Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-08
THE FIRST DOUBLE PLAY
Lucy Deveraux Admits That the Man
She Was "Sealed" to Is the
Father of Her Child.
And That, Together With His Mother
in.Law Epistle, Settles New
SONS Case.
Guilty of Polygamy and U. c., and a
Prospective Celibacy in the Pen.

Lizzie DeverauX had teStllleu 10 defendant
being the father of her sisters child; OF
their living together in the repute OF mar
riage witness said that Newsom had
spoken to her about writing letter home
to her mother and asked her il her mother
had said anything about a letter defendant
had written TO Mrs. Deveraux.
LUCY DEvERAux,
The alleged polygamous wife of defendant,
was called and questioned by the prosecu-
ton, and stated: l live in the Eleventh
ward, and in the same premises with de.
PENDANT; am II mother, and have child
- months old
Q.-Are you married?
A.--No, sir.
Q.-Who is the father of your child?
Al refused to answer the question
before, and refuse now.
Q.-Have you ever been in the Endow-
ment House?
Ayes, sir; went there with Mr..
Newsom in November, 1881, and lived
at Mrs. Austin's when l was sealed to
him.
Q-Have you lived with him as his
wife?
Al refuse to answer that.
Q.-When were you married?
Al never was married, was sealed
to him for time and eternity, and went
back to Mrs. Austin's to live until 1888,
when went where now live; have al
ways supported myself.
Q.-Who is the father of your child?
Al decline to answer.
Q.-Since November 18th, 1888, and
April LIST, 1885, have you occupied at any
time the same bed with Mr.. Newsom, as
his wife?
Al decline to answer.
Mr.. Narian insisted on the witness an
swering the two questions. The defense
objected. The Court ruled that the ques
tions were material and must be an
swered, and the Court gave the witness
until this morning to answer.
AT 10 o'clock this morning very large
crowd gathered in the courtroom. Pro
ceedings of the day were begun by Mr.
Varian moving that the case against
Dinwoodey, Young and Agnes McMurrir
be continued till the next term, which
was consented to- and all witnesses were
excused.
The clerk called the jury in the New
som case, and Lucy DeverauX was re
called to the stand to make answer to thu
two questions put by the prosecution yes
terday
Varian-Who is the father of you
child?
A.AThe man that was sealed to.
Q.-Mr. Newsom?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Since the 18th day of November
1888, and the LIST day OF April, 1885, have
you occupied the same bed with Mr.
Newsom as his wife?
Al don't know.
Q.-When did you commence to co
habit with him as his wife,
A.-After being sealed for time ant
eternity in tine Endowment House l use'
to see him a few days at time after W
were sealed.
Q-Have there been more than on
child born to you and defendant?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Miss Deveraux, do you believe il
God?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Do you say upon your honor an
before your Maker that you were scale
or married to defendant in the Endow
ment House before 1888?
Ayes, sir.
; Narian-That will do.
JOHN ii. FREEMAN.
, Live on Eighth East, in the Tent
ward know defendant and his wife Kat
Newsom; lived in an upper room of the
house last year; know Lucy DeverauX
got acquainted with her when went thei
l to room; / am pretty good hand an
) introduced myself in her room they ha
II bed in one OF the rooms have seen Nj
Newsom about the place; saw the lit
i child the first OF last November when
: went there.
Lucy Deveraux recalled by the d,
tense.
OIL understood you to say you wei
sealed to Mr.. Newsom in 1882
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Was there any other marriage b
tween you?
2 A.-No, sir.
Q,-Was there any underst lnding b
tween you and defendant to keep tn
marriage secret?
Ayes, sir.
Varian-Whom did you wish to keep
from?
A.-His first WIFE,
- Q.-Were you n Mormon in England
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How did you come to disclose IL
secret OF your marriage?
A.-Well, Mrs. Austin thought we we
g married and quarrelled with me for tv
: years about it and it got to be known.
!, Q.-On the day that you went to Ne,
x som's house to live did you meet yo
sister and Mr.. Newsom in the be,
room and there talk about the ma
: riage in the Endowment House that day
: Al never said any such thing.
V Odd your husband ever write
y your mother in England about this ma
= riage?
c Al don't know anything about al
N letter.
Here Mr. Varian produced a long eigl
page letter, and among other things rei
the following extract from Mr.. Newson
''Now, dear mother, | am sure YOU a
s. puzzled to know who is writing this lette
e But by permission of Lucy l shall tell 70
3. 1t is her husband. Yes, dear mother, '
1t We're sealed for time and eternity on the IL
of November, 1888, by the servants of G
that has power to bind on earth and it sh,
be bound i'll Heaven through the power
the holy priesthood that we hold here
II earth"
y Several other wild and imaginative G
AZ pressions were read from this peculi
10 letter, which amused all present.
WILLIAM d. NEwsoM:
=, | am the defendant in this case; kno
Lucy DeyerauX we have been sealed
ol each other since November, 1881 ml
N ried in the Endowment House, while 81
u was at Mr.. Austins; my first wife knc
~ nothing OF it for some time, although 81
~ suspicioned that we were sealed Lu
y and | agreed to keep it secret ha
seen the letter that has been produc,