The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12

:. Whiting. :,
=. Lizzie Nelson Atkinson from :.
X Philip Atkinson. :.
+ Hattie D. Higham from Archi. =
= bald S, Higham. :
r Ella Barton from Eugene !.
= Evelyn NJ. Thomas from Frank :
!. E. Thomas, !.
!: .
Divorces showed slight picking up
al the regular matinee in Judge Morse S
division of the Third District court Fri
day afternoon. Five divorces. four
women aud one man, were granted.
Conrad Whiting got quick action on
his application for divorce from Aurora
Whiting, on the grounds of desertion.
The complaint was filed Thursday, and
twenty fours afterwards Whiting was
single man, They were married here
April Is. 1906, and Mrs. Whiting de-
serted him in April OF last year, Whit
ing testified. He placed her IN an
apartment house here and went 10 Park
City TO look for work. When he re-
turned she was gone. His letters, be-
sceching her 10 return, went un-
answered, There are no children.
Hattie D.. Higham was granted di-
vorcc from Archibald s. lligham, an
cx-couvict. on the grounds of non-sup
port and cruelty. In January of 1908,
IN Weber county, Higham was convict
ed of forgery and sentenced 10 three
years Imprisonment at hard labor IN
the State prison. This February he was
released on parole and has been staying
AT the Higham home in this city, al
though he and his wife had not re-
sumcd marital relations. Mrs. Higham
has been trying to get a divorce on the
ground of non-support for some time,
but failed TO make much headway.
Returned Home Late.
Mrs. Higham showed Friday, how
ever, that recently Higham had beat
her once or twice. upon her returning
home late i'll the evening. The provo
cation appeared to be her taking two
or three glasses OF beer with Il woman
friend After she had been unsuccess-
ful in her attempt to keep Higham
away from her house. she said, she had
spent several evenings away from home
until s or 9 clock.
Hieham took the stand and said that
Of his earnings Of $3.50 since he was
paroled. virtually all had gone TO his
drcn. ranging in ages from ) TO ~
wears. the custody of seven of whom
the mother asked for, the other three
being over 2l; but Higham contcnded
that the three of the seven who arc
more than ten years old should be al
lowed 10 choose which of the parents
they desired to remain with. Mrs.
Higham replied that she supposed that
since she had been compelled 10 sup
port herself TO take practically all the
earnings of the boys under 20, they
probably would rather 90 with their
father, and the court in granting the
divorce awarded the custody Of all
tlo obi1lrsn ,,pHpr 10 n 1r-NpDr
old daughter. who wished to remain
with her mother. to Mrs. Hlgbam, The
children more than 10 are TO appear
next Friday and tell the court with
whom they wish 10 90, The question
of alimonv will be determined when
shc children arc disposed Of The cou.
Ole was married at Payson, October H..
lsS2
Evelyn NJ, Thomas. "A decidedly pref
fv woman, was granted a divorce from
Frank h. Thomas ou the grounds OF
dcsertiop. They were married at Yuma
Ariz.. April IL, 1905, and Thomas de
serted her March ], the next year.
prior 10 his desertion Thomas had
showed q disposition TO wander. Mrs,
Thomas said, frequently remaining
away from home hours at time with
out offering any satisfactory eXplana'
ton for his absence. When Thomas
lert for rood he was negotiating the
own monov He is at Canyon City.
Colo, she believes. There are no chill
lTen.
Bartons in Trouble
Fpocnc Barton last October told Ella
Barton, Mrs Barton testified, that he
would live with her no longer, Outside
Of uayn" her fare TO California where
She went for her health Barton nad
contributed little TO her support for a
year or so. she said, although earning
~ mr. 81 a dav. \ grown daughter
corroborated this, and the divorce was
granted The couple WAS married Feb
ruary }, 1852
Lizzie Nelson Atkinson got dl.
vorco from Philip Atkinson on tho
orouuds Of dcscrtion. They were mar
r,ed here April - Of last year, and
Ntl,irsou left her at the end of three
wnnLs Since then she has been dc
nerdcnt upon relatives and TRENDS tol
her maintenance, She has heard that
Atkinson mas been at mon ana blhe
ham CANYON recently. No mention va;
made of any children and no allmonS
Joseph Coult, whose wife, Editf
Coult, SAYS she is charge on 'n'
county. although her husband owns
FORTY acre farm near sandy ana earn
81 or - a day, was ordcrep 10 pGd;'
Mrs Coult 500 a month temporary all
mony. Coult insisted that not muc'
of his farm is under cultiTatlon am
the little there is under cultivation Il
not SD very productive. Mrs. Coult sac
She has been unable TO work 10 sup
port herself recently ON aGconnt o
nara1vsis and heart trouble. Both hav'
been much married, CouIt being Mrs
CorIt s third husband, and Conlt haV
lug five children BY former MAJ
rage.