Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
MOTHER Of Ten
CH|LDR'|E|:. n FREE
Hattie Higham Testifies to Cruel
ty Of Her Hus-
band.
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THIRD ATTEMPT ALSO FAILS.
THIRD ATTEMPT /. ALSO FAILS.
.r,,,,b Coult Tells OF Three Wrecks iii
Her Married Life and Receives
Some Alimony.

Nrs Hattie D. Eigham, middle
80 woman and the mother of 10 chill
srsn introduced n black eye and a dis
dared face as mutn evidence of the
,,,,atv of her husband, Archibald
u;rham, yesterday afternoon and OBJ
.aioed an interlocutory decree of di-
.o,cs in Judge Morse's court. Before
any a.imony will be granted four of the
n children, who are over 10 and un-
dor q years of age, will be
hro,rbt into a court of record to choose
no narent they want to live with. Four
II the children who are under 10 years
~ age were awarded to the custody OF
+be mother and two are married.
The action for divorce was brought
about month ago by Mrs. Higham.
who charged that her husband had
heen convicted of n felony and was out
an parole Since he was paroled last
FEBRUARY, 1Ilgham has lived with his
family and assisted in their support.
Last Wednesday night Higham attack
ed his wife for remaining away from
home until o'clock at night. He ac-
cused her of being drunk, but he tcsti-
fed that she ondly had two glasses of
beer.
SHE WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM.
IF could have got a revolver. Mrs.
fiigham declared on the witness stand.
II would have killed him when he at,
tackled HE and beat me with his fists
Then she told of their troubles before
he was convicted of forgery and SEN
fenced to three years. Shc said that
she had considerable property when
they were married but that she had
lnortgaged it for him and that he had
lost the money in business enterprises.
They We're married on Oct. II, 1882.
Mrs. Edith II. Coult, whose husband,
house and thus compelled her
to become county charge, was
granted $50 n month Temporary
alimony by Judge Morse pending the
trial Of her case in which she charged
him with non-support. She established
by her evidence that Coult wns tho
owner of 40 acres of land in Sandy and
with his team earned SO a day.
HER THIRD VENTURE.
This was her third marriage and she
had two minor children by a former
marriage. Coult is the father Of five
children by a former marriage, his
wife having died six months before he
married again.
Mrs. Coult's first husband, ]. L. Com
stock, was drowned, she believes. Be
fore she married g. E. Griffin she Sc
cured a divorce from her first husband
to make sure that the ceremony was
legal. After living with Griffin for
three years she secured a divorce on
the ground of non-support She was
married to Coult on July %, 1905.
WOULDN'T ANSWER LETTERS.
Conrad Whiting secured an interlo-
cltory decree Of divorce from Aurora
Whiting on the charge of desertiou.
Mrs. Whiting was apparently happy
until one day about year ago when
her husband went to Park City to
take position which had been offered
him The position had been filled and
lie returned to Salt Lake the same day
to find his home deserted. lie heard
from her several months later in
Springfield, Ia, where her family lives.
He begged her toscome back iii nuns
her Of letters but she refused to answer
them. They We're married on April IS,
1908.
HAPPY SIX WEEKS.
Deserted six weeks after her mar
rage. Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson was
granted a divorce yesterday from her
husband, Philip Atkinson. He is now
in Bingham, where he has been living.
for year. She has lived with her par