The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-31
Martha J. Davis Valves Ali
mony in Action Against
Her Husband.
AMOUNT DEMANDED IN
COMPLAINT WAS $25, 900
Charles Smith, Divorce Record
Holder, Is Again Before
the Court.

Martha J. Davis was granted n di-
Yorcc from Myron W Davis, a we'll
known mining man, in the divorce matt
nee before Judge Armstrong Friday af-
ternoon, but she had withdrawn her
plea for $4,000 permanent alimony,
$2500 attorney fees and $500 costs, and
the decree carried nothing with it but
the divorce. 1t is understood. how
ever, that the plaintiff and defendant
reached an agreement out of court,
whereby Mrs. Davis is to receive
abundant alimony.
Tho marriage took place at Farm
ington October 20, 1898, Mrs, Davis
said, and for the last ten years Davis
has gone on sPrees, lasting from three
might not have been so bad, but Davis
usually came home drunk at an early
hour in the morning, and, after arous-
ing the whole family from slumber,
threatened to drive them into the
streets. Three or four times he full
filled his threats, she testified, IN -partl-
cular on the early morning of May 3,
this year. To escape him, she fled up
stairs and barricaded her door with a
bedstead, she said; but he forced the
door IN, ordered her and the rest OF
the family, consisting OF a daughter, by
former husband. and her son-in-law,
downstairs and drove them into the
street Mrs. Davis went TO the homo
of her son for the night, she said. This
was repeated August 80 and September
20, it was shown.
Three Husbands In Court
Three husbands were before the
court, either to show cause why they
should not be ordered to pay dissatis-
fled wives seeking divorces temporary
allmony, or be found in contempt of
court for failure to pay slimony granted
with the divorce decrees entered
against them. With one exception they
entered robust list Of ills and afflic-
tions to show why they should not pay
temporary alimony or be found in con-
tempt for failure to pay permanent ali
mony.
George H Robson, messenger boy,
whose wife, Beatrice Evans Robson,
got divorce from him four months ago
and was awarded S25 month alimony
and $50 attorney fees, laid his inability
to comply with the orders Of the court
Emery's "purity crusade.'' Most of
the Commercial street houses OF bad
repute are closed, he said, thus eleminat-
ing one OF the sources of revenue to
messenger companies.
It developed that an arrangement was
made between Mrs. Robson and Robi-
son, by which he agreed TO help sup
port her and his minor child, and the
divorce proceedings were dropped.
Robson, however, left the state, going
to California. When he returned he
was arrested for failing TO provide for
his minor child. He agreed to con-
tribute $40 month toward the child g
support and was released; but, unknown
TO him, he claims, tho divorce proceed,
ings were carried through. He knew
nothing until two days ago, he said. Of
the order requiring him to pay his wife
elimony. AS the divorce proceedings
were heard by Judge Ritchie, the case
was transferred TO his division for ad.
justment. In the meantime the order
stands against Robson.
RecordHolder Up Again.
Charles. Smith, tottering under the
weight of years, from whom Margaret
NJ. Smith was given a divorce and