The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-03
COURT OISCOURAGES
The DIVORCE HABIT
several Petitions Denied by
Judge Hall.
CAUSES NOT SUFFICIENT
DIVORCES WERE GRANTED IN
BUT TWO CASES.
CAUSES NOT SUFFICIENT

Judge HAL yesterday set new pace
IN granting DEGREES of divorce. Here
tofore it has been the impression that
uiNGrces are easily secure the dis
Srlct court of Sail Lake .inty but in
Two or three of his decisions yesterday
judge Hall made it clear that hereafter
husbands and wives must have sufiei-
ent causes of action before applying to
the court for DEGREES OF separation by
divorce.
The first divorce denied yesterday in
the equity court was in the case of
Jane Robbins against Samuel Robbins.
The case was tried a couple of weeks
ago, the plaintiff showing that she had
been schiected to extreme cruelty by
her husband threatening to take her
life and by che use OF profane Ian
guage toward her on the contrary,
Robbins testimony as TO the effect
mat his wife has an ungoverne BILE tenn
per that she had let him once and
subsequently came back, and that ne
and his wife could get along together
II II We're not for the interference of
relatives and neighbors.
There was {. conflict in the testimony,
some of the children Of the couple tes-
difying for the father and others for
The mother Mr.. and Mrs Robbins
were married in Cornwall, England,
Iorty-two years ago, ana are old resi-
dents of Bingham.
Judge Hall decided the issues in favor
OF the defendant, but in the hope of
erecting a reconciliation between the
couple. or at least making IT possible
TOT Mrs. Robbins 10 get along until she
relents. the court ordered the defend
ant TO pay his wife within twenty days
500 for her maintenance.
No Divorce for Parsons.
In the case of Frank Parsons against
Matilda Parsons, Judge Hall also re-
FUSED to grant plaintiff a decree of d.
Norce- In summing UP the case on de
clsion, the court found the issues for
MIS- PARSONS. However, by consent of
counsel, thirty days was allowed plain
1ii1 II file a motion for n new trial.
The case was tried in the later part
OF January. on plaintiffs allegations
that his wife had been so cruel to him
as To go down to the Oregon Short Line
SHOPS, where he is employed. and falsely
accuse him of unchaStity with a siren
on Commercial street. A second cause
OF action set up by Parsons was that
MS wife had been extremely cruel to
his two children by n former marriage
The defense was a general denial, but
u was alleged in the testimony that
PARSONS was smitten with another
women.
Last July Mrs. Parsons sued her hus-
band for separate main tenance. and on
Dec. 4 Judge Hiles ordered the de-
PENDANT to pay his wife S25 a month
until the termination of the suit At
the trial Of the divorce case Mrs. Par
sons made It appear that her husband
wanted to be divorced from her 50 THAI
he would be relieved from the burden
of supporting her separately. So far
Parsons has failed to pay the sum
which the court ordered him to pay
mis- wife monthly, and yesterday AT
torney Hamilton induced the court to
direct Parsons to be cited to appear
next Saturday to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt
The case of Hflda Hope VS.. Halvor
Hope which was tried the latter part
of January. was passed upon next the
court directing that the defendant pay
his wife temporary alimOny at the rate
OF $50 a month 1t was expected that
a decision would be rendered on the
divorce issues. but judgment on the
main question was withheld In this
case cruelty and the use of vile Ian
Suage by defendant was the cause of
action The defendant denied the al
legations, and also disclaimed the pa
terni-y of the infant child born to
them. The marriage took place in July,
1899, and Hope charged that his wife
had deceived him by telling that she
had been divorced from her former
husband.
Other Cases
a citation was ordered issued and
served upon William b. Gordon TO show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt in not complying with
the order OF court made last May in
requiring defendant to pay his wife,
Mary i. Gordon temporary alimOny
at the rate of SIS monthly, $50 attor-
ney's fees and S25 suit money. The is
sues in this case are not yet ready for
trial.
Pending final judgment in the case
Of ROsina J. Barker against Allie a.
Barker, Judge Hall ordered defendant
20 pay mis- wife So monthly alimony
from April j. but 10 pay $40 before that
date. The cause of action alleged in
this case is failure to support and
adultery.
Only two divorces were granted yeS
terday by JUdz;e Hall. Both wert
granted or reports of referees ap-
pointed 20 take testimony and report
to the court. the defendant in each case
being in default for failure to answer
the fortunate ones are wives.
The divorce granted TO I.ucretia Per !
Iins from UmphTey Perkins. whom she |
in this city in June. 1854 was I
on the ground of desertion two years 1
after the marriage. Emile Roeder, nee /
secured her decree of separ- |
alton from Emil Roeder on a showing /
hat he had abused and deserted her /
because she declined to borrow money
10 start him ia business They were 4