The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-30
NOTHING MAY BE DONE
COUNTY ATTORNEY UNLIKELY
TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
Various Irregularities In the Papers
Witnesses Named Who Don't
Exist-Charges Against People
Who Are Unknown-Three Chill
dren Adduced In One Case.
Special correspondenee.2

them to be the worst lot of legal docu-
ments ever sent to prosecuting Of
ficer here, and it is very doubtful if
Mr.. Nebeker viii be able to find a
warrant for proceeding against any
OF the parties charged. Witnesses are
named who do not exist, and the names
OF half the others are misspelled, and
in fact the whole lot is but a tumble
of words and phrases.
A charge is filed against Ulrich
Traver of Providence. when no such
person lives there or elsewhere in this
county.
Another case mentioned is that of
| William Griffin of Newton. That gen
tleman was formerly a polygamist but
one of his two wives has been dead
! for many years.
In making up the list of witnesses
| Owen simply named the neighbors of
| the parties he accuses of violating the
law. and il is probable that not 2 per
| cent CT these witnesses can give any
! testimony that is relevant to the cases
! in which they are named. All of which
| points to the conclusion that the county
attorney will be unable to do anything
with the great majority of the af-
| fidavits.
| Upon the affidavit charging Samuel
Roskeiley of Smithfield, Owen has
made the following foot-note:
! Maggie, twins.
Mary Jane, twins.
Maud, twins.
And in naming Professor E. ]. Mac
EVAN of the A G. as a witness. he
gives the occupation of the professor
as that of a carpenter.
The list of witnesses in the different
cases is as follows:
In no e.cc Of Wy
Thomas and wife, Nathan Thomas and
wife, and L. A. Henstrom and wife.
are named as witnesses in addition to
Skanchv's children.
In the affidavit against C. j. Larson,
the witnesses are Alvin Crockett, N. NJ.
| Hansen. Victor Crockett, and their
wives. Orson Smith and NJ. w. Merrill.
Case of Mariner W. Merrill-M W.
Merrill. jr.. Farley Merrill, Charles
Merrill. Ira Bowen and wife, Lucy
Hoving. c. d. w. Fullmer and wife.
Case of w. Il. Parkinson-Libby Ben
son, A L. Skanchy. Ben F. Peter and
wife. Moses Thatcher and wife. B. NJ.
Lewis, w. J. Kerr, A. F. Farr, jr., c.
G. Ammussen, o. c. Ormsby, G. w.
Thatcher, Lucy Hoving.
Case of Isaac Smith-Orson Smith.
Jacob Fuhriman and wife, Joseph
Fuhriman and wife, A. c. jacobson,
Nephi Fuhriman and wife, S. NJ.
Molen. NJ. W. Merrill, Fred Marshall,
Anna S. Knox. Cyrus Jones.
Case of Joseph Z. Wilson,. NJ.
Farmer. Isaac Smith, a. G. jacobson,
J. a. Herdricksen. and their wives, E.
y. MacEwan, Luther Foster.
Case of o. c. Ormsby-David Nelson.
S. a. Langton, James Langton, and
wives. Mabel Ormsby. Joseph Peter
son. Sybil Ormsby, Lyman r. Martin
eau. Orson Smith. Isaac Smith. w. C.
w
Case Of Jens Johansen-Hans Mel
sen, A. L. Skanchy, William a.
Thomas Mrs. w. n. Thomas. j. c.
Larson. Fred Marshall and wife, Will
lam Burr and wife.
Case Of o. Smith-Thomas X. Smith.
A. L. Skanchy. G.. Lufkin. Thomas
Obray. Lula Carpenter. Nick Crook
ston. ]. u. Stewart, j. f. Wright, Isaac
Smith, Lucy S. Carbon.
Case of Joseph Knowles-Franl&
Baugh and wife, Jasper Conrad and
wife. George Baugh, John Robbins.
Joe Knowles, jr.
& Case of Charles Spierman-Cyrus
Napier. d. Boudrero and wife.
Case CT Gus Thomas-George Cole
John Holm and their wives, Mrs. Delin- !
Cotcy, Mrs. Soren Peterson and Mrs !
Lundall.
Case OF C. w. Nibley-Robert Muir !
dock, Henry Hayball, Henry Ballard. /
and their wives, Sarah j. Painter, |
Sarah Berdcnough and Jennie Mont
gomery.
Case of C. C. Amussen-B. f. Ritter. !
Aaron Farr. jr.. Joseph Odell and their /
wives; NJ. w. Merrill is named twice !
in this case as a witness.
Case OF John Ash-C. d. w. Fullmer |
and wife Ash's children, Woolley and |
wife.
Case of F. A. Neuburger-Jake
Schweitzer. c. V. Hansen, Alfred |
Berntson and wife.
All the above named live in Logan. /
Elsew here in the county are the fol-
lowing:
Hyrum-John F. Wright-C. H
Shaw. S. M. Molen and their wives, {
Eli Bradley, Orson Smith, Isaac Smith, I
Orson Smith. and Rowe.
Lewiston-Case of w. H. Lewis-B.
A. Hendricks and wife. William Wad-
doups and wife, Andrew Hyer.
Smithfield-Case of Samuel Ros
kelley-G. L. Farrell, Reuben Miles.
Abraham Smith and their wives. On
this affidavit is a note at the bottom
crediting Mr.. 2oskelley with being the
father of twins by three women.
Case of G. L. Farrell, Smithfield-
Samuel Nelson. Abraham Smith SAM
uel Roskelley, William Douglas, ST.,
Joseph Hill. John Buxton and their
wives.
Case of Reuben Miles, SmithfieId-
Maud Roskeiley. P. Hillyard. VIM.
Mack. Jane Doe.
Case of Jacob Hochstrasser, Provi-
Theurer, Frank Madsen,
John Theuren. and their wives; Martin
Fink
Case of Robert Naef. Providence-The
same witnesses as in the Hochstrasser
case
Case of Ulrich Traver. Providence
T. Theurer, Jacob Hochstrasser and
wife, John Weaver and wife.
Case of Andrew McCombs. Trenton
Ben Bingham. Niels Jensen. their wives
and Ben Butler.
Case of Fred Theurer. Providence
Same witnesses as Hochstrasser case.
and also Nephi j. Mathews, Jacob Mil
Ter and their wives
Case of John Jenkins. Newton-Will-
lam Griffin. William Jensen and wife,
Griffin.
Case of Brigham Pond. lewiston
John Pond. Peter Van Orden and their
wives.
Case of William Waddoups, Lewis
ton-W. H. Lewis. Andrew Hyer, Brig
Pond. and their wives.
Case of William Griffin. Newton
Samuel Clark. Joseph Barker, John
Griffin, William Jensen, their wives and
John jenkins.
Case of Charles .. Dunn. College
Charles WEIGH, William Dowdle their
wives. and Frank Cantwell, Chris and
Nephi Bindrup. ,
Case of Peter Nielsen. Smithfield-
George l.. Farrell. and Amanda.
samuel and Mary Jane Roskelley I
Reuben Miles. jr., and Jane, James :
cantweil and wife,