The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-23
DIVORCE MATINEE
IS SENSATIONAL
Albert l.. Buker Tells of Turn
inc His Wife Over to Her
Affinity.
MAN FROM SCOTLAND
LOSES HIS BETTER-HALF
Other Divorce Cases Handled by
Judge Morse in Third
District Court.


Five divorces were granted by Judge
Morse at his weekly divorce hearing
Friday afternoon, two were continued
for the purpose of completing the serv-
Ice of the summons and several orders
to show cause were disposed OF. Inc
court room was crowded with ltGants,
witnesses and spectators and the test'-
mony in some of the cases was exceed
iuolv sensational.
Perhaps the most pathetic case be
fore the conrt was that of Albert l.
Buker against Mary i, Buker. Dut-
ing the recital of tho story oil ms
wife 5 dcscriion and her affection Tor
another man. Mr. Bukcr could not re
straiu the tcsrs which came 10 his eyes
as, with Quivcriug lips aud voice
filled with emotion, he described DOW
nc had done everything in his power
TO break off her infatuatlon for tue
other man whose name was not men
tioucd in court, but was unsucccssluI
in his efforts and was finally com,
PEELED to let her 60 10 her affinity
while the only thing left for hlm was
seek o divorce.
He said that they were married IN
Ogden on August 10: 1888 aud nave Two
minor children. All wnS apparently
happiness in his home until April OF
last yclr when she mot man win
whom she fell 10 love. She then told
her husband that she loved another
aud he became aware OF the faCt thAt
she had repeatedly met him clandcs-
timely. In July, 1908. he said that ne
sent her on visit back east hoping
that abscucc would overcome her m
fatultou for the man. But 1T did
no GOOD and she returned here only TO
leave him in July Of this year with
I L.. lot oh
return.
She was cntrcatcd TO return TO him
hui wrote that she would not do so,
She also requested him in ono of the
letters 10 keep the children. llc sad
that nc had far more serious charge
which he might havc brouoht against
her. but rcfraiucd from doing so on
account of his children. HIS testimony
was corrohoratcd bv two witnesses VINO
knew of, the conduct of his wife and
the man with whom She became IN
fatuatcd. Judge Morse granted the d.
Nurcc and gave Mr. Bukcr the CUSTODY
Of the children.
Same Treatment.
". J. Atkinson is another plaintiff
who received about the same tleat-
mont from his wife. MARY Atkinson, sS
related in the above case. lie stated
that they were married IN Scotland on
March 2S 1881 aud were living IN
cleveland. ONO. Onlll INN, I''i. NH'N
fhcv decided TO come 10 Utah. lhcy
had hacked up their household goods
and were about ready TO start on thcIr
inurncv when his wif" stated that she
was "oiug ia sec about sonic OF ihclr
things She left their home aud UcNcr
returned About the same timc he
declared. q man who was boarding with
them departed very mySterioUslv and
b, was al the opinion thar the two
won't together lIc did not know where
Tho Two went and has never heard from
his wife since her departure. William
NTatrou, testified IN behalf Of AtSln-
son and the court granted the d.
N0rcC.
Hazel Dix. very pretty and attrac
five young woman. fold Judge Morse
Thai her husband Charles NJ Dix, dc
srrtcd her the daY following their mar
riauc and had failed TO support her cHcl
since They were married in this city
ON InIv 20. lg06. She could aSsigr
no reason for hcr husband 5 conduct
Her mother corroboratcd her story anG
the divorce was granted.
DcScriion and non support Wcrc als'
thc grounds upon which 10 Prestor
STEPHENS was granted a divorce from
Lawrence r. stephens. The partic
wcrc married in Greeley, Colo. or
March @S. 1907. and ou August d
inc same year her husband deserted he
and has since failed TO provide her wlt'
the common nccess1ries of life
Anna NJ. Cook also told the court tina
her husband. David j. Cook, Jr;, had dc
serted her the same month Of their mar
rjIge and had failed TO provide for her
Thoy were married in this city on Au
gust 10 1905. and have one eh,ld.
Years of age. Mrs. Cook was GRANTEE
a divorce aud tho custody Of tho child
Case of Desertion.
Belle Leach had a clear case of Dc
tcrlion aud non support against Charlie
W Leach, but was rather premature
having the case heard. as, after an eJ
amipaiion of the proof Of the publica
tnn of summons. Judge Morse ar
nouuccd that tho tune for entering th
default ot defendant had not expired
hence the case was continued until th
default * due.
John NJ Carson, a colored man. wa
also in too great hurry To secure
divorce from Annie Carson He tol
The court how he started his wife o
trip to St. Louis lp October, l90.
but instead Of going there she weI
10 Alaska and refused to return 10 bin
After his testimony was all IN the coul
ascertained that the service OF summon
in mis- case was not complete, so cor
tinucd the matter until the time for d.
fault has expired,
Hvrum Cahoon, bartender, tried
convince the court that he was badly
need OF money with which 10 pay h
dues in thc BarteDdcrs union and ais
for his support. so as To induce the cou
to modify the restraining order 3
cured against him by his wife. Sara
Cahoon. who is suing him for diyorc
JIo was unsuccessful, however, so II
order will remain as originally issue
lie WAS restrained from disposnC Of
legacy left him by relative and ";
ordered 10 pay his wife $50 per mont
ont of thai money, as we'll as give h
the rent money from their horne unt
the case is finally disposed VI by Il
court
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