Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-16
UNLAWFUL COHABs In COURT.
F. A. Cooper Arraigned, Hyrum
Golf Found Guilty, and Isaac
Langt0n ON Trial.

The attendance at the Third Distric
Court this morning was larger than o.
any former occasion of the present term
1t had been expected that an examina
: .tion in the George @. Cannon case woult
take place, but when it became know
that Cannon had not arrived and would
not in all probability be here to-day, the
crowd grew wonderfully smaller. Al
soon as the Court got itself in shape fol
business, F. A. Cooper of West Jordan
was arraigned on charge Of unlawful
cohabitation, and pleaded not guilty to
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 inn
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
| that he would pass sentence March Sd,
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 i'm
paneled and the examination was begun:
N. A. Scribner, Bolivar Roberts,
Elmer Hill, w. Fl. Remington,
George TAFT, James Berry,
George Turnbull, F. Fl. Bemis,
Gideon Turnbull, w. E. Smedley,
j. G. Conklin, w. M. Ferry.
Eliza NEWMAN and her father Conrad
NEWMAN, were the only witnesses exam
med this morning The testimony of both
tended to establish very clearly that the
defendant was guilty of unlawful cohab-
tation, but nothing of material charac-
.er was developed to apply to the period
in the Indictment. NEWMAN is
Dutchman with enough knowledge of
English to make his grammar laughable
n the extreme, and the amusing dilem- '
mas he created as result of not properly
understanding the questions propounded, l
Ind not knowing. how to couch his an
wers properly, almost convulsed the
curt at times. He and his daughters
re neighbors of Langton, and furnished
mple evidence to convict the defendant u
n the other Indictment which covers a C
lter period. After the testimony of these
illnesses was all in, the Court adjourned d
II o'clock. t.
At the converting of the afternoon ses- u
on Mr.. Dickson concluded to try the de- d
'ndant on the second Indictment, which y
overs period in 1SS4,sand which it is :,
fought the evidence already in would u
rove sufficient to make case
4. The jury were accordingly IL
lstructed to return verdict Of
ot guilty, and after they were dis
larged the court proceeded to impanel W
new jury for the second case. To this HI
I'd a venire of sufficient number of
ames was issued, returnable tomorrow pl
ornlng, and the court adjourned. VI