Show m m ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND FIERCE STRUGGLE salt lake home entered by robbers i three men apply for divorce mes gets away with A daring attempt at robbery wag made last evening at the home of P A cn mr gorensen Ko rensen had a desperate bt ruggle with alie men who were heavily armed they broke away from hiim and he fired at them but in the he could not take good aim sir sorensen resides on tale below South iSalt lake The houe stand well back in the yard and is heavily shaded at night owing to the dense foliage there in a wide porch around the front of the house which 13 reached by n broad flight of stairs shortly after 9 the family heard some one on the fumbling at the door it was supposed that sonie one was trying to find the bell and air went out to answer the call when he opened the door ia looked into the muzzle of a revolver the party who held alic pun was disguised by a white handkerchief chich entirely covered his face he i ordered sir sorensen to keep buic and not make any noise the word had barely left the strangers lips when mr knocked the pistol to one tide and grappled with the stranger nen heard the pt ruggle and rushed to the hall just in time to aier husband and the stranger engaged in a fierce combat fall and roll down the front steps of the porch A second stranger evidently a pal of the first desperado ran forward and beat her husband over the head with the butt of a pistol mrs screamed but when she saw the second man enter into the attack she turned and ran to her room for a re her husband was armed but ho not get to his hip pocket nd draw ii own gun hile mrs Sor enen waa w aa upstairs she heard a shot and rushed back to her husbands assistance expecting to find him injured ns the result of the shot which ehe had heard the shot W fired by her Juia band at the re treating figures of the men who had broken Joose and managed to escape mr sorensen had a good hold of his assailant asna ilant and had landed on top of him at the foot of the stairs he tried to get hold of his pistol but the second stranger had come to the rescue of his companion and struck air on the head with his pistol partly stunned lie released his hold sulli to give the man a chance to jerk away and get on liis feet the men ran across the road where they separated and disappeared behind abo buildings on the opposite bide of he street mr sorensen got on his feet as quickly as ac could and drawing hi gun anred after the retreating stranger but in alie darkness could not take accurate aim and ho lias no ho wounded oie of the men or not HY THEIR IVES eife hai not been one continuous ui joy for jefferson A da vis who began d borc proceedings in the district court against hia wife margaret K bavis they mere married in portland ore on the of february 1883 but according to alio complaint capr since that time she liaa caused him pi eat of mind and suffering she has frequently called him and opprobrious names and has treated aim in a bof insulting manner TIMS climax to his endurance came though when a short time ago she told liim to leave her home and further added byway of emphasis that he might never come back he filed suit for divorce yesterday and prays for complete separation from the woman james W gessford in a complaint ivied yesterday bays that his wife caroline has deserted him without his consent and he prays the court for a divorce from the woman on that ground they were married in washington pa on dec 29 and seven children have been born to the woman has abandoned her home according to the complaint and her husband prays for separation on the grounds of desertion in judge biall s court george anderson was granted a divorce from hh wife lou E anderson on the ground of desertion and conduct which waa displeasing to him they were married in this city on the of october 1001 but the union last long for within sixty days according jo the complaint the woman deserted her husband the testimony showed that si ne that time the woman has been frequenting qu saloons men aal has frequently vile language which lias lia s caused the plaintiff great distress of mind |