The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-21
Mrs. Ward, Formerly Mrs.
Vance, Tells Her Story
in Court.
FORMER HUSBAND ASKING
MODIFICATION OF DECREE
Five Divorces Are Granted at
the Regular Friday
Matinee.

Married In haste. repenting at leisure,
would be fit title for Mrs. Amanda Z.
Wards second matrimonial venture, ac-
coraing 10 the evidence she gave at the
divorce matinee in Judge Morse's. division
OF the Third district court Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Ward is the divorced wife OF
George ". Vance. a nephew OF Thomas
Vance. the alleged wife murderer Her
case came up on Vance's motion for the
modification OF the decree. requiring him
to pay Mrs. Ward $50 a month alimony'
Vance also asked for the custody Of tho
five minor children and to recover the
Vance homestead awarded to Mrs vance
whilo she remained single az the time
of the divorce, The only change tue
court made was 20 direct Vance 10 pay
so a month toward the support OF the
Mrs. Vance secured a divorce from
Vance. March 2S, May 80 a AI5Se We nor ~
Saltair for the first time, ana s on uI JulS
20 became MS wife. About july 50 NaEd
Vance adv seed in support OF his re
quest FOR al children that the mother
old not. and could not, properly care tor
them, and that sac had allowed them 70
work az Sa!tair and remain cut cut at ,ssrI. n5snt
until II, f2 and ] O'Clock. The children
were poorly dressed and unclean. he
maintained The eldest boy. Lawrence,
Is now at Ogden, employed IN a skating
rink. instead OF being in. school, where
he ought 10 be, Vance says Neither
had the eldest daughter. Rachael. -
years old. been in school regularly nc
asserted.
Although he quit paying alimony In
July when Mrs. Vance remarked, Vance
said. he had spent $l25 since for Giothing
and groceries for the children, He eN-
poets 10 pay the taxes upon the properly,
he said. II he were granted the GUS
tody OF the children, he would hire some ne
willing 10 pay Mrs. Ward a gratuity ull-
III she could establish herself
One Cause for Divorce.
On cross examination, Vance admitted
that Lawrence had worked out before he
and Mrs. Vance were divorced; on Teai-
OF the things that led up to the divorce,
Vance insisting that the boy should be
in school, while the mother rather op~
Mrs, Ward said on the stand that Ward
deserted her while she was in the hos,
pltal. on Monday after she submitted
on Friday While she was Ill she asked
that Rachael be exempted from attending
school. She denied on cross-examinatlon
that she had TOLD the elder children that
she would cast them of entirely, Rach-
aal. On direct examination said that her
mother had told them that Il they once
went 70 their father they could remain
with him. tense moment came when
Mrs. Wards counsel asked the pretty slip
OF girl Il she desired 10 remain with
yes, but admitted that she had told her
mother that she thought II would be fine
il their father could support them
The court told Vance that his paying
OUT a large sum for clothing and groceries
for the children did not comply with the
courts order, and for that reason the
excess, would not be refunded or allowed
10 apply on future payments, Both Vance
and Mrs. Ward were cautioned to follow
the courts orders strictly hereafter
Vance Is 10 take receipt Tor all moneys
ne turns over TO Mrs. Ward, and Mrs.
Ward Is TO keep an account OF every cent
she receives from Vance and the man
ner In which 1t Is spent. The court in
dicated that the reason the custody OF
tho children was not changed now was
that Vance IS unprepared to care for
tlem properly.
Other Gases Heard.
Joseph Stewart reversed the natural or
der OF things and made Eliza Stewart
support him. instead OF him supporting
her. Mrs. Stewart testified and she was
granted q divorce, the custody OF the
three children. ranging in ages from to
10 years. and $40 month allmony,
Caroline Benefits husband, Fred Ben
metz. besides getting drunk, staying out
late OF nights and swearing at her when
lie returned, brought pictures OF other
women home with him and showed them
10 her. telling her that he had been
unduly intimate with them.
Bennett also threatened to kill both
Mrs. Bennett and her sister. 1t was el-
legged. and tried 10 criruinally assault the
latter, Miss Estelle Phillips, who was
placed on the stand and corroborated this
testimony. Bennett finally deserted Mrs
Bennett in September last.
aIrs, Bennett was granted a. divorce
and restored TO her maiden name OF Haz-
zard.
Hilda P East was granted a divorce
from Walter East. TO whom she was
married here IN January OF 1907 on the
ground OF desertion. which was alleged to
have occurred September Q last year Mrs
East also was awarded SO q month ALI
!nony and $50 attorneys fees.
Iay Corbett got q divorce from Nephi
Corbett, on the ground OF non-support
The custody OF the daughter, Lillian, 8
years old. was given the mother while
The boy, Edward. years old, was allowed
20 remain with bis father.
Luella Vass. colored, said that Peter
Vass "Jes got tired of sUpportin' her."
she Teckoned, and she was given a
dlvorce on the ground OF support
The complaint also alleged inhurnan treat
nent, but Us the main witness for the
pjAintiff on this point is absent from
mo city. this charge was dropped and
ihe charge OF non-supPort relied upon
solely: They were married al Cincin-
natl. May 90. 1880.
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