The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-14
WEDS Wife Twice
TO GET A DIVORCE
Fred K. Clark Discovers First
Marriage Wasn't Legal,
After 20 Years.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s-Mrs. Frederick
Ketchum Clark who is past So took the
tangled skein of her domestic life into the
Tombs Police court today, charging her hus-
band, lawyer, who is nearly 60 years old.
with having deserted her for younger and
farer women and with failing to provide. for
their home, at No. los West Nincty.sixth
street. Clark denies this. Magistrate Sweet.
ser was so impressed with Mrs. Clark s
story that he held Clark for further exami-
nation On Thursday next and increased his
bail from $500 TO $1,000.
A warrant ior Clnrk's arrest was issued
on Friday upon his wifo's application, but
service proved impossible until Sunday al,
tornoon. whom two court officers caught tho
lawyer parading TO and fro in his automobile
in front OF Mrs. Clark homo. Ho had three
young with him in tho machine. one
OF whom. he said was his daughter, Mrs.
Budd. Mrs. Clark did not recognize any
one OF the trio as her daughter.
Wanted Her to Get Divorce.
According to Mrs. Clark, it was on the
up and left home. She said he took most OF
the furniture with him and lett not cent
for her
and l wouldn't do il. and I suppose that was
why he left." said Mrs. Clark. 1T wasn't
the first time that he asked me to divorce
him. Flo told me he wanted to marry some
body else-R younger woman. ~
ITS no, true" exclaimed CLARK. u
hive provided for my wife. She took out
$3.50 from nm account WHICH stood IN oo,h
our names and she has had that to live on
So YOU see l have not failed TO provide for
her She has had that to live on.
With Mrs. Clark in court was Dr. Charles
W Miller, Of No. liz West Ninety sixth
street, who best man at wedding OF
the Clarks on Juno 25 last. II was tine
second time the Clarks had been married.
The first wedding was twenty i've years ago
and the couple have a daughter I'd years Of
1.-The circumstances surrounding that sec
ond wedding were those, sag DR.. Ni.leI
| "You remember that Supreme Court decision
which said that.a decree OF divorce was not
valid unless the parties 10 tho suit leadin 9
TO it both residents within ino )uflsaiG- ,GI,
ton of tho court granting the decree Wen,
Clark informed his wife that they had never
been legally married Clark had been mar
ricd before they met and there mad been
divorce between him and his nrst wlfe. -
When Mrs. Clark was told that terrible
news an her friends thought shc would 60
| insane. Finally Clark said tnat ne wonid d
marry her and make the life they had lived
| together for twenty-five years proper IN the
| eyes OF the law and society. But no snld ne
| would do this only IL she gGyo him divorce
Immediately after the marriage
She Wouldn't Bargain.
Mrs. Clark said there would be no bar
| gaining She would be married and then
! So Clark consented believing, l suppose
| that he would carry his point. Dr.. WyHo OF
| tho Scotch Presbyterian churcn PerioFme.d
| INC second marriage ceremony. Clark hasn
| got his divorce. and l hopo Mrs. Clark wii'
! never permit him 10 get it.
| since leaving his homo Clark has opened
| an ohice in the front room Of small apart
ment across the way, at No. l2l West Nine
| ty.sixth street A sign in tho window reads ;
| Demonstration free. Branch OF No. 2+d
| Pron1way| A woman in the apartment
| said Clark didn't live there and paid her
| only a small rental TO keep his sign IN the
Ar No. 2.3 Broadway. Lyman Brown, head
| Of a typewriter agency said Clark had desk
| room, in his office, but seldom put in an sp'
pearance. -,
''Ue has money, and is a very fine man. SO
| far as ] know .oo
Dr. Miller soid Clark inherited $4,000 or
| S5OoO a few months ago.