The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-02
PARLEY SURELY IS
GREAT ON LUNCHES
Handsome County Attorney Is
Superstitious in Spite of
His Magnitude.
HE THROWS A HUNCH
AND IT'S ALL OVER
He Felt Positive That Joseph
+. DisIiked the City
C0u.t

There is one thing that Farley p.
christensen believes in beyond all else,
and that is tho virtue Of E.hunches. y
When Farley has q hunch it is time
for the community TO sit up and take
notice. This was exempli6ed most pos
handsome but lax prosecutor of the
Utah laws came into the City Court
clerk s office to proceed with a prose.
cutlon of Joseph F. Smith, the pres
ldent OF the great church, and the many
Wived man Of notorious standing in
this and other communities.
Farley p. first approached tho clerk IS
Office with papers destined to draw the
aforesaid Joseph i, Smith into court
with one wife. Now Farley p. must
have had hunch, that TO prosecute the
said Joseph Il. for unlawful cohabita-
ton with one wife would leave the
outraged courts to handle this muchly
married man for the same offense with
several other so-called wives.
Hunch Was Good One.
This hunch was pretty good, for Par
ley z. appeared once again with differ
ent papers, these looking toward the
punishment of the said Joseph T. for
unlawful cohabitation with FIVE wives.
This was quite an idea on the part of
Farley P, or some one else, but the
best was yet TO come. 1t was stated
above that Farley P was believer in
lunches. Strange though il may seem
should be so superstitious, but it was
so, the developments may have been
foreseen, but the hunch that Farley F.
had was a sure hit. Now Farley P
told the clerk when he brought in the
complaint containing all five wives that
the clerk had better get to work and
prepare a transcript, because he, Par
ley P, had to go before the District
court.
Appealed to District Court.
Farley P. had no more than made
his graceful exit from the clerk S Of
hce, than in walked f. S. Richards,
the attorney for the said Joseph T., he
of the unlawful cohabitation habit, and
cript be prepared for the District court.
Of course Farley P. had not seen the
attorney for Joseph F., so the hunch
that the aforesaid attorney would de-
mapd transcript was only an inspir~
alton. No ungodly Gentle like Farley
P. could ever have such q thing as
revelation, such as that is left entirely
to such saints as Joseph f, who is to
be hauled into court to answer to the
charge of unlawful oohabitation with
five women.
Now Farley P may not believe in
revelations, but that he believes in
lunches is apparent, and the transac.
tions of Monday afternoon surely
strengthened his faith in such things
The affidavit demanding arrest is as
follows:
Here Is the Afidavit. i.
STATE OF UTAH, COUNTY or SALT
city.-Boforo j. ]. Whitaker, Judge.
The Stute OF Utah VS.. Joseph f. Smith, 1
Deicndsnt.-Complsint.
On this the FIRST day Of October, A. D.
1906, before j. j. Whitaker. Judge of the
City Court within and Tor Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake County State OF Utah, personally
appeared Axel Steel. who, being sworn
Smith on the first day of August A. d. 1908,
and at divers times thereafter and contn
uously thereafter down to and including the
first day Of October, 1906, ut Salt Lake City,
County OF Salt Lake, State OF Utah, did com
NIT the crime OF unlawful cohabitation as
follows. towit; That the said Joseph F.
Smith, being then and there q male person,
did then and there unluwfully and wiliully
live and cohabit with more than woman,
towit. wita Jnlna u Smith and Mary
marriage; contrary to the provisions OF tho
State aforesaid in such case made and pro.
yidcd, and against the peace and dignity OF
the State OF Utah,
Subscribed and sworn to before me the
day and year first above written.
j, j. WHITAKER.
approve OF the issuance of warrant up.
on this complaint.
(SeaD P. P. CHRISTENSEN,
County Attorney.
Attest; j. 3. MoREToN, Clerk
By f. l.. PalmQuist, Deputy,
The above was afterward changed TO
read Jullna l.. Smith, Sarah h. Smith,
Edna l.. Smith, Alice X. Smith and
Mary T. Smith.