Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04
DIVORCE MILL
MERELY GR|NDS
All Sorts and Conditions of Mar
ital Mis-Matches Reviewed
BY Judge Morse.
STORMY CHAPTRS ARE READ
State of Matrimony I'm MI Its Divers
Moods and lenses Investigated
At Weekly Session.

Married in May and divorced in July
is the first experience OF Sibyl Waiter
son in affairs matrimonial The mar.
riage was in this city ana the divorce
came about yesterday before Judge
Morse in his weekly session As the
testimony showed in court yesterday
the married life OF the pair was stormy
from the start. A few days after he
wcddins Watterson, according to the
wifes story, wanted to give his money
to his children by former marriage
This she objected to aud more storms
followed In her complaint she alleged
that Watterson struck her and had
used vile and abusive language toward.
her This complaint of Mrs. Waiter
son was filed after complaint had
been filed by her husband, in which
he alleged that the wife was the az
gressor aud that she had hit him In
the face and had called him vile and
abusive names.
Watterson was not in court yestcr-
day, though it was testified Ia that he
had read his wife's complaint and that
he had admitted the truth Of her al.
legations. Upon this showing the di-
Norcc was granted.
MYRTLE NEVER CAME BACK.
Miller :. Webb was deserted by his
Wife. Myrtle Huff Webb. and upon
proving II to Judge Morsc's satisfac-
ton, was granted 4 decree of divorce.
The Webbs were married IN 1908 and in
1907 his wife LETT. presumably upon a
visit 10 the coast She has failed to
return and the descrtion was thought
to have been shown.
CHANDLER WAS NEGLIGENT.
Failure to support was alleged BY
Cora Edna Chandler, wife of Harry
Butler Chandler until yesterday They
were married in 1906 and he supported
her for year. Since that time. how
ever. he has failed to contribute TO
her needs and the decree was granted
upon this showing.
LIKEWISE ARROWSMITH.
The same cause of action was set
out by Jennie Arrowsmith She alleged
in her complaint that she and David
Arrowsmith We're married in 1898, and
that child aged years was the re-
suit of the union For more than a
year, she claimed, he has not pro-
vided for her. The decree was granted.
TWO DESERTIoNs.
The Buchannans Charles and
Georgia. were married in 1900. The
husband declares in the complaint On
file with the court that his wife de-
serted him in ST Louis four years ago.
Upon this showing the court separted
the pair.
Desertion was charged against James
NJ Dean by Ella Dean. Her COM
plant alleged that they We're married
IN 1904 and that child of two years is
the result of the union, In 1907 she
says, he deserted her and since that
time has not provided for her or her
child, The decree awarding the Gus
tody of the child to the mother and
a bill of divorce We're entered.
GALLAGHER CASE
The sensational GALLAGHER case was
disposed of yesterday Judge Morse
granted the decree 10 the Wife. Harriet
$, upon the ground of desertion. The
complaint filed originally by James J.
GALLAGHER alleged most sensational con
duet on the part OF the wife. The wlfe's
allegations following We're equally sem
sationa. Property division was later
effected and the decree entered yes
terday awards divorce to the wife and
$3.50 per month for the support of her
self and eight children.
Upon the report OF Referee Howard
King, divorce was granted William
Eyler as against Bertha Eyler by
Judge Armstrong, the complaint al
eginE in(idclity and desertion. They
were married March H. 1903.