Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
ELEVEN WOEFUL
TALES ARE TOLD
And Eleven DEGREES of Divorce
Were Granted to Ten Wom-
en- and a Lone Man.
A CHASE AFTER HER HUBBY
sidney Lancaster Had Merry Time
DodgIng His Pursuing Wife, Who
wcs A%p-slcd Her Singlcncss.

Ten women and one man werc grant
ed divorces Friday afternoon In record
time at the regular divorce matinee
held in judge Charles w. Morse's
court. None OF the cases were con-
tested
Sidney Lancaster. an engineer. who
deserted his family three years ago and
married another woman, can now rest
in peace for his legal wife. Mrs. Mary
T. Lancaster. wns granted divorce.
For the last two years Mrs. Lancaster
has given her husband merry chase
over the country. In every city that
he stopped She notified the police and
Lancaster had to move on His last
place of residence was in San Antonio,
Texas. where he was conducting
grocery store. Mrs. Lancaster wrote
to friond OF the family who lived
there and had him watched, When he
found out that he had been discovered
again. he disappeared. but Mrs. Ian
caster received q letter which was in
troduced as evidence to show that her
husband had married. Through tho
police and friends she traced him from
Salt Lake to Spokane, Portland, Seat
tie, Vancouver, bnck to Snn Francisco,
Los Angeles and Into Texas
They were married In Corning, Ark,
on July 2s. 1898. While employed at
Bingham canyon on July 13. 1905. he
deserted her and married woman
with whom he clopod. They have two
children, Of whom Mrs. Lancaster was
granted tho custody. Since her hus-
band left her shc has conducted
rooming house for living.
SANDERS MUST PAY.
Mrs. Corn E. Sanders was gIven
divorce from her husband Arthur F.
Sanders. contractor. on the charge OF
dcsertIon. She was also awarded tho
custody of their two children and SIS
month nlimony. They we're married
her on Sept. 21. 1901, and Sanders left
her on Sept. 10, 1902
Lorraine Catherine Plaisted Robles
obtained decree Of divorce from En-
rico Robles who deserted her in SILT
Lake on Sept. 10. 1905. They were mar
iied In Portland on May 8, 1905.
Mrs. Mimic Berlin failed to secure
divorce and the complaint was dis
missed because she had not established
a residence In Salt Lake Of ono year.
They were married In Denver on June
g. 1909. and two weeks later he bor-
io~ed $500 from her and went TO Ore
gon. He refused to live with her
again. Mrs. Berlin returned to Salt
Lake on July 49, 1908. and she began
her action last. June
Beatrice Crismon Thomas was grant
ed divorce and restored to her maid
en- name. She charged Nathan Albert
Ihomass who Is a gambler by occupa-
lion. with desert!on. They were mar
red Dec. TO- 1902. and he left her on
Jan z. 1903. She was awarded $40 a
month as alirnony.
cora 3. Grantham, who charged hor
husband. James Grantham, with nom
support. was given a divorce, Grant
nam squnndcrcd his money for LIQUOR.
Trey were married In American Fork
on Dec 6. 1900. and they have two
children. Mrs Grantham was given tho
custody OF the children. $40 q month
alimony AID restored to her maiden
name, Cora 3. Baker.
fercy NJ. Stout, whose wife D'na
stout, eloped with James Mclaughlin.
was given decree OF divorce They
were married In Denver on April 20.
lso2. She deserted him on July 2. 1895.
H'lda c. Fisher obtained a decree
from Walter P. Fisher. an engineer.
who eloped with a woman and after
ward married her. They were married
H.. i,
ran away on July 13 1908. They have
one child years old OF whom she was
given the custody.
DECREE IN BANKS CASE
Mrs. Marion Banks. a milliner, was
granted O divorce from o. D. Banks.
president OF the Banks Pattern Hat
company. on the charge of descrtlon
They were married here on Sept IL.
1881. For the past Is years, Mrs. Banks
testified that she had supported her
family OF three children who are now
all grown and married.
Mrs. Lille Neiss secured n divorce
from Albert H. Mess on the charge
OF desertion. They were married May
sV 1906, and he left her a year ago
without any apparent reason.
Mrs. Rosette Young obtained a d-
Norcc from James II. Young on tho
charge of cruelty. When her child was
three days ago. he struck her In the
lace she said and used profane AN
guagc. He was ordered to pay her SIS
month alimony and she was given the
custody OF the child
Mrs. Marcella Bartlett was granted
divorce from her husband. Walter i.
bartlett because he would not work
ana support her. They were married
May IA, 1906. In Ogden. During their
married life he worked about thIee
weeks Mrs. Bartlett kept house for
MS family and his father supported her
while shc lived with him.
The case OF Baker against Baker for
the custody OF the three children was
called after the regular matinee. Three
witnesses were examined but no 1cw
evidence was brought out The cas-,
was continued until next week for fur
ther hearing