Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29
NELSON BLAMES
M01HER-|N-LAW
Saws She 0fficousb, Extensively
And Unwisely lntermeddled
In Case.
SAYS SHE WAS A BUTTER IN"
Plain lnsinuation That All Would
Have Been Well I'm Home But
For Mrs McCrcady.

Principal David A. Nelson, whose
wife, Clela McCready Nelson, made
sensational charges OF cruelty against
him in her divorce action, filed In the
district court last Monday, today filed
'hls answer 20 the complaint. In which
he denies specifically every allegation
made against him by his wife.
After taking each allegation In tho
complaint and denying 1t in toto, tho
answer OF defendant makes the follow
ms allegation as to the cause Of the
complaint being filed against him: De
PENDANT further says that he has al
ways treated plaintiff In a proper man
nor ana as an affectionate husband, ana
he alleges upon information and belief
that this suit was inspired by the
mother OF plaintiff and is the result OF
her pernlcious lntermeddllng, and that
this suit was commenced for the sole
pnrpose Of yexlng and harassing de-
fendant and injuring his good name
IN his position as teacher In the
public schools of Salt Lake City"
HUSBANDS DENIALS.
Mr. Nelron denies that he spoke
harshly to his wife or told her to smut
Ter mouth while they were on thelr
wedding tour In Portland; he denies that
after their return he commenced Il sys-
tenn OF abuse towards plaintiff or that
he ever called her a liar, or sneak
or accused her of being deceitlul or
ever told her that he was sorry that ha
had married her. lie denies most eIn-
phatcally that he ever used protahe
or abusive language towards her or
| that he acted In any other manner than
thar OF a gentleman In every respect.
SAYS HE WAS NOT ANGRY.
| He denies that he became violently
angry while they were out buggy rid
| ing and came very nearly tipping his
| wife out OF the buggy, He also denies
| that he ever called plaintiffs mother
| IAN old bag" or told her that she
| dressed plaintiff up and oarted her all
| over town TO try and catch on 10
| travelling man. He denies that he ever
| threatened 10 leave plaintiff but admits
\ going 20 the Wilson and engaging a
| room. He declares that he did that
because Mrs. Nelson's mother had been
very disagreeable 10 him and he pre-
| ferred not TO 1.-Two with her. Plaintiff
| promised 10 go to the hotel to i've
| with him but at FIRST she refused to do
|! so. The next day she decided to go
| with him. They afterwards looked for
| moro suitable rooms. but being unable
| to find them defendant returned with
his wife 10 her mothers home.
WENT BACK TO MOTHER.
| They afterwards secured house
where they lived until Oct. 20. 1906,
when It IL alleged plaintiff left and
went back to her mother. Defendant
claims that she had no cause what
over for leaving him.
Prior to their marriage last July, Mr..
Nelson alleges that he had told plain
tiff that he desired to live alone be-
cause plaintiffs mother had obviously
offensively and unwisely meddled with
their affairs and that the defendant
thought they should not on that ac-
count live with her parents after theli
marriage After they were married ht
again expressed a desire to live bJ
themselves and furnished suitable
place for them to live which plaintiff
without cause or reason left and during
defendants absence she and her moth
er took oil the books. dishes. glassware
and bedding away from the place. rs
her action she has abandoned and de-
serted defendant without just cause
or reason. Defendant asks that he
complaint for divorce be dismissed.