Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-08
FOR UNLAWFUL C0HAB.
The Officers of the Law POunce Upon
William ID. NeWSOm.
Recalcitrant Witnesses and Witnesses
Who Won't Tell.
An Alleged Second Wife Gees to the
Pen for Contempt.

The case of the United States agalns
. w. d. Newsom came up at COMMISSIONS
McKay's office this afternoon. The com
plant is sworn to by Marshal Ireland and
( charges that one w. d. Newsom did
marry and take to wife one Lucy Deverell
while his lawful wife was still alive.
Prosecuting Attorney Varian conducted
the examination.
LIZZIE DEVERELL
Was the first witness called. She was
sworn and testified in substance as fol-
lows: / live at Mr.. Armstrong;; am a
sister to Lucy Deverell; have known Mr.
Newsom about two years; when l first
went to Mr. Newsom's house Twas not in
troduced to Mrs. Newsom as Newsom' S
wife; Judged she was his wife because
she went by his name, but | never heard
him speak of her as his wife; was at the
house of Mr.. NewsOm for the last time
last Friday; my sister left Mrs. Austin s
some time ago, and [ have not seen her
since then except when she came to see
! me; L do not know how many rooms
/ there are in the house, as | have never
! been elsewhere than III the kitchen; |
! have never seen my sister at Mr.. New
| SONS, but | have often seen them on the
street together
Question-How did you get your in
formation about this case.
Answer refuse to anwer
Odd you not get your information
| from your sister.
I YofI1ga 70
Q.-Are you member OF the Mormon
! Church.
A.-No.
Q.-Where do you live.
A.-415 South Main street.
LUCY DEvERELL
Was sworn and testified: / live in the
next house; have been in Mr.. Newsom's
house, but do not know how many rooms
there are in the house
Q.-Are you married.
A-No.
Q.-Have you ever gone through a
marriage ceremony.
A.-NO.
Q.-Have you any children?
A.-Yes-a child about eight months
old.
w liO 10 llIG CIlllU
Al decline to answer.
Q.-Are you living with the father of
that child?
A.-No.
Q.-Is Mr.. Newsom the father of your
child?
Al will not say.
Q-Have you been married to Mr..
Newsom in celestial or plural marriage
A-No.
Q.-Have you been through the En-
doWment House with him?
A.-No
The witness then went on to say that
she paid Newsom for the rent of her
house and that he came TO see her once
IN while, but she could not say how
often.
JOHN II. FREEMAN
Was called and testified that he had lived
In Mr.. NewsOm's house for the past five
months, but was not there when Lucy
DeverelPs child was born.
LUCY DEvERELL
Was recalled and again asked to state if
the defendant was the father of her
child?
Al refuse to answer.
Com. McKay-The offense of unlawful
cohabltation has been charged against
the defendant, and you are the person
named IN the Indictment. 1t has been
shown that he has lawful wife. You
are, they say, a competent witness.
1ou must answer the question.
Al still refuse 70 answer.
Com. Mckay do not wish 70 he
hasty. will therefore give YOU fifteen
to answer the question.
A recess of fifteen minutes was then
taken.
AT the expiration of the fifteen minutes
the question was then resumed.
Q.-Do you desire to take legal advice
as to whether you should answer this
question or not?
Al do not care to do so. / would
decline to answer just the same.
Q-Haye you made up your mind not
to answer?
Al have fully.
Q.-Do you know the consequences of
to answer a proper question?
A.-No; and what's more, don't care
Com: McKay-Then it becomes the
iuty OF the Court to order that Won be
placed IN the custody of Marshal Ireland I
md there kept till such time as Won
nay conclude to answer that question.
Mr.. Newsom-ls that the law?
McKay-It is.
Newsom-Will that hold her? :
attorney Varian-It held Nellie White i,
nd guess it will hold her. 0' b
The case was then continued until To- n
borrow at O'Clock, and Newsom was O
ound over in the sum of s., 800 to await
ne result of the action. G.
Marshal Ireland took Miss Deverell ont a
the Pen at once. She went quietly, a
ut protests that she will stay until the u
eavens fall before she will answer the cl
lestions put to her. 81
Newsom had not secured bondsmen up V,
the time of poinp IN ,,roCe NP "