Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-02
AN AMERICAN FORK SOLOMON.
some Disgusting Evidence porci-
oped i'm His Trial for Uninw-
full CohabitntiOn.

Solomon Edwards, the American Fork
polygamist, who was arrested and brought
down from Idaho short time ago, was
This afternoon arraigned in the Third
District Court on charge OF unlawful
cohabtation, and both wives were in
attendance. Edwards was represented
by Sheeks & Rawlins and lie Grande
Young, and a good effort was put forth
to give the case an innocent complexion.
Emma Morton Edwards, the alleged
plural wife, who was brought down from
idaho few days ago, was the first wit
ness. She testified: | am married to
Solomon Edwards; the ceremony was
performed on the 4th OF October, 1888. l
know Jane Price Edwards; she was lily
ing at Mill Creek at the time OF my mar
riage. went with my husband to her
house the Saturday following our mar
riage, but did not stay over night. Some
time afterwards we again visited her
house. 1t was OH the following Saturday,
and we remained over night and also
during Sunday on account OF the sickness
of the little girl we had with u.s..
Cross-examined-We stayed at Mr..
lIoughtons in this city the night after we
Monday for Pleasant Valley, expecting to
called at Mrs. Edwards, and took her
little girl, about three years old, with us;
we met Mr.. Edwards son while en- route
to Pleasant Valley, and he told us we
could not reach our destination owing to
the amount of snow on the road. We re-
traced our steps, and on our way back
called again ut Mrs Edwards, and stayed
over Saturday night and Sunday; the
sickness of the child caused our staying
over. We were intending to locate in
Salt Lake City. after finding we couldn't
reach Pleasant Valley. Mr.. Edwards
lived with me exclusively after the date
of our marriage.
[The question was asked by Mr.. Raw
Inns whether an arrangement had been
made for dividing up the children, and
whether it was not understood that they
were to call for the little girl in accord
ance with this. Objected to and objec-
ton sustained.
Re-cross-We all ate dinner together
on our second visit. My husband intro
duced Mrs. Edwards TO me as "Mrs.
Edwards" had never met her before,
but had been told by my husband that
she was his wife, but that he had arranged
a separation.
Mrs. Jane Price Edwards testified:
was married to Solomon Edwards on
June 10th, 1880. We lived together until
he brought Emma Morton to my house
as his wife. had not known anything
OF the affair till the Tuesday preceding
their coming together. While they were
there he spoke OF me as his wife.
Cross-examined-My husband came
about dusk on the Saturday night and
stayed all night. He slept with Emma
Morton, and did not occupy my bed after
the talk OF separation. The reason he
did not sleep with both of us was because
it was "too hot for both OF u.s." The
object he had in coming was to take oui
little girl away, as l had, while angry
insisted on his taking her. Edwards hat
another wife at the time he married me
but had already applied for divorce
from her, and obtained it soon after oul
marriage. 1t had been understood that
would not live with him. We had no
lived happily for some time.
Recess-I insisted on Edwards leaving
the house that Saturday night when
found that he had married another wife
We had had no talk OF separation befor
this
To Mr.. Rawlins-We had talked
little Of separating prior to this, but no
much.
The decree OF divorce annulling thu
marriage contract OF Solomon and Jam
Edwards was here introduced rs evi
dence, but was objected to by Mr.. Dick
son, and lengthy argument followed
and the divorce was finally withdrawn
Without further testimony the case wa
submitted to the jury by short bu
pointed argument by Attorney Dickson.
The jury required but few minutes
consideration OF the case and returned
prompt verdict OF guilty.