The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-24
TWELVE COUPLES
GIVEN FREEDOM
Almost Record Day in District
Court for Salt Lake
County Friday.
DESERTION COMMON PLEA
NON-SUPPORT, CRUELTY AND
OTHER CHARGES MADE.

During yesterday in the district court
twelve divorces were granted 10 anx-
ious petitioners who were in a hurry to
get freedom under the old law. Ten of
these divorces were granted during the
regular afternoon divorce matinee.
Jesse y. Rockefeller received a di-
Vorce from Judge G.. W. Morse of the
district court yesterday morning on the
showing that his wife. Marion. deserted
him in November, 1908. 1t was case
of gone with a handsOmer man. he
told the judge She left with another
and has not seen him or her daughter.
Ruby. aged years. since. They were
married in Ogden, May IA. 1903. Rock
efeller was also given the custody of
the child
Lillian BOwles, who keeps a rooming
house on South State street was di-
vorced from Harry Bowles at the same
session. They were married at Ho-
Nooken, \. =, July Z, 1885, and came to
live in Utah four years ago. Shortly
alter arrival here she says that BowIes
deserted her and went to Cripple Creek.
Colo, where he still is. There are no
children and no alimony was asked.
Age and beauty were separated yes
terday when Jacob Hunter, nearly 20
years old, was granted a divorce from
his wife, Martha Bolton Hunter. who
is several years his junior Hunter said
that he chided his wife about the way
she was. conducting the household.
ThereupOn Mrs. Hunter left. Since that
time Hunter has pleaded with her to
come back, but she declines to do so.
They were married four years ago.
Two Months Enough.
Two months OF married life resulted
unhappily for Agnes Crouch, a pretty
young woman, who was granted a OIL
vorce yesterday from ]. A. Crouch.
They were married year ago. Crouch
deserted his wife in the brief time OF
two months.
Lille Chips. another unhappy child
wife, was granted a decree of separa-
ton from Jacob NJ. Chips. They were
married in salt Lake on Jan. % 1908.
and two weeks later the husband left
salt Lake. saying hat he was going
away in search of employment He
never came back.
Mrs. Esther Burns Brocklebank
charged her husband with drunkenness
and cruelty. She said that he frequent
~ struck her and her children. A di-
Vorce was granted. They were married
III Hurley, Wis, in 1897
Some Alimony, Too.
Mrs. Vera o. Powell was given $500
aiimony and $50 attorneys fees. in ad-
ditiOn to a divorce from John r. Pow
ell. mining engineer. The divorce
was granted on the grounds of deser-
ton and nOn-support. Mrs PoweITs
maiden name of Cushing was restored.
They were married in Salt Lake, Dec.
Is. 1906
The divorce suit of Mrs. Lillian FL
lott against E. D. Elliott was dis
missed as the court held that Mrs. FL
lott was resident of Idaho. Mrs.
Elliott alleged that her husband had
threatened TO kill her. and that because
of that fact she left him. They were
married in st. Anthony in 1905.
Threats to kill Mrs. Clara KnadIe and
her I'VE children prompted the wife TO
sue Tor a divorce from William NJ. Kna-
ole Mrs knadle said that Knadle's
brother had killed his wife and himself
and that she had reason to believe that
ne might follow his brothers example.
me divorce, $50 a month alimOny and
500 attorney fees were granted Mrs
knadle. They were married at Lin
coin, Neb., in 1855
Non-suppOrt and desertion were the
grounds Tor granting a divorce TO Mrs.
Bernice d. Warren from John A. War
rem in recOrd-br6 aking time. Mrs War
ren flied her divorce complaint at noon
-
granted divorce. Her maiden name
Of Vaughn was restored. The marriage
took place in Pueblo five years ago.
Thirsty Baker.
Drunkenness was at the root Of the
family troubles OF Fritz Hobusch and
Mrs. Emma Hobusch, said Mrs Ho-
busch I'm her testimony in the divorce
court yesterday. Hobusch is q baker.
but his constant thirst, Mrs Hobusch
said, prevented him from attending to
his business. Mrs. Kate Pfister cor
robOrated the testimony of Mrs. Ho-
busch and the divorce was granted.
The wife was given the custody of the
two children.
After much testimony. Judge Morse
decided that Joseph Marriott. Il wears
of age, does not have to pay his wife
Mary Marriott, who is only a little
more than half as old as her husband
temporary alimony pending the final
decision of their divorce case. Mr.. Mar
riOtt said that his wife was conducting
the Midland TOOming house in Salt
Lake and that she had a substantial
bank account. Mrs. Marriott was ap-
parently somewhat reluctant to tell