Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-09
PROSECUTIONS IN IDAHO.
The Arrest Of a "Hsfmon" Means
bis Conviction.
THE EVIDENCE DOESN'T oeUNH
A Cspy OF the Testimony Taken In
the Case Against Bishop Evans.

The auti-"Mormono crusade hR
been on again in Idaho, and wher
4sformons,' are arrested the aecu
sstion mean. conviction. DurinI
the cases recently tried at Blackfoot
I it was the talk about town that tn,
trial jurors were pledged TO convic
whoever the district attorney
wanted them to, evidence or nc
evidence.
There was one defendant who
/ pleaded guilty 10 unlawful cohabi
tatien. This was James II. Mason
of Egin, Bingham County. TIVE
other-W. e. Martindale, Of CASTS
County, and John ID. Jones, Of Ma
lad-were tried, and though Their,
was practically no evidence against
them, they were convicted. A case
Of a similar nature was that against
Bishop Jonah Evans, Of Samaria,
Oneida County, who was found
guilty OF unlawful cohabitation.
Here !. the evidence in the case,
and by II can be seen what there
was to warrant the finding or the
jury:
The United. States, plaintiff, vs..
Josiah Evans, defendant; unlawful
cohabitation from March 1st, 1855,
TO October ., 1889.
d. w. Stamford Q. s. Asst. Dis
trict Attorney for plaintiff, ]. c.
Rich for defendant.
NRs. AARAH MORSE
was called for plaintiff and testified
as follows:
q. Where do you reside?
A. At Samaris, Oneida County,
Idaho.
Q. How long have you lived
there?
A. About tventy-one years.
q. Have you family?
A. Yes, sir.
q. What is your daughters name?
A. Her name is Jane.
q. What Is her age?
A. She IL twenty-three or twenty
four.
q. When will she be twenty-four7
A. Next October
q. Is she married?
4. Yes, sir.
Q. How many children has she?
4. She has three?
q. What are their ages?
A. One Is six year, old, one three
years, and the other two year, old.
q. Do you know who the father
Of these children is2
A. No, sir; / never ask her.
Q. What Is the general repute as
to who the father Of the children is?
A. She is supposed TO be married
to Jonah Evans.
q. When did you see your daugh-
ter last?
4. Last October.
q. Where did you see her?
4. At my place.
q. Where does the defendant live
from you?
a. He lives only little way from
rs.
Q. What is the first wife's name?
a. Her name IL Catherine.
q. Has she family?
a. Yes, sir, and has grown chill
iren.
Q. What Is the age Of the young
81?
A l cannot say.
q. Are you sure2
4. | don't know about any Of the
children.
q. When did your daughter marry
Evans:
Objected 10 and sustained.
q. When did she leave home:
A. / don't know; think about
'ix years ago.
q. What is the age Of the eldest |
;hIld?
A. About six years.
q. How long ago was it she Ieft /
home?
a. think it was six or seven
years ago.
q. That would make her is orI7
years old when she left home?
a. Yes, sir.
Cross examination.
q. You say you saw her last oc-
tOber?
A. Yes, sir.
q. And that she was at your
house?
4. Yes, sir.
q. Do you remember when she
came to your house?
a. She came there Saturday az
ternOOn.
Q. What date was this?
A. This was the eth or sth Of Oc-
tOber.
q. Was it during the General
Conference?
a. Yes, sir.
q. Where was your daughter at
that time?
A. She came to my house.
Q. Were you at homer
a. No, sir, was in Malad City.
q. When did you see her?
a. | came home that night and
she was there.
q. Did | understand you 10 say
she came on Saturday?
a, Yes, sir.
Q. Did she stay there on Sun
day?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where did she stay that night
A At our house.
q. When did she leave your
house?
A. She Ieft on Monday at about
eleven O'Clock.
@ Where did she say she was
going?
A. Said she was going to Portage
In Utah.
q. Daring the time she, your
was at home, did you see
Mr.. Evans, the defendant?
a. No, sir.
Redirect BIdmiadtioR.
Q. Where l. Portage?
A. Itisabout fourteen miles from
where We live.
Q. How Ear from the line?
4. l do not know.
q Was this before the last term
Of court?
A. | do not remember.
q. Were you here the last term Of
court?
A. No, sir; was sick.
WILLIAM THOMAS,
for the plaintiff, testified as fohowE
q. Where do you reside?
A. At Ssmaria, Oneida County.
q. How long have you lived
here? -r-- 81
A. Twenty-one years.
O. How long has the defendant
lived there?
a. About nine years.
q. Has he a residence there?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Has he business there?
A. Yes; he is in the hardware
business.
q Has he a family thereS