Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-01

Mr.. Varian-Please describe the ar
rangement of that louise to the jury.
Witness-There were eight rooms on
the ground floor and four upstairs. The
rooms on the ground floor had commune
cation with each other. Mrs. Belinda
! Musser occupied Che west part of the
house; she had five rooms, a kitchen
/ bedroom and parlUr down stairs and two
/ bedrooms upstairs. She occupied the
/ bedroom downstairs Mrs May Musser
/ had six rooms in the east part OF the
/ house, and she also occupied a bedroom
down stairs. My fathers sleeping apart
ment was between these two suites OF
rooms and communicated with both.
Blanche Musser is between two and
three years of age first saw the child
about two years ago, but do not recollect
the occasion of its birth l have seen my
father at Mrs. Mary Musser's table but
not at Mrs Belinda's; have never heard
him speak OF Mrs Mary Musser as his
wife, but have heard him address her as
MARY" l have heard him speak to Mrs.
Belinda Musser as Belinda ;" he has
spoken to me of Mrs. Mary Musser as
my aunt Mary or my stepmother, but not
as his wife
Q-Has he ever spoken to you OF Mrs.
Belinda Musser as his wife?
A-Not that | remember
Q.-Has he ever referred to her in your
presence?
A.-Not that | remember; have never
heard Belinda's children speak to de-
PENDANT as their father The name of her
children are known in the family as
Musser, except the child Arthur don't
know by what name he is known. l don't
know where the child is now; l last saw
it four or five weeks ago; last saw Mary
Musser some four or five weeks ago; do
not know where she went.
Annie Segmiller Mccullough Musser
lives in the house next to that occupied
by Mrs Mary and Mrs. Belinda Musser.
Q.-Does that house belong to your
father?
Al don't know.
Q.-Have you ever seen your father
there?
A.-Not that | remember.
Q.-Have you ever seen your father go
there?
A-Not that remember.
Q-Have you ever seen him leave the
house?
A.-Not that l remember. There are
children at the house; they are named
Eva, Fred and Maroni.
Q.-Have you ever seen any infant
there?
A.-Not that | remember; | suppose
that Mrs. Annie Musser was the mother
OF the children | have heard them call
her mother.
The defense objected to this testimony,
but the objection was overruled.
Q.-Have you ever heard your father
speak to these children as their father?
A.-Not that remember
Q.-Have you ever heard him speak
to them at all?
A.-Not that / remember.
Q.-Have you ever heard them adj
dress him?
Al have
Q.-How did they address him?
A.-As their father
The witness was then turned over to
the defense for cross-examination, and
described the arrangement of the house
occupied by Mrs. Mary Musser and Mrs
Belinda Musser.
On redirect examination the witness
stated she did not know whether Mrs.
Belinda. Musser and Mrs. Mary Musser
were her fathers wives. They were !
as such
MRS. LIZZIE LEE
A daughter of Mrs Annie Segmiller Me-
Cullough Musser, was the first witnes
called this afternoon. She testified that
her mother was recognized as the wife of
the defendant. She did not know who
her mother and the children,
Or whose house she lived in. She did not
know how old the child Maroni was; his !
family name was Musser.
Q.-Do you know how old the boy Will /
lie is?
A.-No.
Q.-Do you know what his family name
Al have an idea.
Q.-Do you mean to say YOU don't
Know the name of your own half-brother?
Didn't you ever see it written?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Is he old enough to write?
A.-Didn't say he was only Or
ears old? He'd be smart child,
wouldn't he, TO write at that age?
Narlan-Pll not discuss that with YOU
low. You can sharpen your wits after
While.
Judge Bennett Ito Varian)-Weu
harpen your wits now.
The witness had seen her father going
o and from from her mothers house.
On cross-examination by Judge Suther-
and witness testified that she had not
esided at Salt Lake continuously since
er marriage
MARY RIDEOUT
Vas the next witness. She knew Mrs
Larry Musser and Mrs. Belinda Musser:
ad seen children in both families, but
id not know how old Mary Musser's .
oungest child was; had not visited her =.
ouse for three years witness also knew !!
nnle Segmiller Musser; her youngest
mid was an infant last winter, about }
lree or four months ago; had seen de- ,
ndant at Annie Musser's house: went
the lake with Mrs. Annie Musser last !
INNER; when they returned Mr.. Mus
r met her
On cross examination the witness
ated she was not a member of the
hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-dav
UNITS; lived in the Musser neighbour u
,od and was on friendly terms with the :,
dies mentioned