Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-22
ON FOUR COUNTS.
A Verdict Against Jensen in Eight
Minutes-Duncan and Homer
Plead Guilty.

The first case taken up at the afternoon
session of the Third District Court was
that against Homer Duncan, charged in
a one-count indictment with cohabiting
with Azenith Duncan and Sarah Trip.
The defendant pleaded guilty and took
the statutory two days for sentence.
Hyrum P. Folsom was then arraigned
on like indictment, charging unlawful
cohabitation with Nancie B. Folsom and
Annie Lenzi. He also pleaded guilty
and asked the Court to suspend sentence
for as long time as possible.
Defendant was allowed until Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Carl Jensen was then called. He had
already pleaded not guilty to five-count
indictment and the jury was therefore
called. The following Jurors were all
passed, without challenger
George Morrison, James Winchester,
s. @. Underhil, George Mulett,
Louis Bamberger, Alfred Thompson,
5. q. Pancake, Il. p. Martin,
j. b. Wilson, Joseph Foster,
Albert Fisher, Il. NJ. Bynon.
The jurors were then sworn and the
examination of witnesses was begun.
sworn. 1t was found that the lady did
not speak English, and Magnus Olsen
was, therefore, sworn as Interpreter.
Witness said: | live at West Jordan;
have lived there seven years; | was mar
ried to Carl Jensen in 1881 in this city;
have lived in the same house ever since
know Betsy Jensen; have known her
since 1881 have heard defendant speak
OF Betsy as his wife; heard this before
the marriage Betsy has lived about six
miles from me for three years; before
that we both lived in the same house
last went to Betsys about one year ago
went alone; remained there about two
hours; went home alone; have been at
Betsy's house when defendant was pres
emit; not many times; last saw defendant
there about year ago: defendant took
meals at same table with them this was
about three years ago; have gone to Bet
sy's with defendant; went with him most
of the time; defendant has lived contin-
ually with me during the last three years
have two children; the youngest is one
year old; Betsy has two children; the
youngest is about II years old.
To the defense: Last saw defendant
at Betsy's house about one year ago; he
was there just like person waiting; he
never lived there.
To prosecution: Defendant still speaks
OF Betsy as his wife.
To defense; Don't know anything he
has said to that effect; | am the only one
defendant has recognized as his wife.
To Mr.. Dickson: He did not recog-
nize Betsy as his wife when we went to
her house; Betsy comes to my house
sometimes; she never stopped all night.
Excused.
Magnus Olsen was then put upon the
stand: | married Jensen's daughter;
Betsy lives upon portion OF my rancho
we visit Betsy every day; have seen de-
PENDANT at Betsy's house quite often saw
him there five or six times year. have
seen him there since the first of January
about twice; about year ago he worked
piece OF land there and he came over
to Betsy's house quite often; never met
him in the house.
To defense Defendant usually goes
there to take her something; | know
that it was agreed for him to take another
wife and let the first one retire.
Mr.. Dickson announced that he dis
missed the last count of the indictment
and then rested.
Mr.. Rawlins stated that he did not
lllhk tue charge cOulu DE sustained upon
more than one count, because there was
simply presumption Of cohabitation,
and as this was evidently one continuous
offense, it could not be segregated.
Mr., Dickson said there was evidence to
show that the defendant had met this
other woman as his wife while he was
living with Anna, and according to the
law he could, therefore, be convicted.
The "a was tban SuInnitEaI Without
argument, and the Judge made a brief
charge to the jury.
After being out about seven minutes,
the jury returned verdict of guilty on
all four counts.
One week from tomorrow was set as
the date for sentence.