The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-14
Divorced

The average length of marital bliss en-
jOyed or rather endured by the complain
ants at Fridays divorce session was con-
siderably less than the average. The
first case up was that of Eva Hansen
Wordsworth, whose married life with Tom
Wordsworth lasted only one month. 1t
took her forty seconds to get a divorce
and she has a confirming witness to her
testimony at that. This witness corrobor-
ated her statements that she was mar
ried in May, 1905. and that her husband
made several trips away from home
right away" On the last one he for
got to come back. Miss Hansen got her
maiden name back and returned to her
job which she has held since the deser-
ton. There are no children. The lady
and listened to other acts apparently with
great interest
The next number was Mary Morgan,
sister and baby. Mary wished to be d.
vOrced from the babys papa, George Al
bert Morgan. They all stood up in a line
and were sworn, including the baby, who
expressed his intention of telling all he
knew by kicking vigorously on ''paci-
fer and saying absolutely nothing.
George Albert Morgan, it seems. had the
habit Of getting drunk occasionally. The
witness finally changed the occasionally
to often. and DIS her wrath rose, made
it always before the end of her testi-
mOny. There were two ladies in the court
room, one of whom hastily left upon Mrs.
MOrgan's reply to the question as to
what her husband called her when drunk.
Mrs. Morgar's testimony was exception
ally vivid.
They were married on July 1S 1905. The
marriage, getting drunk and being be
tween times machinist seemed to COM
prise George biography from his wife
point of view. Her most specific testi-
mony as 10 how often he got drunk was
whenever he had the price" His con-
duct on these occasions was approximate
ly the same. He always liked to mix
little excitement with his liquor and also
generally wendell his way homeward at
the critical stage so that the rough-house
was pulled off on the domestic hearth
stone.
on August TO- 1907. he threatened to kill
her. testified Mrs Morgan, also he threat
ened to kill her on August f3- That was
the finish of the happy home. A few days
later he came to the house for his iaun-
dry and razors and with them passed out
of her life. She hasn't seen him since and
apparently doesn't want to.
Morgan was born in Manchester. Eng
land When asked as to his trade MS
wife that was exclaimed proudly. He was
the best machinist that ever came out of
Manchester He was capable of earning
at least one hundred month. The court
granted her $50 of the imaginary sum as
Albert, jr-, who had been a pretty hard
job to handle during this long recital of
woe.
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Eliza Russell had much the same tale
without the Justification or intensification
of liquor. She was married at Kansas
City in May, 1901. There are two chill
dren. The husband has been missing for
year. She didn't want any alimony,
as she is working as a clerk in a store
and apparently glad to be single at any
price. The decree came easily.
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Robert l.. Anderson. manager of the
Deseret Farmer. whose wife recently
withdrew suit for divorce against him.
turned the tables and filed a suit himself
and won it by default. He and his mother
furnished the only testimony required He
was married eighteen years ago His
wife, he stated deserted him Nav H.
1906. When he came home that day he
found a note which said: Goodbye my
chance has come to go. Think kindly of
me if you can. Lizzie" She took two