Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-20
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.

wife, testifled-i was married seven
years ago 10 the defendant and lived
at Payson. My husband was convicted
ofunlawful oohabilation aud served a
term In the pcnitentiary. We agreed
10 separate one year ago last Scplem.
hcr when he came out Of the Pen.
This was NJ Payson at public gsthor-
Ing; W. made an agreement 10 keep
the law. | met the defendant upon
the street upon my return from
Beaver. He never visited me after
that tImo.1
Cross.cxamlncd-rhis agreement waa
In September Of 1859, aud have KEEP,
the law since that time.
Varian-Do you no longer acknowl.
edge him "a your husbandg
A.-No sir.
Narlan--Do you ropudlate hlm9
Ayes, sir; when married him
! supposed II was for life. knew Of
the law at that time. have perna.
nently determined To obey the law.
Maria Coombs tes,iied-Know Mr.
Harper. Was living nj my fathers
houac when he was living at my sis.
ter'- house. ! never took meals 10 him.
DO not know u Esther doing 20. MY
sister does not llva rs the wife Of Mr..
Harper.
Ida CoomiYs-I do not know who
prepared the meals for Mr.. Harper
while In Fannie's house.
There was q deaF,h of evidence 10
convict, and King, for tho defense,
asked that the Judge instruct the Jury
10 return a vurlirt Of not guilty, 20
which the Judge coupled aud the yer.
dict was ~ rendered.
Henry w. Halea pleaded not guilty
10 the charge Of u lawful cohabltalion.
Andrew Mellon aud Jpns Hansen
were admitted 10 citizenship
The case OF the United States Va,
Charles u. Smith, for the crime OF
adultery, committed at Salina with
Miss Hugentumble, was taken up for
trial.
Miss Anna Hugentumbln took the
stand-ilRyc lived In siallna for ten
year.; was there In September last; am
eighteen years Old, know G.. ~. Smith;
met him two year. ago; he IL a drum.
MGR; met him nj kulghton'z hotel;
was doing a little Of everything there,
saw him Ia September, 1850. had a
child IN April OF last year; the child
died; q. ID, smith IN the father; was
intimate with him In July, 1859; have
not been Intimate with any Onc else;
this was outside Of tho town u Sallna;
was out with HIM once or twice before.
Croas'eXaminei-l.ivod ut Knight.
on's In July, about the Gath; had
known him about ont year before; 10
was about this time Of the year, at I or
$ O'Clock ut night, that the act WIS
commlttod; did not keep company with
any other man at that Time.
Mary Gat.s-llave known the girl
that was on the stand for few years;
attended her - she was being confined
In April Of last year; saw the child;
have seen the defendant at Salina.
Mary knightOn-ketp hotel At Sa.
lima. Know the young girl. She was
Mt my house Ia July, 1850. Know
smith. lie was nj my house NJ the
SAME time. Have seen Smith Ia the
kitchen talking TO the girl In friendly
way.
Mrs Chrlstlanseii--Kno now Miss Hug.
entumble. Was called 10 her bed when
she was confined last spring.
FurgcsOn, attorney for the defense,
moved for the acqui,tal Of the defend.
ant M there was no corfOboratlve evil
dence TO prove the position OF the pro.
HecutiOn.
Narlan conlendei that tho Terrific.
rinl snyltes do not govern In trlnls
Tor oienses against the United States,
but that tho common law rule Of evil.
dunce should be adhered 10 and also
assumed that there was oOrfoborative
evidence.
The motion was Oyerrulel.
Tile deicnlant was sworn and took
the sinnd--I live In Salt Lake CITY.
Was travelling for u. q. NJ. |. In July.
Was NJ Salinn once In the latter part ~
July, 1850. Have seen Miss Hugen.
tumble at iSAlina on the Goth or 3Oth of
July. She was a cook ut the house..
Was never with her alone while there.
Len for GnnnisOn ON the following
day after my arrival. Never walked
out In the town with her or had any
familiarity with her. Am forty.threp
$50 NfN' ssRfN fanny VI hlA
children.
rnis closed the taking Of testimony
and the ease was submitted 10 the Jury
after long and vigorous arguments Nv
counsel for either side. II was expect
ed thata verdict would be rendered To.
day.
OGDEN.
The following business was transact.
ed In the Ogden division OF the Third
District Court before Judge Miner yes.
terday:
In TO accounts Of II. IL. Hendenon.
late clerk; order approving same, sg8s,,
IS.
John A. Taylor ct nj. VS.. NJ. II. Bu.
ford OF al. trial continued from previ.
Gus day.
Daulel liamer vs.. First Natlonal
bank OF ogien; order by consent and
ON motion Of Evans 4 Roger. given
Ten days from this date 10 plead.
United States vs.. August Hanaen.
arrangement; plea guilty 10 Indictment
Oi adultery, sentence six months In I'M,
penl'entlaryi commitment Issued.
United States w. John Corless. mr..
raigned, pleaded guilty to unlawful co.
ha6ltntlon. Judgment one day and
co.ts, to be Imprisoned Till costs he