The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-25
RACY CHARGES
IN DIVORCE SUIT
Wife of David A. Nelson, Prin-
Cipal of Jackson School,
Asks Separation.
SAYS HUSBAND Is CRUEL
CALLED HER UNFAITHFuL AND
ABUSED HER MOTHER.
SAYS HUSBAND IS CRUEL

David A. Nelson, principal Of the Jack
son school, has been made the defendant
in divorce suit filed in the district court
yesterday afternoon by Celia A Nelson,
formerly Miss Celia A. McCready, popu-
lar and well known I'm local society cir
cles.
Mrs. Nelson charges her husband with
having systematically abused and humil-
lated her almost from the day of their
marriage last July. She asks for a di-
VOrce, the restoration of her maiden name
and such division of her husbands prop
eTty as may be deemed equitable by the
court. Mrs. Nelson also asks that her hus-
band be required to pay alimony
The marriage took place in this city
July Is. 1906 according to Mrs. Nelson's
complaint. and they left shortly after
ward for Portland. Ore. where they spent
their honeymoon.
Mrs. Nelson charges that her husbarsl.
at Portland, on Aug. Is, called her a
CRATER, and said that all she was good
for was to spend his money. This form
of abuse, Mrs. Nelson declares. continued
all through the wedding trip, and she was
frequently Inundated by his abusive Ian
guage-
Said She Was Untrue.
They returned from their wedding trip
on Aug. 20 and commenced housekeeping
at 25S South Fourth West street. There,
Mrs. Nelson says. her husbands system
of abuse and fault-finding was continued.
1t was a daily occurrence for him to call
her a liar, say she was deceitfui and I'M
true, and that he was disappointed in
her; that she was not good enough for
him, and he was sorry that he had mar
ried her. Nelson. she says, was of the
opinion that he could have done better
than by marrying her. and he frequently
expressed this opinion to her, declaring
their marriage a mistake.
Mrs. Nelson recites many cases of her
husband using abusive and uncOmplt-
mentary language to her, frequently
adorned with profanity She says nat on
Sept. they went buggy-rSding. and Mel
son told her that he would not have mar
ried her unless he had believed she owned
a piano which was in her fathers house.
as well as other articles Of personal prop
erty. She says that Nelson charged her
with lying to him as to the ownership of
the property in question, and working
himself into a frenzy, dashed the horse
and mace il. travel 50 rapidly she was
badly frightened
Called Mother-in-LaW a Hsg.
Another allegation is that on Sept. IS
Nelson called her mother an old bag.
and said that the mother had dressed MFs.
Nelson up before her narriage and carted
her around town to catch onto travelling
men. Nelson became greatly enraged. she
says. and left her, taking up his resi-
dence at a local hotel
Mrs Nelson alleges that her husband.
on Sept % in the presence of other per-
sons said that his wife had sneaking.
lying disposition; that she could not heip
it-she was raised that way, and was
just like her mother
During October when they were again
living together, both had retired. says the
complaint, when Nelson became infuri-
ated over seine trifie. and took the bed-
ding from the bed and slept in another
room, leaving Mrs. Nelson with only
sheet and thin blanket to protect her
from the cold
Mrs Nelson saws her husband has pro-
vided her with only 50 80 for clothing since
their marriage. OF this amount she used
s. for hat ard $3.50 for shoes
1t is alleged in the complaint that Nei-
son owns property and two-story house
at 547 South Third East street, valued at
5000 and other property. and as prin-
cipal of the Jackson school receives a
salary of Size per month.