Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-24
THE FAIR TRIAL.
The Man with five wIves-GeneraI
Junction JOttIngs.


of the U. S. vs. Lorin FAIR, for unlawful
cohabitation, Messrs. Hiles and Bier
bower representing the Government and
Messrs Kimball and Emerson the de-
PENDANT. The work OF impaneling a jury,
which was commenced the previous even
ing, was continued, after Mark Lindsey,
OF Ogden, had been arraigned on charge
OF unlawful cohabitation with two women
three counts in the indictment) and
taken the statutory time to plead. The
witnesses in the unlawful cohabitation
case OF i. a. Brown were excused till
Saturday next.
Mr.. BORROWER, for the prosecution,
stated the case to the jury, which was
charge OF unlawful cohabitation against
Lorin Farr, the indictment containing
five counts, andhcharging cohabtation
with five women.
In order that the witnesses might give
their testimony from their own unre-
freshed memories, an order was issued to
exclude all of them except the one on
the stand.
Mrs. Nancy Chase Farr was the first
witness for the prosecution. The Court
ruled that the testimony of a first wife as
to the fact OF her marriage to the alleged
husband was admissible, and she testi-
fled to having been married to defendant
January LIST, l845. The defense took an
exception.
Ann Jones Farr was "related" to de-
PENDANT he being her husband since
1852; never divorced. Mr.. Farr had two
wives when he married her. She gave q
list OF the five wives; Nancy G. Farr,
Sarah Child Farr, Ann Jones Farr, Mary
Bingham Farr and Nicolina Farr. Wit
ness had seven children by defendant,
the youngest being in its twenty-frst year.
Nancy had eleven children, Sarah nine,
Mary three, and Nicolna six-thrty-six
in all, some OF whom, however, are dead.
Witness located the homes of the several
wives before 1880 and after, the only
change being witness removal from town
to the farm. Further evidence as to the
status of the different families was given,
through most rigid and searching exam
ination.
AT the beginning of the afternoon ses-
sion, at 2 p. m, the Grand Jury appeared
in court and presented some indictments,
the number or character of which could
not be learned just then. Somebody will
hear OF it early enough.
Timothy Parkinson, having entered a
plea OF guilty to the charge of unlawful
cohabitation, was brought up to the tri-
bunal, questioned by the Judge as to his
nativity, age, etc, and having no prom
Uses to make as to the future, was SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment and
800 fine.
After proper interrogatories by the
court, Robert Stirrat was duly naturalized.
The Farr trial was resumed, the first
witness being Mrs. Nicolina Farr, the de-
PENDANTS acknowledged fifth wife. She
acknowledged having married defendant
in 1857. She knew his other wives. Had
never been separated from him, her mar
riage with him having been "forever. "
Her youngest child from him was IS
years OF age. Mr.. Farr provides for her,
but has not lived with her since the pass
age OF the Edmunds law. She treated
defendant as friend, who came to see
the children, not her, she supposed. "
Kimball, for the defense, elected evil
dence that the visits OF defendant to wit
ness had been for the purpose OF giving
instructions to or receive reports from
her son Elijah, who was engaged as
clerk in defendants store.
Since the passage OF the Edmunds law
the defendant had not recognized her
nor held her out as his wife, neither had
he done so as to any OF his other plural
wives, as she Thought" The matter Of
the separation had never been pub.
licly announced. Witness had control Of
her own household, defendant having
claimed no authority there since the pass.
age OF the Edmunds law. Farr would
recognize her as his wife in the "here.
after, but did not since the passage of the
Edmunds bill.
Mrs. Nora Pardoe "a daughter of one OIL
defendants wiVes), j. P. Emmertson
Mrs. VIM. Farrell, and Chris Hansen
added some testimony for the prosecu.
ton, tending to indicate the maintenance
of matrimonial relationship between the
defendant and some of his wives. Al
quarter past four p. m. the Court
Adjourned till Wednesday morning, al
$50 O'Clock.
John }. Fry and James Horrocks, two
OF Ogden's business men, will take in the
Territorial capital on the eve of Thanks.
giving Day. Treat them well,
by lnadvertence in our Court reports,
the name OF Arthur Pratt was given for
that of Arthur Brown EVERYBODY who
noticed the the mistake knew enough to
correct it at once.
This "Wednesday east-bound pas
senger train OF the U. P. bore away the
last earthly remains OF James Phelan,
aged 20 years, who died last Saturday
night at Anaconda, Montana, where he
had been employed at the smeter.
1t is no longer "cut OFF, or "aposta-
tized" from the Church OF Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. The latest racket is
"being dislocated." We have good
authority Of an old-timer for this new
version" Ask Jim Burrup.
Eat your turkey or goose, be happy and
merry, even if you have to forego the
pleasure OF an issue of the DEMOCRAT to-
morrow evening.
In the showwindows of c. l.. PEBBLES
& Co. can be seen drawing of the civ.
ward front OF the grand new Union Depot
now IN course OF erection. 1t will make
a splendid edifiCe in Queen Anne STYLE
three stories high, OF rock, and equipped
with all the accommodations and CON
VenlenCes required at this important
railroad centre. The structure will be a
credit to the railroad companies, an or
nament to the city, and profit to the
public.
The FAR family filled four benches in
the auditorium OF the District Court on
tuesday, when the trial OF the head of
the tribe came of, 1t is just to say that
they are 4 worthy family, the only black
spot on the bright escutcheon OF their
virtues being polygamy. Otherwise they
rank prominently among our best citi-
zens.