The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-09


thing about il; 1 never wit
messed the marriage. but 1 believed
they were married - we can believe
things We do not see; desired that nv
sister and John Q, should be married; I
have thought for some time that thew
wanted to be married; | could not saw
how long l have thought so; he in
timated at one time that he wanted to
marry my sister, think [ am mis-
taken ABOUT his intimating it; [ thought
they were in love with one another, and
spoke of it to the defendant; when it
was could not say-I think il is more
than year ago; he denied 1t every time
| spoke him about 1t; l desired that
they should be married-it was a desire
of my own; [ believed that il was neces-
sary that he should marry another
woman. and | lov-d my sister more
than l did anyone else, aud so
| suggested the matter to him; he did
not Invite me to witness any ceremony !;
| DO not believe | was IN the house
| when the ceremony was performed-I
was out in the yard with my baby; |
understood that the ceremony was to
be performed that day-the 10th; L
| have never spoken to him about it; since
that time l have lived at my own
house; defendant was married, / be-
| lieve, on the 10th of September; my
sister had on a light brown dress {;
Abram Cannon was there on that day !:
think be came down about IL o'clock (;
when l first wanted the marriage to
take place, ] desired it for the principle !;
the divorce was not obtained III con-
temptation of this marriage; my in
formation upon which the complaint
was filed was obtained from John Q
the Sunday prior to the day the COM
plant was filed.
q Did he tell you with whom he had
committed adultery
Objected to. OFerruled.
Al know nothing more than the
public confession made; / never had
any other information; and upon that
| sought and obtained a divorce / was
tbs only witness; he admitted the alleg-
atoms named IN the complaint.
MRS. e. B. WELLS, 81
the mother of the two previous wit
nesses. was called. She wanted to have
the spectators excluded. There were
all kinds present, she said, and she
thought the crowd around might go out
OF respect 10 the feelings of the princi-
pals in the case. Not a soul moved.
however, and the lawyers came to the
conclusion that the examination was
public one, and the spectators could not
be excluded. She could not say when
it was that the defendant spoke to her
about marrying Louie. IF you had
had thunderbolt fall upon you like
had, you would not have remem bered
much either" l think it was on Mon
day or Tuesday following the comics.
sion in the Tabernacle on Sunday; l
gave my consent to that marriage;
was very much grieved at the news, but
gave my consent; could not say
whether anybody was present or not;
il was before dark when We drove down
on Thursday we staid all night there;
that was before the marriage; the mar
riage occurred on the l0th-ThurSday
was the 9th Of September; do not re-
member whether we drove from my
house on the morning, or whether We
drove up from the farm or not;
there were Aberam, Louie, Mr.. Cannon
and myself present; | believe that they
were married between u and l; did
not remain there after the marriage;
Louie has hot been at my house at night
since she married the defendant;
knew that Annie had obtained divorce
from the defendant.
JOHN c. CUTLER,
County Clerk. was called - He
handed the original divorce paper
to Mr.. Dickson who glanced
them over, frOwned Ii tie,
elevated his eyebrows triR', set
tied a little closer II bis char, and
then passed them 10 Mr.. Mckay for in I
spectiOH; that gentleman handed them
back AID cougheG, and Mr. Dickson
again glanced through the papers and
assumed a thoughtful expression. A
few questions concerning the number
ing OF the papers f ed IN the Probate
Court were asked and it began to look
as though Mr.. Dickson considered him
self stumped, when the questioning Of
MIR. Cutler commenced.
Q--Do you * ow in whose handwrit-
ing hat decree is.
Objected to, overruled.
AYES, sir. It is Judge Smiths.
Mr.. RICHARDs--I would like to know
upon what grounds this testimony is
admitted.
Mr.. MCKAY admit it because
think it ought TO come in. -
RESUMED. i also recognize one paper !
as being in the handwriting o. George
Cannon; the other is that of Heber S. !
Cutler; my deputy; l did not see any
papers; Heber S. Cutler is my deputy, |
(ASupGna was asked for for him. be- !
lieve II was about o. clock when / first
saw the complaint, but am not sure /; !
that was fled on September 9Th. do |
not remember the day of the week; Ii
was not present in court when the de-
cree was made; did not see any OF the |
carties or the witnesses in the case. ] |
do not know when the testimony was
taken or when the decree was granted. |
ABRAM CANNON
Was sworn Live in this city 4;
performed a marriage ceremony
between nv brother aud. Louie |
Wills; il was about u or l o'clock: il |
was in September; should Judge it was
the 10th; Mrs. Wells and Louie Wells and !
my brother were present; believe all |
the parties were there when l arrived /
l had understood from the defendant |
that he desired to marry Louie: it was |
soon after the Sunday confession; be- |
lieve it was the next day that be men
toned it to me.
To Mr.. RICHARDS understood at /
the time [ performed the ceremony that (
nv brother had been divorced from Ia, T.
wife Annie.
At this point an adjournment was
taken till , o'clock