The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-12
SAYS ELLISON
CH0KED HER
His Wife Makes Charges in Her
Application For a Divorce.
SAYS He DIDN'T SUPPORT HER
PLAINTIFF ASKS FOR REsToRA-
TON OF MAIDEN NAME.

Mrs. Maud NJ. Ellison. wife Of Clyde
II. Ellison. who was last week acquitted
on the charge Of shooting and killing
A S. Watson last November, and who
is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
sampson. has brought suit for absolute
divorce. The young woman alleges
non-support and neglect in one cause
or action, and extreme cruelty in the
second. She asks the restoration Of her
maiden name The suit was brought
by Frick & Edwards The complaint
was sworn to by Mrs. Ellison last Sat
urday, May 9, although the papers were
not filed until shortly after 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon The second cause
of action, in which the alleged cruelty
is complained of, reads as follows,
Says Husband Beat Her.
con the 31st day of October. 1902. at
Salt Lake City, at or near the MethO-
dist church on Ninth East street, after
dark on said day. and on the same day
at 81 Second street in said city, the
defendant inflicted cruel and inhuman
treatment upon the plaintiff by then
and there, without any cause or provo
cation therefor, committing an assault
upon the plaintiff and then and there
violently taking hold Of the plaintiff
and violently and in anger, choking,
beating and bruising the plaintiff about
her head and throat, and then and there
threatened that unless the plaintiff
complied with his demands to at once
leave her parents that he would obtain
disreputalble characters and persons,
and by and through their assistance
would blast and destroy the good name
and character Of the plaintiff, and that
by reason Of the matters and things
aforesaid the plaintiff suffered much
physical pain and was put in fear of
her life and safety and has suffered
great mental distress"
The charge Of neglect and failure to
provide a doctor and furnish her with
medicine when she was sick on several
occasions are reiterated as follows in
Mrs Ellison's first cause of action:
Wouldn't Pay Doctors Bill.
The defendant for more than one
year past has wilfUlly neglected and
mon and ordinary necessaries Of life,
although having the ability to do so,
and that during all Of said time has
compelled the plaintiff to seek support
by her own labor or to obtain the same
from her parents; that the plaintiff dur
ing the last two years has at several
times become seriously and dangerously
I'll and wholly disabled from taking
care Of herself and to earn livelihood
for herself. and being without means
Of her own, all Of which said defendant
wen knew, yet notwithstanding said
fact the defendant utterly failed and
neglected to provide suitable or any
medical or other assistance or care fol-
the plaintiff, but compelled plaintiff To
seek such assistance and care at the
hands of her father, and the defendant
refused to obtain or pay for medicines
that became and were necessary for
plaintiff in said sickness and refused
to obtain or pay for the doctors fees
that were necessarily incurred by Tea-
son of the sickness and inability of the
plaintiff as aforesaid, but compelled
the plaintiff to seek for and obtain al
the relief she required by reason Of said
sickness and disability. although the
defendant during all of said time was
well and able to earn sufficient money
and more than enough to provide FOL
the plaintiff the neCessaries under the
conditions aforesaid"
Mr.. Ellison stated last week that he
would resist any attempt on the part OF
his wife to secure a divorce, and If he
was successful, would then sue her fol
one on the grounds Of inhdeHty.