Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-10
MR.. BERGQuIsT HELD.
The Prosecutor Asked 1t, aud That
Settled II.

Oh cohabitatior. aud the preliminar,
examination was held before Com
= missioner Greennlan. The com
Is paint alleged that the defendan
K had lived with Mrs. Bergquist arr
: Alma Hilberg rs his Wi"es. Deputy
!. Marshal Syringe. was the prose
4 cutting wftcsss.
BTrs. Bergquist testified that thu
: defendant lived in the Eighth warl
: Alma HiIberg lived with them, and
: had done so for over fee.
: years: she was married and
had two childrea. Her husbands
name was Andersen; he was
las, q Inc city in April, 1890; he
comes TO see her once in a while:
witness never interie.ed with their
business.
Alma Hilberg Andersen testified
Z - used to work for ". Il. Sells; l
was married four years ago, January
! Srd, TO George Andersen: he is the
father Of my children: tine defend
ant il not George Andersen; he was
at EVANSVILLE last winter; he is now
in Idaho; he is in the sheep bust
ness; have lived with no other
man but my husband.
Mr.. Critchlow-Are you a mem
her Of the Mormon Church2
Objected TO by the defense; over
ruled.
Mrs. AndersOn-Nes, sir.
Mr.. Critchlow - Are Mr.. anu
Mrs. Bergquist "Mormons?"
Mrs. Anierson-Yes, sir.
Mrs. L. r. Granville testifed-I
live in part OF Mr.. Bergquist,s
house; have been there two years:
DO not know the man Andersen;
never saw him there: NIrs. Berg
qUIst has no children: never saw
Mr.. Bergquist with Alma Amber
sens children.
Mr.. Critchlow and Deputv
Springer retired for while to con-
suit over the case, and or their re-
turn Springer was sworn As a wit
ness. He testified-I arrested The
defendant undermined the house
he lives is; | went into the room
occupied hy Mrs. Andersen. and
found her in bed with her baby: the
other child was in another bed in
the same room, ami | went in and
looked at il.
Springer began telling how ne
haa gone to the house the day be-
fore, and asked for a lady named
Brown, a. an excuse.
Mr.. MOyle suggested to the cum.
missioner that the deputy was relat- |
ing story that he had not been
asSeJ about, and the over-anxious
witness was checked in Is recital.
Mrs. Anna Maria ChEistenser, tes-
titled that She lived az Mr.. Berg
glist's, and kneE Alma Andersen
ever since she was born; understood
she was married. sni that her
husbands name Tas Andersen:
witness was not pre- EMIT the mar
rage; she did not kll, wIwnere An
iersen WAS a. present; tie children
were known by the name OF Amber
sen
Mr.. CritChlOw asked that the de-
iendant be held for adultery. He
lived in the same house as Alma
Andersen, and they were all '.Mor-
mons" Members in good standing
have a peculiar belief. as We all
knew. This man Andersen i a
myth; the story about him can't he
true. This same story Was told once
before II dOss not seem possible I
that these people. members o. the
Mormon Church. would live
loose lives. There ia no inference
that the woman Is Of loose character,
and living III the same house with
the inference i that she
Is the defendants plural wife. There
Is no other explanation for the facts.
Mr.. Noyle said the request that
the defendant be held il direct Oh
position to the evidence was most
peculiar request. The prosecutor ask
ed that the commissioner disbelieve
all the evidence, and lbelleve tie re-
suit The attorney says, "This man is
a Mormon, and he l. guilty. II he
were not Mormon he would lie in
ugcent." ] have heard such an
IDEA advanced, but there is no JUS
tice in 1t. The only claim made on
which 10 hold this defendant is that
he Is 4 Mormon; The prose
cution should at least bring
some evidence. There is not
the Slightest hint that he has auy re-
lauOns at all with the alleged plural
wife Mr.. CrltchlOw himself does !
not helieye that judge would per-
init a conviction on such evidence. |
Either the Witnesses are guilty Of . .
PERJURY or this man j. innocent The j
prosecutor shows a wonderful lack
Of iusticein making the request he ;
!Oes. The court ought to pay some
attention 10 the whence. There is ,
not a statement in the testimony
hat connects the defendant with
he charge.
Deputy Springer bObbe,l up again,
Ust as Mr.. Critchlow was about 10
peak, and another consultation was
had.
Mr.. Critchl0w went over to Mrs.
jlanviile and asked her some ques-
lions in a low tone. Then he re- Z
lewcd his request that the defend
int he held. The witnesses We're
nembers Of the same Church as the
and as such members be-
.ieved in pOlygamy; their being
s9ch members j. an inference that |
they are not loose characters, for the
members Of the "MOrmon'' Church
are not given 10 such practices. /
think he should be held.
Commissioner Greenman said the
defendant had been up before, and
had been discharged. The evidence
differs in some respects. and the wit
ness.s either committed perjury
then or now. | discharged the de-
PENDANT then on the advice Of the
assistant district attorney. / think
| can draw an Inference from the
Of the witnesses. | believe
this Andersen is a myth. l will
hold the defendant 10 the grand
Jury on the charge OF unlawful CO.
aud will place the de-
'endaat's hail at $500. Alma An
iersen viii give bonds Of $500.