The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19
MANY DIVORCED;
NONE ARE welded
separations Run Far Ahead of Mar
rlages in Salt Lake.
VARIOUS TALES OF SORROW
ONE WOMAN SAYS HUSBAND HIT
HER WITH SOAP.

The divorce business Of the district
court is increasing rapidly while mar
fiage in Salt Lake City and county is
lanSuishing. Judge Armstrong yester-
day released two women and one man
drom matrimonial thraldom while four
applications for dissolution of the
ooldS that bind them to cruel or uu-
appreciative men were filed in the office
OF the clerk of the district court bv
long suffering or neglected women.
The last marriage license was issued
by the county clerk March 16. three
days ago.
Mrs. Mabel Hess Hughes. whose
mother-in-law wouldn't allow her to
eat cherry pie or drink coffee. was
made happy by a decree divorcing her
from David Hughes. and awarding her
Inc custody of their baby boy. born
Aug q 1904. They were united i'm
Wedlock at Ogden, June ., 1901.
Mrs. Ester Wright was given Il bill
of permanent separation from John
Franklin Wright. They were married
in Salt Lake, Jan. II, 1903. and have one
child, a boy, Of whom she was awarded
custody She convinced the court that
John Franklin had been abusive and
cruel TO her. slapping her face and call
ing her names whenever she failed TO
conform to his idea of what a good wife
SHOULD be The decree requires that he
pay her $l5 a month alimony and COM
penSate her attorney for his assistance
in multiplying the marriage.
Edwin NJ. Deu VauI was divorced
from Carrie J. Deu Vaul because she
left him and didn't come back The
were married in Salt Lake Sept. /. 1898,
and have no children.
Hit With Bar of Soap.
Mrs. Christine GiIby is "A much abused
woman. according TO the statements
contained i'm her petition and bill of
complaint filed in the Office of the clerk
of the district court yesterday asking
lhat she be given a divorce from
Mathew Gilby, to whom she was mar
Tled IN salt Lake Aug. 49, 1897
Mrs Gilby says that one day i'm No
Nember, 1901, needing shoes. she asked
her husband for the money to buv
pair Instead of cheerfuIly producing
The requisite amount of coin. as she eX-
pected he would do. he seized bar of
soap and threw it at her. IL struck her
on the face. brUising and SHINING her
cOuntenanCe.
On another occasion she asked him
10 assist her in removing an accumu-
lation of SCOT from the domestic stove
pipe His response was to empty the
entire contents of a bucket filed with
cold water over her. It is aVerred that
at other times he abused her and that
she continued to perform her WifeiV
duties until she could no longer endure
The mistreatment to which she was sub
Jected- She asks the court to give her
property which they jointly possess.
valued at $500. claiming that she
helped TO accumulate it,
Another Wife Charges Abuse.
Mrs jeanette Steifel is another wo-
man who has caused a tale % woe TO
be spread on the records of the district
court She became the happy bride of
Alfred Steifel in Salt Lake Dec l. 1882.
II is alleged in her bill Of complaint
mat he was in the habit of striking
kicking and using vile and abusive Ian
AuaSe IN her presence, also that he
adopted h course of trea tment % her
tending to humiliate her and belittIe
her in the presence Of their acquaint-
anceS and neighbOrS. His many as
SaultS and Oft-reDeated abuse caused
her to worry and grieve and injured her
health. She asks the custody Of their
S-year-Old child. SO TO pay her attor-
ney fee and such alimOny as the court
may determine she is entitled to re
ceive.
Two Short Honeymoons.
Mana Alexander says in her petition
asking to be freed from the VOWS that
made her the wife OF Lawrence Alex
ander at Clay City. KY. Feb. 49, 1892.
that he disappeared after living with
her three weeks She wants the court
10 restore her maiden name, Mana RAJ
mey.
Anna lie Clair had but three DAYS Of
the joys and woes of matrimony. As
Anna V Nevilles she married Charles
j. lie Clair July -, 1902 at Albion. Pa.
anokJuly %, 1902. he left her and has re-
maFed away from her to the present
time. failing and neglectng to provide
Tor her the common neceSsaries or any
of the luXuries of life. She says in her
petition that he is a physician and sur
SeOn, and she requests the court TO re-