The oasis., 1908-06-20
CONVICTED.
q. |. Peilegrin Faced by His Accusers in Open Court, and Adjudged Guilty of Nasty Offence.


 As set forth in the news item upon another page of this issue of HE OASIS, the hearing of A. L. Pellegrin, charged with adultery, who was discharged at Tubac by Justice Black, Monday, on ac- count of a serious defect in the papers, and was arrested on another complaint Tuesday, was sent to Washington pre- cinct on change of venue, where 1t was heard yesterday before Justice NJ. NJ Trickey.
 When the party reached Washington Camp yesterday at 10 o'clock the papers 1 had not yet arrived, although they had been mailed at Nogales Wednesday. Neither did they come i'll the mail that arrived from Patagonia at one o'clock. ] The telephone was called into requis- ] ton, and about 5 o'clock in the after | noon they were found in the sheriff's office at Nogales, having been taken in ] by Postmaster Bohall. No explanation has been given why they did not go to Washington Camp. They were for warded by special messenger and reached Washington Camp at 7 80 p. m.
 The accused was present in court with his attorney, $. F. Noon, and Judge W. l A. O'Connor, district attorney of Santa Cruz county, appeared for the Territory.
 Upon behalf of the defence Mr. Noon | interposed demurrer, alleging want of l jurisdiction by the court, and insutiic- iency of the complaint. The demurrer was overruled and an exception taken. Then the case proceeded to trial, and to open the evidence upon the part of i the Territory Judge OConnor called as i a witness Miss Carmen Ortiz, who ] testified that she attended the wedding reception of A l.. Pelegrin and Matlde l Lopez at 0quitoa, in the Altar district of l Sonora about sixteen years ago, that she ] had known the two as husband and wife i in 0quitCa and in Nogales, and that there had been several children as a result of the union. Judge 0'Connor then offered in evidence q certified copy of a marriage certificate setting forth in due form that on the twentieth day of August, 1892, at Oquitoa, in the District of Altar, State of sonora, Republic of Mexico, Alfredo L. Pellegrin and Matilde Lopez were united i'll matrimony by ! Judge Yreno Federico. The document was admitted in evidence and filed.
 MT. l.. C. Conwell testified that he knows A. L. Pelligrin and Miss Edith Prince; that Miss Prince worked for Pellegrin in Nogales, and that he saw them in Guaymas in May that they told him they had baby boy, born in January; that Mr. Pellegrin admitted he was married to Mrs A. L. Pellegrin and not divorced Witness testified that he saw Miss Prince in Guaymas last week, and that she showed him the baby.
 Miss Anna Riggs testified that she knew Miss Edith Prince intimately about three years; that Miss Prince familiar with Miss Princes writing. Witness identified letter shown her as in Miss Princes writing, and identified the signature as hers The letter was offered in evidence, and it's introduction was opposed most strenuously by Mir. Noon. Then Judge O'Connor withdrew the letter temporarily
 J. B. Bristol testified that he knows Miss Prince well she worked for Pelle- grin several years she Is an invalid, said to have consumption, weighs be- tween 85 and 90 pounds and is very weak and feeble Witness identified the letter mentioned as i'll Edith Prince $ , handwriting, and identified the sigma | ture as hers. Witness testified that the letter had been sent him by Mrs. Terry (NEE Edna Hallockl, who had written him that Miss Prince had written it to her from Guaymas The letter was offered in evidence again and admitted over the strenuous objections of Atto-- ney Noon. It was read by Judge O'Con- nor and is as follows:
 GUAYMAs, April 2l
 DEAR EDNA:
 received your letter this morning and will reply at once. MT. Pellegrin and both appre. ciate your goodness and the entire justice o your advice under any other circumstances than those which brought us together and which have joined us-circumstances which