Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-14


United States VS.. J. G. Hamilton;
unlawful cohabitation; defendant
ordered to appear for arraignment
ut 10 n. m. tomorrow.
United States vs.. Moses Wilkin-
son; unlawful cOhabitatiOn; defend
ant withdrew his plea Of not guilty,
and entered one OF guilty; sentence
was set for May 2lst.
United States VS.. II. +. Thorup;
unlawful cohabitatiou; the follow
ing jurors were sworn to try the
case:
/ David II. Ide, JF. Bradley,
I Geo Culicns, GEORGE Luft,
I &. NJ. Brown, J. Y. Robinson,
| Henry Barnes. l. W. Dittman,
David IInsman, Andrew Killing,
I Geo. %. Dickinson, Z. %. FarnswOrth.
Deputy Marshal Nandercook was
called and testified that in August
last he went to the house of the de-
PENDANTS plural wife. He saw there
a child three or four months old.
I The plural wife took it from her bed,
and carried IL across the street 10
Mrs. Hannibal. The defendants
first wife had child eight or nine
months old. He saw the mother
nursing it.
Deputy Cannon testified that he
saw the young child at the plural
wife's house, and also saw the other
child in the finst wife's arms.
Alrs. Hannibal testified that the
| plural wife brought her n young
child TO attend while she attended
| court as a witness.
Mrs. Christina Thorup, the first
wife, declined 10 testify in the case.
Mrs. Lena Thorup, the plural
wife, testified that for the past four
years she had not lived with the de-
PENDANT. Her youngest child would
have been four years old had II
lived. All of her children We're
dead. On the morning OF her hus-
hands arrest, MIS-. Christina ThOrup
had brought in her youngest child,
for her 10 attend TO, while she,
Christina, assisted Mr.. Thorup in the
garuen. Mrs. Lena Thorup positively
denied that the youngest child was
hers. and said both Of them were
the first wife's. There was n differ
ence Of thirteen months in their ages.
The child which NandercoOk said
was eight or nine months old, was al
that time about eighteen months
old.
This child was i'm the court room,
running about, and appeared TO be
fully two and half years old.
The evidence closed with this.
Mr.. Narian wanted n conviction
because he believed the youngest
child was the plural wife's.
Mr.. MOyle asked the jury TO give
n fair verdict on the evidence. The
plural wife had sworn that she was
not the child's mother, and she
ought 10 know. She had also resti-
fed that both Of the child
rem were the first wife's.
II was evident that Mr.. Wander
cook was mistaken when he said the |
elder Of the two children was only |
5 or Q months old in August last, |
for the jury could easily see that II |
was much older than the added |
months would make il. He again |
requested the jury to make an effort |
to find a verdict on the evidence,
and not on prejudice
Mr.. Narian made n brief reply, |
reiterating his former statements. |
He said he never knew, in all his |
experience, Ga any one who was |
tried for unlawful cOhabitation but |
who claimed before the jury that he |
was innocent.
After this TO say theleast, exag-
gerated, statement, Mr.. Narian sub |
sided, and thejudge gave his charge |
TO the jury.
About 80 minutes after they re-
tired the jury brought in n verdict |
Of guilty.
Mr.. Moyle asked the court to set
aside the verdict. because II was
contrary TO the evidence.
The Judge refused to do this, re-
marking that the jury evidently
took the same view as the deputy
marshals, and belived that the
plural wife, and not the first wife,
was the mother Of the child.
Mr.. Moyle then asked that sentence
be deferred fer a month. AS Mr..
Narian did not oppose it, the date
for passing judgment was set for
June II.
POLICE ITEMS.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas
Thompson, charged with stealing
$40 from John Irvine, was held to |
await the action Of the grand jury.
He was not able to furnish $1,000 |
bail, and was committed into custo-
dy.
Today Mat. Gilbert, John Jones,
Frank Bennett and John O'Brien |
were fined $ each for being drunk. |
Mike Murphy was placed in Jail |
last night on a charge Of petty lar
ceny.
VIM. Carney was arrested last |
night on the charge Of drunkenness.
He left 8 for his appearance today.
When be came. however, Il was in |
the company Of an officer, who |
booked another charge of drunken
ness against him.
PROBATE COURT.
Proceedings in the Salt Lake
County Probate Court yesterday:
Estate Of Adam Sharp; petition |
for deed Of conveyance came up for |
hearing; proof Of posting notice Of
time and place OF hearing made;
Sharon Atkenson sworn and ex-
amined; contract offered in evil |
dence; case continued to May Is.
Estate OF Samuel w. Ritter, a
minor; bond Of guardian in the sum
OF 5000 approved.
Estate OF Robert Lewis, a minor;
bond of guardian in sum Of 5000 APP
proved.
Estate of Hugh II. Bruce; order
made Of publication Of notice to
creditors.
Estate Of Frank Croker; order
made fixing day for hearing return
Of sale Of real estate.
Estate Of Sarah McKibben; order
made fixing time and place 70 hear
petition for probate Of will.
Guardianship Of Winnifned B.
and Mary A. Woodruff, minors;
bond to each In the sum Of $500 ap-
proved.
Guardianship Of John ]. and Julia
minors; bond to each in
the sum Of $500 approved.
COURTS AT BEAVER.
In the Second District Court AZ
Beaver, yesterday. the jury In the
case Of Jeppe soreAson, charged