The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
MARRIAGE KNOTS
UNITED BY court
Three Women Freed by Judge
Nurse, and One Expects
to Find Favor.
FOUR HUSBANDS AT FAULT
DEsERTIoN, CRUELTY AND INFl-
DEITY CHARGED.

Three women who entered the divorce
mill in Judge c. w. Morse's court yes
terday with troublesome husbands at
.tached to them came out smiling and
alone. One other all but rid herself Of
her spouse and will probably receive a
divorce when proof of service of summons
is made.
Mrs. Lena PouIson told the court she
f,had supported her husband until she had
become tired of it and when she insisted
THAT he do his share he deserted her-
/ They were married at Logan on May %,
lISSS. and have three childr,H. ranging from
rs years TO II years. who We're given INTO
the mothers custody by the court with
Il divorce.
Hubby Was Too Gay.
Mabel G. Jett told of the quarrel with
cher husband, j. ". Jet. at Baker City,
Ore. because ne was going out with too
many other women, and that she left hlm
and came to salt Lake. She returned 10
Baker City only to find the house locked
mp and the furniture sold. She married
Jett at Baker City on New Years day,
1906 She received a divorce and her
alden name of Beirdneaus, They nave
no children.
Rhoda Dutson is no longer the wife Of
Charles Duts1n. She told Judge Morse
that her husband had deserted her four
years ago and that she has been SUD
porting herself since. Their one child Is
in Marysvale with relatives. Ihey We're
married in MarysVale On Sept. Is, 1850.
Nellie +. Rance certainly proved, by
her story, that she had good GROUNDS lot
divorce but proper service of summons
upon her husband was not shown and
Judge Morse refused to grant the di-
-NOrce until summons IS returned. MIS-
Rance said her husband abused her often
and that on July p last, he came nome
and threatened to Kill her. accompany
ing the threat by thTUsting a revolver
under Ler nose He was arrested at tnaI
time. she told the court, on charge or
assault and battery with a deadly Weap-
on. but Jumped his bail bond and went
10 Denver. She said her latest advice
" as that he was somewhere IN NeNdqa'
making IS a day as bartender tOf
several years Rance was bartender at
TTOgle's i'm Salt Lake. In backing up heI
charge of nOn-SuppOrt. Mrs. Rance said
she had received only so I'm year rOm
her husband. They were married IN 1879
and have three children, all girls Mrs.
Rance wants her maiden name of Crit
fiths returned to her.
Skipped to Nevada.
Louise Gessford young and pretty,
tried to have her former husband Raiph
G Gessford. punished for contempt of
court. She obtained divorce from Cess
ford on July 16, when he was ordered
u D2O Dry 8llNNNNS OF SO a uAotltd- the
young woman tOl0 tRS cOl2Tt tNaN SONNS
Gessfords father had given him money
with which To get ont of the state and
avoid the courts order. but the father
vas NOt Changed Wtco a0yt6IUs- ana D222
were discharged. Tt was threatened, now
ever that proceedings will be brought
arainst the old man. Gessford is gone,
ain right and the alimony is stopped
1t is believed he is in Reno, New. He
is a bartender and once worked here at
at the Log Cabin bar. Mrs. GessfOrd
said her parents at Sacramento, Cal. gave
Ter 5000 when she was married and
that she gave this to her husband. He
went through it i'm a hurry and then Te-
fused 20 support her, il is said.
Charles II. Miller of the Royal laundry
was ordered 20 pay SD a week towards
the support of his wife and children du-
ring the trial of the divorce action brought
against him by his wife, in which she
names a Media Peterson as her hus-
bands affinity.