The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-15
Wife of SchOOImaster S0ftens
Her Complaint and Secures
Her Freedom.
DECREE IS BASED ON
N0N-SUPP0RT CHARGE
Accusation of Cruelty With
drawn and MiIdcr One Is Sub
stituted by Wife.

Mrs. Clclla A. (McCready) Nelson
was granted 4 divorce from David A.
Nelson, principal of the Jackson school,
by Judge George G, Armstrong in the
District court Yesterday. The divorce
was granted upon an amended com
plaint filed by Mrs. Nelson, in which
She accuses her husband of the mere
statutory offcnsc Of n.support. The
decree in the case permits her to re-
sumo her maiden name, Clella 4. Me
Crcadv.
Miss McCready married Prof. Nelson
on July is, last year Last December
she filed suit for divorce and alImony
against him, in which she accused hlm
of number of specific acts of cruelty
and abuse. Prof. Nelson filed an an
for q divorce, and charging that her
mother. Mrs. McCready, was RESPONSE
bic for all tho troubles between himself
and his wife.
Have Sensational Trial,
The divorce suit was tried before
Judge Armstrong several weeks ago.
and was more or less sensational The
various quarrcls between the young
couple, in ono of which the mother-ln-
law figured. were all laid bare to the
public. Before the trial was ended Mrs.
Nelson s attorney waived all claim to
alimouy, and said that his fair client
wanted only a divorce.
Judge Armstrong took The case un-
der advlsement Several days ago, IT
is said the court notified attorneys on
both sides that he would not grant a
divorce upon the testimony presented,
Inasmuch as ne was unable to find that
Prof. Nelson had been guilty OF cruelty.
This hint from the court, IL rs said,
was responsible for several conferences
between the attorneys, with The result
that an agreement was reached TO the
effect that Mrs. Nelson should file an
Of cruel treatment, but merely asking
for divorce on the ground, of non
support,
This complaint was presented TO
Judge Armstrong yesterday forenoon
by Mrs Nelson S attorney, and the di-
vorcc was granted and the decree
signed without the taking of any testi-
monv of any kind
Mr., and Mrs. Nelson arc both we'll
known among the younger social set
of Salt Lake. As Celia McCready,
Mrs. Nelson was very popular before
her marriage and her husband was also
well-known and we'll liked. Their mari
tai troubles, ending in the divorce
court. have been watched with interest
by large number Of personal friends
of both.
Mrs. Windsor Fights Divorce.
Mrs Lulu Mayne Windsor fled IN
the District court Yesterday an an
swcr to the divorce suit brought against
her by her husband, II. Is. Windsor, the
well-known insurance man. Mrs. Wind
sor denies the allegation in her hus
band 8 complaint that she deserted hlm
on January 10, l906-the date alleged
in his complaint-or at any other time
Mrs Windsor asks for a divorce on
her own account. She says that for over
year past her husband has failed to
support her, although, according 10 her
allegation, he is worth s25 900 and has
an income Of $500 a month. She asks
for $4,000 alimony and for an attorneys
fee of $500.
BY agreement of the parties Jtbc
Windsor divorce case will be heard be
fore Judge Morse in the District court
at Clock this afternoon, This is
the hour when the regular Friday di-
vorce matinee is pulled Off.