Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02
GUILTY
SAYS THE JURY.
| nod a Verdict in Judge Nor
| ,,p,Court This Afternoon
.rrvyCED ON JUNE 18TH.
L....a,ne. in the case To-day Were
Interesting Charaeter-Ihe
r,,imony Of Witnesses

testimony o.
c,,bam unlawful cohabitauon
& n, 70 the jury at 1890 today
100 this afternoon a verdict
..r,y az charged" was returned
o,oyipg the same was a recon-
4 alton to mercy.
. understood that about twenty
,nall were taken, but the Jurors
,oo.eommittal as to how they
isrsa witnesses were examined
3 sac today. Amasa Potter. IA
y s9rah Potter. and Mrs. Laylna
q half sister 10 the DEFENDANTS
second wife. and f. NJ. Bishop,
..ssyer The latter was the only
Il tug-gXgmlned.
.,t-r Brown both from his question
IA n fbe witness and his remarks 10
Ir fled 10 make It appear that
P,bop had gone out OF his way
= s.31le know that the defendant
" mural wife residing in Water
"A IN that he was otherwise I'M
IN In the prosecution. The Wit
Il however. emphatically denied the
. nt0n. and said he was not a man
. nt kind. and always strove TO
" 3ts own business.
II Potter said he knew his daughter
a bllrtn but could not say who by,
"a la moi attended her wedding, and
# know To whom she was married.
H. Wilson told Of her half sister
Nd birth 10 a baby and said Mr.
n was the reputed father.
n M defense offered no testimony, but
md itself with obJecting 90 the
Il qoas prop0unded by the prOsecu-
lnl 10 its arguments TO the jury.
A gAmOUs WITNESSES TESTIFY.
4 lhs the News report closed yes
IA DE following witnesses were eX,
. ni. Mrs Mary H. WoOdmansee,
3 Wo0dmansee, husband Of the last
F. ..s L. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. W l..
s Mary Ellsworth, Mr.. and Mrs
+" IA Bishop. The testimony given By
witnesses went 90 show that Sa-
II Potter Graham was the reputed
i % John e.. Graham. that the de.
y at was a frequent visitor to Mrs.
81 lms house In Waterloo, that Sa-
(. phsm ani the defendant were
. 20 toe street ear together; thai
" Graham was delivered OF a child
. hysln last September, and that one
n rss. Mary Ellsworth. had unused
Graham during her sickness. that
. % Graham had left, but n was
El where she had gone, that the
1iini had introduced Sarah Graz
i OF ~ Bishop as his wife.
gH adjourned until $3.50 today.
A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
%. ypes yesterday made the News"
ihat six Of the Jurors We're Nor
1 and two nun- Mormons. 70 This
"a mistake. the reverse OF this being
truth ln answer to the question
By hr Putnam. Are YOU amembef
as Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter
sa.n,s' those who answered In
Affirmative were John NJ, Redmond
John d. owen The negative ne.
we're gwen by Robert Dye Amos
an. Henry Brough. l.. +. Harr, NJ.
'l.Iips and Joseph T. EdmOuds.
.ss Gotham and Harr said they
Dol, Identified with any religious
,,nIHuon Mr. Brough said he for
aJ belonged 20 the Mormon
ugh but lett It several years ago.
L1arnds said he was a Unitarian,
mat his parents were "Mormons,'
SARAH POTTER's HALF SISTER.
70. first witness called this morning
= Ms LaYIua Wilson, a resident OF
N'oa Witness said Amasa Potter
= hef father and Sarah Potter was
I, la.t sister.
D.l you Visit your half sister. Sarah
w To- This city during the year
", inquired Attorney Putnam.
el.hess-l did.
~ you know what name she went
a'lalor Brown objected 10 the Ques.
~ ~ Snen Mr Putnam withdrew t.
.' @L. fllnam-How long were you Wis
g..l.less-Just one day.
Jay time in % was III"
8Dllng The jubilee"
~ yol know what the general rep
.' '..la ls DO her family as TO her being
SENATOR Brown objected TO this as
-,i1E testimony. The court over
"a we objection.
,-.. Fulham 90 witness)-You may
' Il. the question.
". e,'as''-Ihat she was married,
10 whom?'
~. ia' report was John c. Graham"
d. " - seeing here In 1897, when did
Y. next Bee herr"
a Year ago"
Whereq"
u Payson"
Roe long did she live there"
N ''.n may until October. 1897"
h., yyl know that a baby was born
NJ. Nnlie living In Payson?"
sits,'ellt When was the child born?"
.6.l'-.l lhe LIST Of September. 1899"
W. - your sister live In Payson
No. SIR
IN 6ygu Know when she left there?"
,uT,,V october OF last year"
~ composed her family?"
-" ana her children"
FATHER OF SARAH POTTER.
@l.sa Potter father OF sarah Pot
~, Graham. said he lived In
.t,..I hls daughter Sarah lived In
.gw 'l9 10 The fam Of 1891. Did not
n. ,euele she resided In 1895. In
N, Ky De saw-her IN Payson.
\ h. Sslham-Who was living with
M .'uess-Her family.
svr;ou daughter. Sarah. a married
gs, Wy ~, ! can't say as 70 that: she has
IA. wa me She was"
aV M 'ou ever present az the we'd
a "a your daughter SARAH"
nv. nv s'i. / never was"
" ~ n i nave any children when you
d M IN % at Waterloo?"
.Tt ,'''uA 80 Yes, ] saw them there"
syse' were her children. weren't
. i ,,,an.t say that"
an, Do h4d you seen her prior TO
an not seen her Tor fourteen