The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-07-24
REGRET MISTAKES
AT GRETNA GREEN
Unhappy Wives eeWaiI Day They
Went to Pennington TO Marry.

Salt Lake, July 23-Hcrald-Weep-
ing bitterly as she told of the beat
inGs received from her husband dur
Ing their short married life. Mrs.
Bessie Mitchell added her sad story
In the divorce matinee yesterday TO
the long list of romantic Farming
ton marriages. Mrs Mitchell was
married to Ole Mitchell at Farming
ton, on February IA, 1910, and told
Judge T. D. Lewis, who had charge
of the divorce proceedings in the
district court yesterday. that she
had been mistreated almost from.
the time they returned to Salt Lake
She said that on several occasions
Ole had struck her with his fists and
had beaten her ~ the floor, once
beating her upon the back so Sc
verely that she was forced to go to
a physician. AS the young wife
wept, her husband sat In the court
room, and Judge Lewis called him
to the stand Mitchell admitted that
he had beaten his wife at times when
he felt sore and did not have any
good reason for II, except that once
his wife had refused to press his
trousers Judge Lewis handed down
an interlocutory decree to the wife,
and 1t looked for n time as If he
would deal severely with her her
band
Hooser Marriage Unhappy.
Elizabeth p. Smith received a de-
cree from Obad II. Smith. whom
she married In Covington. Ind, on
May IA, 1882 They have seven
children, but the wife complained of
her husbands cruelty and drunken
ness. She received all of the house.
hold goods. some growing crops. $50
month for the support OF the fam
lily and $50 attorneys fees.
Della Battin told OF the dcserton
of her husband. James NJ Battin,
and Judge Lewis granted the decree,
They were married in Omaha on Sep
tember /, 1887, and have four child
rem. She received $50 month ali
mony.
Jane Mayers received a divorce
from l.. Mayors, whom she married
at Provo, on July 20, 1903. Non sup.
port was charged.
Mary A. Tillett says she has not
seen her husband sober In the IasJ
ten months but that is only one Of
the reasons she gave Yesterday for
asking II divorce from John H.. TIL
lett. They were married at Salt Lake
February 6. 1906, and through her
husbands cruelty and neglect Mrs.
Tillett says she has been obliged TO
take in washing u support herself
and stand for his drunkenness and
abuse in the meantime, until he drove
her from their home last May Mrs.
Tillett asks for $50 month alimony
Desertion more than one year ago
and failure to provide for her wants
are the charges made by Jessie NJ
Ringel In her suit for divorce brought
yesterday against George l.. Ringel
They were married October s, 1902,
at CoyiDgton, Kentucky
Another Farminqton Error
Mabel C, Altree received divorce
from Percy r. Altree before Judge
T d. Lewis yesterday morning; their
marriage being another Farmington
mistake which happened on the last
Gay of 1906. The divorce was grant
ed on the ground of non-support, and
Mrs Altree became Miss Mablc c.
King again.
w II. Bowman says Bessie Bow
Iudn is Il nolN terror In MS suit
for divorce brought yesterday Of
course Bowman doesn't use that ex-
preston, but free translation OF
the legal terms of the complaint is
to the effect that his wife took pleas.
ure in beating him to q fraZzle on
various occasions. Bowman SAYS his
wife deserted him in November last
year and since then has been living
life remote from the straight and
narrow path. The last he knew OF
her she was living at COZ Grove
street. Boise, Idaho. under the name
OF Bessie Foster
julia L. Denhalter says her hus-
band, Henry c. Denhalter, comes
home frequently under the influ-
ence OF liquor and makes life pain
full and dangerous for her. They
were married at Salt Lake, July 81,
1905. Mrs. Denhalter says she has
nothing excepting some household
goods at their home, S26 Ourny ave-
nue., and, stating that her husband
earns SIS a month driving n delivery
wagon she wants whatever Is right
in the way of temporary and perman-
ent alimony and temporary and per
manent attorney fees and costs.