The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-29
ERRANT HUSBANDS
IN THE LIMELIGHI
Given Short Shrift and Ordered
TO Toe the Mark by Judge
Armstrong.
FAILURE TO PAY ALIM0NY
Divorce Matinee Brings TO Light
Cases Of Boat Rocking on
Matrimonial Sea.
FAILURE TO PAY ALIMONY

Erraur neglectful husbands were
given short shrift in the weekly di-
y0rce matinee held by Judge George
&. Armstrong. and in several instances
they were ordered to toe the mark.
Daniel Mcmillan appeared 10 show
cause why he had failed to obey the
courts order providing for the pay
ment OF a monthly sum of $40 to-
wards his Wife's separate mainten-
ance. ON January 10. 1919. Mary
Jane Mcmillan obtained q decree OF
separate maintenance, which provided
shat Daniel Mcmillan should pay her
$50 a month Before this decree was
issued, there had accumulated some
thing like 1925 under the temporary
aImOny provision made during the
tendency of the suit Since January
Mcmillan has only been able, accord
ing 10 the evidence OF yesterday, 10
paw his former wife SIS, leaving a
balance due her of close TO S40O. Ne
MILAN told the court that he is en-
gagged In the real estate business, but
had made SO little during the past two
years that he was ashamed 10 tell
the court just what his income had
been" He, however admitted that
at various times he had had money
IN the bank.
McMilan's hearing wound up with
the curt and peremptOry statement
of judge Armstrong. Il viii give YOU
two weeks 10 get some money. ana
10 pay IL over 20 the plaintiff You
had better pay it,"
Yesterdays divorce proceedings
also held a rather unusual tale OF the
rOcking-bOat on the matrimonial sea.
Charging on single typewriter sheet
of the complaint that James ID. Ster-
ling al since April 1. 1910. failed 10
contribute 10 her support. Mary Ster-
ling vas granted an interlOcutOry de-
cree Of divorce. The complaint also
said that the couple We're married
June %. 1903. but Sterling, the de
fendint was not on hand 10 deny
either assertion.
Back o. the simple wording of the
COMPLAINT according 10 attaches Of
the 'ourt room. who are familiar with
former proceedings and the files of
the records, there is a purpose Ac-
cOrdng 10 report Mrs. Sterling leaves
her third husband 10 return to her
second husband. The diVOrcee was
frs married to 4. W. Hanson, and
aftr the death OF the latter married
agin on December @, 1900, 10 Joseph
A. Crane
ThIrd Venture.
october 4. 1901 the then Mrs Crane
puNeu 10 District Judge Morse that
De husband had been an habitual
dHnkard for five years; that he had
ben cruel towards her and had be-
spWed brutal treatment She secured
adiVorce
Undaunted with the disaster OF her
100 former ventures, Mrs. Crane
Welded Mr.. Sterling. June "a 1903, but
Sic story of The present-day affair
arrles into the hint given out that
mother marriage VIII follow. In her
iecree Of divorce the former Mrs. Han
son-Crane- Sterling, Is given permission
10 resume her name Of Crane. and il is
said that a fourth marriage license 2
bearing the two names of Crane. will
be taken out.
Although John +. Robinson finds
himself iu the predicament OF being
unable 10 maintain three households
with $3.50 week" the court has or
dered that he provide al least $50 a
month towards one Of the households
tnls sum % provide for his wife and
one child during the tendency OF a
divorce action.
Robinson was brought into court
yesterday 20 answer why he should not
during tendency OF the suit brought
Dog her fer divorce. He explained 10 the
court that he made but S12.50 a week
and that cut of this he had 10 keep
--.--+- anu 81 w At+N Aol Aho tn4GfrN
borne 90 him by a former wife. and
with an this he didn't see how he
could keep 40 three households by Civ
lns ANYTHING 10 The woman who had
left him"
Bernard W. Lidden satisfactorily ex-
planned 60 the court why he had not
been able 10 make the monthly pay
ments OF SIS alimony 10 mis- former
wife. Nestelle j. Liddell. As a con l
tractor. Mr.. Liddell averred he had lost 1
money on his contracts during the past