Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-04
Married Eden Girl When He Had a
Wife IN Indiana,
A MATRIMONIAL FAILURE.
Reese ana Bass 20 be Sentenced Toe
morrow-A surrey Accident saloon
Man Arrested for Gambling.
Especial to the News. ,

Ogden, May 4--samuel r. Trultt was
arralgned before Judge Howell this
morning on the charge Of polygamy'
The complaint was sworn to by Peter
Shupe Of Eden the father Of the young
girl whom the defendant married about
six months ago. The prisoner waived
examination and was held to the dis
tfict court in the sum OF 81 900, which
he failed TO furnish. and was commit
ted TO the custody Of the sheriff. II ~
understood that when brought 70 lrlal
Trultt viii enter a plea Of guilty. lie
came here about year ago, represents
ed to the Shupe family that he was a
single man. won the affections Of one
OF Mr.. Shupe's daughters and married
her, after which he treated her W q
most cruel manner, and when the
mother interfered TO shield her dallgh-
ter, the brutal husband threatened to
kin her. For this he was arrested and
has been serving term IN the county
Jail During his Incarceration Sheriff
Bailey communicated with the authori-
ties at FRUITS old home In Indiana and
learned that the fellow had wife there
whom he had deserted, Ii was on the
strength OF this Information that he
was arrested on the charge Of poly
gamy
MARRIAGE A FAILURE.
on April 30 marriage license was is
sued TO Gems Booutt and Mary T.. Jen-
kins, natives Of sunny lta.y, They were
married on Thursday and on Friday
ntYb nYaiuppn
the bride left her new lord and went
to her sisters. On Saturday evening
Bocutt went u the sisters house, and
finding his wife there. drew knife and
cut her clothing, including her shoes,
into shreds, lie then drew a gun and
placed Il to her head, and would no
doubt have murdered the grit but for
the prompt action OF the sister who
wrenched the weapon from his hand.
He was then arrested on the charge OF
disturbing the peace When the license
was secured the couple gave the girl'a
age as IS, but the sister says she IS only
49, and will take steps TO have the mar
riage annuled ON the ground Of fraud
in procuring the license.
TO FETCH REESE AND BASS.
ShellH bdlity went 10 Hdlt Lake thls
morning for the purpose Of bringing
Reese and Bass 10 ogden for sentence
tomorrow. These are the men who
were found guilty OF the murder Of
youns Fred McCahe last November
There Is motion for a new trial In
the case and that Nai be argued by
the lawyers IN the morning. The
grounds OF the motion are that the EVIL
dence was not sufficient to justify the
verdict of the jury
A SURREY ACCIDENT.
William Lockhead an employe Of
Cracroft & Co, while out riding yesler-
day afternoon with two ladies' and a
gentleman. met with quite a severe ac-
cident When on Seventeenth street
the horses became frightened and ran
away, oveTturning the surrey and |
throwing the occupants out. One Of the |
wheels passed over Mr. Lockhead's |
neck, brulsIng It quite badly. The 9TH |
en- members OF the party received only |
slight scratches
ARRESTED FOR GAMBLING.
The proprietor of the Brown Palace
saloon was arrested by the police last
night on the charge Of running a gam
bling device In his saloon