Show JUDGE MERRITTS DIVISION His Honor Grants Mrs Worthen a Divorce and Alimony The divorce case of Ann Worthen against Walter Worthen was called upi up-i before Chief Justice Merritt The plaintiff I I plain-tiff on her own behalf testified that she and the defendant Intermarried at Salt j I Lake city on August 22 1881 that for more than one year last past the defendant de-fendant has wilfully neglected to provide I pro-vide for her the common necessaries of lifealthough amply able so to do I also that since the marriage her husband I hus-band treated her in a cruel and inhuman I inhu-man manner striking her in the face j and using vile and profane language toward her She also testified that the defendant is addicted to the excessive use of strong drink Corroborative evidence being given his honor granted the divorce as prayed for and awarded the plaintiff the custody cus-tody of their seven children and 23 a month alimony |