Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-14
HE GOT A PARDON.
But the Witnesses Say He Broke
His Promise.

| MI. -ANlu INV thcl, NhOcC ASoA-
dence during the past three years
has been part Of the time in Coal
vile, Summit County, and the re-
naming portion in this city, was be-
fore Commissioner Greenman this
morning having been arrested OH a
charge Of unlawful cohabitation. The
complaint named Lydia Crowther
and Ellen G. Hefferan as the defend
ants wives. A plea:of not guilty was
entered. Neither Of the wives was
present at the commencement Of the
case, the only witness who had APP
peared being a daughter Of the de-
PENDANT.
While the witnesses were being
waited for, Mr.. Crowther handed
out a paper, remarking that he sup
posed they would not care to ex-
anime it. Judge Mckay took the
document and read it. 1t was n
pardon granted to the defendant in
1856, by President Cleveland. The
amnesty was secured on Mr.. Crow
theirs representations, endorsed by
the Utah Commission, the JUICES Ol
the Territorial Supreme Court, and
the Governor, that he had been a
pOlygamist, hut had abandoned the
relationship, and no longer gave the
doctrine any countenance and sup
port.
Then Ella G.. Crowther was
called a. n witness, and testified-l
am the defendants daughter; my
mother is Ellen G. Crowther; /
have been living with my mothers
sister, Mrs. Snarr, at Park City,
since April, 1859; father has had
tW o wives, one my mother and the
other Lydia Crowtber; father
lives now with the latter,
who Is his finst wife; during the
past three years he has been at my
mothers house a number Of times;
has not stayed there over night;
mother has seven children, the
youngest about n year old; II was
born February Is, 1859; in May,
ISIS, he came to our house
about two O'Clock in the NOR.
ring and remained in mothers
room till morning; he came at OF
a. m. on several occasions; mother
has not been married again; | heard
father say to her that she need moi
say who was the father Of the
youngest child.
To the defendant, the witness
said-You left me and two others in
the Theatre one night, 10 go home
alone; stayed at my aunt's, and
when got home next morning you
were in bed in mothers room;mothel
was up and dressed when / got
home; that was in the summer Of
lsSs. When you got the pardon
told you that you had disowned mt
and the rest OF us; ] chung to you
until the last, and that Is what got
for it; | never said / hated you
though you have done enough e
make me do so. 1900
During this examination Crowthel
intimated that he was not the fathel
of his plural wite's youngest child,
aud caused the closing testimony o.
the witness to be given with such
vehemence rs TO plainly indicat,
that she felt keenly the position
in which the defendant was endeav
oring to place her mother, in adj
ton to the situation into which sh'
had beencast by his remuneration q
their relationship.
While the witnesses were out o
the room, Crowther said he wante'
to prove that he was not the fathe
OF the child.
Judge Mckay asked the defend
: ant II he wanted TO bring that III:
grace on the plural wife and b,
children in order 10 save himself
and on receiving an affirmative
reply remarked to the commissioue
that he would ask that the defend
ant be held for adultery instead Q
unlawful cohahitation.
Ellen G.Hefieran having arrived
she was called and testified-I va
: married twenty years ago to Mr.
D Crowther, tue defendant; he had
wife then; my youngest child wa
born February Is, 1859; Nj
Crowther is its father; he has No
been at my house for severa
months; he called ore da.
, since the baby was born; h
: does nothing for my support
he does not pretend to live with m,
after he was parGoned by tn
: President he was at my house
number Of times.
: At this point an adjournment wa
: taken till the first wife and other wi
nesses could be found, and hail wa
fixed at $500. Bondsrhen were nj
, | furnished.