Show RITCHIE FROWNS ON COLLUSION Says He of Any Practice by Which Divorce Is Made Easy ATTORNEYS STRIKE SNAG HEARING ON CROSS BILL IN GRIMM CASE IS HELD UP Judge Morris L Ritchie of the dis district district district court Is most decidedly opposed to any collusion between the parties to a divorce action and most emphatically stated his position yesterday much to the discomfiture of or two attorneys s Some time ago ao Mary E Grimm brought a suit for divorce against Mar Martin Martin Martin tin Grimm jr ji Before Judge Ritchie yesterday esterday her attorney asked that the suit be dis dismissed dismissed dismissed missed Grimms attorney Immediately asked that the judge hear the evidence in the suit just brought by the husband against the wife we That looks like collusion within the law said Judge Ritchie I 1 do not care to encourage that kind of ot practice flee tice It seems to mo me that there is too much of or that In divorce cases and the court has very strong views concern concernIng concerning concerning Ing any practice which encourages the securing of divorces with case ease There is no reason why this case should be tried at this time as It Is not on the calendar for the day da and It will viII have to take the usual course I I The attorneys attempted to argue I I with Judge Ritchie but he not I hear them I Martha Drops a Lemon Between sobs and smiles Martha Payne Pa ne gave the evidence which secured for or her a divorce from Dr John Payne During most of or the hearing she smiled but when she told of ot a letter she re received received received from him three years ago she broke down He told me in the letter she said that he had been informed that I was as sick and that he wanted to let me know that I 1 could expect no aid from him He said he needed his money for other things and that he was leading a fast life He was in San Francisco at that time The Paynes Pa nes were married in 1901 and came to Salt Lake In 1903 When asked how it happened that her husband de deserted deserted deserted her on May 17 1904 Mrs Payne Pa ne recited the details He was at home the night before she said and the next morning I got his breakfast for lor or him and then went to tomy tomy tomy my work I 1 came home that night and I found that he had left and I have not seen him since The wife also testified that she sup supported supported supported ported Payne ever since their mar marriage marI marriage and that she is now working In a department store Rudolph Jacobson was granted a de decree decree decree cree of or divorce from Anna Jacobson They were married Nov No 12 1898 and the husband says that he was deserted May 2 1907 1901 Cynthia B LaBaron was divorced from Alma D LaBaron They were married May 2 1904 and the wife says that her husband deserted her Nov 8 S 1906 Judge Ritchie desired to know why Ed A Martin deserted his wife May M y Garrick Martin Immediately after their wedding March 22 1906 Because of this desire he continued the hearing of the suit for divorce until Martin can be located |