Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-23
BEAVER SENSATION.
Judge Baum Arrested al That Place
Last Nigh.
A SERIOUS CHARGE TO FACE.
Llalsons With a Prominent Young Wo-
man VI Southern Utah-Hls Don
Juan Doings Here.

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BEAVER, Utah, Nov. 28.-Psiet NJ.
Baum, a legal celebrity, WAS arrested
here last night Al 8 O'Clock for adultery
with Miss TurA Smith, one o, the most
dlrliuguished aud prominent young
ladies' OF PArowan, Iron county. She
wss q school teacher there for masy
years, aud shs was introduced to Judge
Baum ~ ParoWan = few ays previous
~ che last term OF court at ~. Georges
and travelled with him ~ 81. George
anu back 10 Parowap.
During the trip u IL reported that
some kiud Of a civil contract was en-
tered into and Hlgnsd by tue two before
witness. TIE alleged Intimate AZ
Rociati0na were INDUCED IN at Pare.
wan anu Beaver iii Miss Tuta Nod 10
Sull Lake or some hamlet adjacent
thoreunto, where she 10 reported now
81 be.
The sensation aud general comment
vt Beaver today Is the Afrssi Of Judge
Baum, last evening, on an indictment
found by this grad Jury on ThuTsday
last for tho crime OF adultery, with
Miss smith.
Bsum was arrested soon after the Ad.
Joutnment Of the court last evening.
As q trial lawyer in this district he
has distinguished himself for the last
three term, AuI inada "seo0po Of
clients 10th hero ana at 81. George.
he boarded A. the best hotel here aud
went with Mr. AMI Mrs. Gently 10 81.
George, 70 practice there a, the Last
term. He WIS intro incsd 70 Miss
IurA Smith NJ ParOwan Ny Arf. GeR-
try. he was gay dresser sui were
boutounnaifes ami faultl0ss toilet.
He anu kiisa Smith rode together
from PAroWgn to 81. ueofge. anu after
several pleasant sDeisl interviews, IL
Ia said Al 81. George or Parowan, a
civil contract WAS drawn up, signez by
both, and witnessed by n THIRD party,
aud sue was ASSURED tnat they were in-
dissolubly one, but inst u must be
kept secret I'll certain rlAitots sould
be- arranged.
Miss TufA came 10 Beaver soon az.
terwaTd, and during the ludktb Ill
net', wss his fret aud Rs-l uoustant
aticuduni, But the proprietor oil tho
Gentry house becoming alarmed
a. 10 tho legality Of their asso.
Citations asked them to md other quar-
ters. Miss Tuta's father came from
Parowau few days aiterwArd, and
took her back 10 the old soss sstead,
where II 10 said she rspented for her
esospsde, but after q subpoena was
Issued for her appearance, before the
grand Jury, she was taken 10 Salt Lake
or some place near thereunto and will
probably not be found 10 answer 30 10
her conduct with Judge Baum st this
term. IL IL said that this affair has
created a. much talk a. the shooting OF
ED dalton by Thompson. There IaTs
prominent citizens here who doub,
BAum's guilt
Judge Baum-for he IL best known
by that Judicial title by members OF
the Salt Lake, baI--came TO Utah, u 10
said, from Idaho or Montana. His
caresr here appears TO have been n worry
exciting ono - more than romantic.
some months ago he came up 10 Salt
Lake and registered at one OF the Lead
ing hotels. IL soon tTAnspired that be
had the appetite aud desires ofA mil.
lionaits spundthfin and tho purse Of
psupor. Champagne and other choice
wines .varivgAted by manifold liquid
refreshments and the best Of
meals were ordered. with him
was a woman supposed Mt
titst to nave been his wife but whosl
th. proprietor said today turned out,
~ ho believed, TO DO a courissan.
The day OF settlement came and
trouble Immediately followed Baum
was Without ca.h. But fortunately,
Ritaf q good deal OF hstAatasnt friends
came TO his rescu. and he WAS helped
from the financial slsugh Into which
he had wAdsd.
1. was not long after this, said q
gentleman from southern Utah today,
who IA pretty we'll Informed OF tins
Judges doingS, that he bsd "merry.
limo" Of II nj Beaver with q German
woman uhgm ne said was his "houss
ksspsr."
This gentleman says that Bsum's
infiusnes Jver Miss smith was com
plste. From tho fret time she
WaS thrown into his company
he appeared TO have eK,Saofdi.
nary power over her. She went
with him 10 et. George, came home
gnd ondeAv0rod TO have nothing fur
Their TO do with him. With tails res0-
luton lhe went back 10 her profession
VI school teaching In which abe was
nost successful aud populsT. Then
shs received u telegram from Baum At
Beaver to sac etieot that hs was ~ and
tuw muuiug her 10 his side. Tue Ap.
peal was more than hhe could with
n,auu AMI sue deserted her school,
family End iriends anu Joined Baum AZ
Beaver with the result stated In the
Nkws special dispatch from that