The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-23
PDVORCE MATINEE
PROVES INTERESTING
Plural Wife of Aged George J.
Marsh Is Given Allowance
of SIS Monthly.
EVIDENCE IS STARTLING
Defendant Tells Court Wife
Threatened Him With
Death.
EVIDENCE IS STARTLING

The famous divorce suit of Clarssa
Reed Marsh against George T. Marsh
which has been pending in the courts
for many months. proved the feature
Yesterday of the "divorce matinee In
Judge g. W Morse's division of the
Third district court. The hearing was
on order TO show cause why temporary
alimony should not be granted and at
the conclusion of the hearing, which
lasted an hour. the defendant was or
dered to pay SIS month with S25 As
retaining fee for plaintiff s attorney.
The case was set for trial May ID.
This case has attracted general in
ierest throughout the state. The plain.
tiff is the plural wife of defendant,
who is SO wears of age. He was mar
yied in 1851 to Jane f. Andrews, who
bore him ten children. In 1883 ne was
welded to the defendant, the ceremony
taking place in the Mormon temple at
Logan. Six children were born TO
them. He makes the claim that the
plaintiff is not his legal wife AS he
monv wns performed in accordance with
the faith of the Latter-Day Saints.
Woman Is Belligerent,
Mrs Marsh took the witness stand i'll
her own behalf and on cross-examina-
tion gave Attorney j. F. Bagley busy
half hour. ]1What is your ageY' asked
counsel. ''Whst s that to your de
manded witness, and the court bad to
STnD
She then said that she was 81 years of
age. ''Iiow long did you know de-
fendant before you married him?
was another question. ~ was acqnaint"
cd with him ten years-I never really
knew him, - was the answer.
The aged defendant told the court
that he had been threatened by his wife
with instant death if he failed to
lift" mortgage on the plaintiff s
Z property.
The court ruled that the fact that the
couple had lived together as man and
wife and raised children justified de-
cree for temporary support, pending
the trial of the case on its merits. the
ruling not affecting the other points
at issue.
Scene Is Pathetic.
An affecting scene resulted from the
hearing of the case of Louie Holberg
Sehefski, wife of r. ". SchefsSi and
against Charles a. Holberg, who
charged with failure to provide
for his two minor children. Claude
Charles Holberg, the 10-year-old son of
the couple was placed on the stand, AL
though awarded to the custody OF his
father in the decree of divorce granted
in October, 1910, he has been living
with his mother for the past year. He
was asked to choose between his par
ents. ''I want TO live with my
mamma cried the little chap. why
than with me, asked his father. who
was acting as his own attorney. "Be-
cause / like her best, was the prompt
answer
Hoperg was asked 10 pay his former
wife who has since married again. the
sum Of So week for the support of
the children and signified his willing
ness TO contribute to their bringing up,
4 hearing will be had in two weeks
time on the question of permanent Gus
tody of the boy. the girl having been
awarded the mother in the original de
rree.
George NJ. Valentine whose dreams
of welded bliss was shattered after
two short weeks Of married life on ac
count of his wife s Iondpess for strong
drink. was awarded decree Of divorce
from Sadie $. Valentine He testified
that bis bride became Intoxicated n
fortnight after the wedding and re-
mained for four DAYS in that condition.
He then left her ani she went to Den
yer short time I.tcr- ~
The landsdy with whom the compile
had boarded testified for tie piaintDf-1
Did You ever see tpe gefcndan nt.,,s
toxieatcdl' asked counsel .h neae'
saw her any Other WY vss sne an
swer. The decree vast lgrented without
further evidonx .beingi ada"eed'
Deserted wife Freed
Mrs, EGssbeth Miller W LARK, dscran n.ng e
,,1ss sam CO FSon, Was ss,.s srnSSS.f SS.fer who, she
~, =; 5osnr,ed lou" heT two and one-halt
sss. and itas not since commup-
css SSsR sss ssnda He is y,s said o, to reside
PgTfspa dary Sa; 1903 0f Then couple piainti maf
r,ga liked and received the right to use
her maiden name.
r. d.. Kennedy asked and received
permission to reduce the amount of his |
monthly remittance to his former wife
from $40 10 s25. The court had grant |
ed Mrs Kennedy the former amount as
alimony but Kennedy who is the pro.
prietor of n saloon in this city. |
claimed that business is very poor and |
his wife, who lives in New York City, |
IS the possessor of an independent in |
come. The court granted his request
rcserving the right TO restore at anv
time the amount to its original figure.
The defense introduced a portion of
.. letter written bv Mrs. Kennedy but
the court refused to consider the evi |
dcuce as the complete missive was not
introduced
Final, decrees were granted in four
eases AS follows: Hapnie Hoskip Will. |
Jams VS.. William Williams; Augusta
Pearson We. Charles s. Pearson: Lolita
NJ. Bowen vs.. William T. Bowen. and
Anna Meier Smith vs. George smith