The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-10
DIVORCE BUSINESS
IS RATHER LIGHT
Only One Decree Granted at the
Regular Friday Afternoon
Matinee.
THIS ONE IS GIVEN
TO SARAH MAY COWAN
w. G.. Morris Fails in Effort 70
Free Himself From Levinia
Norris.

Divorce business was rather light in
Judge Morse's court Friday afternoon
and only one decree was granted. Ono
was denied on account of the lack Of
evidence in behalf Of plaintiff and the
remainder of the session was taken up
in hearing evidence on the application
of Eliza Pinchin for restraining or.
der TO prevent her husband Job Pinchin.
from disposiDg of his property pending
the determination of her action for di.
yorce and also in the further hearing
on the question of increased alImouv
in the case of Jennie 3. Parsons against
G.. G.. Parsons.
Sarah May Cowan was the only one
who drew a decree of divorce at the
hearing. She testified that her husband.
John NJ Cowan. had treated her in
cruel and inhuman manner and had also
failed to support her In her state
ment to the court she said that in May
OF last year her husband hit her with
his fist and knocked her against the
folding bed, bruising her body and
backing her eyes.
Then again in July of the same year
she stated that he threw cream pufis
in her face. hit her in the back with
n chair and told her TO leave the house.
In May Of this year she said that he
hit her IN the face and tore her waist.
Mrs. Cowan further testified that her
husband is an employe Of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company and earns
about 5000 per month, but that he had
failed to support her and their three
little children and she had been com
pelled to seek aid from her father,
Mrs. Edgar, the mother of. plaintiff,
corroborated her testimony to the eff
feet that she had seen Cowan strike
his wife and had seen the bruise from
the same. and also that her daughter
and children had come to her for the
necessaries of life. Mrs. Cowan was
mony, $50 as attorneys fees, the Gus
tody of her children and was allowed
to resume her maiden name, Sarah May
Edgar.
Morris Falls Down.
W. G. Morris failed 10 make good in
his evidence against his wife. Leyinia
Morris, whom he charged with cruelty
and desertion, and his petition for di-
vorce was denied. His attorney, W. l..
Dunn, saved the case for him by asking
leave 10 file an amended complaint,
which was granted, and perhaps the
amendment will be backed up by The
proper evidence. Morris declared that
his wife had bad temper and kept
"nagging' at him until he was made
sick from worry over the affair. On
December 2S last. after be had been
TO take to his bed because of
her treatment, he declared that she left
him alone and helpless. His brother,
A. G. Morris, tried TO help the case
along, but had not seen or heard enough
of the cruel treatment to warrant the
court in rendering a decree of divorce.
After Judge Morse had stated that the
evidence was Insufficient the attorney
for Mr.. Morris asked for and was given
leave to amend the complaint and the
case will again come before the court
before great while,
Eliza Pinchin who is suing Job Pin
chin for a divorce, asked the court for
a restraining order to prevent her hus-
band from disposing of his property
pending the hearing of the case. She
testified that her husband owned prop
erty valued at about $500 and that he
had told her attorney that he intended
10 sell part of it for $1,000. She ad-
nitted on cross examination that sew
,ral years ago she and her husband had
,roube and at that time agreed upon
! settlement of their property rights,
she decided him certain prop.
,rty and he decided her their homestead
md floral establishment on South State
street, valued at over $1,000.
At this point in the proceedings Mr
'inchin intimated that Attorney p. j,
DAILY had prevailed unon her to make
he settlement mentioned with her hus-
,and with the understanding that her
usband should get a divorce at once,
which he failed to do. She said that
he had no attorney and that Mr.. DAILY
epresepted her husband and insisted
pom her agreeing TO the settlement and
laking out the deed
Straightens 1t Out.
Mr., DAILY took exceptions TO her state
lent and put her through very rigid
he admitted that he had tried to eft,
ect a reconciliation between her and
er husband and also that he Informed
er that he would carry out the wishes
t herself and husband in regard to the
roperty settlement. This satisfied Mr..
'aly and she was excused from the
sand.
Mr.. Pinchin made very short work
the matter when ne was called 30
nc stand, as he stated emphaticslly
rat he had no intention of selling any
his property without the consent OIL
is wife pending the trial of the case.
ttorney Ray Van Cott, who repre-
'nted Mrs. Pinchin, then asked that
le order To show cause be dismissed
I'd il was so ordered by the court.
Mrs. Jennie b. Parsons was denied an
crease in temporary alimony granted
II some time ago by Judge Morse Her
Isband. Charles G, Parsons, was or
rcd to pay her $l25 per month pend
& the final hearing of their separate
case. but she asked the
urt to increase the amount to $Z0o i
II month on the ground that she IS
mpelled to go to California on ae,,
unit of her health and the first named
Mount is not sufficient to dcfray hef
penSes.
Judge Morse decided that the amount
is sufficient and confirmed his previous