Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-30
WILL STAND FOR TRIAL.
Several U. CTS Who Don't Know
Whether They are Guilty Until
They Hear the Evidence.
A Number Of Jurymen Are Excused
Because They Lean Too Much
to the Latter-day Idea.
William Rossiter's Case Commenced,
and an Open Venire Issued
This Afternoon.

The Third District Court began opera
tons this morning with an unusually
large but rather uninteresting grist OF un
lawful cohabs in the hopper.
The clerk proceeded by calling
CHARLES SEAL,
A meek and lowly follower of polygamy
In answer to the indictment found against
him for unlawful cohabitation, Seal fol.
lowed the course of the bell-sheep Of the
flock and pleaded not guilty. The church
attorney, Judge Hardness, took the in
dictment, to prepare for the trial. 1t was
clearly evident that straight "not
guilty" would follow yesterdays ex-
ample OF Bishop Clawson and the terri
BILE lashings of the Ne,cs last night to the
backsliders.
ALFRED BEST LISTENED ATTENTIvELY
To the indictment found by the Grand
Jury against him for unlawful cohabita-
ton with more than one living and I'M
divorced woman ut the same period OF
time as his wives. He answered not
guilty to the charge, and will stand trial
fo- proof.
EMIL OLSEN,
Was the third subject to plead to an in
dictment for unlawful cohabitation with
more than one woman, to wit: Annie M.
Johnson and Matilda Olsen. Not guilty,
was his answer, and his attorney filed
away the Indictment for future use.
WILLIAM WALLACE WILEY,
A substantial farmer of Davis county,
pleaded innocent to the charge of living
in the marriage relation with more than
one woman, namely: Nancy Wiley and
Martha futile Whitley.
SAMUEL II. d. SMITH,
The tall cedar and Goliah of Zion, stepped
and took his medicine in the same stereo-
typed manner, and pleaded not guilty OF
unlawful cohabitation, for which he will
stand trial.
EDWARD BRAIN,
The terror OF deputy marshals and a
pioneer OF polygamists, listened to the
indictment for polygamy and unlawful
cohabitation, and pleaded not guilty.
WILLIAM RossITER,
The well.known ticket seller at the Thea
tire box office, responded not guilty to the
indictment for unlawful cohabitation.
1t was here announced that all wit
nesses in all cases, except those in the
case of the United States against William
A. Rossiter, were excused until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
This being the last day set for
ABRAHAM CANNON,
OF the Jurenile Instructor, to appear and
plead to an indictment for unlawful CO.
habitation, Judge Hardness read to
the Court Il communication from DIR. s.
b. Young, stating that Mr.. Cannon was
now under his care for typhoid fever,
having been confined to his bed for the
past twenty days, and under the most
favorable circumstances would be unable
to appear in court for sixty days to
come. Judge Zane announced that the
case would be continued.
The forming OF jury from the regular
names was Mt once proceeded with for the
trial of Mr.. Rossiter. The following per-
sons were called:
9S. +. III. Rodeback.
l44. Orson Johnson.
It's. Adolph Anderson.
90. b. S. Young.
3S. r. &. Lambert.
20. George ii. Snellgrove.
200. j. N. Pike.
AZ. j. III. Poulton.
100. Francis Plat.
80. r. S. Wells.
Isl. w. G. Lyme.
ITO. Leroy Holt.
Judge Hardness examined each Juror
regarding the statutory qualifications and
passed all but Mr. Snellgrove, who had
fixed and unqualified opinion OF the guilt
or innocence OF the accused
Prosecuting Attorney Varian then took
them in hand and questioned each man
carefully pertaining to his acquaintance
with the defendant, belief in the practice
OF plural marriage and unlawful cohabita-
ton; II the party examined could find
verdict according to the evidence given
and render it impartially as though it
was any other case being tried.
Every Juror was challenged and ex-
cused with the exceptions of Messrs. LYME
and Anderson. Lyme was challenged, by
the defense and excused.
MIR. Anderson being the only one left
who would enforce the laws of his country
against crime, was sworn and passed.
During Mr.. Variants examination of b.
5. Young, that pupil OF the Last Dispen-
sation undertook to spread out the gospel
to the Prosecuting Attorney, which came
in collision with the law there being
dispensed, and he was wound up in short
metre by being forced to an ACKNOWLEDGE
ment of his belief. He was CHALLENGED
and excused. Some of the Jurors when
asked their belief concerning the right 10
practice unlawful cohabitation "declined
to answer"
The following names were called:
$50. George Craner.
"A. George i. Price.
"a. Oscar III. Hardy.
"a. Joseph Durbrdge.
l79. l.. A. Scovile.
G2. James w. Burbidge.
SO. Orson ID. Romney
l76. Oscar Wilkins.
0S. Joshua III. Midgeey.
ia. John q. Labrum.
l22; b. j. Fitzgerald.
Judge Hardness passed examination as
to the statutory qualifications.
Out OF this number Mr.. l.. A. Scoyille
was the only person retained who would
punish polygamy as crime. The fol-
lowing three names exhausted the req
ular panel;
1871. William Sleeves,
40. Robert G.. McEwan,
AZ. II. G. Armstrong.
Following are the names drawn from
the Jury box: ''>"
lo2. Henry A. Wooley.
l43. Thomas Smith.
ll5. w. 4. Benning.
A. John A. Blye.
IA. q. Il. Stevenson.
8. Robert Mulhall.
46. Robert r. Turnbow.
i57. i. b. Mattison.