The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-21
BIGkMY.
A. 7. Greig, Of Ogden, Being Ex-
amlned on a Charge
Of Blgamy.

/ VI 0A0&MJs
On Thursday afternoon A. T. Greir
was examined before Commissioner
E. I. SprAgue. on charge OF bigamy.
The complaint under which tne ar
/ rest was made was signed by District
Attorney P. 7. VanZIls, sworn to
before Judge 6prague. and It charges.
on information and belief, that on the
1st day OF September, 1880, A. L.
GREG married q woman named
Reder, whose first name the COM
plainant does not know; while at the
time OF this M arriage tue defendant
was married to another woman,
which marriage WAS still q lawful one,
and had pever been dissolved. The
complaint is dated January 9th, but
for ssme reason the defendant was
not arrested until Wednesday night,
and that, too, under the most unia-
vorable and trying circumstances
The wife OF Greig, the defendant, died
three days ago, and on Wednesday
afternoon the funeral took place. 1t
is stated that Deputy Marshal Van
dereook, who made toe arrest. fol-
lowed the funeral procession to the
cemetery. came back with 1t, aud
broke into the procession on the re-
turn. Greig went to the residence OF
IS. w. Sears, Esq manager of the
Ogden Coop, where he is book
keeper, alter the funeral. He had
not long been in when Vandercook
came to the door OF toe house and
knocked, and was answered by Mrs.
Sears. Vandercook inquired for Mr..
Gibbs, and Immediately began backing
Mrs. Sears into the hall, be following
and inquirirE TIL foIGibbs. When once
inside (up to this time be had made
no revelation as to the object for his
visii) be said he meant Greig. At
this point Mrs. Sears called for her
husband who came and accused
Vsndercook of soaking into the house
with q lie en- his lips. and without
announcing his business. Wander
cook denied having said Gibbs, and
when Mrs. Sears told him that he did
say Gibbs, be gave her the lie in a
fat contradiction. This Mr. Sears
resented ana began giving Wander
cook a thorough tonguing, backing
him all the time. until the deputy
sheriff stated that he had said Glhha
instead OF Grsigs, by a slip Of the
tongue. For time a conflict was
when the matter cooled
down, and Greig was arrested and
brought 10 this city on Wednesday
evening. General II. 8. Eldredge
went security for Greig's appearance
and be was released until 10 o'clock
morning, at which hour he
was in attendance and was practically
on his own recognizAnoe. IN
I'll 2 O'Clock. when his examination
began. There is said to be great in
1ignstion in Ogden over the course
pursued By Vandercook. and if the
are as reported, it is
likely to cost him his position.
At 2 o'clock the examination be-
gan. there being great many wit
nesses down from Ogden. but
the only evidence of any importance
vas that of Anna Belle Reder, the
girl who is charged as being the sec
Ond vile of Greig. Georgians Bird,
Mrs. Odell aud Hon. Lorin FArr were
also examined, the last named OF
whom knew nothing of the affairs of
Greig, and the others only giving in
as to the wife conceded to
be the first, and who was buried on
Wednesday.
Judge VAnZile and Zera Snow,
Eco, appeared for the prosecution;
and Judge Hoge and Mr.. Tanner re.
presented the defendant.
The gtrl Reder testified, substan-
TALLY: l live in OgCen;have lived there
about four or FIVE months; l live on
the bench, in Mr.. Greig's house; 1 do
not recolect when I went into the
house; it was some time during last
fall, about September; l think it was
an old house, but 1t has been so
much repaired since that it might as
we'll be called a new house; my
mother. Mrs. Eliza Ann Reder, and
my child live with me in it; the child
is my little girl going on years old,
named Letitls Belle, called ''Dottie"
for short: no one else occupies the
house with me. / am not married;
have never been married; l know
Alexander Grelg; be has been at my
house; be has not been there often in
the last mouth or so, but was there
often prior to that time; could not say
how often, as ! have never kept an
account; be provided for me-; has
done GO since about four or five
months ago; since | went into that
house.
The question as to whether he
furnished the house, called up an
objection from the defense, who said
the lady had stated she was not mar
ried, and therefore these questions
are irrelevant. The testimony does
not even tend in that direction, and
is therefore not legitimate, AID Judge
Hoge moved that the question be
stricken out. Judge Sprsgue over
ruled the objection and allowed 1t to
go in.
Q.-Does he or did he take his
meals there7 He did at one time; for
a short period; for a little over
month; l do not Think 1t was Guy
longer; suppose be qnit because his
vile came from New q 'slsnd; she
came from there on the Atm OF
November, and he did not take his
me Ils with me after that, but still
continued to provide for me; he
stopped at my house during the night
at one time; until his wife came; l
could not say how long be kept up
the practice oil staying at my house
at night; it was as much as month;
q little over month, and not as
much as two; he has not stopped at
my house on nights since his wife
came.
Q.-Who did he sleep with? Al
will not answer the question.
The defense here objected and
asked the court to Instruct the witness
that she had a right to refuse to
answer the question, as in an
sweriug, she would be subiecting her
self and the defendant to be punished
uader the ordinances of Ogden.
Judge VspZle stated that, together
with the statements OF the defendant,
| he