The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-27
DIVORCE HEARING
IS RATHER TAME
One Abused Husband Is Granted
Decree From Runaway
Wife.
SOME WARM TESTIMONY
IN CONTINUED CASES
Mary L. Angel Freed From II.
bert I. Angel: Baker Case
Continued.

Tho customary afternoon divorce
hearing in Judge Morse S division OF
the district court Friday was rather
! tame as to results, although some warm
! testimony was given in continued eases.
Ono abused husband. Samuel Johnson.
Was granted divorce from Jessie
johnson on the claim that she had dc.
serted him The wifc did not appear
10 defend tho case. The JohusOns were
married in salt Lake Nav 10, 1907.
The husband claims that his wife de
serted him in February Of 1905 aud re-
fused TO live with him after that.
Ellen 7. Williams was allowed TEN
porary almonv. pending the hearing of
! her suit for divorce from Miles l..
! Williams She WAS given $3.50 a week,
with SO attorney s fees, 10 be paid At
| the conclusion of the SUIT. Mrs. vii
! liams, IN her testimony. said that she
! only had the one dress. which she was
wearing. and that she was in sore need
| Of the necessities Of life. The nus
| band, in his testimony, madc plea of
debts and charged that his wife ran
away from him. but the court took the
woman S part The husband admitted
earning Sl2 , week.
The Sparks Case.
Lula Sparks was given Temporary
| allmony Of $2I q month and 80 al
| torneys' fees. while her divorce pro
! cccdiugs from Henry Sparks are pend
! ing. Sparks is machiuist. employed
by the Boston Consolidated Mining
company at Garfield. and is said 10
earn $50 Il month. The couple was
married January !. 1908. The wife al
| leCcs non support in her divorce plea
| Mrs. Sparks appeared on the witness
stand with her baby iH her arms.
Pauline Baker was put on the stand
| and questioned about tho charges IN
| j. A Bakers answer 10 her suit iol
divorce Among the allegations were
that Mrs. Baker had taught her young
daughter. Nina 10 drink and smoke
and had sent another daughter. Rena
| lust bit older. out with theatrical
company, unchapcroned, and had en-
! courased her TO sing IN picture shows
! She also allowed the daughter 10 quit
school against her father S wishes, II
| is charged. The father further charged
! that the mother had invited the com
panv Of mon Of low character for het
| daughters
Mrs. Baker denied these charges with
considerable aspcritv, Her two daugh
| tcrS. aged Is aud rs wears respectively
| accompanied her 10 the court room
The case was continued until next Fri
! day.
Some Amusement.
Anun Smithson, in testiGying against
! Charles SmitbSon in her divorce suit
in which she alleges cruelty aud non
support. caused considerable amusement
when she was asked how much money
! her husband had in the bank by saying
| that she did not know exactly, because
| her husband had caught her looking al
! his bankbook and that she had 10 silly
| it back in his pocket before She could
ascertain the amount Of his wealth
| She said that her husband had burned
! her mail before she could see II and
| had driven her from home. The day
! that he drove her AWAY he attempted
to tear her clothes off. she said She
claimed to bc in poor health and with
out means Of support. The case WAS
continued one week.
Mary f. Angel was granted Il di
vorce from Albert t. Angel by Judg,
Morse Friday morning, The complaint
! charged cruelty. They were married
| in this city in 1857.