The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-08

Unhappy wives and unlucky husbands
made mad rush on the Third district
court Friday to secure their freedom
before the new law, requiring Divorces
10 wait "A year before remarrying, be
comes effective May 10, next Monday.
Sixteen wives and two husbands were
granted their freedom. This is the rec
ord for any one day in the Third dis
trict court.
The seekers for membership in the
clty's healthy divorce colony almost
stampcded the court. Monday being the
last day of grace, they started early
four applicants securing dccrces in the
morning and the remainder in Judge
Morse 5 regular Friday afternoon mat
lnee. This Is also the record for mat
lnee divorces. In two or three cases
the complaints had been filed only an
hour or so before, while none OF the
cases had been pending any great length
OF time. On account of insufficient proof
OF service and other similar technical
jtles two or three cases were held up,
but with other cases will be further
heard today and Monday that the ap
pllcants may evade the new divorce
law. The divorce calendar will be over.
crowded both today and Monday. it is
expected. Judge Morse was not able
10 hear all the cases set for Friday and
two or three of the applicants sought
relief in other divisions. The referees,
which are barred under the new law.
rendered valuable assistance in the
stampede.
Fielding Bad One.
In Judge Morse 5 division in the
morning, upon the report Of Referee
Nathan II. Tanner, Olive l.. Fielding
was granted a divorce from William
Frank Fielding, who is serving term
IN the Washington state prison for en-
beZzlemen1. Besides embezzlcment,
Mrs. Fielding charged Fielding with de-
ssertion, bigamy and adultery, naming
correspondents, and cruelty and at
tempting to defraud her out of the
home.
They were married at the city and
county building November 10. 1904 She
owned property in block II, plat j
Salt Lake City survey, she said, which
Fielding induced her to deed to him.
Then he quit working as a bookkeeper
and telegrapher and began running
around with other women, one of whom.
Mabel Harris, he introduced to his en-
ployers, Sheets & Neil, as his wife. On
March Is, 1907, he eloped with and
married the Carter woman, Mrs. Field
ing charged, to whom he attempted TO
convey the property.
With the divorce Mrs. Fielding was
given the custody of the children, Lenzi,
years old, and Alecn. 3, $25 month
alimony and the property. Mrs, Field
ing said she is working at Keith.
o 'Bricn S store.
Bertha Macarthur, "A years old, al
most broke all records in getting di.
vorce from Charles B. McArthur One
hour after her complaint was filed she
was single woman. She charged Me-
Arthur, TO whom she was married in
November. 1901, with non-support dat
ing from four months after their mar.
riage. and with the decree was granted
the custody of the 3-yearold son, Fran
els, and $40 attorney fees. Mrs. Nc
Arthur is living with her mother, Mrs
Augusta Lingenfelt, she said
Or. f. A. Olsen. a well-known dentist
was granted divorce from May G.
Olsen on the grounds Of desertion. The
marriage took place here December 5
1894, and Mrs. Olsen deserted him on
March 8. 1908, he said. No mention
was made of any children,
Mon -Sunport Claimed