Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-08
The FIRST DOUBLE PLAY
Lucy DeyerauX Admits That the Man
She Was "Sealed" to Is the
Father of Her Child.
And That, Together With His Mother
in-Law Epistle, Settles New
SONS Case.
Guilty of POlygamy and U. c., and a
Prospective Celibacy in the Pen.


the Court all yesterday afternoon. Ate
Lizzie Deveraux had testified to defendan
being the father of her sisters child; O
their living together in the repute of mar
riage; witness said that Newsom hat
spoken to her about writing letter home
to her mother and asked her if her mother
had said anything about a letter defendan
had written to Mrs. DeverauX.
LUCY DEvERAUX,
The alleged polygamous wife of defendant
was called and questioned by the prosecu
ton, and stated: l live in the Eleventh
ward, and in the same premises with de-
fenGant; am mother, and have a child
Is months old.
Q.-Are you married?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Who is the father of your child?
Al refused to answer the question
before, and refuse now.
Q.-Have you ever been in the Endow-
ment House?
Ayes, sir; went there with Mr..
Newsom in November, 1881, and lived
at Mrs. Austin's when | was sealed to
him.
Q.-Have you lived with him as his
wife?
Al refuse to answer that.
Q.-When were you married?
Al never was married, was sealed
to him for time and eternity, and went
back to Mrs. Austin's to live until 1888,
when went where 1 now live; have al
ways supported myself
Q.-Who is the father of your child?
Al decline to answer.
Q.-Since November 18th, 1888. and
April LIST, 1885, have you occupied at any
time the same bed with Mr.. Newsom, as
his wife?
Al decline to answer.
Mr.. Varian insisted on the witness an
swering the two questions. The defense
objected. The Court ruled that the uues-
tons were material and must be an
swered, and the Court gave the witness
until this morning to answer.
AT 10 o'clock this morning a very large
crowd gathered in the courtroom. Pro-
ceedings of the day were begun by Mr..
Varian moving that the case against
Dinwoodey, Young and Agnes McMurrin
be continued till the next term, which
was consented to, and all witnesses were
excused
The clerk called the jury in the New
som case, and Lucy Deveraux was re-
called to the stand to make answer to the
two questions put by the prosecution YES
terday.
Varian-Who is the father of your
child?
A.-The man that I was sealed to.
Q.-Mr. Newsom?
Ayes, sir
Q.-Since the 18th day OF November.
1888, and the LIST day of April, 1885, have
you occupied the same bed with Mr..
Newsom as his wife?
Al don't know.
Q.-When did you commence to CO.
habit with him as his wife?
A.--After being sealed for time and
eternity IN the Endowment House l used
to see him few days at time after we
were sealed
Q.-Have there been more than one
child born to you and defendant?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Miss Deveraux, do you believe in
God?
Ayes, sir.
DIDO you say upon your honor and
before your Maker that you were sealed
or married to defendant in the Endow-
ment House before 1888?
Ayes, sir.
Varian-That will do.
JOHN H. FREEMAN.
Live on Eighth East, in the Tenth
ward know defendant and his wife Kate
Newsom; lived in an upper room of their
house last year; know Lucy Deveraux;
got acquainted with her when | went there |
to room; | am a pretty good hand and |
introduced myself in her room; they had |
a bed in one of the rooms; have seen Mr..
NeWsom about the place; saw the little
child the first of last November when |
went there.
Lucy Deveraux recalled by the de-
tense.
Q.-I understood you to say you were
sealed to Mr.. Newsom in 1881?
Ayes, sir
Q.-Was there any other marriage be-
tween you?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Was there any understanding be-
tween you and defendant to keep this
marriage secret?
Ayes, sir.
Varian-Whom did you wish to keep it
rom?
A.-His first wife.
Q.-Were you a Mormon in England
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How did you come to disclose the
secret of your marriage?
A.--Well, Mrs. Austin thought we were
married and quarrelled with me for two
ears about it and it got to be known.
Q-On the day that you went to New
om's house to live did you meet your :
lister and Mr.. Newsom in the bed !
DOM and there talk about the mar :
Rage in the Endowment House that day? !,
Al never said any such thing. !
Odd your husband ever write to :
our mother in England about this mar ,,
iage? (
Al don't know anything about anv =
atter
Here Mr.. Varian produced long eight !
age letter, and among other things read =
he following extract from Mr.. Newsom :,
Now, dear mother, I am sure YOU are C
uzzled to know who is writing this letter. \
nut by permission of Lucy l shall tell YOU. +
is her husband. Yes, dear mother. we -
ere sealed for time and eternity on the 18th q
November, 1888, by the servants of God ~
nat has power to bind on earth and it shall Il
bound in Heaven through the power of tt
he holy priesthood that we hold here on C
arth.'' f.
Several other wild and imaginative ex
resslons were read from this peculiar "
liter, which amused all present. ]!
WILLIAM d. NEwSoM: T
L
am the defendant in this case; know s,
ucy Deveraux; we have been sealed to v
ach other since November, 1881: mar is
ed In the Endowment House, while she II