Show IN THE COURTS cormons mormons Mor orm mons omis being crowded into the penitentiary THIRD DISTRICT COURT proceedings today before judge sandford united states vs T P lewis et a al timber suit continued to nov 80 evan G morgan vs gearge denton suit for jlou damages tor for unlawful detention of stock trial in progress wm win olmstead vs louisa olmstead decree of divorce allowed plaintiff FIRST DISTRICT COURT arrovo PRO VO in judge judds judd s division of the first district court nov 19 has been characterized oy by the bar as judgment day this was owing tu u the number of sentences twenty three set for that day most alost of tue defendants were mormons cormons Mor mons and the offenses with which they were charged were such as the law has created because of the practice of plural marriage in loiue instances to the offense awful cohabitation was added a charge of adultery in the first case the plural wife being bec mccog g v nihed as such tor for the purpose of conviction vic tion and in the other case being looked upon as no wife iu in order that thu the alleged off nse inse might be proven the majority of the defendants were ju iu a position that they could not make a promise premise that to kuem would be di dishonorable s preferring rather lo 10 0 o suffer imprisonment than to violate their cou sciences A few however preferred put ut to logo go to prison nans flans nielsen Nie laen charged with hi itil cohabitation was alti the first called to 0 o come forward and was acied asked by the fadze u dge if he be had any statement to make M mr r thurman spoke tor for the defendant saying sayin that for a year past he be had not aved lived with either of ula wives mr evana added that the reason he could not live with his first wife waa that he had married a second that he had deeded all his bis pro property erty to his wives that he had bad marries married his bis second wife in 1864 1814 the court stated that abat the law is reformatory and imposed upon the defendant three months imprisonment and a fine of and costs randolph H stewart tor for unlawful cohabitation and adultery the court recognized as the man with three wives and twenty seven children the judge said he be would stewart with a light sentence the sentence was not so BO light however for the judge gave him seven months in the penitentiary erick brick erickson called for unlawful cohabitation said his bis circumstances were very poor had bad had bad sickness and aad death in his family the last year had bad baard his honors statement in such cues cases and his Inte intention ution was to obey the law jaw inthe in the future this was a fixed resolve with him and the result ol of thorough consideration had come to t ibis his conclusion since he be was here before you go home was his bis honors remark wm win braithwaite branthwaite Brat thwaite up for aul unlawful awful cohabitation and adultery came forward and stated that since his arrest he had lived with his first wife bad but one leg was a poor man understood the law the court 1 I dont like to send a one legged man to the penitentiary defendant stated that he did not intend to live with his bis second wife anymore any more sentence suspended till next term of court jens hansen was called mr air thurman stated slated that the defendants first wife had left eft him s seventeen ev enteen years ago and he be hart had since lived with but one though he be bad married two the defendant had married his bis second twenty years age aee and his third twelve years ago sentence three mouths months 50 and costs ell eli A diy daiy was called the defendant stated that about the of july the marshals were in ia town for him and on the ard 3rd of august he sar surrendered rendered to Commiss commissioner iwer johnson and gave bonds for himself and wife had bad pleaded guilty of unlawful cohabitation married his last wife four and a hall half years a ago 0 kne knew w it was against the law at age the time up it to july he had been living with bo bow WiThe the court remarked you have violated the ln law knowing ly and may expect to take the consequences quen ces 19 he was sentence to five mouths months imprisonment and to pay a alu wf jolin john F F dorins dorics charged with unlawful cohabitation and two cases of adultery was called aad Had three wives mr air thurman said each case ought to rest on its own merits the judge said the law is correi corrective tive he had bad put larger punishments in some cases to see if the defendants would obey the law it t was with the intention of making the defend ants up on the second case and p aim w to obey the law the defendant said he was 56 years of age last june had bad married his last wife fourteen years ago understood the law and had lived with his first wife except visiting the other families to direct their labors had bad no further remarks the court said all must obey the law which is ia only corrective sentence four months imprisonment and a one of 50 and costs for unlawful cohabitation the other charges were held over him the court remarking that it if he promised after suffering orie one penalty the others would be passed oloff alot 0 larsen was married to his last wife in knew it was against the law but bui did not think the law would carry through mr evans said defendant oad nad lour four wives but only two living your honor 11 the defendant rejoined BeiA sentence tence ave five and costs william christensen had bad married his is last wife in 1871 wished to post postpone pline sentence ten days but it was refused had not lived jived with his bis second wife in the last two years and intended so to live but would nut not promise sentence three months imprisonment aud and a line fine of and costs the defendant objected and the floe fine was taken off bishop john spencer of thistle married his leeond wife in the fall 01 ox 1860 had bad been taking care of his family since had lived with the indians for the last jast twelve years and was a poor man his bis youngest four weeks old and has very little means the cou court t asked if defendant had bad taught the indians anything about polygamy gamy he answered no ile he was sentenced to four months imprison and to pay the costs samuel B S cluff came forward and plead not guilty cuilty to a charge of adultery and wat as sentenced for unlawful I 1 cohabitation to imprisonment fot for four months month 9 and to pay a tine fine of 50 and cost a peter N A andersen was next called the defendant promised to to obey the law is in future and sentence was suspended alfred turner earn came forward charged with unlawful cohabitation he could not I 1 promise 11 sentence 40 SO days 50 fine and costs richard jenkins was also charged wita unlawful cohabitation he was not pre prepared to make any promises for the fanare sentence days 50 floe fine and costs olof J anderson andersen was next called he was clareed with unlawful lawful cohabitation and was not able to promise as to his conduct in the future sen ben tence days 50 fine and costs albert jones charged with unlawful cohabitation and adultery was called he made a statement of his views regarding polygamy saying that his sincerity in the belief of polygamy was heartfelt he had bad no promise to make as to his bis future conduct preferring to take the consequences ot of his acts the judge thought it would be unprofitable for the defendant to proceed and sentenced aim to 10 in IB penitentiary and line fine for unlawful cohabitation ten months was the term given for the added charge of adultery adult y making fourteen months in all niels L christensen Christ eBsen was called he had bad been living exclusively with his bis third wife for the past eleven years while his second is yet alive and ana thought he be was living within the law defendant wished to live within the law he be said after considerable ex and promising the lodges judges exclamation go home sent the defendant away satisfied orlando Or lantto herron was called mr J B R booth stated for the defendant that he had lived with his second wife up time of his sentence tor for unlawful cohabitation last fall but coming from the penitentiary dry had not lived with either defendant stated that he thought the dose a pretty good one for only one offense he understood lie he must live with his first wife in keeping the law its the first or none said the judge as he g gave ave the prisoner sixty days in the penitentiary soren S jensen made no statement sentence days 30 5 fine and costs john petersen Pete raen had handed banded in a statement which had bad been given to td mr peters and did not wish to break the law his wives are ib ia deplorable poverty the first lime lame and blind the court told lom him to go home and arrange his bis family and come comeback back on december ath the defendant said he be could not dot bind himself with any promise for the future lorin harmer was called judge dusenberry said the defend defendant int had bad arranged his bis families to live within the law and expected to te continue so had married his bis second wife in m 1880 and had not lived with her for mouths months sentence four mont months lis fine and costs william gallag came forward and entered a plea of guilty to an indict meat for unlawful cohabitation he stated his bis age as so 35 he had married J last t in 1883 the youngest child was wo two years old oid next march knew it was against the law when he married had bad not lived with his bis second wife for nearly two year sentence ninety days and costs joseph swazey who was as convicted under the territorial statute for unlawfully adf ul lin y marking sheep was ordered t to be e imprisoned prisoner in the penitentiary for nine months fine or of and the costs of the prosecution the trial of the suit of herbert bate et al vs american fork city was in progress the plaintiffs claim damage tor for buildings torn down at a pleasure resort by the Ameri american caa fork city officers the defendants claim that the resort was a subterfuge for the sale of intoxicating liquors without wit houta a license and that they were authorized to remove it FIRST DISTRICT COURT OGDEN y yesterday esterday was of the november term at ogden judge henderson presiding L B best was appointed crie the court aua and jens hansen and charles C shields were sworn as bailiffs the grand jury were em paneled as follows W WA A bates philip rank jos clayton paul M poulson oliver H dudley d G lchase RC K chase hase F A shilds shit ids john tumble trimble charles jay thomas grant thomas singleton 3 MR mark rk fletcher john everett hiram dewitt dewilt 1 alfred berrett la the case of Ann alIght I 1 and benjamin bright vs the divis davis weber counties capal co defendants were given ten days to file notice of intention to move for a new trial lewis cunningham who had been arrested on a charge of assault with intent to kill and who bad been bro brought tight up from the penitentiary where he bid bad been confined awaiting trial was arranged aad pleaded not guilty the trial of the criminal calendar calen dai comm commenced encee today commissioners COURTS owen boale the soldier who tried to ze get t away with livery horse had a hearing before commissioner norrell yest yesterday erlay afternoon ile he te testified stifled that he had no intent intention ibn of stealing the horse and buggy but the evidence was against him anft and ho was held to await the investigation by the grand j jury ary being unable to furnish bail he be was escorted to the penitentiary I 1 commissioner pierce also had a case ase of grand larceny larcena larce nv the accused being john who is charged with having stolen some agricultural machinery the preliminary hearing is to take place on thursday POLICE COURT the two little judson boys were arraigned tor for putting an obstruction on the 8 L FD F D railway track the children for such they are being but 10 and 12 years of age denied having taken any part in the transaction between their sobs they told that they had seen young edler put the pole on the rails to see it roll down when the locomotive came along he told them to run when they all did so A plea of not guilty was entered and mr spencer called as a witness he testified to having seen ane boys on the track in the latter part of september and on going up to them the e boys ran off and the pole w waa a found on oa the rails the ma maa who bad seen the little fellows told d the section hands so that the boys would be warned not to again engage in such dangerous mischief there suit was thea thai ben edler was arrested and said raid that the other b boys oy 8 helped him young edler made a statement that the two judson boys asked him to put the pole on and that the elder boy helped him he said the boys told him they put it on the night before andrew judson stated that he and his brother did not propose putting the pole on the track nor had bad they put it on the night before neither he nor his brother touched the pole edwin judson testified that young edler proposed putting potting the pole on the track and edit there himself it wab evident that the two judson boys had not taken part in the offense As they were there however the court gave the whole ahr fe some wholesome advice all of them were under 14 aud and were discharged half a dozen persons S reggel J williams peter irish cutter harris and anda J wilty were brought in this afternoon for gambling their trial was set for 4 pm the trial of norton curtis for larceny was commenced ato at 3 this afternoon i FROM DAILY NOV 21 J |