The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-13
BRANDS HIS WIFE
AS HOLY TERROR
George Klenke Unfolds Long
Tale of Woe in the Di-
vOrce Court.
HELPMEET LIKES TO
RUN WITH OTHER MEN
When He Made Protest She
Would Tell Him Emphatical-
Iy to go TO-"

George Klenke. proprietor of State
street billiard hall, unfolded a tale of
matrimonial troubles as long as the
moral law before Judge Armstrong in
the district court Friday. He was
granted divorce from Emma II. Klenke
on the ground of ''cruelty," which con
sisted IN her causing him 10 suffer great
mental anguish by reason of her inclina-
tion to tread the primrose path and to
find enjoyment in the society Of men
other than her husband
klenke and his wife were married in
Ephraim fifteen years ago, and have no
children The husband began his re-
cital Of woe with his sudden return
home from trip TO New York a few
years ago. His wife didn t know he
was coming, and, instead of greeting
him lovingly, rcproached him for sur
prising her. That night she went out
and did not return until o'clock in
the morning, according to his testi-
mony,
Often, Klenke declared, his wife and
her sister would discuss IN his pres
ence thereafter the merits and dement's
of the different men they had been
out with, and when he would ask them
to desist inhicting such refined torture
upon him, they would laugh at him.
Wife Was Profane.
''Would your wife often return home
al late hours with men YOU didn Z
know2' asked Attorney Joseph II.
Haas. who represented Klenkc
She would.
''Did You ask an introduction to
theml'
''I did
ro,,ld eba
''She would tell me TO go to HI, ~
answered the suffering husband, who
was almost in tears by this time.
''Did you ever see her come home
with men who weren t reputable-look
ing9' asked Mr.. Haas.
Well, they didn I look good to me.
''What do YOU mean by that?''
"Well. naturally when a man is put
aside he d expect his wife TO take up
with better-looking man and not with
any old thing that came down the
pike" elucidated Mr.. Klenke He
went on 10 say that he had asked his
wife who one of her male companions
was, and that she had replied that he
was ga decent married man."
Wife Liked to Drink
"Did your wife ever frequent the
beer garden and dance hall at the Salt
Palace7' asked Mr. Haas
,'She did, and she d dance with any
body who asked her Why, she d come
home soaked declared the husband
He related how on one occasion his
wife insisted on going 10 masked ball
in Armory hall in a short.skirt costume.
although he had told her that tough
crowd would be there,
"When I told her that, she seemed
more anxious to go than ever,' he as
serted. His helpmeet, he said persisted
nd lar hnr ,Jr,,
and introducing herself that way, One
night a man telephoned her under her
maiden name while he (the husband)
was present, and in his hearing she
made an engagement TO go 10 Lagoon
with him.
81 asked her who that was" said
Mr.. Klenke, '.and she said his name
Dunbar S Scotch name, and that fell
low Swede." "
Klenke said his wife had made
threats.
f'She told me she d lead ME a merry
chase" he testified. 'tShe said she'd
go out whenever she pleased and pick
up live one.
Klenke told the court that as result
of his wife's treatment he had failed
in health and suffered in mind to the
extent that his friends had commented
upon his condition J. p Christie, a
friend, corroboratcd his testimony in
part, and Judge Armstrong granted the
decree. Mrs. Kleuke did not appear to
contest, and, in fact. filed a waiver of
her right to answer.
Three Other Divorces.
Sarah May Wilmer was granted a di.
vorce from Joseph Smith Wilmer and
the custody of her two children upon
showing that her husband has not
taken care Of her since a year ago last
January. She testified that she had to
take in washing and ironing to make a
living. They were married in Salt Lake
in 1900
Ethel D. Miner was granted di-
vorce from Guy M Miner, an electrical
engineer. on charge of failure to pro-
vide. Mrs. Miner, who is handsome
young woman, said that her husband
was well able to take care of her if he
wanted to, but she asked for no ali
mony. They were welded in Salt Lake
December 16, 1903.
ANNA Levin, a Danish woman. told
the court that her husband, Herlifr
Levin, had deserted her two months
after their. marriage here in April,
1905, and that he has now returned to
Copenhagen with the avowed intention
OF never coming back. She was given
a decree.
Two Contempt Gases.
c. Kooyman, arrested by the police
Thursday night for running wild with
q gun in the eastern part Of the citv
under the delusion that enemies were