The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-28
SAYS HUSBAND
{ OWES ALIMONY
Charles A. H0lberg Makes a
Defense and Hearing Is
Continued.
DIVORCE CASES DROPPED
THREE DEGREES ARE ENTERED
QUICKLY IN DISTRICT COURT.

II told him 1 needed stockings, but he
told me to get out and work for them. be
cause he wasn't going 20 pay the alimony
any more" said Mrs. Louie Holberg yes
terday ia the divorce matinee before
Judge c. W. Morse in an effort to collect
about S55 which, she says is still due her
from Charles a. HOlberg, who has failed
10 pay her alimony during the last eight
weeks
According to Holberg's figures, he owed
his wife only S245 and he said he could
not pay that until next saturday night.
when he would draw his check. Holberg.
IN his own defense, started to tell the
court that his wife was not at home
nights, but was out at dances at the Salt
Palace and at Saitair leaving her two
children with another family but Judge
Morse did not care to hear about it.
Mrs. Hoiberg was explaining as best
she could. what moneys had been paid
TO her for the support of her children
when her attorney asked her when was
the last time her husband had sent her
anything TO ,3t
'Oh. it was about last Tuesday, I
think she replied. THAT time he sent
up twelve cdntalOUpes, four tomatoes,
eight potatoes and q box of wood. We
needed meat and potatoes worse than we
needed cantaloupes.'
The young wife charged her husband
with threat ninE to kill her on several
occasions, and said this was the reason
sac did not remain at the home on which
"a was paving rent near Eighth East and
Firth South streets. The case lasted for
nearly am hour. when Judge Morse con-
tnued it until 10 o'clock this morning.
with several other divorce cases.
Gets Quick Divorce.
Carrie Dray filed suit for divorce from
J. p. Dray yesterday afternoon, and the
decree was entered i'm her favor within
few hours She married J. =. Dray in
salt Lake on April 10. 1888. but has re-
celVed no sunport from him for several
years. T. +. Bird Corroborat=d her state
ments m regard to support Mrs Dray
works at the Ohio r00ming house, %
South West Temple street.
Weiss Case is Dropped.
It appears that Anna Weiss has made
up with Herman Weiss, the proprietor of
the Swan pool and billiard hall on First
South street. who recently figured in q
police court case for cutting another man
with knife, for the case was stricken
from the calendar yesterday. Last week
the case was called. but a hurried consul
tation was held between husband, and
wife. and the matter was put off for q
week. Yesterday neither party appeared,
and Judge Morse dropped the case.
CLAIR &. Christian brought suit against
Myra Christian several weeks ago, but
his wife entered such strong counter
claims IN her answer that she became the
plaintiff, and yesterday she received a
ulN orc she was married here on Aug
IS 1905, and the divorce comes after only
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failure to provide and a number of serious
things She received q divorce and S-G9
as permanent alimOny, to be paid in in
stallments Of s. on the 18th of each month
James Grantham and Cora b Grant
ham. who charged each other with
number of things during their married
life. seem to have made up also, as this
case, too. was stricken from the caIen-
Oar Yesterday
Judge Morse granted a divorce to Kath-
crime p Anderson. who married Z. A
Anderson here Nov. -. 1903. She said she
had received only S160 from Anderson dur
ing the last three years for the support
of herself and two children. Three years
ago her husband went to Germany to 'see
his mother" and never returned TO Amer
lea.
Two Morning Cases.
In tn morning session of Judge Morsa's
court two unhappy wives were given di-
Norces- Tn each case. the husband failed
10 provide.
Mrs. Mildred Steevers. a pretty stenog-
raphcr. received "a decree separating her
from W. NJ. SteeVers, travelling sales
man, whom she married I'm Greeley. Colo.
Nov. II, 1884 She said her husband left
her and did not contribute to her support
not long after their marriage and she
had been unable to find MIN. though she
tried through the Omaha lodge of Elks
of which he was member
Sarah Todd received Il divorce from
Harry r. Todd. was given the custody of
her son. Harry. aged S wears. and sos a
month alimOuy because her husband de-
serted her and failed to ur0vide for her
They were married at Pueblo, Colo. Nov.
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