Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-07 | Page 8 | Cruelty Brings Five Divorces

CRUELTY CRUEL TV BRINGS BRINGS' FIVE DIVORCES Three wives and two husbands whose spouses trea t ted e d t the them h e m cruelly according to district judges were granted divorces Thursday in Third district court May A. A Smith told Judge George A. A Faust that Jesse K Smith when under the influence of intoxicating intoxicating intoxicating in in- liquor is disagreeable repulsive and aggravating to the extent of being intolerable and unbearable The judge also found from the testimony that Mr Smith made frequent threats against his wife and accused her of improper conduct with other persons Ardella testifying before before before be be- fore Judge Clarence E. E Baker said that Gunnar struck me with his fists causing me to fall against the furniture and walls and leaving large unsightly bruises on my body The judge also found that Mr absented absented absented ab ab- ab- ab himself from home evenings evenings evenings eve eve- and refused to tell his wife where he had been He called me all manner of vile names and threatened me with bodily injury said Ilta Rose Walker Valker Grady as she testified before before before be be- fore Judge J. J Allan Crockett against Frank A. A Grady Judge Crockett also signed the decrees given Leon J J. J Stott and Geor George Geore-c p. p F. F Alley Mr Mr t S-t Stott ti-t ti told d the judge that tha t Stott treated me cruelly to the extent of causing me great mental and physical distress Testifying about Marie Johnson Johnso n Alley Mr Alley said Shortly after our marriage her attitude e toward me changed and she expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed aversion instead of love and affection toward me The findings also cited that Mrs Alley left her husband five months after their marriage and returned to the home of or her parents Dolly DoIly Fraser Anderson was granted a divorce from Cairns O. O Anderson on ground of nonsupport The decree was signed by Judge Bryan P. P Leverich