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Show LAlljj :ke CITY, SUNT) a DIVuRCED IN UTAH. 'a sewaeker sot disheartened f.e ' cause axotheb man got he wife. ' William McLaughlin, the driver of n ice cart iu Newark, on March "6, ! JS70, married Miss Annie Burnett, who was called "tbe belle of Est .Orange." The houe moon was hardly ' ever before the young wife began to suspect her husband of too much! attention to other women. - She remonstrated and threatened, and' finally in 1S75 obe left him. William quitted Newark for a time, and on his return could not find his wife. Recently, however, be saw her in the street, and attempted to make up with her, but she avoided him. He traced her to 05 Haisey street where she resides, Eirly on Thursday morning he rang the bell of her house until a nigh leap ped head was stuck out of an upper window, and a gruff voice asked, "Who's there?" McLaughlin Mc-Laughlin said, "It's me.Annie." In a few minutes the street door was opened, and a powerful and angry looking maa confronted McLaughlin. "Wuoareyju, and what the devil do you want here?" asked the man. "I am Bill McLaughlin, and 1 want to see my wife, Mrs. Annie McLaughlin. Mc-Laughlin. I am toltl she is living here." "The woman you ask for is here, but she is no longer Annie Mo-Laugblin. Mo-Laugblin. She ia now my wife, and and her name is Annie Warswick. You deserted her; but I will protect her." McLaughlin was enraged on hearing hear-ing another man claim his wife, and a quarrel followed. The men finally clinched, aud the young wife screamed. Then she tried to seperate them, and failing in thi, she screamed until a police officer came, and McLaughlin Mc-Laughlin departed. Before Justice Otto, Mrs. Warswick lodged a complaint against McLaughlin. McLaugh-lin. She Baid that she had lived happily with McLaughlin until she discovered that he was unfaithful. Then they separated. She obtained a divorce from him on September 13, 1877, from tbe Hon. William R. Smith, probate judge of Utah territory. territo-ry. She was married to Mr. James Warswick in the House of Prayer, Newark, on the 26th of May last. McLaughlin, she averred, has persecuted perse-cuted her for several weeks past, urging her to live with him again, and threatening to kill her if she did noL She therefore asked that he be arretted and bound over to keep the peace. Justice Otto issued a warrant for tbe arrest of McLaughlin, but before the warrant was Berved McLaughlin drove up to the court in his ice cart and surrendered bi nisei f. Justice Otto read to nim the charge made by his late wile, now Mrs. Warswick, and told him that she bad obtained a legal separation. "Well, judge, if this is the truth," said McLaughlin, "I'll give in, and not bother my head about ber any more. I did not know she got a divorce, and merely received a notice once that she meant to do it. I thought she was guying me. But if it is true, Wirswiek may have ber and welcome. If he cau stand it I can." McLaughlin was as cool as a block of ice. He gave bonds., to keep the Phos. Couch vs. I. S. Watterman ti al. cause dismissed. The United Slates vs , John Crane, indicted for purchasing United States goods Irom soldiers; case submitted to jury and a verdict of not guilty returned. re-turned. The United States vs. A. Levi; indicted in-dicted Ipr purchasing United States goods from soldiers; indictment dis -i missed, . Court, adjourned till Saturday j morning at 9.30 o'clock. Street Throwing. I Throwing on the street is becoming jtoo common, and it will be stopped, .it is to be hoped. Yesterday, while Judge Pyper was walking along the street, he was struck in the head with an orange, which broke his straw hat and sturned him. It was done acci-dently, acci-dently, but some ot these days an eye will be put out or somebody killed through' this practice and we will then hear "I told you that's how it J would result," from persons who -never opened their mouths about the I matter before. |