Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-03
IN COURT CIRCLES.
Bishop Hamilton Arrested.-HIgh.
way Robbers Caught.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.


Proceedings before Judge Zane
today:
McLaren vs.. Bast; hearing on
order to show cause continued;
Leave granted to amend complaint
by making Harry Haynes a party
defendant.
Edward w. Riley VS.. c. ID. st.
George; suit for $4,000 damages for
personal injury; case argued by
counsel, and given to the jury this
afternoon, on the judges charge.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
At 6 O'Clock this morning three
deputy marshals raided the resi-
dence Of Bishop James c. Hamil-
ton Of Mill Creek, and placed him
under arrest. He is accused Of I'M
lawful cohabitation, and his exami-
nation was set for 1890 n. M, before
Commissioner Greenman. Mr..
Critchlow prosecuted, and Mr..
Moyle appeared for the defendant,
who entered n plea Of not guilty.
Mrs. Belle White Hamilton was
the flrst witness called. She testi-
fied-I live at Mrs. HamiltOn's
house; have lived there two years,
except when 1 was teaching school
at Taylorville; Mrs. Hsmilton,s
husband is dead; l was married to
Bishop Hamilton June Il, 1855; his
other wife's name is Isabel; have
one child, three years old; Mr..
Hamilton does not come to visit
me; he has been to see Mrs. Hamil-
ton, who is his mother; he may
have been at her house lately,
but do not know Of IL, as ] have
been at Taylorsville; he has not
been there to see me; / 10 not know
how often he calls on bis mother; /
have been ut her house the pat two
weeks and have not seen Linn there;
| have been up to his wife's house
several times, sewing; 1 have never |
stayed overnight at his house; have |
had no divorce from him, nor has
Mrs. Isabel Hamilton, that | know |
OF; came home from school 'on |
Fridays and stayed over Sunday;
went 10 meeting sometimes and saw |
the Bishop there; Mrs. Isabel Hamil- |
toms youngest child is about six |
weeks old; l went TO Mrs. Hamil-
ton's-the defendants mother
when the defendant came out Of
prison; he provides for me; he has
not stayed there overnight.
Miss Priscilla Hamilton testified
The defendant is my brother; have
known Mrs. Belle Hamilton as long
as can remember; she lives at
mothers house; | also live there;
the defendant does not come TO the
house every week; he was there this
morning; the last time he was there
before was five or six weeks ago,
when was sick; | have known Of
Belle being in town, but never saw
her aud the Bishop together; when
the Bishop came TO mothers this
morning he was in the custody Of the
marshals.
Farley Hamilton testified-I am
the defendants son; my mothers
name is Isabel; | know Belle White
Hamilton; when father came cut Of
prison she went TO gran9mother's 10
live; before then she lived at
fathers: she was there this morning
with the deputies; she has been
there several DAYS, sewing, aud
took dinner with the family; father
did not take her home: one Of us
boys would 40; we never asked
about IT; she would request one Of
US 10 90, and we did so, that is all
there is about IL: father never made
any objection.
Miss Ellen Hamilton, sister Of the
last witness, testified-Mrs. Belle
White Hamilton has been ut moth
er,s three days the mast week. sew
ing: she took dinner there last sun
day. and then went to meeting.
Mr. CritchIow wanted the defend
ant held because he had n plural
wife. and because she lived at the
house Of the Defendants mother.
She had been up 10 his house, sew
ing. and had taken meals there.
The bows also drove her about in
her buggy, when she desired to go
kfr. Movie said il this defendant
was given the ordinary treatment Of
accused persons, he would lie i'm
mediately discharged from custody.
Here the proposition was to adiudge
him guilty because he had been
arrested. He wanted 10 see this
case divested OF prejudice against a
class. There was not a PARTICLE Of
evidence against him, and il was
not shown that any ofTense had
been committed. They had not
lived together. and the court should
not saw the defendant was 70 be
to be guilty whenever
CHARGED with ar ofieuse.
Mr.. Critchlow thought that Mrs.
Hamilton could have got somebody
else to sewing for her.and the plural
wife had no need 10 20 there to get
dinner. Such acts must presume
that there was an Arrangements with
the defendant.
Commissioner Greenman did as
the assistant district attorney re-
HuiIeu, anu o,uereu the ueieL an
Jury.
Mr.. Critchlow made the unusual
demand that me oohus OF Mrs. B ielIe
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