The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-30
FAIR WOMAN
Z SUSPECTS CRAFT
Is Anxious for a Divorce Decree
Which Does Not Exist.
SHE WANTS HER SIS BACK
THINKS OFFICIALS HAVE STOLEN
1T TO SUPPORT WIVES
SHE WANTS HER SIS BACK

what kind of a Mormon graft are you
trying to work on me2. inquired Mrs. n,
j. Mitchell in a letter 10 County Record
e. Percy o. Perkins, who is a Gentle
Mrs. Mitchell has caused amusement
and perpleXity among the county officials,
who suspect she was once Mrs Mary A
Crooks OF Salt Lake
Mr.. Perkins received "a letter from Mrs.
Mitchell about two weeks. ago She In
closed s. ana asked for a certified copy
on the decree In the divorce case of Mary
a. Crooks against Elmer T.. Crooks, evil
gently under the impression that court
DEGREES were recorded by the county re-
corder, which is not the case.
Record Is Badly Mixed.
Mr., Perkins referred the letter TO the
oItice OF County Clerk j. l.. EldTedge, jr
Investigation by the county clerks office
developed that the divorce case was in
a peculiar condition. Although il had
been granted and was of record I'm the
minute books Of TWO district judges, the
decree had never been recorded. probably
- because the necessary fees had not been
The records show that the case was
Iirst heard before Judge ogden Hiles.
June 80, 1883, who left the bench before
the case was settled. IL was uD again
IN Judge W. G, Halls court. Sept. 3, 1868,
tiid decision was rendered for the
plaintiff. This much is shown by the
minute book, but there the record ends.
No decree Was ever filed ana the divorce
has not. therefore, been contaminated
MIR. Eldredge wrote 10 Mrs. Mitchell.
informing her of the status of the matter
ana asking il she desired "a certified copy
" the minute entry. Ills letter was d.
Wash. the address given by Mrs. Mitch
, eil IN her letter 10 Mr.. Perkins.
y The letter came back a day or SO ago,
endorsed NO such address by the Sc
attle postmaster. The address was care
fully verified by the county clerk, and the
whole business, including the s. was
filed in the belief that Mrs Mitchell
would write again.
She did.
The letter came yesterday and. as in
the former case, was addressed 10 Mr..
Perkins
"Your Numerous Families"
What kind of a Mormon graft are you
trying TO work ON me|' demands Mrs
Mitchell I've heard You fellows work
all kinds of CRAFTS 10 help support your
numerous families, hut yOu might as Well
understand right now that YOU can't get
my money"
She closed with demand for action.
either m the form of "a copy of the di-
Norce decree or the return of her s.. She
gave the same Old address in Seattle.
With "a hectic flush on his fair young
cheek and "a dangerous light i'm his eyes
Air Perkins climbed 10 the county clerk
office
See here, Won joe me said To Mr.
Eldredge, what are YOU trying 10 beat
this good lady out of her s. for and get
ting me Inundated i'm this way:'
The case was explained 10 Mr.. Perkins
ANA he became normal. a long cOnsulta-
tiOn, rich with suggestions OF little value,
followed. Al length, Alr. Eldredge sat
down once more and wrote kind letter.
soothes Ruffled Feelings.
I'm effect lac wrote;
HII g.
wont reach You. but when YOU get il, If
you viii write back and send your true
address We'll do an we can ANA we Will
return Your money if You say so, See
enclosure, the same being letter B wrote
10 you some time ago, but which you
never got. Don't Jump Ola PIERCE amy
moro. He HaS played the man all through
this ] know YOU won't get this letter,
but We must have Your right address be-
furc We can do anything for you. Await
au early reply. etc.'
This was addressed. Mrs. Al l.. Mitch
ell. ms Collins Block. Seattle. Wash.
All hands will now await results.