Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
Judge HEARS OF
MARITAL UNREST
husbands and Wives Come Into
Court and Recite Tales OF
Shattered Felicity.
SEEMS TO PREVAIL.
Not Forthcoming Because
= os Work Made Payment I'm
.,ssible-Dccree for Several.

.o divorce matinee before Judg,
,,arse Yesterday afternoon was mark
two or three sensational events
dscrees were granted, two orders
show cause were heard, and evil
VA taken in another case on which
decree will issue later.
rita FIRST case was that of Hannah
pockwell VS.. r. e. Rockwell Mrs.
n,,tvell testified that her husband
"a failed to provide for her ever
- their marriage, Nov. 90 1907 The
s ,''as, asked her if she wanted to ask
w. alimony. to which she replied.
~, would not do any good" Her testi-
Inv was corroborated and the
divorce granted;
,.s.od from further dependence upon
ha efforts of her husband, Emil Il,
Trudsen. for her support, as he had
t,,lsd to do SO according to her evil
Sance for a number OF months past
Tho Knndsens were married in Nov
ir,ber 1904. and last September, Emil
r"nt tn Colconda. Nevada, to work
ond wanted his wife to go with him
and live in a tent, but she declined to
Az so unless he would agree to pro-
,s5e a suitable place of abode. Mrs.
I.1ndsen further testified that she had
bsen under the care of a physician for
a year and that her mother had sup
norted her. Her mother colroborated
her testimony and Judge Morse grant
ed the decree.
WIFE HAD TO TOLL.
Helena johnson and Erlck j. John
son were married at Logan. Jan 20.
1903 Mrs. Johnson claimed on tine
witness stand that Erick had beer
slothful in regard TO his duties ,as Il
husband. neglecting 60 provide for her
ever since Feb. /, 1905. She had been
compelled. she told the court. to earn
her own living washing and weaving
She further testified that while Jonu-
son was amply able to support her he
preferred to spend his money for
whisky, and she asked for n decree os
divorce, II was granted.
Another failure to provide plant
was made by Thomasina NJ, G Kes-
sler, whose husband, Floyd Kessler,
went away to Ely, Nevada, in Feb.
1907, and that although due diligence
had been exercised on her part To To-
had been vain The couple were mar
ried July 3. 1905. and Kessler has fail
ed TO provide for his wife for some
time prior to the date of his going
away, Mrs. Kessler testified that she
had been compelled 10 sell her house
hold furniture to pay debts. besides
being forced to earn her own Iiveli-
hood. Her testimony was corroborated
and decree will be entered as soon
as proper showing as to service can
/ be made.
GRIMM WAS PENNILESs
Martin Grimm, Jr.. was present 70
r z,v' o Jnuse why he was not able to
~ rg a.Lhony pending her suit for di-
NM MN MN to Mary Grimm, his
attorney was present and after Grimm
lold now he had no work ana no
money o, ne was discharged
uiher Is; T1ngley, who works I'm a
saloon ana gambling house at Bing-
naH' testliied that his wife, Florence
IInsieY LETT him more than a wear
lso' saying as she went, You wont
"ar rom me again, unless II Is
through my attorneys" The connie
we're married in 1895, and they have one
oh, Il years OF age T-ingley said
florence objected to him because she
hought his calling was not respectable
hd refused to go to dances. etc. with
I'M on that account. He had given her
SoVo pair of diamond earrings. and
l'@N IN cash, according to his tale In
Vult Yesterday, but his wife persisted
. vheFlshing photographs of other men
nd snubhing him. He said he tore
= photo or another man at the time
theil last interview. and little
yehe OF domestic infelicity followed
men terminated in his wife's address
MN chronicled above. Tingley also
llu MS wife tried to bleed him" for
lore money in the event that she would
oil appear to fight the case. He
burned her proposition, according to
Is sworn testimony. and demanded to
{, released from the woman. He also
sKed for the custody of the boy. who is
WV with his grandparents at Gold
each Or Upon hearing corroborating
ss'lmony Judge Morse granted the
lVorce and awarded custody of the
Mid to the father.
WATSON CASE COMES UP.
The most sensational act OF the mat
zee was the last one. William j Wat
~, husband of Mary Corser Watson,
nom he threw out of their home ON
hlrd avenue shortly after arriving
ere from Arizona In April without
ny clothing except those she wore. APP
cared to show cause why he should
OF be punished for contempt In NOT
Implying with an order OF the court
pay $50 alimony to his wife pending
o. termination of the suit for divorce.
atson said he was unable to get work.
Though he is n steam filter capable
Y earning % cents per hour; he had