Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-07
BEFORE COMMISSIONER MCKAY.
A case of mistaken Identity-Wtls
liam binder Hound OVERTIME
BrIsCOe bond.

Judge Mckay was kept busy during
the morning hours of to-day with
couple of cohabitation cases and other
less important matters. The most in
teresting case was one in which the
wrong man had been arrested, thus max
ing the questioning Of the witnesses some
what ridiculous.
Early this morning Deputies Wander
cook and Cannon swept down upon the
residence Of Charles Harmon at Granger
ward, and arrested that gentleman on
the charge of unlawful cohabitation.
They subpmnaed his first wife, but, as
she was sick in bed, she was unable to
appear. The defendants oldest brother
was also confined to his room, so that
his daughter and another lady were the
only witnesses that could be procured
The defendant was taken before Judge
Mckay, and after he had entered plea
of not guilty, the examination was be-
gun.
The first witness called was Maggie
| Harmon, who said | am the daughter Of
the defendant; there are five children in
the family my brother Charlie is the
Oldest he is 81 years OF age; | saw him
last Saturday; the youngest member OF
the family is a girl, just week old; ] am
not acquainted with any Of my mother
brothers or sisters don't know whether
or not she has any her maiden name
was Davis; there are no persons beside
our immediate family living in our house
my father spends all his time at home
in our hous.
Ques.--Do you know whether he has
another wife or not?
Ans.-No, sir, he has not; | never
heard that he had; | have no half
brothers or sisters; my father never
spends any of his time at any other
house. Excused.
At this point the Commissioner began
to smell a rat, and, calling Deputy Can
non, they held whispered consultation
His Honor then announced to the defend
ant that he was the wrong man and tina
he would therefore be discharged. The
, defendant arose and began little lecture
on the injustice OF such an arrest. The
Judge referred him to Marshal Dyer, ant
/ he left the room saying: "I'll give Rencl
wrench | amt afraid Of Rench, etc
Come on folks" The witnesses arose t,
follow, and Just before reaching the door
3 around, screeched out Good morning
I to the Court, and throwing her head int
, the air she managed TO squeeze her Ell
larged opinion OF herself through tn
door.
= THE BINDER CASE.
. William l.. Binder, the shipping clerl
, OF the big Coop, was nabbed this morn
t ing by Captain Greenman while wrestlin
n with goods in the rear of the Lords inst
tuition. Binder appeared before the Com
r missioner in company with Brothe
g Moyle, and at the request OF the latter tn
y case was continued until tomorrow at |
9 II. m. By doing considerable telephoninl
y Brother Binder managed to get coupl
= OF Saints to sign an undertaking in tn
'' amount of 81 600 to ensure his appearance
3 / in the morning. The complaint in thi
u case charges the defendant with unlav
= fully cohabiting with Eliza Binder an
n Alice Crawford between October |, 1873;
;, and September |, 1886.
i THE BRIscoE BOND.
The man Briscoe, who was arrested b
: the police in connection with the Stewal
= gang OF chicken thieves, on the charge
receiving the stolen game from the pu
,. loiners, has been indicted by the Gran
/, Jury, and he appeared in the Distri
l. Court this morning to be arraigned c
the charge. He entered a plea OF II,
q guilty, and the Court ordered him to civ
: bonds in the sum of $500 before Commi
4 sioner Mckay. Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Tel
t nant, of the Seventeenth ward, becam
u his sureties and he was released.