Show i TWO rA SWOOP II I I I A Couple of Tenth Warders Jerked Up This Morning I i For Living Their Religion and Having I More Wives Than One A Straightforward Mormon Who Does Not Deny His Own Children Before 7 oclock this morning Deputy Marshal Collin armed with warrants of arrest signed by Marshal Ireland and issued by Commissioner McKay visited the homes of Robert Swain a Scotchman living at Ninth East on Second South street and Robert Morris residing at Tenth East and Second South Each was ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL COH BITATION As defined by the United States laws In the Swain case Mrs Robert Swain Sophia Johnson Julia Johnson and Robert Rob-ert Swain Jr were subpoenaed as witnesses wit-nesses and in the Morris case Mrs Robert Morris Josephine Meyer Fred Meyer and R Morris Jr were served with subpoenas sub-poenas and with the others appeared before Commissioner McKay at 10 oclock this forenoon One of the alleged wives of Morris called Mary Munson could not be found The complaint charges Robert Swain with living in unlawful cohabitation with more than one woman at the same time as his wives since June 1882 and at divers days since up to date All the witnesses were called and sworn SOPHIA JOHNSON DicksonWhat is your full name ASophia Johnson QDo you know the defendant AYes sir QHow long have you known him AEigbt years QWhat street do you live on in this cityAI AI do not know QVhat ward AIn the Tenth QHow long have you lived there ASevcn years QHave you any children AYes sir three QVhat are their names and ages A Ephraim aged 6 Agnes 4 and Eli 1 year old QWho is the father of those children chil-dren Here the witness hesitated in answering answer-ing and looked at Mr Swain who spoke up in his decided Scotch way I AM TiE FATHER OF THEM QYou are married to the defendant are you not AYes sir QDnring the past three years has the defendant lived any portion of the time with you in your house AYes sir QAbout how much of the time ANearly onethird of the time Commissioner McKay asked the defendant de-fendant Do you desire to ask any questions ques-tions of the witness ANo sir nothing JULIA JOHNSON QIs that your true name AYes sir QHow long have you known Mr Swain ATwelve years QHave you any children AYes sir QHow many AFive QVhat is the youngest ones name A Emanuel QHow old is that child Ahe months old Q Where have you lived during the past three years AIn the Tenth ward QIs the lady just examined your sister sis-ter AYes sir she is QDo you live together in the same house ANo sir QVhat portion of the time does the defendant live with you AIt would be hard for me to count it up I think about onethird of the time QIs the defendant your husband AYes sir Commissioner McKay Mr Swain have you any questions f ANo sir ROBERT SWAIN JR QAre you a son of the defendant AYes sir QWhat is your mothers name AI give it up QDont you know your mothers given name AYes sir I think it is Mary QDo you live with her ANo sir 5 live at Mr Cullens QHow old is your youngest brother AEight or nine years old QPrior to your leaving your home last fall has your father lived with your mother ANo sir not for a long time Court Mr Swain do you desire to ask the witness any questions ANo sir I This finished the examination in the Swain case and the witnesses were required re-quired to give bonds in the sum of 200 each to appear before the Grand Jury at the next September term of court The defendant showed exemplary conduct in promptly answering answer-ing questions and not trying to avoid the truth eventually to be made known leas le-as held in 1500 bonds to await the ac tion of the Grand Jury THE MORRIS CASE Robert Morris like Mr Swain had no counsel waived examination and was placed under 1500 bonds The witnesses wit-nesses were required to furnish 200 sureties sure-ties each which was done by Mr F Meyer and Superintendent Rowe |