Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-19
Judqe Morse Has Little Monotony
In Weekly Divorce
Session.
PENMA CHANGES HIS MIND
When Jail Stared Him in the Face lie
Decided TO Pny Back Alimony and
Escape Life in Cell.

| Es Nj. PCnna, q minor, rcluScu to up
| ply Si0-all tho money no had-on back
| alimony to Mrs Mary Z. Penna Allen.
his former wife, for the support OF his
children Friday afternoon so Judge
Morse committed him to the county
jail yefore Penna reached the jail he
changed his mind and was allowed to
repent and make the payment. He WAS
then discharged on the order to show
cause and promised to pay the nlimony
amounting to $3.50 as soon as he could.
Penna was served with the order in
Eureka, where he was working in the
mines. He drew all the money he had
coming to him and came to Salt Lake
to appear at the divorce matinee. Pen
na, whose wife secured a divorce from
him and S25 a month alimony, has not
paid for the support of the children
since his wife married again.
@Its not fair deal" Pennn said
do you expect your former wife's
present husband to support your chill
dren7" the court inquired.
''Yes to certain extent He married
her" was his reply.
After he had admitted that he had
drawn all his money and threw up his
Morse asked him how much he had
left He admitted having $40 and Judge
Morse ordered him to pay 1t on the
back aliinony When he refused to
90 this he was sent to Jail for con-
tempt.
NOW WIFE MAY EAT.
julius Is. Anderson. laborer. had
no money, but he produced letters or
credit at a grocery store so Judge
Morse ordered him to allow his Wife.
Mrs. Amy Anderson, to run an account
OF 81 week for groceries as temporary
alimony until her suit for divorce Is
settled. Anderson lives in one room
of their house and "baches IT. and his
wife occupies the other three rooms
with her children. Both Anderson and
his wife were called to the witness
stand to find out who bought the pota-
toes which were In the cellar and the
other supplies on hand. They are both
using them but Anderson claims he Is
getting no more than his share.
SURPRISE FOR DELLA.
Mrs Della Clays was much surprised
when she appeared before the court
Friday to secure an order to make her
back alimony a lien on her husbands
property and found that he had OBJ
tained divorce from her. NJ. V. Clays.
the gambler, was her husband and was
awarded the deere In the district court
of Ely. New, where he is In business.
He sent Judge Morse n certified copy
of the decree. but despite this the
court placed a lien on his property in
Salt Lake amounting to $3.50 to secure
the payment of back alimony.
MAY VISIT CHILDREN
Heber c, Jarman was granted an
- ,l-tt sg obi
days and Sundays between the hours
of and O'Clock In the afternoons.
He was also permitted to take them
out Mt reasonable times. According to
the testimony he went to see them
last Thursday but his wife. Mrs. Ethel
X Jarman. was not home and her
sister would not let him In the house.
SHE LEFT A NOTE.
J. A. Carman was awarded decree
OF divorce from his wife, Edith Car-
man, who left him a note one night
telling him that She did not love him
and that she had enough of married
life. They were married in Seattle. on
June Z, 1905.
THREE HOURS OF BLISS.
Anna L. Sutton got married ct
Pennington on July 90. 1905. and three
hours later her husband disappeared
and she has not seen him since She
only knew him a month before The
marriage. Judge Morse awarded her
a decree of divorce.
THREATENED TO KILL.
Because her husband was so cruel
TO her Mrs Anna NJ. Friedel wns
granted divorce from Alfred FrIcde
They were married on Jan IL. 1907. and
have one child Friedcl threatened to
kill his wife last Christmas day and
since then they have not lived to-
gether. Mrs. Friedol going homo -
her mother. He also hurt the baby
on one occasion.
LEFT AFTER QUARREL.
John H. KEGS and his wife. Delphina
Kees. quarreled one night about three
years ago and his wife left. He has
not seen her since and was granted a
divorce. They were married In TeXiut-
Ian, Pueblo, Mexico. on Oct. 10, 1902.
JUST NON-SUPPORT.
Mrs. Margaretha TugwelL obtain4d
n decree of divorce from Noah Tug
we'll, on the charge of non-support
They were married in North Yakima,
Washington. on Oct. 2S, 1905. TugNyell
was In Salt Lake with his wife until
two weeks ago when he went to Idaho
after signing a waiver to her COM
plaint.
PLAIN DESERTION.
Mrs. Anna Mcintyre was awarded 4
decree of divorce from Thomas f. Nc
Intire on the charge of dcsertion. They