Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30
MATRIMONIAL TIES
DULY DISSOLVED
Two Divorces and Action on
Two Others Come Before
Judge Morse.
PHONOeRAPH STARTS GRIEF.
Causes Husband to Knock wife to the
tloor-i'ivc Dollars Begins Ex-
citcmcnt in Another Family.

Tho granting OF two divorces. the
postponement OF another for one week
ana the fixing OF alimony pending the
hearing of sim another constituted III,
program In Judge Morsc's division OF
the district court yesterday afternoon.
The caso that afforded the most inter-
est to the spectators was that " Anna
NJ Friedel against Joseph Friedai The
plalntin had asked the court to- issue
restraining order prohibiting her
husband from interfering with her or
their child. the allegation beine made
thar be had threatened Co KIN them
both Alimony pending hearing OF
The case vas also asked for and grant
CO. though the court held that a re-
strdining order was not necessary.
Testimony I'M the case was given by
Mrs Fricdcl, by her mother. Mrs.
Amanda Peterson. and by plaintiffs
sister Miss Myrtle Parker Tho evil
dence OF an three was TO the effect that
Friedel had ON numerous occasions
created disturbances at the home OF
Mrs Peterson, where the Friedels
lived. II the wife went into another
room. the husband would accuse her
Of neglecting him for other persons and
stormy scene would follow Differ
cnces arose between the couple on
Christmas day because the husband
did not come home until nearly morn
ing. On this occasion Friedel threat
ened TO "clean out the bunch" but fed
from the house upon the approach OF
an officer
FRlEDEL TRIES TO TALK.
The defendant sought to show that
"a number OF suitors. including soldiers.
We're responsible for the differences be-
tween himself and wife, but was i'm
formed by the court that his story could
BIO heard when the case came 10 trial
in answer TO questions F'riedel said that
he was employed at the Hub clothing
store and received Sl2 "a week or this
amount he paid $3.50 a week FOR board
and 81 for a meal ticket. which left
him but little pin money. From the
fact that Mrs. Friedel Is working for IS
week to support herself and child.
Judge Morse decided that Friedel
should pay her Sl2 a month, and $40
days before the divorce proceedings
come TO trial he is to give her $50
DECREE IN SHORT ORDER.
Nina II. Holster was granted d.
vorce from Jacob Holster. upon grounds
OF failure TO provide. The complaint
was nled IN the afternoon and was
taken Immediately into court Mrs.
HOster enumerated several instances
OF cruel treatment and abuse received
from her husband. whom she described
as a gambler one time he struck her
because she had q lady friend at the
house and was entertaining her with
monograph selections. She refused TO
put on boxing gloves with him on one
occasion. and was knocked down for
her refusal. Corroborative evidence
was given by Mrs. @. w Steers. The
Holsters were married In this city, Jan.
3, 1906.
ROW OVER FIVE DOLLARS.
j.. A. Davis knocked his wife down
because she put a s. gold piece into
the slot Of a telephone by mistake.
according TO the testimony Of Mrs. Res
sa NJ Davis The allegations were
proved to the satisfaction Of the court
and Mrs. Davis received a decree dis
solving the bonds OF matrlmony pre-
viously existing between them. The
couple married at Great Falls, Mont,
in 1904.
In the case Of Ella Simpson Hender-
son versus Harry Clinton Simpson. a
postponement was made for one week
The complaint was filed yesterday, and
in IL the plaintiff alleged non-support
on the part Of defendant, the couple
having been married but little over
two months.