The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-24
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Judge Morse Gives Mrs. Ceilings
Divorce OH Grounds of
Cruelty.
C0RBIN POOR PR0NlDER,
AYERS MRS. C0RBIN
Gertie Ostler Tells Court That
0. V. 0stIer Is Ayerse
TO Work.

The most thrilling tale told at the d.
vorce matinee In Judge Morses division
OF the Third district court Friday after
noon was that unfoldod by Mrs. Eliza
beth Ceilings. a boarding house keeper
al Bingham. who was seeking a decree of
divorce from Ernest Ceilings on the
ground OF failure to support and cruelty.
Mr Ceilings told the court that she was
married in this city, June 1i. 1910. and
that Collings's i'll treatment began imme-
dlately after the ceremony was per-
formed-"right here In Salt Lake" as
Mrs Ceilings expressed it After,
Mrs. CIlings said Ceilings repeatedly
abused and beat her. Once she said. he
threw here bodily out OF The house. and
on another occasion. he was arrested for
say that Ceilings was convicted on
charge of assaulting her. but she re-
marked that Ceilings had spent consid
cradle time in Jail.
When asked bv the court If Ceilings
did any work, Mrs Ceilings replied
Not much; yon see. run boarding
,;1r: h3nse and he is like some other men, he
Mrs. Coings's testimony was corrob
GRATED by her sister, and the decree was
granted with an order for $50 month
allmony and $50 attorney fees.
Mary Mccullough WAS granted a decree
FROM Robert Mccullough on the grounds
OF desertion and failure to support. The
parties were married In 1S9S and Mrs.
McCullouGh said that her husband left
her ten years ago,
Corbin Poor Provider.
May Corbin confided to the court that
Milard \. Corbin had never properly
provided for her since their marriage
In 1892, and. added that he had given
her only sSs5 within the past few months.
Corbin is d barber and his wife says he
Is employed all the time, The Corbius
have three children, ranging in ages from
. TO II years. In addition to decree
Of divorce: Mrs. Corbin was awarded the
custody OF the children, sln a month all
mony and SIC for her attorney.
Claudia Swift secured swift action on
her suit against William II. Swift on
the ground of desertion and failure to
support; The Swifts were married In Oc-
to6sr tol1;, 1901, 1901, and and tIye years ago Swift
10 send her anv money with which to
support herself. Mrs. Swift said. She
was rewarded with decree and allowed
to resume her maiden name. West.
Alice NJ. Jones said that she was mar
ried to Ivan y. Jones in January. 1905,
They. lived with her mother for q time,
Mississippi, During their married life.
Mrs. Jones said her husband never pur-
chased any clothing for her and paid
nothing for her support, although he WAS
a railroad man and received good wages
Mrs. Jones was granted decree and the
custody OF two children.
Didn't Like to Work.
Gertie Ostler got a divorce from O. V
Ostler on the ground of failure 10 sup
port The ostlers were married Feb
Ter had promised her that his father
would give them home when they were
married. but they lived with her mother
for a time. and then with his parents
when he spied anything resembling man
ual labor Finally: Mrs Ostler said. she
vas compelled to leave her husband and
Ostler Is said TO be In the city Jail at
the present.
Minnie S. Dalton, who asked for de-
cree from John j. Dalton, on the ground
OF failure to support. said that her hus-
band lost $500 OF her money gambling in
April, 1909. after which he hurriedly left
her She did not know his present where
abouts, she said The parties were mar
ried In September 1906. but Dalton never
supported her, Mrs Dalton said The
decree was granted,
Must Hurry With Alimony.
Judge Morse gave John Livingston un-
til next Tuesday al 10 O'Clock a, m. to
Edith F, Livingston.
III this amount is not paid by the |
time Indicated remarked Judge Morse.
In an ominous tone "you will appear here
for the further order OF the court"
When Judge Morse made this order |
he had just remarked thai he had become |
urea Ol LIVINGSTON S excuses and would |
not accept any more of them.
Livingston is several months behind In |
the payment OF alimony. but has escaped |
heretofore He told the court that he |
had received only So In wages since Oc-
tober !. and that he was out OF work at |
the present, Some of the money he |
said, he had given TO his children. but |
he could not produce receipts. He said
however. that he had taken d receipt for
Sl5 from his daughter. but did not have
ii with him.
ston, wanted the court 10 make the re-
turn day Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
adding that he would be unable TO be In
court Tuesday.
'lf Mr. Livingston does not pay this
money as directed" replied the court,
II think I can dispose OF his case with
out the assistance OF an attorney
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