The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-17
MISMATED ONES
GIVEN RELIEF
Three of Applicants Before
Court Are Husbands in
Distress.
OLD STORY OF DESERTl0N
WIVES SAY THEY HAVE BEEN
NEGLECTED..


d. B. Chase a Salt Lake photographer,
was one of three unhappy husbands who
figured in the bill at the divorce matinee
in the city and county building yesterday.
Resides these two, seven wives received
introductory DEGREES Of divorce, one from
Judge Armstrong and the remainder from
Judge Morse. who presided at the matt
nee. Cruelty, desertiOn and nOn-support
were shown in about equal proportions.
Mr. Chase told the court that his wife,
Fanny. left him on Sept. 10, 1907, and
went to California, where she became in
fatuated with the climate or from some
other reason refused to return 10 Zion,
though he has often requested her 70 do
SO. He said he was willing to pay his
wife so a month alimOny SO long as she
remained unmarried and ali order to that
effect was accordingly made TO accom-
panv the divorce. They were married at
Pueblo Colo. April p, 1895.
J. H. Woodward was also deserted by
his wife Eva. in October, 1905, and has
since refused to return to his bed and
board They were married on Oct. 10,
1904 and lived just one year together.
The interlOcutoTy divorce was granted.
James II. Hatton was the other male
star. He told q tale of cruel treatment at
the hands of his wife. Pearl NJ. HattOn.
Pearls language he said. was something
awful 50 vile that he could not repeat it
30 the court. She also used personal vic
IcnHe.
fist. and. brandishing a gun, threatened
TO blow out his brains This has been
pretty much the case ever since he mar
ried her in Kansas City on Aug Z, 1902.
His father corrobOrated his statements
saving that his dauEhter-in-law's Ian
Euage was such that ne was compelled
70 believe heI a bad woman, as only such
would use the talk Hatton received his
decree.
Failure to Support.
II
Z. Witc0mb, three times during their mar
ried life, because ne had failed to sup
fort her and the last time concluded TO
be rid OF him for good and all. They were
married at Seattle on Nov. %, 1898 and
she had been supporting herself for some
wears. Her COrrObOTating witness was
Mrs. Gertrude 3. Tesch, who was also on
the divorce bill yesterday. Mrs. WitcOmb
received her decree.
The story Of Mrs. TesCh was somewhat
similar to that of her friend. She said
that her husband, Ira w Tesch. deserted
her on Aug. Il, 1903. ana had written to
her from Denver that he would never
come back. He has given her no support
since. They We're married at Reno. New
Dec. 3. 1905 She received her divorce
With S5G attorneys fees and the right to
resume her maiden name of Gertrude
Beckwith.
Mrs. Louise Gessford's husband Ralph
a. Gessfcrd, threatened to kick her in the
face. at the same time charging her with
told her that he wished that she would
leave him, and his conduct was generally
Unkind. During their married life, which
began i'm Salt Lake on Aug 10, 1906 he
manag ed, she said, to spend S2,o00 of cash
which she had when married She re
ceivcd q decree, $50 a month alimOny and
$50 attorneys fees.
Failure to support on the part of
Charles c. Tyler gave his wife, Laura,
divorce She said they were married a
Aernai on Christmas day, 1888, and have
fcHr children whose custody she was
given Her story is that he has failed TO
furnish support for her and the children
since july. 1906.
sickles a Drinking Man.
Frank Sicsles drank too much his wife
Mary. said that ne could not support mis-
family and she was compelled to take
boarders at Bingham Her daughter cor
TObOrated her testimony and the decree
was granted. They were married at Og
den IN 1850 and five years ago Sicllss'
drunken habits got control of him.
Virginia A. Stoeffel. Belgian, was un-
able TO speak English and an interpreter
w as secured Her case, also, was one Of
desertiOn and BOn-suppOrt She was mar
ried to Gerard StOeffel in Belgium in
May. 1898. and they have one child, whose
custody she gets stoeffel cleared out
five years ago and has not done anything
for his family since.
Deserted by Telephone.
Caroline A DOugherty was very nearly
the star of the matinee. Her sad plight
brought tears to her eyes as she recited
il and she finally broke into sObs. Her
husband ]. B. DOugheTty, left home one
morning In May and never came back,
though he was thoughtful enough to tele-
phone her the same night that he was
through and that he would never return.
She pleaded with him to come for the
sake OF their children, but he refused. his
excuse was that her family living with
them were too much for him. She says
that when ne said this she asked him to
make a home for them elsewhere but he
refused. Since that date he has only given
her S. though he has been steadily earn
ing SIS a week. She got the custody Of
the children, $50 a month as separate
maintenance and $50 attorneys fees.
Judge Armstrong turned to during the
He heard the case of Cora NJ Oberndor-
fer and granted her a divorce from G. 0.
ObeTndorfer on the showing that he had
not supported her and three children
since September, 1907. They were married
in Aspen, Colo, Aug. 60 1885.
Must Pay AIImony.
Charles s Rule was ordered to paw his
wife, Winnifred, SO a month temporary
alim0ny and so attorneys fees though
he tried TO avoid it by telling the court
that he earned only $50 a day and was
compelled to make heavy payments on
some suits against him to prevent garnish-
ment of his wages Mrs. Rule testified
that since Dec. IS last. when her husband
deserted her, he had given her S23 in
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