Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-16

perform the ceremony Win you' ~"
consider you were Wrongedy'
NO, Dr Park wronged me when he
gave me n bill Of divorce
"'rhe bogus dlyorceY'
Yes sir -
"You thought the divorce was all
right though, didn't your
Yes sir" -
when we're you married to Mr.. Hill
tom
"In 1915"
IDENTIFIED A LETTER
judge Howat presented paper to
the Witness and asked her II II Wa
written IN her handwriting ana II lhe
signature was hers. Mrs. Hilton asReu
permission 10 read the letter when she
identified II and It was marked 'e&~
hibit. without having been read Dc
fore the court
pr. PARKS ATTENTIONS.
Answering Mir. n. " Jones in re-
direct examination for the plainuh'
Mra. Hilton said that immediately w
ON her landing IN New York from the
vessel after her voyage to the unlteu
states Dr. Park paid her much atteh,,
uon, escortlng her to RESTAURANTS ana
liher places. Or. Park also invited
some of ben Indy friends to accompany
Them. because he said that some OF me
other young men had been JOKING MN
about his intentions to witness ana ne
wanted her lady friends to accompany
her az prevent this comment
MRS YoUNGs ADVICE.
Immediately preceding the ceremony
which made witness the wife OF Or.
Park. Mrs Emeline Young had sald
that she felt sure that Dr. PARK m
tended 70 marry witness Mrs. Young
mad told me. continued Mrs. Hilton,
that inasmuch as my condition was
very critical II would be best for me
10 De married 90 some good man IN the
event OF my death She said that Dr.
Park was a good man and she thought
Il would be best for me TO be sealed
70 him She turned to Mrs. Wells and
said she wanted Mrs. Wells to enoour-
age the doctors visits. She said; l
think II will be good thing for the
girl'"
Ms. Hilton declared that when she
was sealed to John r. Park she had
he understanding that the ceremony
was equal 70 and Identical with Il reg
MAR marriage. The first ntimation Wit
ness had received that church divorce
MAS not legal was about two years ago
when the ruling Of the court was made
in the Tufts case, aud when she was
married TO Dr. Park she had supposed
ID was for time and eternity,
Upon re-cross examination Judge
H0wat tried TO get the witness to say
whether or not she understood the cere-
mony OF sealing a dead and living
person 20 be the same as the sealing
Of two living persons, and II she
Thought they were both marriages, but
Mrs Hilton said she did not know wiz
ness said she expected that when sne
recovered from her sickness she would
assume the ordinary relationship or
marriage with the doctor
Previous TO recess adjournment OF
court Judge Howat moved that the
testimony Of Mrs. Hilton, relating TO
what Mrs. Young had said about her
marriage to DR.. Park previous to and
upon the day upon which the ceremony
was performed. be stricken out Upon
reconvoni.N1 Of court this afternoon
Judge Hall rulgd that testimony con-
cerIing all conversation had previous
10 the day Of the ceremony should be
eliminated. but that all occurring upon
The day Of the alleged marriage should
be considered as a part Of the circum-
stances attending thereupon. Mr. Jones
noted an exception.
AN OBSTACLE.
Judge Howat then proceeded with the
re-cross examination Of the witness,
and Mrs. Hilton said that all that Mrs.
Young had said on the day OF the cere-
mony was that In view Of the probable
near approach Of death II would be a
coed thing for witness to be sealed to
some good man. Mrs. Hilton also said
that six or seven weeks after the cere-
mony she net Or. Park and demanded
a divorce.
why did you ask for divorce"
Because he had ceased 10 visit me-"
did he ever say anything TO cause
you TO ask for this divorce?'
"He said there was an obstacle In the
way of our marriage
This was In February. 1872
Eyes"
"And this was before he gave you the
divorce paperT
yes"
What was the nature Of the OBJ
stacle? Didn't he say?"
'"NO."
what did he say about III"
"He said IL was Of such a nature that
he could not tell young girl like me-"
Did he tell you what It was2
no. I heard It later from someone
else"
Mrs Hilton said that Or. Park had
told her that people did not always
live together after marriage; that
sometimes they changed their minds
beteen the ages Of IS and 49, Also that
he had been engaged 10 marry young
lady tsfore he had met me and that
he had intended to return and marry
her but that Ne had been away for so
long that he supposed the young lady
had married someone else,
MRS. WELLS DEPOSITION.
Mrs. Hannah c. Wells. aged Il years.
was unable TO be In court as O witness.
and her testimony was read In the
form OF a deposition, and put forth
the facts that Mrs. Wells had met
Annie Armltage (Now Mrs Hilton at
the residence OF her sister. Mrs. Eme-
line Young. shortly after the arrival
here OF Mrs. Hilton from England. DR..
Park and Miss Armtage were mar
red at Mrs. Young's house, the former
holding the hand Of the latter and the
ceremony was performed by Prest.
Daniel H. Wells. DR.. Park stood by
the bedside OF Miss Armitage, who was
to be near death. Witness,
however. could not remember II the
ceremony performed there was the
regular marriage ceremony.
The deposition was lengthy one and
was in course OF reading by Judge
Powers when this report closed.
MARRIED. AT PROVO.