The New York herald., 1871-10-25
A NAUGHTY SALT LAKE SAINT.
His Trial for AduItery-TOO Many Wives.


From the Salt Lake tMormon) Herald Oct 1871
In the Court yesterday after the NATURALIZATION OF
several citizens In the usual form observed In this
Court, the case OF the People vs. Hawkins taken
up. Mr.. Hawkins was indicted for adultery with
sarah Davis and Louisa Meyers, and on calling the
jury but SIX OF the regular panel appeared The Mar.
shat was ordered TO procure tnitty aIditona tales
meu but Mr. Miner Tor the defence that the
regular panel should be exhausted before talesmen
the Judge, said that those Jurors who had not re-
ported should be fined s25 each.
The first Juror called, Henry w. Lawrence, was
excused, he being under indictment for a somewhat
similar offence
attorney as 10 whether In his opinion MEMBER or
the Mormon Churcn who Is living with more than
witness SAID he dd not know that he mad any belief
ON tins subject He was not olygamlst, and had
'Do you believe that the doctrine OF poy gamy Is a
revelation OF God TO the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
Latter Day SAINTS ~ the witness answered. "Yes"
amy is involved - mo SIR, it would not.n p''s
Mr. Miner interposed objections TO all these aues-
tions on the ground that the defendant was not on
trial for bigamy or polygamy, winch were not men,
toned in the charge or the Indictment and formed
no part OF the case. These questions are purely
Hypothetical. It has not been shown tnat the de.
fendant is member or the Mormon Church any
other Church.
The prosecutor referred to the evidence adduced
In the preliminary examination to justify these
questions, TO winch the counsel for the defence re-
pied That such evidence could not be quoted in fh5
trial. The prosecuting attorney responded to the
effect that the iacts In the case are sufficiently un-
u
The Court ruled tnat The questions be answered.
JuRoR-l would render q Just verdict IN accord.
ance with the evidence.
PRossCUrioN-Suppose the fact should appear
that defendant Is o member OF the Mormon Church
and that he was living with more than one woman
as his wife, would you consider 1t just to punish o
man who was Obeylng q revelation OF GOd2
JuaoR--I could not say until knew something
OF the case.
In answer to question whether man believing
In the revelation OF poygamy and living with more
than one wife should be convicted or adultery the
Juror said, mo; no more than Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob.n
The prosecuting attorney submitted tnat the ad-
mission OF the gentleman entitled hlm 10 be excused
from serving "a juror in this case.
In reply 10 TIE counsel for defence the Juror said
there was no prejudice or feeling In his mind to pre-
vent his giving q verdict Of guilty n the evidence in
the case would show that the defendant had com
mitteI adultery and that he would have no heslta-
ton In rendering such verdict against any person
under the instructions OF the Court on the law ap-
picable TO the charge. In reply 10 the prosecution
he said he could not see that o man could cOmmlt
adultery with his own wives.
Mr.. MINER said the indictment did not assn me
that the complanants were the wives OF the de.
fendant and that the assumption upon which the
questions of the prosecution made was irrele-
want to the case. The prosecuting attorney said
that the counsel for the defence argued uD0n the