Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-18
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
Trial and Conviction or James e,
Hamilioa.-HisoeIlaneoas Business

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srd WOOlf pleaded not guilty 10
charge Of hOusebreaking. II
court instructed Mr.. Mo--r- 10 d
fend Wool, stating that he had ,
means TO employ counsel.
]. II. Daily pleaded not guilty.
two counts. charging him vii
forgery. He asked for tine 10 ej
able him to Icok over the indie
ment and the court granted hi,
anil Saturday morning.
William Thompson pleaded n,
guilty to a charge Of forgery. an
the court, upon tine application ,
counsel. agreed not to take I'm N
case until Monday.
THE HAMILTON CASE.
The trial Of James c. Hamilton. q
Mill Creek, indicted for unlawf,
eoha5itation, was begun. Mr.. RAW
lins appeared for the defendan,
Several jurors were challenged l.,
the defense and ordered 70 with
draw from the box.
Ella Hamilton, aged Il, daughte
OF the defendant by the first wife
said that Belle Hamilton vas he
fathers second wife, and As suel
was recognized by the family. Sh,
hal one child, Florence, nearly fouI
years old. Before Christmas, IsSs
during the time her father VA
in the penitentiary, Belle Ham.
ilton livel with witness moth
er. Upon his reiease she wenl
to live with her witness
grandmother, and had since cor
tinued 10 remain there. Belle had
beea engaged In school teaching,
but had not been in the habit Of
assisting witness neither In the
domestic duties. She might have
come 70 the house on one or two oe.
c9sIons, while other persons were
visiting there.
Cr0ss-examined-She had never
known her father introduce Belle 10
anyone as his wife, and was not
aware Of her having remained a
single night IL he- tathefss house.
Sue III Il net remember her father
ht'ins remained away from home
at night.
John Hill, Jr., MIL Creek. was
acquainted with Bishop Hamilton,
the defendant, and his family, and
lived near them. He knew belle.
who vas Understood 90 be Defend
ant's plural wife. During the year
lsss he saw her ~ Defendants
house, in the day time, on three or
four occasions, and once or twice
this year. When Belle went there
the boys took her home.
Cr0ss-examinei: She goes BY the
name OF White in Mill Creek.
Benjamin Hill said he was at
dance last Christmas, but he'd no
recollection OF seeing defendant and
Relic there dancing together. On
this point the witness was pressed
by Mr. Narian, bat he adhered 20
his statement. He had never seen
her NJ the house.
Robert Hamilton, a young son Of
the defendant, was called but his
evidence had very little bearing on
the case.
Belle White said she was mar
riel 30 defendant on June 18th,
ISIS. AT that time he had a wife
living. Witness never took the
name q Hamilton. After the mar
rage. she lived with her mother.
She had hsi one child only; It was
now over three years old. In the
year lsSS ami subsequent % ISIS
The was living with defend
ANTS mother. Prior 10 Christ
mas, ISIS. She stayed at de-
'eniant's house FOR n short time.
Witness was at the house TO receive
he defendant, with the others, when
he left the peni;entisry, but LEFT
here Immediately afterwards. She
allied g the house on three differ
mt Sundays last spring. DIriI z
he time She was engaged in teach
NJ, her child remain q at defend
.nt's house. She did not consiier
he was ever lawfully married 10
defendant. When he was first ar
estcd they agreed 10 live apart, and
o obey The law. Her child had not
sen registered. When she had
.0ne 10 defendants house she had
lone 50 publicly and openly. De-
eudant did not visit her at the
ran .als:aer's residence.
Cross-examined: She once went |
D Defendants house 10 visit when
is wife was sick, because she could |
iut obtain anyone else, hut returned |
.Omc NJ night, aui il was against |
he DEFENDANTS wish that she did |
o. He had requested her 10 keep |
way.
Farley Hamilton, son Of the de-
liau.. gave evidence which Was
20 material.
This was the ease for the prOsecu-
ion, and the jury were then ad- |
ressed 10y Mr.. NaTian and Mr.. |
,aWlins, the latter Of whom pointed |
at that the evidence brought for
'srd by the prosecution entirely |
,ilei 90 show any wrongful act on |
he part OF the defendant.
The court took a recess until two
clock.