The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-24
L0RIN FAIRS CASE.
The Taking of Evidence Com
menced.
MARK LINDSAY ARRAIGNED.
The Case WIN be Continued This
Morning, ut 10 Extraordinarily
Parkinson Sentenced.
MARK LINDSAY ARRAIGNED.

For some unexplained reason, our
Ogden news failed to reach Salt Lake
last evening. The following items are,
therefore, clipped rom the Ogden
Herald, OF last evening:
At $50 this morning, Immediately
after the opening of court, Marx Lind
say was arraiSned on the charge Of I'M
lawful cohabitation with his wives,
from January 1st, 1884, to the 18th OF
February, 1886. The indictment con-
tains three counts.
The defendant was given the statu-
tory time in which to plead.
In the case of the United States VS..
F. A. Brown, the witnesses were ex-
cused ill Saturday.
The empaneling OF the jury in the
Farr case was resumed, and eleven
Jurors passed for cause. G. A. Eklund
was called and examined as TO statu-
tory qualifications and for cause, and
passed.
Mr.. Grant was excused by the de
tense and Joseph Burrows was ex-
amined and passed, but was excused
on the peremptory challenge OF the
defense.
amiDed and passed.
This completed the panel and the
Prosecuting Attorney then outlined
the case.
Mr.. Kimball asked that the first count
in the indictment be ruled out on the
ground that II named period OF time
that did not come within the statute OF
Limitation. Taken under Amusement.
The gentlemen then moved that all
the counts in the indictment be stricken
out. The reason for asking this was
that all the counts made only one
offense. Oyerruled.
All the witnesses were excluded from
the room except the one who should be
The following are the witnesses
Mules H. Jones, Thomas Williams.
George Tribe, Eliza Farr,. Eliza Gay
James Wotherspoon, ValaSco Farr,
Thomas Farr, and Mrs. Nancy ID. FAIR.
The last mentioned witness took the
stand and testified 10 being the first
wife of LOrin FAIR; was married to him
in 1915.
This witness was then excused. on
the motion of the defense, on account
of her being the first wife OF the de-
PENDANT.
- y
gave the following answers to the inter
rogations of the public prosecutor;
Am acquainted with the defendant
| was married TO him in ia uary, 1913, II
salt Lake City. The defendant wa
married before he married witness, to
Nancy Chase Far. ~,
! The question of who was defendant
second wife was objected to by TIT
I defense. and the objection was sustained
Q.-Were there any other wives Il
Mr.. Fairs fsmily2 II there were
state who they were, and in their or
der. o,..,.,
}. Witness replied: Nancy FAIR, Sara
Farr and came next. Mary Bingham
and Nicotine Farr.
O-Were these five women named 4
the Indictment as his Mr.. Farr's) re
: puted wives.
A.-They we're reputed to be.
\ O-Do YOU know that Sarah Farr. o
! any of the other ladies were married I
Mr.. Farr2
A.-No, sir; was not there to Sc
oIDo YOU claim Mr.. Farr to be you
: Al do not know whether l do c
not. il has been so long since he live
3 "t oNRs the result of the marriag
with Mr.. Farr were there any chndre
born2
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How many1
o--What is the age Of your oldel
d child7
A.-Thirty-five years.
Q.-Of the youngest
A.-Twenty-five years.
Old YOU st any period OF yo'
life live with Mr.. Farr IN the san
house?
A.-No, sir. - ~
/, Q.-Where do you now i've Nh
y Farr?
O.-How many times has Mr. ia
been up to the farm during the pa
!. Al don't know; he has been only
e " oGWhat brings him up there7
- k.-To see TO his business.
o-Has he ever remained there oy
night2
d A.-No, sir.
O-Haye you not been at the tai
y when he dined there sometimes?
q. A-Sometimes he sits down with I
- boys and / also sit down with him.
A.-What position does re take
/. the table?
u Aust where he happens to stop
II do YOU recognize the marrlsge
Iation between you and Mr.. FArr
still existing
AYES, sir.
n o-Can YOU state the age OF
~ vor,ngest child in the family
~ Al think she is about Is years
O'-Have you bern away from u
nome during the past three years pr
rye 10 TIE Gath OF June last?
IT, Al nave been back east