Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
She Relates Some Decidedly RaCy
Incidents Connected With
The Honeymoon.
MOTHER-lN-LAW FIGURES IN 1T
School Principal, According to Wit
ness, Used Some Very Choice Ex-
pressions and Acted Queeriy.

In voice, choked at times with
tears and sobs. Clella McCready Nell
son today related to Judge Armstrong
the story of her short married life
With David A. Nelson. the principal
of the Jackson school. Mrs. Nelson
made some very sensational state
ments during her evidence before the
court today IN support OF her com
plant for divorce. At frequent inter-
walls during her examination she broke
down and cried and it took her some
time to regain her composure Ac-
cording to her statement she has had
hardly pleasant hour in the company
of her husband since their marriage
in this city on July Is, 1906 She de-
clared thar during their wedding tour
TO Portland he began treating her
cruelty and kept II up after their re-
turn until she could stand IL no longer
and left him to return to her home.
Among other things. she stated on the.
stand that he drank considerable
whisky and wine and she thought per-
haps that had something TO do with
HES conduct and she hid the liquor
from him but he kept w his Ill treat
mcnt OF her Just the same. She was
accompanied in court by her father
and mother and two young lady
rllGflUS, one WIS very SlyIlStliS uitSS-
ed and presented handsome appear
ance on the witness stand Her eX-
animation was conducted by Judge
Burton. her attorney and she was
cross examined by Judge III. p. Hen
derson and Atty. A. j. Weber. who
represent Mr.. Nelson. There were
very few spectators In the court
room this morning but they were
deeply interested In the proceedings
CALLED HER A CRATER
Mrs. Nelson. after giving the date and
place of her marriage and stating her
residence, detailed fully almost every
incident which occurred during her
married life wherein her husband had
treated her cruelty. She said that while
they were in Portland on their wedding
tour he complained about her extrava-
gance and particularly about eating at
high priced restaurants. He then called
her a CRATER and said that all she
was fit for was to spend money. He
then told her he had borrowed the
money with which to take a wedding
trip and that she had been nothing but
an expense to him that far. After learn
ing that they were travelling on bor-
rowed money she said that she insisted
on coming home.
HE PAID NO BOARD.
IItE TtIlsleu 10 Edli lsdht iDbut
Aug. q and went 10 live with her father
and mother. They stayed there about
six weeks and as far as She knew her
husband had not paid a cent for their
board while they were there. All the
time they stayed With her parents she
said that he treated her indlfferently
and when they were talking Of their
home which they were planning, she
said that he would not allow her TO TO-
fer TO II as ''our" house and told her
that he wanted her 10 understand that
IL was his house.
The first week they were there She
said they went out driving when he
asked her II the plano at her home
belonged 10 her She said that IL was
and that they would take il to their
new home. He declared that she He'd;
that the piano was not her property aud
that he would not have married her
II he had known that the piano did no.
belong 10 her He said that he would
take her home and lot her stay theirs
ana would not live with her any more.
She says that he ierked and whipped
the horse so That II nearly upset tho
buggy but thai she talked with him
and tried to paclfy him before they re-
turned home.
NELSON COT MAD,
A few evenings after that she said
accompanied with her intended hus-
band They were talking about get
ting married and the sisters ilanceQ
mentioned the matter OF caring FOR Nj.
Nelson's mother and wanted 10 know II
he would contribute a certain amount
each month for her support. Al mat
Mr. Nelson dew into a rage and ordered
tho young man from the house. When
Nelson returned 20 his room she asked
him what vas the matter and he told
her that n was none OF her business
and suggested that she mind her own
business, Ho became angry because
she told him that he should not act
that way towards his sisters hancoe
that ~ told her that he would not
sleep with her that night ana that she
could go and sleep with her mother,
IN the latter part OF September she
said than she gave a party 10 one OF
her girl friends who was going 10 be
married. Her husband asked 10 see the
list OF persons invited and he objected
10 several names on the list and told
her that she could not invite them He
gave he, 10 understand that he was
her husband ana that he should say
who her friends We're 10 be IN the fu-
ture.
CALLED MOTHER A LIAR.
Her mother then came into the room