Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-10
.HYMENEALH|TCHES
united. IN COURT
Judge Morse Takes Burden Of
Matrimony From Tired
Shoulders.
EIGHT DEC REEFS ARE GRANTED ED
Wives and Husbands Relate Their
Woes of WctIlock In Suing
For Separation.

Judge Morsc's weekly rectifica-
lion Of Cupid's mistakes in
the Third district court yester-
1ny resulted in the denaturing
of the marriage state In eight cases.
IN each petition, the decree prayed for
vas granted and judgment which the
court believed Just was awarded.
Because Joshua A. Banks could not
induce his wife to remain closer at
home than the Philippines, the court
considered his petition was not unjust.
After tcstifving that this condition mas
oh1ained since June, 1893, and that ne
has reEsa tedly pleaded with her to
relurn, Banks was given an interlocu--
tory decree
The golden glow to. Eva e. canes
martial rainbow has worn off III less
,'',,n i, Year ana even the bread and
butter necessary to full and complete
conjigal happiness was not forthconi-
ing from her Sprovider. For some time
past, even the spouse himself mas
failed to show up and the courts IDEA
that no husband at all is better than
an itincrant husband was carried
out in the decree which was a"arued
Ellen j, Eckman was another OF the
Youthful and deluded wives who ap-
penred before the court to further
substantiatc the theory long establish
ed that culinary provisions help som"
in maintaining a happy frame OF mlnd
and August F. Eckmans acquaintance
with work was not such that ne was
in position to provide these little
necessities, to say nothing OF raiment.
Mrs. Ickman's parents have taken
care that she did not want ana Il
marriage which was contracted IN
September, 1909, was broken Off by
the court
LIQUOR WRECKS HAPPINESS.
That love Is soluble In liquor al
though the. two will not mix with
any degree of success was proven Dy
Rose Adamson who has, for six years
been trying to retain her respect and
admiration for Alexander NJ. Adam
son. Adamsons sprces would extend
through five or six days and would |
be interspersed with like period 2of
sobriety. The husbands regular way
of living was too regular on the OIL
periods and Mrs. Adamson was final
ly compelled to seek relief from the
court In addition to the decree
petitioned for. the plaintiff was given
the custody OF the -four children.
Emily ]. Haslam and John Sidney
Haslam were married in Pennington
on June 10. 1907 and the wife has
been forced to rely upon her relatives
for the support of herself and son.
Haslnm earns 500 n month when he
will work, but his incliratons call FOR
an income other than that derived
from labor. Since he has no such asset.
Judge Morse allowed the decree of |
divorce. the household furniture ac
cumulnted by the two. 995 shares of |
mining stock which Is declared to be
worthless and $40 month alimony.
-1t One instance of wife who threaten
cd to so home to mother, who did go
and who did not return. was that of
Mrs, William Henry Harrison. who
acquired that name and the husband
with it In Denver in June 1904. She
came to Salt Lake with the husband
shortly after her marriage. but con-
cludcd the town was too lonesome for
her and returned to her mothers
home in Denver. The husband was
granted adecree of divorce yesterday.
Melville T. Owen was cruel to Mary
L. Owen. being inclined to drag her
about the house by the wrists. He
chose such times as she was Ill to
treat her in this manner and Mrs.
Owen was forced to abandon all hope
OF agreeing with him. She was award
ed the decree prayed for and the
custody OF the three children.
Fred H. Stewart has been trying for
~ Years to keep peace with Ella
Stewart. but she has been cruel to him
md continued to he so until he asked
the court to free him. The decree was
granted.
I.,HCENY OF ELECTRICITY.
Purlotners OF electricity from the
lines of the Utah Light & Railway COM
pany. who believe thcy can tap the
srpply wires without the loss being de-
tcctcd from the office of the concern
viii have Il chance to sec their plans
exposed In the trial of cases against
L. Z. Banks, III north Second West,
and the Majestic thcater, on First
South. near State street. complaints
against whom We're issued by County
Attorney Lyon this morning at tho
Instance of the corporation. Banks
scheme defraudcd the company out OF
s. worth of their invisible commodity,
according to the complaint, while that
of tho Majestic, In operating which II
by-pay was connected around tho me-
ter used at least $40 worth of the
juice. III.