 YOU II you die / win marry
her then, because / love her"
IL is also set out that defendant sent
decoy letters TO plaintiff under an as
sumed name, asking her 10 make dates
with strange men.
The child, Gladys, was kidnapped
while plaintiff was al the Theater.
where she had been induced to go by
defendant
other acts OF extreme cruelty are set
out and plaintiff concludes by praying
for an absolute decree. the care and
custody Of the child temporary alimony
and a restraining order 10 prevent the
defendant interfering with plaintiffs
possession Of their child
Powers, Straup q Lippman are the
attorneys for Mrs. Vail