Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-15
First Decree Of Divorce Under
New Law Parts Mir. and
Mrs. Bernard Hanson.
OTHER FRIDAY MATINEE ACTS.
The clawsons, After Trying to Patch
Differences, Decide to Fight
For snglcncss.

Georgia Ida Moore Hanson. the young:
and pretty niece of Samuel NeWhouss,4
who secretly married Bernard William
Hanson in Brigham City. June 4, 1907.
was granted an interlocutory decree.
of divorce yesterday by Judge Morse,
because her husband was too lazy TO
work Under the new divorce law, Mrs.
Hanson was the first to be granted a
decree. 1t viii become absolute in six
months and In a year from now Mrs.
Hanson will be free to marry again.
Their marriage was the sequel OF a
case of child love, and after they wed
We're afraid to tell their parents. Il.
was several months before 1t was made
known. They were attending school
IT the time.
Mrs Hanson said that for several
months she had lived with her parents
in the Bransford apartments and that
1er husband had lived there with them
a for a month or two after their mar
riage was announced.
When Judge Morse asked Mrs. Han
sen why her husband did not support.
ier she replied:
why, he was too lazy to work. That
seemed to be the only trouble with
him. q,
Mrs. G. C. Moore, her mother, corrob-5
Grated her testimony. Hanson signedsa,
waiver OF time to answer and his de-
fault was entered about an hour after
the complaint was filed, and the decree
granted.
THE oVE,RHOLrs PARTED.
,Jennie overholt was given an inter-
iocutory decree from John Overholt on
49, t-,r1,
married in La Iunta, Colo, Oct, %.
1901. When they moved to Salt Lake
E a short time afterwald, Dverholt began
to abuse her. He struck her on sey-.
eral occasions and lost his posi- ton
with the Western Pacific railroad COM
pany for ill-treatfng his wife. He
deserted her in Oct. 1908, after losing
his position.
Mrs. overholt was a. widow when she
married Overholt and had one daugh-
ter, Maggie. by a former marriage. Her
daughter told how Overiiolt abused her
mother and that she was afraid Of
him.
IlER HUSBAND IS LOST.
Mrs. Emma Fleming a trained nurse.
was given an interlocutorys decree from
q. d. Fleming on the ground of deser-
ton. They were married in 81. Louis
Oh Jan. g 1901. For more thon two
years she has been living mere Win her
brother-ln-law and has provided for
herself. She knows nothing of the
whereabouts of Fleming.
cLAWsoNs DECIDE TO QUIT.
After two reconciliations, Charles w.
CIawspn and his wife, Anna Clawson
finally decided to secure Il divorce and
yesterday Mrs. Clawson began q fight
fol, a division of the property Judge
Morse entered an order compelling
Clawson. who is seeking The divorce,
to pay his wife SIS IL month alimony.
Mrs. Clawson also wanted am interest
in Some property, valued at $4,000,
which he holds in his name. They
were married In Salt Lake on Jan, "a.
1902, and the last time they separated
was on April s, 1908. Since that time,
Mrs. Clawson has been compelled to
keep boarders to support herself. &
BLDREDGE IN HARD LUCK.
H. r., Eldredge was discharged on an
order to show cause why he should not
be punished for not paying his Wife
s25 month alImony He lost his posi-
ton, according to his testimony. and
is now In the Goldsmith business. He
is canvassing from house to house. and
says that he makes about 81 a day. II
4he can raise the money, he says, that he
Intends to rent a place and start up q
business. He Is now $2o in arrears in
his temporary aiimony.