Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-02
BRAIN and HIS RELIGION.
Another Nice Illustration of the Beau.
ties Of Celestial Marriage.
An Attempt to Influence the Court by
an Appeal to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob.

All attempt u influence Tile COuFt ",
, an Appeal to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob.
The Appeal Is Denied, and Brain L.
Awarded the Usual Three.SiX.
The Third District Court opened this
morning at 10 o'clock with the we'll adj
vertised polygamy and unlawful cohabi
tation cases of Edward Brain. All the
witnesses were present with the excep-
ton OF Susan Jackson, for whom an at.
tachment was issued. All the witnesses
in the other cases were excused until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The fol-
lowing jury was easily obtained, passing
the usual questions relative to statutory
qualifications: William Sleeves, T. c.
Armstrong, ]. F. Bradley, W. E. smed-
ley, George Barr, Edmond Wilkes, C. l..
Haines, James McTierney, j. Fl. Noun
nan, Adolph Anderson, and w. c. Lyme.
The clerk then read the Indictment
against Mr.. Brain, to which he had
pleaded not guilty.
JOSEPH D. BRAIN,
A son of the defendant, was the first to
give testimony. In answer to many ques-
tons he stated that he was a son of de-
PENDANT and of Mary Bailey Brain, the
first and legal wife; lived in the Twen-
tieth ward; has two brothers, Edward E.
and Charles g., and sister, Matilda
Brain. Didn't know Susan Jackson;
knew Mary Ann johnson, his fathers
divorced wife. Knew Janezes Paters, the
alleged third wife of his father; she lives
in the Twenty-first ward. Didn't know
that she was his fathers wife; she lives
in house belonging to defendant, with
her brother, Fred Paters; have seen de-
fendant there score of times,
once at the meal table; have seen
Janezes Paters with the infant baby; it
is reputed to be my fathers; defendant
passed no time at the house of witness:
ceased to stop there about two wears ago;
defendant lived last year in his house at
the brick yard with Miss Paters; know
Mary A. johnson, she lives in the Tween
Bailey Brains house, where live father
lived with Mary Johnson Brain two years
ago, in the fall of 1888; don't know
whether he lived with Miss Paters during
the same time or not; prior to November,
1888, he lived all the time at our home,
save night or two week, when he
called on Miss Johnson.
MARY ANN JOHNSON
Testified: l am the second and divorced
wife OF Edward Brain; got my divorce
about one year ago; married defendant
fourteen years ago; live at ALI Fourth
East street, in the Twentieth ward; have
had seven children by defendant: Brain
ceased visiting me about three years ago.
Know Mary Bailey Brain, she is his hon
orable wife. When defendant left me
don't know where he went, but think he |
made his home with Janezes Paters. I |
know her; she used to wash for me. The
nelghbors say she is his wife but 1 can't |
say.
Cross-examined by the defense. Il
know Susan Jackson; she is married to
Mr.. Jackson, of Provo.
MRS. SUSAN JACKSON.
was married to Mr.. Jackson, who is
now deceased; was married to defendant
Brain in 1912, at Bath, England; was
divorced here and married defendant
some three years afterward; in 1861 got a
divorce from Brain by the Mormon
church; have six children, two of them.
Frank Brain and Mary Swartout, married.
live in Provo.
Cross-examined-I was married to
Brain, Graves, Cooper and Jackson.
JANEzEs PATERs.
Am "a years old, came from Holland
four years ago next November with nv
parents, two brothers and sister. We
Ill lived in the Eighteenth ward for a
while on money brought over; father
now works by the day hired out as work. |
ng girl for Mr.. D. Bockholt in the
ward; stayed there about eight
months then went to live with nv people
n MIR. Brains house, in October, 1882.
N 1888 | lived at the brick yard.
inns is the young woman who could
lot talk English few weeks ago when {
before Commissioner Mckay, and had to s
lave an Interpreter This morning she {
howed the brains of the Brain family 1
nd told very clear story in an intelli- I
ent manner. She said she married Ed I
yard Brain in the Endowment House
his city, on the I'd of February, 1882:
efendant visited her night or two each I
7eek until 1888, when he papered and {
tied up the largest room in his house on il
he bench for her after abandoning the
Their two wives
Witness was asked to explain how she
OF acquainted with defendant. She left h
ne stand and got her baby, which was e
fying, and returning, said: "WeH, 1 o
rsG met Brother Brain at the Assembly h
lall, soon after l came to Salt Lake. He r.
as putting down window, and said, q
low do you do, Sister Paters?' So we Ii
Of to counting, and We had place to a
leet to court little. After a while he a
'ok me home and l married him; nv o.
arents didn't know it; my baby is now o
me months old, and Mr.. Brain is it's n,
ther." ''' = =
The prosecution excused her, and she Of
arted for her seat, when suddenly stop
ng, she said: az want to say that that 9,
oman MARY A. Johnson) saws l used m
wash for her. That is not SO. It was
y mother. She wants to make me ont
washerwoman
Cross-examined-How did YOU manage NJ
meet MIR. Brain? Well, you see, we
I'd a sparkling place, and he would lust
atch for me, and when showed up we TO
ould 60 home together. Bl
1t was almost impossible to keep the oh
ovid from laughing during the Gun
tale" and even smile crept tn
er the faces of the Court and jury. m
What day of the week did Won 90 pr
rough the Endowment House p" It fol
Is Thursday, February I'd, 1882. hi
A sister of Mrs. Paters Brain was
lied, but gave no material evidence. to-
The prosecution rested the case and
dge Zane addressing the jury as to the HI