Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-13

The examination was again taken up at
o'clock and the first witness called was
BARBARA PAUL,
Who said: ! am related to Matte Hughes;
last saw her sixteen months ago Mt home; IN
July, 1885, she was home three days. Did
not know that she was going to leave;
haven't heard from her since; | expected her
to return; have had anxiety about her; heard
she was married; read it in the papers. Elk
cused.
ELIZABETH HUGHES PAUL &
Testified: have n daughter Matte Hughes:
don't know where she is; saw her over Il
year since; saw her last i'll July year ago;
she was at my house two nights;
she was taken away professionally;
thought she would return: haven't heard
from her, only by rumors; her health was
good; never heard Barbara say she was in
poor health; no complaint was made about
her health.
Odd you think she was likely to be.
come motherI
A.-Iknew nothing about it; never heard
that my daughterwas married to defendant:
never spoke to her about it; never spoke to
Cannon he never spoke to me about 1t; no
one else has spoken about it in my presence;
have not been alarmed about her; have been
anxious about it, made no effort in particu-
lar to find where she is; thought she was all
right: didn't know the man who took her
away; received no letters from her within
the last two months; L will swear that l
haven't; have never written her n letter; |
might have heard indirectly from her;
have heard OF her being around this city
within the last few weeks: didn't try to
find her, rs thought she would come to see
me; have received no message from her;
should remember if | had; don't know that
| could swear to it; may have, but don't re
members have heard that she had n child
since she went away; don't know how
long ago that is; never made an effort
to find out; haven't seen the child;
don't know who told me the rumor; cannot
tell when the child was born. Excused.
JOSHUA HUGHES PAUL
Was next called and said: Am related to
Matte Hughes; don't know where she is;
saw her last over year and half ago; saw
her last at mothers house: was not living
there; haven't heard from her since; yester
day heard she was in the city; don't know
who it was told me; the remark came up
about searching houses: don't know who
made it, l have n brotherly affection for her;
have not been prompted by that affection;
don't know where she is; might, if | had
time to think who it was said that she was
here. (Long pause.) 1t was said that it
had been said that she was seen disguised;
it created great laugh; haven't heard that
mother received letters; was not Indifferent
as to her whereabouts; felt anxious; made
no effort to find her: don't know why
| shouldn't do so: | thought she
was keeping away on her own
accord, and knew what she was about; can't
say that | didn't want to know; heard she
was married to defendants have never
spoken to her or him about it; never heard
mother say last Friday that Matte had
child; heard Deputy Cannon ask one of the
babies how Mattie's baby was; one baby is
years the other II years old. Excused.
ESTHER BENNIoN
Was then called and said: have daughter
named Maria; she is % years old; she left
the house some time before Cannon was ar
rested and | don't know where she went; she
is not married, and | never heard that she
was, Excused,
DIR. W. +. ANDERSON
Was then called and said he knew Matte
Hughes He was called to attend her pro
fessionally at Joseph h. Taylor's residence
at about the first of this year. There was
nothing about her condition to indicate that
she had had, or was about to have a child.
Excused.
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