Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-01
LEE Is NOT GUILTY.
Thcre IL no Evidence of CObnbita-
ton and the Defendant is
Discharged.

The first case called for trial in the
Third District Court this morning was
that against Thomas Lee charged with
unlawful cohabitation on a three-count
indictment.
The defendant was arraigned and waiv-
ing the reading OF the indictment, he en-
tered a plea OF not guilty. The witnesses
in the case were then called and it was
found that all were present.
The empaneling OF the jury was then
begun. Il. =. Martin, $. G. Pancake and
S. Il. Underhill were excused on the per
emptory challenge OF the defense, and the
body then stood as follows:
J. NJ. Harvey J. B. Wilson,
Charles Shields. Wells Clark,
Louis Bamberger, VIM. McCrea,
George Shill, Joseph Foster,
James Winchester, w. II. Roy.
The indictment was then read to the
Jury. 1t charges the defendant with llv.,
Ing with two women, Primrose Lee and
Harriet Lee; first, between Sept. LIST,
1883. and April 3Oth, 1884; second, be-
tween June Isl, 1884, and June 30th, 1885
third, between June 30th, 1885, and July
list, 1886.
Primrose Lee was the first witness
called. She said: | am wife OF the
defendant; live at Tooele; know Harriet
Lee think that she was married to de-
PENDANT before married him; defendant
has told me that she was his wife; she
lives in Beaver canyon-not in the Ieril-
tory.
To defense: Harriet doesn't live in
this Territory. Excused.
Thomas w. Lee was next called: Am
a son of the defendant; Harriet is my
mother; she lives in Beaver Canyon,
Idaho; she has lived there since July,
1888; she has visited here three times
since then; the last visit was made in the
summer OF 1885; think it was later than
July LIST; my best recollection is that
when she left she told me she was going
to Beaver Canyon, Idaho; her next visit
was July 30th of this year; | saw her in
Grantsville first.
Objected to by defense. Objection
overrued and exception taken.
Witness continued: To my knowledge
she stayed four days in Tooele county (;
saw my father during that time saw him
in company with my mother at the
Grantsville. meeting house and at my
sisters he remained there three-quarters
of an hour; he then went home; she
remained there.
TO defense: | took my mother to my
sisters; father was there, and did not
know that mother was coming; they had
no private interview; | took my father
away from there in my buggy; did not
see them together at the meeting house.
Redirect My mother is fifty years
old she has had fourteen children by my
father; the youngest is eight years old (;
never heard my father say why my
mother went to Idaho. Excused
William II. Cassidy said: Live at
Tooele City; know defendant; know his
wife Harriet; last saw her about three
years ago. Excused.
+. II. Rodebach was then called
live at Grantsville; know defendant;
know his wife Harriet; know where she
used to live; was at that house couple
of times; last saw her about three years
ago Excused.
Primrose Davis said: My maiden name
was Lee my mothers name is Primrose;
know Harriet; last saw her in July last;
before that | had not seen her for six
years. Excused.
John Lee was called and gave unim-
portant testimony.
Mr.. Dickson then asked that the jury
be instructed to return verdict OF not
guilty, and the verdict was returned
without leaving the box.