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Show I SLEEPS WITH BUTCHER-ICNIFE. Reasons Given by Jlrs. Unry Morten-scn Morten-scn for Asking a Divorce. Because Lewis C. Mortenscn slept with a butcher-knife under his pillow at night, Mrs. Mary Mortensen, his wife, is suing for a divorce. Her complaint, com-plaint, which was filed in the District court yesterday, alleges that her husband hus-band has for a long time been guilty of extreme cruelty toward her. She complains that he has made life miserable miser-able for her by his heartless conduct, as he makes home unfit to live In. He continually comes home drunk, she says, and, Instead of bringing homo a pocketful of money, carries a cargo of liquor. Many times he is away from home for days at a stretch, leaving without any reason and returning wlth-Hra wlth-Hra out any explanation or warning1. He uses shocking language around tho house. When ho Is not drunk he spends IB nil of his time around tho house In K swearing at her and their two minor 8 rhlldren. Ho Is often so violent, so says I the complaint, that she has to take re-i re-i fuge wlih the neighbors, in fear of his fj violence. Besides going to bed with the H butcher-knife under his pillow, thereby f terrifying her, sho says that ho is too 1 free in flourishing his revolver. 1 Ten days prior to the llllng of the I complaint, Mrs. Mortensen says, her 1 husband left the house without reason ind has not returned since. She asks for a decree of divorce, with the cus-I cus-I tody of their two minor children. They I were married In Denmark In 1874. Ij Evidence in Bowers Case All In. I The petition of "William Bowers for 1 a writ of habeas corpus will be oettled I In Judge Lewis's court on Monday 3 morning. The case was argued and evi-I evi-I dence submitted by the prosecution, Z and It was taken under advisement by H the court yesterday. Bowers Is wanted In Iowa for tho irlme of breaking and entering. The I deputy sheriff from Iowa who came af-I af-I ten him stated that ho was charged 1 with breaking Into and entering a fl rhlcken-house where goods were stored. I He was given a preliminary hearing M and committed to the District court, J but was released upon his own recog- nizance. He then emigrated to Utah 1 between two days. Gov. Wells ha3 -honored tho requisition of the Governor of Iowa. Rule Day In U. S. Courts. Monday will bo tho regular rulo day In tho Federal courts and tho following cases will bo subject to call: Gutch, administrator Thorpo, vb. U. P. Coal Co. Fairbanks vs. Colton Wax and Oil Co. Stecner vs. O. S. L. Railroad company. com-pany. Nlchter vs. U. P. Railway company. California Mining company vs. Travelers' Trav-elers' Insurance. Brace et al. vs. Utah Fuel company. Nordberg, administrator, vs. Daly-Judgo Daly-Judgo Mining company. McClcary vs. Highland Boy Mining company. Mulr, administrator, vs. U. P. Coal company. Scott vs. Reynolds. Mucklow et al. vs. Majcstlo Copper company. Sopor et al. vs. Hudson. Court Notes. Judge Lewis will have a resetting of non-Jury cases on Friday, Ootobor 7, and of criminal cases on Saturday, tho 3th. Alice K. Lukomskl has filed suit for dlvorco from her husband, Joseph Lukomskl. Lu-komskl. Sho alleges non-support for tho past throe months. They wero married In Brlgham City on October 11, 1902. Mrs. Mario Jones Is another wife who seeks releaso from the marriage yoke, claiming that her husband, C. P. Jones, deserted her a short time ago and has neglected to provide for her. They were married in 'Salt Lake In 1902. By consent of both parties, the condemnation con-demnation suit of the Oregon Short Lino against Hall and others was dismissed dis-missed by Judge Stewart yesterday. The dlsputo hao been settled out of court. Tho case of Sawyer and Ryckman, the attorneys of Mrs. G-ertrudo Ryckman, Ryck-man, who wero cited to show cause why they should not be committed for contempt, was continued for two weeks. Charles Johnson, who was charged with having forged a check for $6 and cashed It at The Hub In Murray, was released yesterday. His attornoy made a. motion before Judge Lewis to quash the Indictment upon the ground that there had been no preliminary hearing boforo a magistrate. This motion was sustained by Judge Lewis, not being opposed by the District Attornoy. Johnson John-son was accordingly released. A. J. Stone, administrator of tho estate es-tate of Peter C. Hansen, has filed a suit claiming 510,500 damages from tho Southern Pacific Railroad company. Tho plaintiff claims that Hansen, who was an employee of the railroad, was V(llnr) nn na T.llnln nnf.n(V knlnr. ...... by a train on August 11. He maintains that the accident occurred through the negligence of tho servants of the company. com-pany. For the death of "William D. Jones, a miner In the employ of the Summit Placer Mining company, who was killed In the company's mlno, the company Is mado defendant In the District court In a suit fdr $20,000. William O. Donovan, the administrator of the estate of tho deceased, has filed tho suit, and claims that Jones was killed through the negligence neg-ligence of the foreman of the mlno. |