The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-03
BIG SCRAMBLE
IS NOW ON IN
DIVORCE COURT
Unhappy Couples Want to Be
Free Before New Law
Is Effective.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
IN COURT YESTERDAY
TEN DIVORCES IN FIFTY MIN
UTEs-TWENTY-ONE CASES
ARE HEARD.

Judge G. W. Morse Of the district court.
who has charge of the divorce division,
broke all previous records at the matt
nee yesterday afternoon. granting ten di-
Vorces in fifty minutes and hearing TWEEN
ty-one cases in less than two hours, the
others being chiefly delinQuenCies in the
matter of almony-
Case after case was disposed of with
scaut waste of tina All but one Of the
recipients Of divorce bills were wives who
had not b en- properly supported. One
lone husband, whose wife had become
tired of him. received his freedom.
Divorce business in the district court
IS expected to be unusually heavy from
law will go into effect This will prohibit
re-marriage within year After that a
falling off in the number of quick and
easy divorces may be expected.
George Z. Kennedy was the first case
called. Kennedy. VINO Is a working man.
was accompanied by his oldest son. Tom,
who cOrrObOrated his evidence as to the
desertion. He testified that he was mar
ried to his wife. Elizabeth, in March,
1890 and they had six children They lived
together until May :. 1906. when. he said,
she left him without giving any reason
He tried to induce her to come back. but
she had written him several times that
she would never live with him again. He
made a trip TO Montana to induce her
to come back and brought away his SIX
children. who are now with him. The
y
aged years He was given q divorce
with the custody of the children.
William T. HerrOld gave his wife %
three months after the marriage, but she
says he almost Immediately took il back
again. Mrs. Irene Herrold, the wife,
young ard pretty woman. testified they
were married in August. 1897. in this city,
and that her husband worked only three
weeks after the union at the trade Of q
miner. Her mother, Mrs. 5. Ray, cor
robOrated this and the divorce was
granted, no alimony or attorneys fees be
ing asked.
Dream Ct Love over.
Dennis Harrington came home one day
in June 1901. and told his wifs that he
didn't want to live with her any longer,
I so ne packed his trunk and left. Since
then. she says. she mas seen him on the
/ street several times. but has never spoken
/ to him. She testified he had worked for
the city as driver Of a garbage wagon
and for the Grand theatre for a time.
| earning about SIS or so week They
were married in Salt Lake Nov. %. 1895
| For nearly two years she has supported
herself. There are no children. Mrs.
! Elizabeth Trsband. her mother. was GER
tain that Harrington could support his
I wife if he wanted TO. so Judge Morse
I granted the divorce with so month ali
mony and so attorneys fees
Mrs. Caroline E Barrett was the star
Of the matinee. She is a pretty blonde
! tall and graceful and she carried her
}
/ Barrett, a pianist. she said, had furnished
I her no support and she had been work
/ ing as d stsnOgTapner i have asked
D him" she said. but he never had any
! nrnev." They were married Nov. Il. 1906
and have a child is months old The di-
] vorce was granted with the custody of the
ne pambles all the time" said Kate
/ NJ. Silver of her husband, George D. Sill
yer. who she testified. has not supported
I her properly. having given her only &5 IN
I four months Silver is a travelling sales
/ man receiving 50 2 day and is away from
I Idaho. wyoming and Colorado. Mrs Sill
yer. VINO is a large and handsome ana d
{ capable appearing young woman. SAYS
/ that she kae0S bOarders at 20 East sew
/ eoth South With her was a child aged
/ 4 and she said there was another chic
I AGED years. After her sister, Mrs Mel
/ IA Hawk. had confirmed her story. thS
, divorce was granted with 80 a monli
| sIimonv and $50 attorneys fees.
= Hattie H Warner. with her mother
I nreseut to corrOborate her testimony. SAID
l that she was married to MahlOn NJ. War
/ ner ir in December, 1905. in COLORADO
I hut had not lived with him since July
! 1q07. Warner is an iron worker, is nov
employed on the NeWhOuse buildings an1
I earns So week He has not contrlp ,1-.s
1 anything to his wife's support. W.T.
the decree she received an award OF 81
/ a month aiimOny-
Drink Evil Charged.
Demon Rum entered into three cases
I though non-suppoTt was princlpaEf
charged as in all other cases Sarat
Hand Dwyer. now living with her mother
Mrs. Mary Hand at sandy. said that nel
I husband. William. was an habitua
/ drJInkard. He was drunk nearly ever.
time I saw him the last year. she sald
and the mother testified that Dryer was
. sober only Occ lsicnally- He IS nov P
F Nevada working as a miner. AltOgelle q
he has paid for the support OF his wife
and their one child a girl named Salomy
aged & months. $3.50 since their marriag'
at Pennington in December. 1861 She 90
the decree. the custody OF the child anc
SO 2 month alimony-
Mrs. Dezza Irene Skinner. smiling as
If we're an a Joke. and resDlendent viii
a bic rod hat told the court that WuiiaH
r Skinner. a tesmster. drinks and fol
that reason has not supported her. 80
works out for living and their two clii
dre1 bows aged and 4 Years. are =
C.rantsviIIc Mrs. Mabel Wilson. of li
Fast FIRST South knew the facts in th.
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