Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-20
FACE POWDER
CAUSED TROUBLE
Testimony Was Lively in the Vail
Divorce Case,
CALLED NAMESAND SLAPPED
Plaintiff Tells Her story OF the Wreck
on the Troubled Sea OF
Matrimony.

The divorce case Of Edith Vail VS. FL
mer A. Vail came on for trial before
Judge Hall yesterday afternoon, and
was In progress all day today,
The suit was commenced on the LIST
Of last December, by Mrs. Vain filing
her complaint, In which she charges her
husband with harsh and cruel treat
ment. The defendant answered, alleg-
ing thar his wife had been guilty Of
adultery and that through the use OF
liquor and associations with improper
persons she had become deprayed and
dissolute in her habits. About year
before the commencement Of the action
the parties separated.
The real bone of contention Is over
the possession of little Gladys Vail, in
FAINT daughter Of the parties, The pub
lie will remember that lat summer
Mr. Vail took the little girl away from
her mother, and placed her In the Sa
cred Heart Academy at Ogden. Some
months later Mrs. Vail accidentally
learned where the child was, and SHE
and ner mother, Mrs. Mcconnell, on
Nov. q, 1900, proceeded to the Junction
city, gained an entrance into the aca
DENY and finding the little girl, sue
ceeded In carrying her away with them,
back to tnls city, where Mrs Vail has
had her in custody ever since.
The plalntiff was on the stand yester-
day and today and testified that about
four months after the marriage she
and defendant began TO disagree; Mr.
Vail objected TO her using face powder
and threw a box Of the beautifer In the
CRATE; sire endeavored TO recover 1t,
whereupon he slapped her IN the face.
While at Sdtair in July, 1898, ne ac-
cused her " going out there TO associate
with and have men buy beer for her
During the year following he wanted
plaintin 10 20 to Bountiful TO live In
a rude shack, which she refused to do,
when defendant said there was too
much mothor-ln-law' in their affairs TO
suit him.
Plaintiff SAID when their baby was
born Mr. Vail objected TO the cost Of
her clothes. and because she remOn-
strated with him In this sstance, he
pushed her against the wall and called
her "pralnless Mcconnell"
She said while she was sick her ply
stefan advised her 10 drinE beer. but
Mr.. Vail would not buy any Tor nee, and
her mother procured the beverage,
which she drank.
Plaintiff further testified that defend
ant IN July, 1895 took one, Mrs. Sher-
man, to Calders park, and did not re-
turn til next morning; and that soon
after this, over plaintiffs protests, de-
PENDANT brought this woman to their
house, and on one Of these occasions
he kissed Mrs. Sherman. Plaintiff says
she emphatically protested against such
conduct whereupon defendant declared
he loved the woman, and as he paid
the expenses Of the house he was going
TO bring her there.
Mrs. Vail further stated that she f.
naly ordered Mrs Sherman away from
their home. ad two years ago while Mrs.
Sherman lived at Pennington Mr.. Vail
used to visit her. One day she went
there and found some of her husbands
books lying on the table I'm the house
occupied BY Mrs. Sherman. Said at
one time she tried to get this woman's
photograph out Of her husbands pock-
ct, for which action he slapped her.
Mrs. Vail was on the witness stand
all Of THE forenoon, giving further tes-
timony In supper, Of the allegations in
her complaint, AID also narrated the
circumstances connected with the dis
covery and capture Of her child as
stated above,
The plaintiff was still on the stand
today when the News" report closed
The case Is being warmly contested
and Will doubtless consume several
DAYS in its trial. Attorney d. n. Straup
represents the plaintiff, and e, b.
Critchlow Is counsel for the defendant
who. It IL said, will give some sensa-
tional testimony when he takes the
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