Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-05 | Page 13 | Lieut. Hempel Acts as Intermediary

I LIEUT. HEMPEL ACTS I AS INTERMEDIARY Matrimonial troubles were straigbf-I straigbf-I eued out in about livo minutes by Lieut. ! John Ilempel of tho police Monday I night. Policeman Gulbranson took to i the police station a Greek woman, two Greeks, who formed the main trio, and ,six other men who were more or less 'intorcstcd in tho case, as they knew all parties concerned. As tho story was given to Lieut. IJenipel. tho woman wns tho lawful wifo of Jasper Tillberry and the divorced di-vorced wifo of J. C. Perkcns. Tho latter lat-ter had fomo to Salt Lako from Colorado a fow months ago, and siuco that time had made lovo to his former wife, much against the wishes of tho present husband. Tho affair weut on until last night, wheu it ended in a row on West First South street. Lieut. Hempcl heard tho stories of all parties concerned, and then had a private interview in-terview with tho woman. She promised to live witji her rightful husband, from whom she had run away last Saturday night. The police otlicer then told Perkens to go uwny and mind his own business. Tillberry and his wifo made up in the lieutenant's office, and with instructions instruc-tions to keep tho peace in tho future, went home. Porkens. the former husbaud. went I awaj feeling very sad, and threatened to get oven at the first opportunity. It is said the latter has threatened to kill Tillberry if he does not let him havo his former wife back.