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Show LOYING HEARTS NO LONGER. Laura G. Tufts Seeks the Protection of a Divorce From Her Cruel Spouse. Laura G. Tufts filed a complaint in the Third District Court "of Utah Territory, on the 3d day of December, 1885, against Don C. Tufts, for a divorce. The ground for action set forth that the plaintiff and defendant were . married in Salt Lake City, March 13th, 1882, and ever since have been husband and wife. That there are now living, the issue of said marriage, two children, Elmira L. Tufts, aged two years, and Laura Geneva Tufts, aged sevenmonths. That since their marriage the defendant, disregarding his duties a3 a husband towards the plaintiff, has been guilty of habitual drunkenness. Plaintiff further alleges that since said marriage defendant has treated plaintiff in a cruel, inhuman manner, and in particulars a3 follows: In May or June, 1883, at their residence in the rear of 134 East Third South street, this city, the defendant assaulted and struck plaintiff when plaintiff was in a delicate condition and state of health. Last November, the 29th inst., defendant made another assault upon plaintiff and choked her. in a violent and cruel manner, man-ner, causing pain and great bodily injury; in-jury; that defendant -habitually uses toward to-ward plaintiff the most vile and abusive language and threats, causing plaintiff great mental distress and suffering. The plaintiff further alleges that defendant is the owner of property and means to the extent of about twenty-five thousand dollars, dol-lars, besides being the owner and possessor pos-sessor of other valuable property which he will dispose of and encumber unless restrained by order of this court.'- The plaintiff alleges that she j3 in indigent circumstances and demands judgment against defendant, and that the bonds of matrimony existing between plaintiff and defendant be dissolved and the custody of said children be awarded to plaintiff. Much more is set forth in the complaint by the plaintiff, through Mr. C. O.Whitte-more, O.Whitte-more, her attorney, and sworn to by plaintiff. This morning the petition filed on the 3d of December, 1885, for divorce and injunction restraining defendant from incumbering in-cumbering or disposing of his property, and for an order requiring the defendant . to show cause before the said District Court on the 12th day of December, 1885, why he should not pay to the plaintiff reasonable conn-sel conn-sel fees in the suit and temporary alimony and the expenses and costs of the suit, was brought up before " Judge Zane. The defendant made no appearance appear-ance to show cause demanded, and the Court awarded the plaintiff counsel fees in the sum of $100, also temporary alimony in the sum of $50 per month and $30 for expenses of the suit, and requires the defendant to pay into court the amount within ten days, and also to pay said alimony awarded monthly hereafter, on or before the 12th day of each month. |