Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-13
WAS BITTERLY
DISAPPOINTED.
Council Bluffs Young Lady Answers
Matrimonial Ad.
USUAL RESULT FOLLOWS.
Divorce Granted within - Hours
From Time of Ceremony Being Per-
formed-Bride Goes Home.
Especial to the "News."l

Ogden, Sept. l3.--Yesterday afternoon
County Clerk Hollingsworth issued
marriage license to James Darbey,
aged 81, OF Malta, Cassa county, Idaho.
anf Miss Gertrude +. Hendricks, aged
u OF Council Bluffs, Iowa After So
curing the license the couple went 20
me parsonage Of Rev, WOmer, of the
Methodist church, where that gentl.-
man proceeded 10 perform the cere-
mDny of making the twain one. Be-
lore the ceremony was completed, how
ever, with heart broken sobs the BRIDE
elect refused to permit the rites to con-
llnue, declaring that she had been be
tfayed and deceived by the false repre-
sentatlons OF the groom. The good min
lslHr kindly took the weeping girl into
ms confidence, and secured from her
the following story of her troubles:
Some time ago she noticed an adver-
tlsement III newspaper in which
gentleman, representing himself TO be
a wealthy rancher of Idaho owning an
elegant home within 10 miles of the
railroad, stated that he desired 10
marry a young lady Of beauty and re-
flnemen.. Mss Hendricks answered
the ad and correspondence was COM
menced between the two photographs
We're exchanged, etc, and the couple
agreed to meet In Ogden on the 18th
of this month and be married. Ac-
curdingly on that date they met In
Ogden at the Pacific hotel. But when
the young lady met her young man"
great was her modification and cha
grin. to find that he was not a hand
some young rancher of good education
and refinement, but man OF over 80
summers. rough In manner uncouth in
dress and In no way suitable TO her
tastes and desires. These things with
the fact that she had also learned that
his representations of his wealth and
grand home We're also false, engendered
In her heart feeling OF great revul-
sion for the man, and she concluded
that she could not marry him. She then
consulted with Attys Henderson a.
Macmillan, who Immediately COM
menced proceedings TO get her out of
the troubled waters"
This morning complaint was filed
in .he Second district court, at Ogden,
In which Gertrude f. Hendricks, is
named as plaintiff, and James NJ. BAR
hey and the Utah National Bank Of
Ogden. are defendants. The complaint
sets forth that on Sept. II, 1902, a mar
rlage license was issued by the county
clerk OF Weber county, 10 James It.
Darbey and Gertrude +. Hendricks.
that after procuring the license the
parties secured the services Of min
lister of the gospel TO perform the mar
rage ceremony; that while said cere-
mony was being performed, and before
: was concluded plaintiff refused &c
permit said ceremony 10 go on, and
refused TO be bound by same. II ia
further alleged that defendant Darbey
represented TO plaintiff, In order to in
duce her TO marry him, that he was a
wealthy rancher, that he owned large
farm and other property In Idaho had
grand and convenient home, within
10 miles of the railroad, and was OF
good, moral character and education.
that before the marriage ceremony was
completed, plaintiff learned that said
representations Of defendant were
false and fraudulent, and were made
with intent TO deceive her. That OAR
hey Is addicted to the use Of intoxicat
ing drink, that through said false and
fraudulent representation, plaintiff was
induced to leave her home at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, and came TO Ogden; that
she had a good home, and was a wo-
man OF good, moral character; that
since learning of the deception prac-
ticed upon her she had become sick |
and distressed; that defendant has |
money in the Utah National bank
Plaintiff prays judgment that the
license be annulled, and the |
ceremony between herself and |
barley be declared null and void, and
for costs OF suit, and for restraining
order TO prevent defendantDarbey from
his property from the state of
Utah