The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-04

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never provided for her very well since
their marriage at Farmington-Utah' 3
| Gretna Green-in February, 1905. She
failed to get her divorce, because her
sister, who was to corroborate her story,
failed to show up, and the law requires
two witnesses in a divorce proceeding,
Jailed for Drunkenness.
Gertrude Wilkinson, in her suit for
q divorce from James NJ. Wilkinson,
put her father on the witness stand,
and he testified that on two or three
occasions he had found it necessary to
bail his son-in-law ont Of the city
prison, where he had been incarcerated
| for drunkenness; also that his son-in-
law had failed to supply his daughter
with clothes during the period of their
catelooking woman with a rasping
voice and an emphatic way Of using
the English language, admitted that
her husband had paid her rent and
bought her groceries, but declared that
he had never clothed her. and that
once. while intoxicated, he had choked
her three times. She was given her
divorce.
Luella Lease told the court that she
married Elmer Lease in Keokuk, Ia
the town that gave "Bill' Glasmann
to the world-and that for some time
he has failed to provide for her and
her. child, to the extent that she has
been forced to go TO work in local
dry goods store Mrs. Lease was given
her divorce, She is a handsome. we'll
dressed woman. The husband filed an
answer denying her allegation of non
support, but did not appear to defend
her suit. The wife gets the child.
Ellen Allseen,- well-dressed, but
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was divorced from Alfred Allseen, A
photogra pher, on the ground of cruelty.
The wife was given their child and SO
month alimony. She testified that
her husband had struck her once, that
he was wont to call her vile names, and
given TO staying out late at night.
| R. 5. Solomon was granted a divorce
from Eliza E, Solomon, He told t'c
court that they were married in s. -
tember, 1856, and that she ran away
with another man on June II, 1905.
closed.
Much-Married Youth.
Charles Baumann, nervous young
brewer, was before the court on q
charge of contempt for not paying ali
mony to Myrtle Baumaun, his divorced
wife, as provided in the decree of the
divorce. His second wife was present
with him in court. Both wives have
children. lie tried TO convince the
| court that he had not been earning
money enough to pay alimony to his
first wife, but his own admissions
showed that be had been working pret"
ty steadily.
Baumann betrayed great nervousness
on the witness stand, and insisted on
standing upon his feet while giving his
! testimonv AdmOnlsbed bY Judge
Morse to sit down, he complied, ex.
planning that 81 get so used TO rising
to my feet when I talk in union meet
ings, Judge" When his divorced wife s
attorney asked him If he didn t make
a good deal of money working over
time, he retorted: ''Tbat's my bust
ness
his wife an order for $50 Of his wages
but the youth insisted that he was sc
much in debt that he couldn't possibly
do this. Finally the court continued
the case for q week. inasmuch as Tho
wife's attorney did not deem it ad
visable to send Baumann to Jail fol
contemnt and thus cut Of his earning
capacity.
The court ordered that John Powell
whose wife. Mary Powell, is suing hin
for divorce, pay her $40 a montl
s'i1lIiOHy bAc VI IuI
action,
Alleges Gross Cruelty,
Charging that her husband j. A
Sermon, seized her by the arms and be
smeared her face with chicken entrails
Maud A. Sermon brought suit for di
vorce in the district court Friday Tht
couple were married at Pennington 81
Aug. II, 1903, and before the mex
Christmas, she alleges, he began tc
treat her cruelty. After the incident
referred TO. she claims, he beat hel
with his hands and fists, and ordered
her to take her belongings and 90 home
to her mother. For more than two
years past. she says, she has been com
child now 2 years and i month,
old. Their home at 1898 South Tenth
East street is in her name, and she
asks that the sum of 1893 30. which il
still unpaid on it, be awarded her a.
alimouy, to be paid at the rate OF
$3.50 per month; also that her hus
band be compelled to pay her $15 1
month for the support Of their child.
That Dclbert Rowland used profant
language toward his wife, Minnie Row
land, to such an extent that she was
compelled to leave him is the alleca
tion made in her divorce complaint Alec
in tho district court Friday. They were
married at Springville, March 12, 1902
and have two children,
The Bosone family troubles were be
fore Judge Armstrong again Friday
and the taking OF evidence was con
cluded Judge Christopher Reed ar
gued for the plaintiff that a conspiracy
existed among the Bosone brothers t.
block Mrs. Bosone from getting any
alimony and that money had been LEM
from one to the other for that purpos,
without security. He said that tn,
property, amounting originally Il
100000, was now much less becaus,
of the fondness of the defendant TO
strong drink. The case was taken un
der adyiscmcnt.