Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-20
E. E. Eldridge Sees Every Star Of
Hope Flicker and Then
Wane.
TELLS TROUBLES TO JUDGE.
out of $40 Per Month. lie Must Pay
S2a AZ Alimony-Othcr Tales
Of Marital Misfts.

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shattered and with 10 came more trou-
Die when be- was ordered yesterday Boy
Judge Morse in divorce court 90 pay
his WIFE Mrs. Edna Eldridgo. s2j "a
month pending the settlement OF her
suit for separate maintenance with "a
salary of only so a month. Eldridge
promised the court b. would pay the
amount and take a whirl 30 thigh IT,
nance" TO make ends meet
Although his Wife declared that he
owned a lucrative secondhand business
. which brought him in AN average %
I $40 70 month be gave an accounting OF
has financial affairs As hc stood bee
foro Judge Morse. DE declared himself
% financial wreck having started m his
last business eutorprs, with capital
OF SO which ne borrowed.
Before be was married six years ago,
hc formed q partnership with a
lady in the second hand business.
She withdrew suddenly taking her
/ share OF the proceeds and $50 which be-
/ louEej Go him
After This experience De- went 90 work
I for physician at $50 month. Saving
I up small amount he married Then
. Doe obtained "a position with a clothing
company and followed that line for
I some time. With a little capital hc
| won't into partnership with a locksmith
l un west Second South stneet This en-
/ terpriso failed 90 about SIX months
| and be was employed as "a clerk in the
/ clothing store again.
WHEN LAST TROUBLE BEGAN,
His marital troubles began at this
l time when his vie left him and de-
ciared that she could make better
living for herself than he could They
lived apart for several months. During
I this period while Eldridge was working
I boo the clothing house. hc borrowed $40.
He leased "a small piece OF ground on
south West Temple street, and at nights
he donned "a carpenters apron and built
a shack 9 feet by "a feet, and 3 feet In
height IN front or this place be hung
out his shingle and engaged IN the
second hand business. His capital was
so small that he was unable to make
enough to live on. so ne formed part
uershiD with j. H.. Hanson. a barber
who furnished some cash. Hanson was
90 receive one-fourth OF the profits and
Eldridge was 20 receive the Hons share
and conduct the business.
when this began 90 pay. Mrs. Eid-
ridge returned 10 her husband. Tn
able 90 stand prosperity. Eldridge
| leased a house at S65 east First South
street and furnished 10 for his wife.
! just az their prospects looked bright
! est. tho slump came a year and half
| ago. His business In this 6xl4-foot
| store was cut In twain. He was unable
| to pay his instruments on his furniture
I and his creditors threatened 10 have a
receiver appointed for his business.
| Rather than disrupt the frm Eldridse
sold his interest In the business TO his
brother for 500 and saved his furni-
ture.
He secured a position as manager
OF this business, however, and IS now
In charge OF the business al salary
of $40 "a month.
Mrs. Eldridge denies that he is in
financial difficulty. He transferred his
interest she declared. 10 prevent her
from obtaining an allowance from
him Judge Morse evidently took Mrs.
Eldridge's view Of the matter when he
made the order allowing her support.
HER LETTERS RETURNED.
Mrs. Grace 7. Bondurant was grant
ed divorce and the custody Of her
daughter Helen. years old, from
Lee l.. Bondurant, who is now ticket
agent for a steamship company i'm
Spokane Wash. When he left her with
her mother on July Z, 1907. he prom
ised 10 send for her as soon as he
was able financially. He ala not write
to her $50 she wrote letters 90 him
which he received and returned UNI
opened. Mrs Bondurant secured Wit
nesses. who saw him In Spokane and
unable 10 find out the cause Of his
desertiou. she filed suit against him.
They were married here March 90.
1905.
Mrs Christine Lang. a domestic, was
granted a divorce from Albert +.
Lang on the charge OF failure 20 pro-
] fIFafr 81 rife
only contributed S15 10 her support
He borrowed this back and $500 be-
/ sides. she said. Lang is a cook and ls
! now IN Nevada where he has been for
! several months They were married
| here July 8, 1909.
! Clara S. stevens Petty secured a di-
! yOrce from Albert O. Petty. a carpeu-
/ ter Before the suit was nled, Petty
/ agreed 20 allow the case 20 80 by de-
/ fault and stated that DE would pay
/ gI2.bO q month for the support 81
/ their child Lottie. 3 years old. They
| were married June a. 1905, I'm salt
| Lake CITY, For the past tHo years
| they have lived apart.
Nora Rogers dressmaker, was giv-
ou "A decree OF divorce from Laban
/ Rogers. "a miner ON the charge OF de-
Z seruon They were married Oct. a..
I 1900. in Boulder. Colorado. and have
] I'd child nine years old Mrs. Rogers
/ was granted the custody Of the child.
Mrs Agnes bIngicy who brought
I suit Tor divorce against William Bling
leN deputy county game warden, dis
missed her case Their differences
have been settled and they are now
living together
SENTENCED FOR CONTEMPT.
Dr. Gustaye A. Gamble am osteopnth.
.r5s 4rufenced 90 four days impHson-
mont iu tho county Jain yesterday by
judge Morse fnr contempt uf court
when Doc refused to pay 50 aum0ny
ta bits former wife, Mrs Mary A.
Gamble also am ostcuuath, as ordered
Iv tnt decree This Is the third timc in
ihe last sIN months that In Gamble
has been cited to appear
T After Mr Gamble showed from her
books that her former husband was ale
ways about two weeks behind with the
iImouN and that Doc had paid her
nothing thls month. Dr. Gamble WAS
called tI the stand. llo testified that
uIa collections came In slowly. that he
married again and had an aged mother
. Iu caro- Iur
Judge M0rsr said that ho believed
fu1t Dor Gamble had Intentionally disc
.H.Nru tnr court and pronounced ren-
/ fHuoD uuou hiu nr Gamble sat rigid
bon fHr witness chHir dumhfUundCd.
rn.t Is an fur the present Time.
ua.t.r Judge Morse said pleasantly
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