The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-19
PLAYS CUPID FOR
BROKEN HEARTED
Cherub in Divorce Court Re-
minds Sad Wives of Time
When Love God Reigned.
REAL LIFE MELoDRAMAS
PLAINTIFFS TELL OF THREATS
AND CRUEL BLOWS.
DIVORCED.


DIVORCED.
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During long afternoons grinding of
the divorce mill before Judge c. W.
Morse Of the district court yesterday
seven divorces were granted, and the
usual tales of cruelties, desertion and
non-support were heard, with only a
few happy incidents during the session.
One was when little William Jennings,
IS months old, strayed away from his
mother, giggling to himself and divld-
ing his attention between Judge Morse
and a derby hat which the youngster
put on.
Ida Morford charged William Nor
ford with non-support and cruelty.
They were married at Heber City De-
cember 8, 1902. Morford replied that
she had been living with his brother,
now dead, in Park City, and with
man named David H Jones in Salt
Lake. Morford said he had looked
through 1.-THE window of his home and
saw his wife and his brother together.
He received a divorce.
Anna Kettleson recited several at
tempts on the part of Charles J. Ket-
tleson TO take her life, but she had not
lived in Salt Lake county for a year.
Judge Morse dismissed the action. Mrs.
Kettleson was married at Richf1eld.
She testified that her husband said he
was going to kill her and take the
baby with him to Chicago. Eeighbors
talked him out Of it. In Salt Lake,
she says, he tried to kill her with
razor, but her brother-in-law, William
Clure. took the razor away from him.
Babe DIspeIs Gloom.
Alexander G. Ryder, who lives in
Waterloo, obtained a decree separating
him from Letitia B. Ryder, whom he
married on April 20, 1903. He said he
had two sons by a former marriage,
and that his new wife beat the younger
one numerically. Ryder said Mrs.
Ryder told her neighbor. Mrs. Midgley,
that she was going to slip out to her
husbands bed. which was on the back
porch, take his revolver from under his
pillow and elbow his brains out" Ry-
der locked the porch door and waited.
He says his wife came down and tried
the door, but did not break the lock. A
few days later she packed her effects
and left for her home in New Haven,
Conn. Judge Morse granted the d.
vorce.
Irene Murtland Jennings obtained
release from Albert Jennings and GUS
tody of one of the happiest and busiest
little eherubs that has appeared in
court for many a day. She married
Albert in Ontario, Canada, on October
26, 1903. In October, 1908. her husband;
a bartender, induced her, she says, to
get sufficient money from her parents
to take them to Los Angeles, and de-
serted her when they arrived. She is a
dressmaker. Her child, is months old,
investigated every corner Of che court
room during the matinee, and found
great deal of pleasure in walking up on
the bench behind Judge Morse and
Growing at his honor Most of the time
the little fellow staggered along with
a mans size derby hat on his head.
which hid the face down to his chin.
and he had lots of fun peeking out
from under the rim at the spectators
and attorneys. Judge Morse gave Mrs.
Jennings the divorce, $40 a month for
the support of the child and $50 attor-
ney's fee.
Eva NJ. Richel received a divorce
from Artie L. Richel on grounds of
cruelty. They We're married on March
1, 1905. She said her husband had
struck her. She received with the de-
cree sos a month alimony and $50 attor-
ney's fee.
Minnie Berlin obtained decree
separating her from George Berlin,
whom she married on July s, 1908, but
who refused to support her. She asked
for no alimOny
More Complaints Filed.
After a few years af married life, J.
F. Kelly and his wife, Ada NJ Kelly,
left him. They were married in Hick-
DRY county, Mo-, on November Is, 1894
He received q divorce.
In the pending action of Susie NJ
Woods against Herbert Woods. the
husband was ordered 10 pay $50 a
month temporary alimony.
Another divorce was granted in a
Pennington romance when Josephine
P. Alexander received a decree sepa-
rating her from Roy E. Alexander
They were married on August 3, 1909
at Pennington, and failure to provide
was proven.
Charles A. Holberg was brought be-
fore the court again on an order to-
show cause why he did not pay the
proper attorneys fee and alimony to
Louie Holberg during the tendency OF
the action. The court finally ordered
that Henry Heagren. Holberg's en-
ployer. pay Sc a week to Mrs. Holberg
until the matter is settled
While unhappy wives and husbands
were telling Judge c. w. Morse of
their marital troubles yesterday two
more divorce actions were filed IN the
district court by weary wives
Lila Californian married Harry d.
Californian here on February %, 1905.
and has one child. She says Gather
man has not supported her since
June. 1903. Mrs. Californian asks for
divorce and custody of the child.
Neglect and failure to provide are
charged by Lucretia Pugh in a suit for
divorce from D. J. Pugh fled yester-
day. They were married at Salt Lake
on October 10, 1906. Mrs. Pugh wants
a dfvoroa and rac4nroffo of no. -. ,t5ov.