Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-16
UNLAWFUL ConABs IN COURT.
=. A. Cooper Arraigned, Hyrum
Goff Found Guilty, ana Isanc
I.nngton ON Trial.

The attendance at the Third District
Court this morning was larger than on
any former occasion OF the present term
1t had been expected that an examina'
ton in the George @. Cannon case would
take place, but when it became known
that Cannon had not arrived and would
not in all probability he here to-day, the
crowd grew wonderfully smaller. AS
soon as the Court got itself in shape fol
business, f. A. Cooper OF West Jordan
was arraigned on a charge of unlawful
cohabitation, and pleaded not guilty tc
both indictments. His trial was set for
March 1st.
The case Of Hyrum Golf, OF the same
place, was next called up. He is held
under three indictments for unlawful co.
habitation, and was requested to take the
witness stand after the Jury had been i'm
paneled. In his statement to the court,
ELECTED by the questions of Prosecuting
Attorney Dickson, the defendant admit
ted unreservedly the facts alleged in the
Indictment, and the Jury rendered YER
dict accordingly. The Judge announced
tidb lC WOultt Dttoo bCitCiSO Wv
and the other two cases were continued
for the term.
William j. jenkins, another of the
West Jordan brethren, who also has
three indictments staring him in the face,
followed the example of his predecessor,
and made a plain acknowledgment of the
facts. The same results followed, and
the same time was appointed for passing
sentence.
When the case of Isaac Langton was
brought up, prospects for break in the
monotony seemed very good, and when
the witnesses in the case were called the
spectators settled themselves in their
seats for another trial after the Policeman
Smith order. The following jury was inn
paneled and the examination was begun
N. A. Scribner, Bolivar Roberts,
Elmer Hill, w. H. Remington,
George TAFT, James Berry,
Gideon Turnbull, w. Z. Smedley,
j. @. Conklin, w. M. Ferry.
Eliza NEWMAN and her father,l Conrad
NEWMAN, were the only witnesses exam
ined this morning. The testimony of both
tended to establish very clearly that the
defendant was guilty OF unlawful cohab-
itation, but nothing of material charac.
ter was developed to apply to the period
embraced in the Indictment. NEWMAN is
Dutchman with enough knowledge Of
English to make his grammar laughable
in the extreme, and the amusing diem
mas he created rs result OF not properly
understanding the questions propounded,
and not knowing how to couch his an
swers properly, almost convulsed the
court at times. He and his daughters
are neighbors of Langton, and furnished
ample evidence to convict the defendant
on the other indictment which covers a
later period. After the testimony OF these
witnesses was all in, the Court adjourned
till o'clock.
At the converting OF the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Dickson concluded to try the de-
PENDANT on the second indictment, which
covers period in 1884, and which it is
thought the evidence already in would
prove sufficient to make case
on. The jury were accordingly
instructed to return verdict of
not guilty, and after they were dis
charged the court proceeded to impanel
n new jury for the second case. To this
end venire OF sufficient number OF
names was issued, returnable tomorrow
morning, and the court adjourned.