Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-17
WORK OF THE COURTS,
The County Will Not ASSESS School
Tax This Year.
AN pCT0GENARIAN ARRESTED.
Vim. u. NewsOm Convicted and Sen
fenced other Court Business.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.

Yesterday afternoon, in the case
of Leonard G. Hardy etal, vs. Henry
wortheD ct al, decree was given
to the plaintiffs as prayed for.
Thomas Sandal was admitted to
citizenship.
The order FORGETTING the bond Of
Clinton Ainsworth, charged with
fornication, was set aside, and the
defendant entered a plea OF not
guilty.
This morning, In the suit of
Milando Pratt ct al. VS.. Walter S.
Clawsen ct al, a motion for a new
trial was overruled.
In the case Of the United States
VS.. James c. Hamilton, CT Mill
Creek, the defendant was arraigned
ona charge Of unlawful conabita-
ton with Mrs. Isabella Hamilton
and Mrs Belle White Hamilton. He
entered aplea ofnot guilty.
The case OF the United States vs..
VIM. d. Newsom, indicted for I'M
lawful cohabitation with Mrs.
Catharine Newsoni and Mrs. Lucy
Devereux Newsom, was taken up
for trial and a jury called.
Before taking the evidence, the
names Of the witnesses were called.
When that Of Lucy Devereux was
reached there was no answer. She
had not been subppnaed, and the
officers reported that she could not
be found. She had given 500 bail
when before the commissioner, and
this bond was declared forfeited.
Her friends say she was never noti-
fed, and did not know Of the trial
or she would have appeared. 1t is
said that she is now on the way to
Salt Lake.
| The first witness was George
Reeves, who testified-I was at Mr..
! Newsom's once; / understood that
| Mrs Kate Newsom was his wife; /
heard that she was his first wife; /
have seen Lucy Devereux once or
twice; saw her go in and out Of Mrs.
Kate Newsom's house; this was in
lSSS; have no idea what relation
Lucy Devereux was TO the defend
ant. ~
Mrs. Catherine Newsom testified |
Il am the defendants legal wife, |
and do not wish TO testify. Ex-
cused.
David John testified-I know the |
defendant and his wife and Lucy |
Devereux; about five years ago |
Lucy lived at the defendants |
house; l can't say when l last saw
her there; l testified before the
grand jury; about that time l saw
him at the gate to her house; it was
one night \ few weeks after he came |
to the peniter tiary; he was dressed
in soldiers clothes; Lucy was also
at the gate; she is reputed TO be his
wife.
To Mr.. Moyle-I am sure il was
Newsom in soldiers clothes: il was
about 0 pm; he was alone when l
passed him, but he had been talking
to her; il was within two months
after he came from the penitentiary;
| don't know Of Lucy having any
children subsequent to his release
from prison.
Mrs. David John testified i
know Mr.. NewsOm and his family;
Lucy DevereuX was reputed 10 be
his second wife; when he came out
Lucy moved to another house; i saw
Mr.. Newsom on the occasion stated
by my husband; he was in soldiers
clothes; he was leaning on the fence,
a little distance from the gate, and
Lucy was taking baby carriage
through the gate.
d. y. swan testified that Mr..
Newsom was released from the peni-
Tertiary April 18th, lSSS, having
been pardoned by President Cleve-
land.
Arthur Cable testified-In the
winter Of 1889 I took Lucy Devereux
TO the depot; Mrs. Newsom en-
ployed me; l did not see Mr.. New
som; Mrs. Swain went TO the depot
with Us.
To Nj. MoyIe-I took her from the
corner house; Mrs. NewsOm lived
in different house, on the same lot
Mrs. Mary Swain testified-I
went to the depot with Lucy
Devereux and her little boy, IN Oc-
tOber, ISIS; Mr.. Newsom was not
home at'the time; last fall there was
baby there; it could walk in Oc-
tober, 1889; | Judge 1t was about a
year old.
To Mr.. Moyle-The baby l saw
was reared by Mrs. Newsom; she
got it when it was few days old.
To Mr.. Narian-Lucy did not
bring the child to my house when
the officers came; Mrs. NewsOm
brought it; she had a tussle with
Deputy Springer; he bOlted into the
house and took hold of the child.
Deputy Springer testified-l ar
rested Mr.. NewsOm in 1889; adjoin-
ing the store I found Lucy Dew
ereux and two children: Mr.. and
Mrs. Newsom were in the yard at
the rear Of the store; Mrs. Newsom
was frightened; she took the young
est Of the two children and ran
across the street; l ran after her and
got the child.
To Mr.. Moyle-I had no warrant
for the baby; Mrs. NewsOm claimed
that It was her child; told her she
had no business TO go out Of the
house with it.
Deputy Cannon testified that he
arrested Mr.. NewsOm, and saw two
ladies there; the one supposed to be
the second wife told him her name
was Bailey.
Mrs. Stein .testified-Lucy kept
the store with Mrs. Kate Newsom;
/ lived in the house adjoining the
store, Mrs. Newsom had young
baby there, and Lucy had two older
children; Mr.. Newsom and l were
not good friends; Mrs. Newsom told
me a midwife gave her thee baby
when it was.a few days old.
To Mr.. Moyle-l only saw Lucy
at the store.
Mrs. +. w. Siam testified-Lucy
Devereux and Mrs. Newsom lived
in separate apartments; l saw n
baby with Mrs. Newsom 1t was
about a year old when Mr.. Newsom
was arrested.
Mr.. Narian-Are you a married
woman?
witness-That has nothing to do
with the case. /
Mr.. Varian-You do not go by the
name Of Tuckett?
Witness-No, sir.
To Mr.. Moyle-I am not ON
terms with the Newsom
fanny.