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CUPID HADE MISTAKES FOR FOUR AND TDDEE OTHERSThret* husband* were freed from tie.* that bound them to wives whom they considered tmdulifuh Saturday, and to even*n a litre up three other wives sought divorce from husbands they could endure no longer. The single divorce granted tn a woman placed the score that muon m favor of the better half of humanity.\fter 20 years of baehlnjf it, James Mitchell was divorced from Mitchell, whom ho married In Wales In 1SS0, and left ilicre when he came to inis country si few years later. There be w Pho was unfaithful to him In his absence, though, being a few thousand miles aw . he can namo no co-respondent?- There are three children, al?o in W ales.John Slrccby reported that he had made several attempts to get his wife to recur,, to him, sometimes being successful. Shecot the going away habit, however, and She last lime he was unable to get her to como back. Before Referee W«li™ Cromc- he testified that j16 J'“drMary Ptreeby In 13, at Jvansas City, Mo., and that the last time she had deserted him was nt Denver, four year* ago. 1 k subsequently came to Salt Lake, h * •buL returned to the Colorado city for one but effort to have her return to bis fireside. Previous to that lime she h**' l time* left his home, onco selling his3 absence, and wlthput W»ifesas r£°Xlr — Agam** Mr,Ityan, and then she left him. Ryan secured his default divorce on grounds of desertion.Mr?. Janet E. KUppU* testified that James 11. Klippie had provided nothing for her support in eight years. She had married him ten years ago at Salt Lake. She was awarder! the custody oC IhcSron** child.Mrs. Gvorglna Logle Selsor, one or the three wives filing actions for divorce In the District court, declarer she married W\ W, Selsor In Salt Lake In Juno, 1S99. For three months, she declares, he has been an habltuat drunkard, and has on several occasions subjected her to cruel treatment. Selsor, she pay*, Is a build-ing contractor, capable of earning $1 a day. She hcreclf Is In Indigent circumstance?, and she ask* for divorce andalimony, „It took Jusl two yea re for George A,Morgan’s feelings toward Mr?. Mary Morgan to change from those which prompted him to lead her to the altar to anger which brought on threats to kill, according to Mr?, Morgan's complaint, filed In the District court Saturday. Morgan, says his wife, Is an habitual drunkard.They were wedded in July 1905, at Salt Lake and Inst week. August 10 and August 13* she asserts, her husband added threat? of violence to the sin of coming home drunk, Sho askH ?£0 a month alimony for herself and child, and attorney's fees and cost?.Mrs Edna K, Veddcr also wishes nmr-rlace tits severed, bin according to her complaint she has benefited nolhlnff by Ibe bonds that tied her to Hlchard 1\ Vcdrlcr slnco July, ism. She HUee«s de-KiTtlon and non-support. Thu Vedders were married at Pueblo. Colo,, early In ,lw, and Mrs. Vcduer t.fhs tho custodynf their n-year-old hoy.
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Salt Lake City Intermountain Catholic
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Sun, Aug 18, 1907
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