The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-11
In His Divorce Complaint He
Alleges All Manner of Cruel
ty Against Wife.
REFUSED TO COOK FOR HIM
OR ACCEPT HIM AS HUSBAND
All of These Things, According
to His Story, Rogers Met
With Meek Spirit.

Albert II. Rogers, according to the
story set forth in the complaint filed
by him for divorce from his wife, Lucy
Rogers, has had somewhat tough mat
rimonial experience. He was married
in Salt Lake, October 8, 1904, and IN
July. 1905. his troubles began. His
wifes love appeared TO have pretty
well vanished by that time, for he
says she began to treat him IN the
most cruel and irhuman manner, refus-
ing TO go visiting with him and to walk
with him on the street.
On July 26 she went from insult to
injury, using profaue Language to him
and striking him with her fist, at the
same time threatening to split his head
open. On August s. 1905, she refused
to allow him TO sleep in her bed, and
told him she would no longer recognize
him as her husband, piece of infor-
nation she impaired to others.
In November she left him for more
than a week without his consent, and
on her return refused to cook for him,
saying she would have nothing TO do
with him or his. On several other oc-
casions she went away without his con-
sent, and on January 10 took the
clothes off the bed and slept on the
floor. On January 26, 1906, she CALLED
him vile names, and ordered him out of
the store, which they conducted togeth-
er . On February she got her things
together. saying that she was going to
leave him and that she would rather
live In barn than with him. On April
6, 1906, she did leave him, and went
to live in new house he had built,
remaining there until the 10th. Re
turning from there she locked him out
of the store.
Refused Him Aid When Sick.
These acts. and many more of the
same nature. are cited. until on Novem-
Der Is, 1906, when he was confined
to has bed sick. she came in and took
nearly all the clothes away from him,
refusing to help him in any way. On
several occasions she stayed out until
late at night. and on her return called
him all manner of names too vile for
him TO mention in his complaint. She
continued these acts of going away
without consent. and refusing TO recog
MISE him. and since January 8, 1907,
has remained In his house and has
cooked meals for herself. but has done
nothing for her husband and IN fact
refuses to recognize him as such. Sew
eral other instances of her going away
and remaining away without consent
are mentioned. until April II, when she
packed up her things and left, not to
since return
Rogers appears 10 have endured all
these things meekly. for he states that
all this time he has treated her in an
affectionate and kindly manner, as a
faithful and dutiful husband should,
and has provided every comfort for
her that his means would permit. He
says that her acts have caused him
great mental suffering and have in
jured his health to such degree that
he fears he will break down if the
strain and stress upon his mind occa-
stoned by her actions are not removed
No children have been born TO the
couple. Rogers states in his complaint
that he owns a store building and lot
at ll0o South First West street, and a
house and lot adjoining. which proper
tY is so epcumbered that II is worth
about 5000 above the encumbrances,
and that he owns the stock in the store
and household furniture valued at 500.
lie claims that his wife has a sepa-
rate income and property of her own,
the extent of which he does not know.
but believes that it is more than suf-
iciept for her support