The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-10
THE NEwsoM CASE.
The Defendant Bound Over in
$4,000 Bonds Lucy Devereux
Liberated.

some ueldy was OCCdoiohSu - 49,
mencing the proceedings in Commls-
sioner McKay's court yesterday after
nj on, by the lateness of the arrival
from the Penitentiary of the defendant
Newsom, and the recaldtrant witness
Lucy Devereux. 1t was consequently
8 o'clock, instead of 2, before the ex-
animation was resumed. Messrs. Ben
nett and F. 5. Richards were pre-
sent for the acused
After thu preliminaries of seating
and bringing the defendant into the
presence of the Commissioner and at
torneys. Lizzie Devereux took the wit
ness chair.
The questioning by Mr.. Varian
elected nothing material in addition to
what she stated on Friday. She had
worked at Mrs. Austin S in November;
her sister had lived at Mr.. Newsom's;
she had never heard Newsom speak OF
Lucy as his wife, nor Lucy of him as
her husband she understood her sister
had been living at the defendants as
part of his family; did not know that
Lucy bore any name other than her
own; her sister was not treated at New
SONS as a married woman; her sister
was confined at Newsom's house; wit
ness had frequently visited there after
the birth of the child: saw defendant
there; did not know the mare of the
child, nor that name had been given
it; did not know where Mrs. Newsom's
room was in the house; there was no
connection between the two houses be-
longing to defendant; there was store
on the premises, kept by Newsom;
never saw her sister, Lucy, attending
there. Witness reiterated the statement
that she had never heard the accused or
her sister speak of each others rela-
tionship: had never inquired if her sis
ter was married.
Annie Brewster next underwent
the inquisitorial process. She had
been but two years in the Terri
tory; had known Lucy Devereux ten
years; Lucy lived at Newsom's house,
she understood; when witness first
came to Utah Lucy was there Witness
had often visited there; was there in
August and November, making a call;
Newsom entered while she was there
Being asked what Newsom called Lucy
Devereux, Miss Brewster replied,
Lucy" She knew her by no name
but Devereux. The child was not born
then. While there in November the
family were having tea, which was
weak, and witness remembered New
som saying: 1--we got two wives and
can't get any tea; I'll haze to get
another before l can get it," or words
to that effect. Witness saw Mrs. New
som (the first wife) there; the baby was
quite young then; thought it was
named Maud; didn't know its other
hadn't seen Newsom and Lucy
together or apart since; never heard
the house, the rooms and
there since followed and were answered.
the last in the negative; had never
heard Newsom say anything about his
marital relations.
AT this point, a subpoena was made
out for Clara, sister of the last witness,
but while the deputy was absent. a brief
was had, and Mr.. Varian
stated to the Commissioner that Mr..
Newsom had concluded to waive fur
Their examination and be bound over
The Commissioner here requested the
defendant to stand up, when he asked
him if that was his determination and
also inquired if he had taken steps
since Friday to procure bail, to both of
which queries NewsOm responded
affirmatively.
On motion of Mr.. Varian, Lucy
Devereux, the contumacious witness,
was released from custody, but held in |
800 bonds to appear when the case is
again brought up.
Mr.. MCKAY ordered that the de- |
fendant give bail in $1,000 to answer to |
the Third District Court, when William |
James Kelson and o. P. Arnold became
and the proceedings termi-
mated.
The same bondsmen on the So 900
bonds were also on Lucy Devereux'
bond as witness.