Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-28
FOR MARRYING MUCHLY.
Charles Seal, of the Seventeenth Ward,
Is Jerked by the Deputies.
Maria Buekridge "Bucks' a Little, but
Tells 1t All.
"Sealed'' for Time and Eternity, but
She Wasn't E'Married" to Him.

Yesterday evening Charles Seal was
arraigned before Commissioner Mckay
on a complaint made by Marshal Ire
land, charging him with polyganay and
unlawful cohabitation. Considerable de-
lay was incurred in procuring the re-
ouired witnesses. Mark Seal, Gertrude
Buckridge and Mary Foster were ex-
amined. The case was then postponed
until 10 O'Clock this morning, when
MRS. MARIA BUCKRIDGE,
A missing witness, appeared, was sworn,
put under examination and testified the
following answers to series OF leading
questions propounded by U. S. Prose-
cutting Attorney Dickson.
She said she first met Mr.. Seal coming
from meeting. During several other
conversations which they had together,
4 FLAME OF AFFECTION WAS KINDLED.
. Seal proposed that we become sealed, and
I consented. Consequently | went
through the Endowment House, August
Cd. 1888, and was sealed to him for time
and eternity. did not consider myself
his wife, nor did he consider himself my
husband, but thought there was no sin
in occupying bed with him. l under
stood | was to be his wife from the time
of sealing in the Endowment House, but
NOT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS SUCH.
I lived over two years at my sisters, No.
CSC First North street. l then went to
live at Seals because he said he had
plenty of room, and | wanted a change,
because got tired Of stopping IN so small
a room, and that was all.
! I went to Seals in 1888 and lived there
about nine months, and then moved
again. am now living at Mr.. S. Wat
sons, and make living by nursing. 1t
is not true that | knocked Mrs. Seal down
and BACKED her eye. Mrs. Seal never
threw me and my goods out of the house.
We had little talk about the children,
and that was all She liked Seal, but
did none OF the wOOing. They both had
affection for each other, and got sealed
here for the life to come.
IHAyE FORGOTTEN THE CEREMONIES,
Oaths, vows, covenants, or anything con-
nected with our sealing in the Endow
ment House, but l recollect being sealed.
Mr.. Seal used to stop with me as often as
once a week, but sometimes | did not
have his company for period of two or
three weeks. ! know Annie Foster by
sight, and merely heard she was at Seals
house.
During the examination Mrs. Buck
ridge halted in responding to questions.
Mr.. Richards objected to her answering
several leading inquiries, but sufficient
proof was given the prosecution to war
rant dismissal to the Grand Jury, and
the witness was excused for the time
being.
ANNIE FOSTER
Was called, and her absence was ex-
planned on account of being very sick in
bed. 1t will be remembered that the
DEMOCRAT spoke of her case some weeks
ago, suppressing all names. Being too
feeble to appear in court, she will
probably be visited for her testimony.
Commissioner Mckay then required
the defendant to give bonds of $1,000
on each of the three complaints,
as follows: One on the charge of unlaw-
full cohabitation with Eliza May, Maria
Buckridge and Annie Foster. Besides
there are two charges of polygamy, one
with Maria Buckridge and the other with
Annie Foster Examination was waived
in the polygamy cases, and David James
and David w. James went sureties for
$4,000 for the appearance of the defend
ant.
Mrs. Buckridge, her daughter, Seals
son and Annie Foster were required to
give 5000 sureties each that they would
appear when wanted in Court. The
other witnesses were allowed to go on
/ their own recognizance.