The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-26
ADVICE IS GIVEN
BY JUDGE MORSE
Court Tells John F. Kelly and
Wife to Think Matters
Over.
PETERSON is ORDERED
TO PAY WIFE ALlM0NY
George Harold Speight Says He
Has Assigned His $4,000
Judgment.

81 am of the opinion that these per
sons are unable to determine IN less
than month of married life whether
they are unsuited for aud can never
care for each other. Perhaps, if they
came in a couple of years aud told the
same story, [ might consider granting
them q divorce, but now the case is
dismissed. y
This is the way Judge Morse dis
posed OF the divorce suit Of John r.
Kelly against Alta Kelly, his girl wife
Of only a few days, at the divorce
matinee Friday. following Mrs. Kel'
ly's virtual corroboratiou Of Kelly S
testimony of how she treated him.
Kelly's side Of the story was heard
Friday, a week ago. but the case was
continued q week for Mrs. Kelly s tes'
timony Kelly said that Mrs. Kelly.
the first night of their marriage, scoffed
she didu't believe in a God, and if
there was one he was a fool, and Ed
ward Loggy, kelly's friend. testified
that Mrs Kelly had told him that she
was tired Of working and had married
Kcllv 10 get rest. Loggy also said
that Mrs. l<cllv offered 10 bet him that
she wouldD I live with Kelly three
weeks.
Mrs. Kelly, twenty years younger
than Kelly. and decidedly pretty, took
the stand Friday and, with q smile,
couldn't care for Kelly; that he was
roo old for her; that she had nothing
but contempt for him from tho day
Of their marriage, aud that she lsn t
going 10 live with him any longer.
Her Second Marriage.
This is Mrs. Kcny's second marriage,
she having a two-ycar old child by her
former husband, j. Ellis. On this
point Kelly showed considerable sensi-
tiveness and demanded in his COM
plant that Mrs. Kelly not be allowed
to retain his name, but that she be
restored 10 the name of Ellis. Under
the court curt dismissal of the case,
however, he win have to let the wo
man wear his name for year or so.
Mrs Kelly took the court 5 refusal
10 grant them a divorce graciously,
leaving the courtroom smiling, hut
Kelly went out scowliug. Kelly and
Mrs. Kelly were married at Tooele
May II. this year.
George Harold speight, from whom
Rose Speight was attempting to secure
temporary alimony. said that the iudg
ment for $4,000 he has obtained
against the Rocky Mountain Bell Telc.
phone company for personal injuries,
sustained IN its employ. has been as
signed. and that he has been able 10
arm so he was discharged. Mrs.
Spcight testified that she is earning
$50 a month. 81 OF which she has to
cxpeud for the support Of the four
yesr-old child. She and Speight have
not lived together since 1907, she said.
They were married here five years ago.
Speight was injured in the fall of
1906. while employed as a telephone
linemap.
Livingston on Deck,
John Livingston, III answer 10 an
order to show cause why he should
not pay Edith Livingston temporary
alimony, said that he is earning only
S@5 and $40 n month as bartender at
the Council saloon, and could not well
pay alimony ont Of that, but The court
concluded to hear what the proprietor
of the saloon has TO say about the
wages he is paving Livingston. and
continued the hearing on the order un
I'll next Friday TO get his testimony.
Mrs, Livingston is charging Livingston
With nonsupport and cruelty, They
have two children 13 and u years
old respectively.
Edwin Peterson, in charge OF the
miniature railway at the Salt Palace.
was ordered to pay Nellie Peterson, a
mere slip of a girl, who IS suing him
for divorce on the grounds of non.
support and cruelty for the second
time. SIS month temporary slin1ony
They were first married about four
years ago, and have orc child, a girl
of three years. by that marriage, They
couldn't get along together. however,
and Mrs. Peterson secured divorce
from Peterson. On account of the
child, though. Mrs. Peterson said, she
decided 10 make another effort TO get
along with Peterson, so they were ne.
married last February. The second Of
fort. like the first, IS failure, she
SAYS.