Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-01
TIE ARNOLD CASE OPENED.
a Jury Obtained without Much
TrOuble-The Testimony eli
OrSOn Arnold, Jr.

AT the afternoon session OF the District
Court the first case taken up for trial was
that of the United States VS.. Orson Ar
mold, charged with unlawful cohabitation
on three-count indictment.
Especial interest is taken in this case,
from the fact that Arnold once before
pleaded guilty to like charge, and upon
promising to obey the law had his sem
tence suspended. Considerable OF SEN
saton was created when Arnold was re-
arrested upon the charge, and since that
time the trial has been awaited with
great interest.
Mr.. Dickson appeared as usual for the
prosecution, and Messrs. Sheeks, Rawlins
and Richards appeared for the defense.
After the witnesses had been called,
the jury was empaneled. j. M. Harvey
had formed an unqualified opinion and
was excused. Mr. Pancake and Mr..
Roy went down on peremptory chal-
lenge from the prosecution, and Mr..
Shill and Mr.. Foster went down under
| Ike challenge from the defense. Mr..
Bamberger, who had formed an opinion,
was challenged for cause by the prosecu-
ton and was excused. Mr.. Byron and
ions and went down under challenge
on peremptory challenge from the de-
tense.
The jury as completed stood as follows:
NJ. Dusseldorf, James Winchester,
s. E. Underh.ll, VIM. McCrea,
j. b. Wilson, II. p. Martin,
Charles Shields, George Morrison,
j. l.. Osborne, Edward Berry,
Frank Mclaughlin, George Mullett.
The indictment was then read. 1t
charges the defendant with having lived
with Alicia Arnold and with Fanny Dora
Linnell.
The prosecution then asked that the
witnesses all be excused from the court
room. The Judge ordered that they all
retire to the adjoining room, and the ex
animation was then begun by calling
oRsoN ARNOLD, JR.
He was sworn and said: am son OF
the defendant; my mothers name is
Alicia since the drst OF May, 1885, my
mother has lived in the Thirteenth ward;
/ have visited there about once week
during that time have seen my father
there; | usually 60 there at about 10
o'clock in the morning; have seen my
father there about once in two weeks
during part OF the period mentioned; my
father has been away twice during that
time; he was away in the spring
of this year; he came back
on the 2Sth of February, and went
away again on the LIST OF March; he had
been to Washington; don't know when
he went away the first time know Fanny
Linnell Arnold; she lives on First West
street. in the Seventeenth ward; she has
lived there for six or seven years; have
been there several times since May 1885 !;
have been there about once in two
months have always found her there !;
she has four children; the eldest one is
Ernest; he is about years old have
seen them all; don't know the names OF
the others; the youngest child may be
3 years old; have never heard it
called by any name; did not go there
any oftener before April, 1885, than
l have since; have seen father there
two or three times since May, 1885;
have never left him there; can swear
that have not called there for him since
May, 1885; might have called there for
him some time in my life; last saw my
father there about month ago; we went
there in the buggy, and he got out and
went in; he remained about five minutes
1t was perhaps week and perhaps a
month before that that l saw him there !;
he has taken me there twice within the
last two months saw him there last year
after the LIST OF May; saw him there more
than three times during that year; from
the LIST of January of this year to the LIST
of May OF this year l don't remember
having seen him there.
Mr.. Dickson then started to refer to the
record OF the evidence given by the wit
ness before the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Sheeks objected to this and stated
that the evidence heretofore taken from
that book had proven that the record was
a most uncertain one or most certainly
false one.
The Court ruled that the record might
be referred to for the purpose of refresh
ing the witness memory. Mr.. Sheeks
took an exception.
The record was referred to, but it failed
to refresh the memory OF the witness
upon that point.
To defense-Our family is not in the
habit OF visiting at Fanny's; my mother
never visits there. Excused.
AT this point our report closed.