Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-04
Bishop Lee, Of TOOele, Run In on
Charge of q. c.
The Witnesses Speak Up, and Do Not
Decline to Answer.
Mary Lee, the Alleged Informant
Gets a Rough Deal on Bonds.

Martin, Mrs. A. B. Meecham, Miss Mary
R. Gee, Miss May Lee, Mrs. Laverne
Bates Lee and Mrs. Laverne Bates Lee
were subpenaed as witnesses in the case,
to have preliminary examination before
Commissioner Mckay at once.
AFTER BLESSING THE MARSHAL
With shower of COMBINATIONS for dis
turbing the peace and quiet OF happy
home, they went to work at once for Il
drive into the city.
At 5 O'Clock last evening the defendant
and witnesses appeared before the Com
mission, with Mr.. w. II. Dickson for the
government, and Mr.. Kirkpatrick for the
defense Mr. Lee, after listening to the
complaint, was asked by the Commits
sioner what his plea would be. Mr.. Lee
said he declined to answer before con-
sulting with his attorney, which he did,
and then pleaded not guilty, with the
privilege of withdrawing it this morning.
The defendant was admitted to $1,000
bail, with w. j. Newman and S. p. Teas
del as sureties for his appearance in the
case at 10 O'Clock this morning.
At 10 80 this q. IN, the defendant and
nine ladies appeared before the United
States Commissioner. The six witnesses
were called to be sworn, and
MRS. MARTIN TOOK THE STAND,
Facing Prosecuting Attorney Dickson,
who began the examination:
Question-What is your full name?
Answer-Mrs f. F. Martin.
Q.-Have you a sister?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Where does she live?
AT her own home, in Tooele.
Q.-How old is she?
A.-Twenty-seven.
Q.-Does she live in q house by her
self?
Ayes, sir. She has lived by herself
for the past four years.
Q.-Has she any children?
Ayes, sir; she has three. The old
est is 10 and the youngest between and
+ years Of age.
Q.-Has she lost any?
Ayes, sir one, about six years ago.
Q.-Do You know the defendant, W.
H. Lee?
Al do.
Q.-How long have you known him?
Aver since l can remember. He
lives in Tooele, but little way from our
house.
Q.-Do you visit your sister?
Ayes, sir; l call there frequently;
have met Mr.. Lee there. l have eaten,
slept and stopped there at different times.
Q.-Have you ever heard the defend
ant speak OF those children as his own?
Ayes, sir; l have heard him speak
OF them in that manner.
Q.-Have you ever heard him speak of
your sister as his wife, or your sister
speak of Mr.. Lee as her husband?
Al have heard my sister speak of
her husband and the children as Lees.
Q.-Do you know his wife, Laverne
Lee?
Ayes, sir; visit there. She has no
small children, the youngest being five
years old. Her name was Bates before
marriage, and she is a half-sister of
mine.
Q.-Have you heard him call the
children as his, and they call him
father?
Ayes, sir.
Prosecution-That is ALL
LAFERNE BATES.
Q.-Are you acquainted with Mr.. Lee g.?
Ayes, sir. l have known him seven
years.
Q.-How many children have YOU?
A.-Two; a boy five years old and q
girl three last August.
Q.-Have you had any children since
his little three-year-old girl was born?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Where do you reside?
Am Tooele; by myself the past
hree years.
Q.-Has not Mr.. Lee visited YOU and
made his home with you a portion of the
ime?
Ayes, sir; he calls occasionally.
GLOW often? What portion of the |
ime does he stop with you?
Al could not say. He sleeps and |
axes meals with me sometimes.
Prosecution-That is all.
MISS MAY LEE,
| daughter of the defendant, was called
nd was questioned as follows:
Q.-You are daughter of Mr.. w. Fl.
zee, are you not?
Ayes, sir.
H.. Lee
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What other children are there in
our family?
A.-There are eight of us living. The
Oungest is but five years old.
Q.-You have been living at home the
asst three years?
A.-Yes, sir, have with mother and
, does father all the time.
Prosecution-That is all.
The defense having no questions IN
TX, the Court said there was proner
Iuse to believe the defendant guilty, and
accordance placed the bonds at ST 800 !
Lees appearance before the Grand
Try the middle of the present month.
Robert +. Neslen and William J. New
an went sureties.
Mary Lee, Miss Bates and Mary Geo
ere required to give 5000 bonds each 1
|. appearance as witnesses. Thew wera
made out and signed, when the do.
ldant and his followers became snsn;-
'us that Miss Gee, who had worked for
EN-, had done. !
E INFORMING WHICH LED TO THE ARREST
ID the bond was torn up and Miss Gee 4
10 leII alone with no one to recognize A
save che lady, who remained THROUGH ?
'equest to do so. Il
commissioner Mckay learned by faw r
estlons good reasons for believing the =
ing lady, who claimed total Ignorance
any plural marriage or living unlaw.
y on the part OF Mr.. Lee. She claimed
nave peen away from Tooele consider
e the past few years, and had no r,
'nce to learn OF such affairs, although
Mormons accused her Of being q a
ntlle and OF informing or the Saints
zen was untrue. She was allowed f.
bonds, to appear before the
md Jury the 18th instant. Inc m