Show TWO SUITS fOR OR DIVORCE SUfi EST AffiNITY AjAIN of Case C se Ag Hugo Hogo D. D Wens Wens' Begins ens ins friends of Jh nd ps families ToW Told of Two Shattered Rom Romances Moonlight rides the tile cold bottle the h hot t bird the discovery dis dis- dis- dis covery covely of an affinity two t t o divorces what hat is declared to tobe tobe tobe be a prospective marriage and a romance replete with unusual incidents are all centered around around the divorce proceedings proceedings pro pro- of Hilda W. W V. V Wells Vens against Hugo D. D Wells Yells a well well- well well-j kno known promoter clubman and man about town i A A partial hearing of the tile case was vas held before Judge Morse 7 but the court ourt decided that the evidence presented was vas insufficient to grant a divorce and it was vas continued a- a t week eek to allow alloy the bill to be amended I I ONLY ONCE IN THE STORY TOLD THE COURT BY MRS I WELLS WAS ANY CLUE GIVEN TO THE GREAT LIFE STORI STORIES S IN THE CASE THAT WAS VAS W VUN SHE DECLARED SHE DID NOT KNOW V WHAT HER HUSBAND DID WITH HIS MONEY EXCEPT THAT HE SPENT IT ON ONI OTHER PEOPLE According to fo persons conversant with the tho affair there arc two other persons persona involved in the tho case ase They are aro Mrs G nevieve Weight gt and and and- he her former husband Frank ran 1 I. Epps a well known civil iI engineer an and ana oil expert Mrs Epps was given hen a divorce some Bom oin time ago According to tho the tale talc which hi b has been on the tongues of many pcr persons ons in the past six months the romance had bad its inception the buds buds of April came caine Perhaps it was as later in tho the season Anyway it was earl early spring sprin that found Mr and Mrs Epps as guests ests at the Halls hotel botel It was wag there that Hugo D. D Wells who was Epps' Epps friend was introduced in in- in to Mrs Epps That was the first chapter of the tho story Then WeBs took the couple automobile ridin riding many times Thc They stopped at many of the tho mountain retreats retreats retreats re re- re- re treats and resorts on such trips and everything went well It was vas always 8 a Jolly lolly party that went on these little larks arks Then Thon Epps was called east elst by tho the Duchesne Oil and Gas company compan of f which lie he c is is- the resident director His His' stay was vas much prolonged ed In his absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence sence were more automobile ria rides and late dinn dinners rs and Mrs E Epps chap chape- rop roped dby by other guests at t the hotel botel was tho the guest Ost of honor There w wore re many trips guy gay l dinin dining parties partie and arid other fes h Jt is asserted assented hat lial there thera hero were still the cordial relations when whon Epps returned returned re reo re- re turned bu but t thoy were were somewhat t strained It is said an affinity had hjul be ben been n discovered disco June S 3 Mrs Irs Epps Eps til filed d suit a against her husband alleging non nonsupport She asserted that thc they w ro married July 14 1898 According to the stor story she told she was compelled to enter dater business on her ller own account Since May 18 1906 she declared she was compelled to provide her ber own food clothing and shelter although her ber husband husband hus bus band was in receipt of an income of at least a month Epps was also represented In ln court count at atthe the tho time titus the divorce was as granted The attorneys s arranged d that the decree should allow Mrs Irs Epps 1000 permanent alimony almon and 75 75 attorneys attorney's fees tees The divorce was waa granted July 5 3 by Judge Armstrong Then another chapter was wa closed Mrs c Wells appeared before the court yesterday and told her stor story She de declared declared de- de dared before Judge Morse that she was married to Hugo D. D Wells in Denver In 1901 The only bar to a divorce bon being granted was that Judge Morse Morao did not riot consider support non-support for tor three months sufficient Mrs Wells Veils declared that for tor tho the last lal three months her husband had Tailed railed to support her or 01 their four year son Edward J J. J Wells She declared that he ha lived at hotels and spent his monc money on other persons Mrs Irs Wells said Id she was living at the home occupied by them for tor forthe forthe the last Jast fifteen months at West Fifth South street When hen hen cross cross- examined cross by the court Mrs Irs Wells declared that she had some money I of ot her own and did sewing sewing- for or a n. living She further declared that when Le they lived In Ogden Osden after their marriage her husband failed ailed to give her hel anything but bu a sma small amount on which to live ll Mrs Ir Wells Wells' eIdene evidence evi eI dence denee was corroborated b by Mrs Irs Anna LIt LIt- tIe tle her sister sister- Epps was arrested r charged with passing ln fictitious checks The matter matter matter mat mat- ter was finally settled although althO It Is averred by his friends that he was acting In good faith It Is said that the checks were ere returned on account of or funds This It Is said fald was due to a a. mis- mis Epps Eppa and Wells eUs are lre alleged to havo have been Interested In various bu business deals to together together to- to gether and before the trouble were ere very clo close e friends Since then their regard leard for tot have e chanc changed dWells d- d each other Is said uld not to Wells U s a grandson of at Apostle Daniel H. H Wells arid and nd a son of or Junius F. F Wells |