Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-08-07 | Page 7 | Married in July Now Asks Divorce

HED IN JUL! MASKS DIVORCE Woman Says She Wedded to Escape Prosecution ; Both Make Charges. Having lived together, according- to their own admission, for twelve years, Bertha and Charles Rynders were married on July 9, 1917, and now Mrs. Rynders wouid have a divorce. liyncers. on the other hand, has had Mrs. Rynders cited into the Juvenile court to thow cause why their two children, chil-dren, a hoy of 8 years and a girl of 3. should not be taken from her custody be-ca be-ca jse of her alleged improper actions with other t7.cn. In her cvcrce complaint filed in the Third district court yesterday, Mrs. Rynders Ryn-ders s-'. forth that their marriage was on the order of the juvenile court, she being pi ven the option of marrying Rynders or racing prosecution of a statutory statu-tory charge. On the witness stand at the woman's hearing, began yesterday befor; Juds;; C. M. Nielsen of the juvenile court. I Ryn.iers said that he had consented to : marry the mother of his children that i they might be legally entitled to his name, j but that he had no intention of living wich ; tnern. George Robinson, juvem'.e court officer, a ted In the capacity of match-i match-i maker, piloting: the pair to the county clerk's office, wTere they obtained a license li-cense iii;d were married. Mrs. Rynders alleges that while Rnyders has lived with her since 1905. he was won awav from her a few months before ; they were married and names a Mrs. Wynherg as the woman who superseded ; her in his affections. She alleges that had she not been constrained to marrv him to avoid prosecution for having lived I with him she would not have taken him I for a hushard. Phe asks in the complaint : that the district court give her custody of I their two children. I In 1 he meantime this point is under S consideration in the juvenile court, the hearing- In the case to be resumed this I morning.