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Show I PREFERRED DEVIL TO WIFE Harrowing Tale in a Complaint, Ziha Estelle Jenkins Pratt Files Suit for a Divorce. If Her Story Is Truo Mr. Pratt Was Not n Gentleman Medicine Poisoned Her. Because her husband told her that he would rather live with the devil In hades than with her, and, she alleges, tried to qualify for that warm and distant dis-tant country by trying to poison her, Zlna Estelle Jenkins Pratt has filed a complaint in tho District court for a divorce from Walton Merrill Pratt. A Harrowing' Tale. In her complaint she tells a harrowing harrow-ing tale of domestic troubles. She rat's that In July, 1S99, she was very sick, her life being in danger. She besought her husband to go out and get a doctor. doc-tor. He went out and returned with some medicine which he said a doctor had prescribed for her. After taking the medicine she became wors and would have died If she had continued to take It, She makes the charge that her husband had not consulted any doctor, doc-tor, but had simply procured the drug upon his own Initiative. Cruel and Inhuman treatment generally gener-ally ls charged by Mrs. Pratt. She says that Pratt heaped upon her. both In Tublic and In private, cruel and abusive, vile and profane epithets?. The complaint reads; Called Her a Murderess. "That in July, J000, defendant was very abusive and cruel to the plaintiff, calling her a murderess at heart, saying that she desired to take his life, that she was a hypocrite and liar, and in August, WOO, while plaintiff was lying dangerously sick and helpless, the defendant de-fendant used profane, cruel and abusive abu-sive language toward her, saying that he wished that he had never seen her, that life was hell and damnation with her, and that while she was In such a sick, and helpless condition the defendant defend-ant left her alone without medicine, provisions or help for two days." In March, 1901, says Mrs. Pratt, Pratt struck her several times with his fist, saying that he would rather live with the devil than with her; that he wished he was rid of her; that tne Lord himself could not live with her. Finally Deserted Her. Finally, on March 18, 1903, says the complaint. Pratt deserted his wife and has continued ever since to live apart from her, and has failed to provide her with the common necessaries of life, compelling her to llvo on the chanty of friends and to apply for help to the Counts' Commissioners. The Pratts were married at Salt Lake City on June 2C, 1895. Claims in Conflict. Ralph M. Kellogg of California has filed suit in tho United States Circuit court against the Provo Mining company, com-pany, the Lily Mining company, James C. Leathern, Henry C. Leathern, William Wil-liam T, Leathern and Kitty A. Hlnes to prevent them from taking ore from the Caroline and the Highland Mary, alleging al-leging that In mining tliese two claims In the way In which they are operating now, the comptuile9 are taking ore from property belonging- to the Ralph lode claim, of which Kellogg is the owner. Ono Year for Robbing- Union. C. B. Farman, chai'ged with embezzlement, em-bezzlement, yesterday In Judge Lewis's court changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, and-on waiving time of sentence, sen-tence, he was given one year Ire the State prison. Farman was arrested August Au-gust 19 for appropriating SG0 GO belonging belong-ing to the Cooks and Walters' union which had beem placed In his care. Court Notes, Habitual drunkenness upon the part of Aaron Holmberg is made the cause of an action for divorce by his wife, Anne Holmberg. She charges that he has been- intemperate for tho Jast six years, and that for more than- one year past he has failed to provide for her. She asks for a divorce and that tho de- Cm-I'lnnf hn l-oatrl lnrl fi-ftm llcnnt,ln. t or In any way encumbering his property, prop-erty, from which she wanta 520 a month alimony. They were married In Salt Lalto City on May C, 1S97. Judge Morao yesterday dismissed, upon payment of co9ts. tho case of John Arab against M. T. Jasous. Action Ac-tion was1 brought to recover $3000 damage dam-age for defamation of character. Arab alleges that tho defendant, signing hlm-yelf hlm-yelf as Neckley Jasous, wrote a letter In Syrian to G. 'T. Jasous at Glenwcod Springs August 18. 1902. The letter contained, according to Arab, false, defamatory, mallclouo and libelous words about him which Injured his reputation rep-utation and feelings 53000 worth. James E. Beveridge has commenced action in the District court to recover $1000 from Albert J. Orem and Walter C. Orem for commission which he says is- due him for helping them to negotiate nego-tiate the sale of the Trade Dollar Extension Ex-tension group of mines In Idaho. Georgia A. Kendall, who submitted a complaint against the city some time ago for $6000 damages sustained by being be-ing burled under the sand outside the new Federal building on Main street, has now filed suit against the Campbell Camp-bell Building company, the contractors who have for so long ignored the order made by the City Council to clear away the fence and debris outside that building. build-ing. Mrs. Kendall asks for $5000 for herself and A. S. Kendall has filed action ac-tion as guardian for her child, Marv G. Kendall, for $1000. Mamie 12. Jones wan awarded a decree of divorce from C. P. Jones by Judge Lewis yesterday. The wife was awarded award-ed the custody of the children, real estate, cow, horse, buggy and chickens. W. S. McCornlck has filed suit against f ll Dan Rebcr to recover $7310 due on a iK'l promissory note. iK'TI Jamen A. Chapman, accused of big- amy, waived preliminary examination n jH before Judge DIehl yesterday morning. ?):.iH He was accordingly bound ovor to the -'jl'l District court. No bonds being fur- 'r-l nlshed, the youthful and much-married 'lit man was takere back to the county Jail. 1 1 , He still continues to take his affair as something of little consequence so far lr j fll as serious results to himself go. i,1f Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Scott do not L4l believe In delays. Last week Mr., Scott "n was Mrs. Frank B. Kidder. Yesterday . '1 she became the wife of Joseph Scott of ! ''i Murray. On Wednesday, October 2G, ' If Mrs. Kidder filed a complaint for di- j f vorce In the District court The decree ! was granted on the following morning 1 by Judge Stewart, within twelve hours ! after the filing of the complaint. The r next day she got married again. 8 Child. Cole & Co. have filed article ' of incorporation with the County Clerk. lr i'l The company ls formed for the purpose- u r of establishing and conducting a gen- I If eral brokerage business, carrying on I, and conducting a mining nnd milling f business, and for that purpose to buy, ' ' locate, hold, develop and operate mine"-' 1 irl minlnir claims and mills nnd all that ' Hi MM pertains to such a business, to buy and mLI sell real estate, write Insurance and 1 I i'H lend money. The capital stock Is $50,000. divided into 10,000 shares of the 1 ' par value of $5 each. William H. Child b ! ls president, Edward Copley vice-prcs- ' - ident, and IT. B. Cole secretary and j. treasurer. t . it nMMWm |