Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-09
A HEINOUS HORROR.
The Fearful Developments In the
Wright Examination.
The Absence of an Incest Law a
Burning Shame to the Territory.
what Daughter Tells of Her Father
His Past Reputation.

The arrest OF William Il. Wright ON
Il charge OF rape last evening created q
most profound sensation, and as soon as
the particulars became known the affair
was mentioned on all hands with only
the deepest disgust.
Just how the arrest was brought about
no one seems to know, but Wright was
taken last eveningby Captain Greenman,
and little later his two daughters,
Lilly and Eva, and his sster-in-law, were
all subpUnaed to appear before Commits
sioner Mckay at 10 o'clock this morning.
The story as first told was that
Wright had been criminally intimate
with his three oldest daughters,
that the youngest one, now in
Idaho, had last spring given birth to
n child, and that the other two were
about to become mothers. The facts
having been thus stated, it was thought
that clear case OF incest could have been
made out, but rs the virtuous legislators
OF this most pure OF Territories have
failed toprovide punishment for this most
henous Of crimes, the charge had to be
changed to that OF rape, and there was
nothing TO show that such was the
nature OF the crime.
THE EXAMINATION
Was held with closed doors before Judge
Mckay this morning, and ut the conclu-
sion il was found that there was not prob
able cause for holding the defendant on
the charge, and he was therefore dis
charged. The witnesses all spoke freely
OF the affair, and ii half they say is true
there can be no doubt of Wright's ras
cality.
NURSES STORY.
The sister of Wright's deceased wife
who is nurse by profession, tells hor
rible story OF the defendant. She says
that before the death OF Mrs. Wright that
lady told her that there was no doubt o.
the character OF the relation of Wright
with one OF the daughters, and the lady
thinks that her sister died still clinging
to the horrible belief. The aunt OF the
| girls also says that she believes Ida, the
youngest daughter, gave birth to chile
while she was in Idaho, and she further
states that Ida had laid the blame to he
father. Ida is but seventeen years ole
and is still living somewhere in the
North.
EvA's STORY.
Eva, who is the next youngest OF tin,
girls, appeared in court unveiled, anC
made no pretenses to hide her condition
She admitted that she expected to be
come mother in couple of months
| but gave no evidence to show that he
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him and when she fond bar recrcan
lover, he calmly told her that there wa
another young lady in the same con
dition, and as he liked the other better
he had decided to marry her. She thel
returned to her home, and has live,
there until few weeks ago, when he
father put her out of the house an,
locked the door. She found shelter witt
her aunt, and was yesterday looking 10
another home when she was subpenaet
by deputy. She says that her fathe
was always sneaking around her, bu
that he never made any opel
advances while she was awake
However, one evening she had
quarrel with him, and the next mornin
she lelt as though she had been drugged
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