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Show SAYS llEflON ENDEDJNH Judge Morse Gives Mrs. Collings Divorce on Grounds of , Cruelty. C0KBIN POOR PROVIDER, AVERS MRS. CORBIN Gertie Ostler Tells Court That 0. V. Ostler Is Averse to Work. The most thrilling lalo told at tho divorce di-vorce matinee In Judge Morse's division of the Third district court Friday afternoon after-noon was that unfolded by Mrs. Elizabeth Eliza-beth Collings, a boarding house keeper at Bingham, who was seeking a, decree' of divorce from Ernest Collings on the ground of failure to support and cruelty. Mr. Collings told the court that she was married In this city. June 11. 11)10. and that Colllngs's III treatment began Immediately Imme-diately after tho ceremony was performed per-formed "right here In Salt Lake." as Mrs. Collings expressed it. After, Mrs. Cllllng3 said, Collings repeatedly abused and boat her. Once, sho said, he threw hero bodily out of the house, and on another occasion he was arrested for mistreating her. Mrs. Collings did not say that Collings was convicted on a charge of assaulting her, but sho remarked re-marked that Collings had spent, considerable consid-erable time in jail. , When asked by the court if Collings did any work, Mrs. Colllng3 replied: "Not much: you sec, I run a boarding house and he Is like some other men; he didn't think he had to work. Mrs. Colllngs's testimony was corroh-orated corroh-orated by her, sister, and. tho decree was granted, with an order for 530 a month alimony and $50 attorney fees. Mary MoCuIIough was granted a decrco from Robert McCullough on tho grounds of desertion and failure to support. The parties were married In 1S9S. and Mrs. McCullough said that her husband left her ten years ago. Oorbin Poor Provider. May Corbln confided to the court that Millard A. Corbln had never properly provided for her since their inarrlase In 1S92. and. added that he had given her only 5S.25 within the past few months. Corbln Is a barber and his wife says ho. Is employed -all the lime. The Corhlns have three children, ranging in ages from D to 17 years, hi addition to a decree of divorce. Jlr,i. Corbln was awardod.the custody of the children. Sin a month all-monj' all-monj' and SIT. for her attorney. Claudia Swlfl secured swift action on her suit against William II. Swift ou the ground of desertion and failure to support. The Swifts were married in October. Oc-tober. 1001, and five years ago Swift faded from his wife's view aud forgot lo send her any money with which to support herscir. Mrs. Swift said. She was rewarded with a decree ami allowed to resume her maiden name. West. Alice M. Jones said that she was married mar-ried to Ivan II. Jones in January 100S. They lived with her mother for a time, but Jones finally left for his old home In Mississippi. During their married life, Ml'K. .Temp's- ual lirr llitulmnl r,rn,. chased any clothing for her and paid nothlmr Tor her support, although he was a railroad, man and received good wages. Mrs. Jones was granted a decree and the custody of two children. Didn't Like to Work. Gertie Osller got a. divorce from O. V. Ostler on the ground of failure to support. sup-port. The Ostlers were married February Feb-ruary 7. 1909. Mrs. Ostler said that Ostler Ost-ler had promised her that his father would give Ihem a home when they were married, but they lived with her mother for a time, and then with his parents for a llino and Ostler shied violently when he spied anything resembling manual man-ual labor. Finally. Mrs. Ostler said, she was compelled to leave her husband and had since been living with her mother. Ostler is said lo be in the city Jail at llio nro:Tif Minnie S. Dal ton. who asked for a decree de-cree from John J. Dalton, on the ground of failure to support, said that her husband hus-band lost $600 of her money gambling In April. 1909. after which ho hurriedly left her. She did not know his present whereabouts, where-abouts, she said. The parties were married mar-ried in September. 1906. but Dalton never supported her, Mrs. Dalton said. The decr.ee was granted. Must Hurry With Alimony. Judge Morse gave John Livingston until un-til next. Tuesday at 10 o'clock n. m. to pay .?50 alimony to his divorced wife. Edith F. Livingston. "If this amount is not paid bv the lirno Indicated," remarked Judge Morse. In an ominous lone "you will appear here for the further order of the court." When Judge Morse made this order he had just remarked that he had become tired of Livingston's excuses and would not accept any more of them. Livingston is several months behind In the payment of alimony, but has escaped heretofore. lie told the court that he had received only 3M In wages since October Oc-tober 1. and that he was out of worlc at the prosenl. Some of the inonev. ho said, he had given to his children, but he could not produce receipts. 1n said however, that he had taken a receipt for $15 from his daughter, but did not have it wi(h him. James F. Smith, attorney for Livingston, Living-ston, wanted the court lo make tho return re-turn day Wednesday instead of Tuesday, adding that ho would bo unable to be In court Tuesday. "If Mr. Livingston dous not pay this money, as directed." replied tho "court, "I think T can dispose of his case with-outhe with-outhe assistance of uu attorney." |