The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-01
BAD BREAKS BY
CUPID MENOED
Six Divorces Granted at Judge
c. w. MorSe'S Matinee
Yesterday.
ONE HUSBAND MUST WAIT
SEVERAL NEW DOMESTIC TRAe-
EDiEs ARE MADE KNOWN.

/ Six divorces were granted yesterday aft
/ ernoon by Judge C. ". Morse. In each
/ case where a divorce was granted the
+ complainant was the wife The only hus-
1 band who sought a divorce failed 70 get
! IL because il was shown that the wife had
still one more DAY in which 10 lie ner
I answer. His case was continued Tor one
week and If the wife does not file an
answer divorce viii probably be granted
TO him.
That her husband preferred to use his
strength in beating her rather than III
working % support his family vas
charged by Mrs. Minnie Webb. who was
Z granted n divorce from HErum Webb. For
{ five years. she said her husband treated
her cruelty. At times he would attack
knock her down and pull her hair. The
reason for these attacks, she said was
because she urged him 10 20 TO Work
When in a particularly vicious mood she
testified that Webb drew a knife and
threatened 10 Kill her. On one occasion
he attempted to set fire 10 the residence
but was prevented from doing so by the
! Intervention Of neighbOrs.
They We're married in ParOTan on Aug
ust %. 1899, and lived there until a year
/ ago when Mrs webb and her five chill
I dren moved TO Garfield to live in three
tents Webb came to Garfield later and
there. she said, continued his cruel treat
ment. Finally he deserted her in March
Of this year. For at least q year, she said,
I he had done no work whatever. Mrs.
Webb said that she had supported the
family for the last five years by taking
{ in boarders. The divorce was granted
and Mrs Webb was awarded go q month
alimony. so attorneys fees and the Gus
| tOdy Of the children.
Rod and Gun Man.
Hunting and fishing fnterfered so much
with the business and marital happiness
Of Gus MUllinger, barber, that both
business and marriage have been given
I'll tod
q divorce from the angling barber yester-
day afternoon on the showing that he had
failed to support her. He was capable
Of earning 500 a month she said but sell
dom did so because he often laid off from
work for days and weeks at a time in
order TO enjoy the pleasures Of the chase
and Of the rod.
The MuIlingers were married in Provo.
March g. 1900. They have an adopted
daughter. > years old, the custody of
which was awarded Mrs M1llinger Mrs.
Mullinger said that she was conducting
boarding house and supporting herself
and the adopted daughter. Mrs. Mullin-
gers testimony was corrobOrated by her
sister
Mrs Laura Marley was the third wife
seeking divorce who has been support
ing herself by keeping bOarders. She al
legged that her husband. Joseph ". Mar
ley. had failed to support her ever since
their marriage, October ,, 1906 Mrs
Hattie J. Stewart cOrrObOTated her story.
the restoration Of her maiden name Of
Laura Johnson
Cruel, Cruel Husbands.
After a brief and unhappy honeymoon
Jessie Hildebrand. young and pretty, was
granted a divorce from Harry Hildebrand.
They were married Feb. 1. 1903, and the
cruel treatment by her husband. she said.
commenced one week later. He frequently
slapped her and called her vile names.
Her acquaintance with Hildebrand COM
menced last September.
Milton H Tate was also charged with
wife-beating by Elizabeth Tate. They
were married at Pennington on March
49, 1903. She mentioned several occasions
on which he struck and kicked her. On
one occasion he drew a loaded revolver
and threatened to kill her. on another
occasion he put her out of the house and
locked the door Mrs Tate was granted
q divorce, IS a month alimOny, $50 attor-
news fees and the custody Of month-oid
child
Julia Barney testified that George F
Barney. her husband, deserted her three
years ago They were married nine years
ago and lived for several years in Nevada.
Since her husbands desertion Mrs Bar
uey has been working in Salt Lake CITY.
She was granted the divorce and the Gus
tody Of two small children.
Cases Unfinished.
Evidence in the case OF Perl Z. Winter
OVID against Clara E. WinterOwd was
taken, but the case went over for one week
because it was discovered that though the
wife had as yet filed no answer to the
divorce complaint she had one day more
i'm which to do so. WiuterOWd testified
that he was married IN MarshalltOWn.
Iowa. Nov H. 1905. and that in March.
I 1906 mis- wife left home ostensibly to 90
to the home Of her grandmother in Mason
City, Iowa. Since that time he has been
unable to FIND any trace Of her, although
he made a trip to Iowa two years ago
for the purpose of looking for her.
There was no service in the case OF
Mile Jones against Abram Jones and it
was stricken from yesterdays calendar.
The hearing in the case Of Edith Buck
man against Oliver Buchanan for tempo
raTy alimOny was postponed for one week.
Judge Morse issued bench warrant
for the arrest of George E Beetles. who
failed to appear to show cause why he
should not pay temporary alimOny to his
wife, Nellie Beetles
New Domestic Tragedies.
Louis A Geisler says. in an answer to