Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-29
LEAKER CONVICTED.
The Jury Returns a verdict OF
Guilty After Being Out Ten
Minutes.

The first. case taken up in the Third
District Court to-day was that against
David w. Leaker, who yesterday pleaded
not guilty to q one-count unlawful cohabi.
tation indictment.
The following jurors were called and
passed without challenge:
w. H. Roy, Alfred Thompson,
NJ. Dusseldorf, S. L. Underhill,
George Mullett, Albert Fisher,
James Winchester S. G.. Pancake,
r. F. Martin, Joseph Foster
j. b. Wilson, George Schel.
Mr.. Dickson opened fire on the witnesses
and it was not long before he had all the
evidence in and it had been decided to
submit the case without argument.
The first witness called was Sarah Ann
Denny, who said: l live in the Eleventh
ward know defendant; have known
him about fifteen years defendant is my
brother-in-law; he married my husbands
sister; know Elizabeth d. Leaker; she
is my husbands sister; l visit her; her
youngest child is nearly three years old
l frequently meet the defendant there
the children call him father; | sometimes
take meals there; defendant eats there
| know Ann Leaker; she lives on the
same lot with Elizabeth; there is a pass
age way between their houses; the pass
age way is rooted over, but it does not
join both houses don't know that | have
ever heard defendant speak OF Elizabeth
as his wife; have been in AIMS
house during the past three years
her oldest daughter lives with her (;
l visit there about once in two weeks !;
have never heard defendant speak OF Ann
as his wife; the defendant, Ann and
Elizabeth were all living together when
first knew them; they ceased to live in
the same house about five or six years
ago; visited them when they all lived
in the same house; met the defendant
there when both these ladies were pres
ent he recognized them as his wives; |
so understood it, and visited his house
with that understanding.
Mary Annett Leaker said: | am a
daughter of defendant and Elizabeth
Leaker; | have lived with Ann Leaker all
my life; the back part OF the house that
Elizabeth lives in touches the front part
of the cottage; my mother has
eight children living; her youngest
child's name is Florence she was born
in December it was either one year last
December or two years last December !;
my father lives with Elizabeth | have
seen my father in AIMS house recently (;
saw him there when the circus was here
last week during the last six months |
have often seen my father in AIMS
house never remember having seen him
there when Ann was at home; have no
recollection at all about it; | go into
Elizabeth's quite often; have no recol-
lection as TO whether or not | have ever
seen Ann in Elizabeth's house; some
two or three years ago | heard my
mother say that il was the anniversary OF
her wedding; the anniversary referred to
was in April; about four years ago there
was a surprise party there in honor of the
wedding | was not there father some
times asks me where my ma is when
father comes to our house | think he
comes to see me- ! don't think he ever
comes to the house except to give me
something or to tell me TO come up TO the
market and get something; | get things
at the market for the house; Ann has u
part OF it ii she asks me for it of course
| don't pay fOrit; if | ever want anything
from her | tell her to give it to me in re-
turn for the meat she has.
This class OF testimony was objected to
by Mr.. Sheeks, The objection was
oyerruled. Mr.. Sheeks took an eXcep-
ton.
Witness continued; Father knows
that Ann and live together; have never
heard Elizabeth speak OF her marriage to
father; have never heard Ann speak OF il
in fathers presence,
Lizzie X, Leaker was then sworn and