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Show GATHERING AT THE PEX. Charles White L id John Connelly Transferred to marshal Ireland's Ire-land's Stake of Zion A Lively Time Over the -miner Case. Court convened this morning with the same general line of business on hand. The case of the People against Aurelius Miner, charged with unlawful cohabitation, cohabita-tion, was taken up with the following witnesses present :- Fred Miner, Mrs. Sarah Adams, Miss Emma Adams, John McDonald, Mrs. G. McDonald, Mrs. Laura Miner, and George Adams. La-villa La-villa Miner was the only witness absent. ab-sent. At this juncture the Grand Jury, headed by Foreman Evans, filed into Court aiuT presented an indictment against CHARLES L. WHITE, THE BOY C. C. Court Mr. McKay, has the Grand Jury any further business in the jury room? A. Yes, sir. Court They may retire. The defendant White stood up for arraignment ar-raignment and listened to the reading of the indictment charging him with living in the marriage relation with Margaret White and Elizabeth Ann Starkey his girl wife, now in the penitentiary for contempt con-tempt of court as his wives. Mr. White waived time to plead, and in a low voice said: "I am guilty." Court Is it your intention to obey the laws of your country against unlawful cohabitation co-habitation and polygamy in the future? A. I have nothing to say about it. Court So you refuse to say whether or not you will obey the laws of this government? govern-ment? A. I have nothing to say. In view of this determination to ignore the laws of the United States, the Court sentenced White to six months in the Penitentiary and to pay a fine of $300 and costs, and stand committed at the expiration ex-piration of the six months' imprisonment until the fine was paid. A deputy marshal mar-shal conducted the crest-fallen youth to the waiting room to await the free ambulance. am-bulance. Here the witnesses .subpoenaed in the U. C. case against William Newsom, were excused until ' 2 o'clock this afternoon. after-noon. Also the witnesses in the cohab case of Connelly and Smith were excused, the former to appear in the afternoon, and Smith to appear to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. FREDERICK H. HANSEN, The West Jordan polygamist, was arraigned ar-raigned on an indictment found by the last Grand Jury for unlawfully cohabiting with Annie Jane Maria, and Annie Ka-trina Ka-trina Jensen Hansen. The rustic cohab. pleaded not guilty.and was told to appear, together with all witnesses, for trial tomorrow to-morrow at 10 o'clock. AURELIUS MINER TO THE PROVT. The forming of a jury in the Miner case was next proceeded with. The familiar fa-miliar names of John N. Pike, Francis Piatt, R. S. Wells, James H. Poulton, George H. Snellgrove, Orson Johnson, E. H. Rodeback, Robert C. McEwan, B. F. Fitzgerald, John G. Labrum, Joshua H. Midgley, and the law supporter, Adolph Anderson, were called to the jury box from the regular panel. Mr. Varian addressed them as a unit and said : Gentlemen, Gen-tlemen, any of you who believe it right for a man to live in the marriage relation with two or more women as his wives, or who for reasons decline to I answer, will please leave the box. All save Mr. Anderson took up the retreat and were excused from further service in the case on hand. Mr. Wilkins was called, examined and excused, ex-cused, which exhausted the regular panel. AN OPEN VENIRE. J . H. Nounnan, Richard Mackintosh, G. S. Erb, Joseph Forman, T. A. Janie, J. P. Keate, William McRae and W. N. Cole were called and examined. Mr. Nounnan had known defendant personally for eighteen years, and had a fixed opinion requiring evidence to remove. He was challenged by the defense, which was not denied by the prosecution. Excused. Mr. Mcintosh had heard of the arrest and indictment of defendant through reading the papers. Had no opinion, prejudice or bias toward Mr. Miner, and felt that he could render diet from the trial. Passed. Mr. Erb knew the defendant, and without with-out much questioning on the part of either side, was passed. Mr. Forman had not heard of the case through the papers, nor formed any opinion opin-ion as regards the guilt or innocence of the arraigned. Passed. Mr. Cole lives in this citv, is a manufacturer manu-facturer of bed springs, and" could pass an impartial verdict in this U. C. charge Mr. Cole is undoubtedly an honest man' as the suppression of U. C. cases would most assuredly injure his busines. Mr. Janie had known defendant, fnr twenty-five years ; had no opinion in the case, and was passed. Mr. Keate knew the defendent, but nothing concerning the facts in the case r had no bias in the matter, had acted as juror before in this term of court in a similar case. Mr. Kirkpatrick challenged the right of the juror to act on the grounds of having served OH a trial inrv I which had tried another person charged with a similar offense as set forth in the indictment. The Court being called on to decide the matter, overruled the objection, ob-jection, and Mr. Keate was passed. McRae knew of the case and had -formed a qualified and fixed opinion. Excused by the defense, and not denied by Mr. V arian. Mr. Foreman was challenged by " the defense and excused. George Mullett, H. F. Duke and Ed-naond Ed-naond ilkes were called, examined, and being considered competent to act in the case, were passed. An exception was taken to Mr. Mullett, who was excused after considerable discussion as to his opinion of the case. Henry W. Lawrence was examined by both parties and passed. . James Ashman, of the Tenth ward knew defendant by sight, and was thought a competent juror by Mr. Miner, his associates asso-ciates and the prosecution. Passed. The jury were then sworn and' conducted con-ducted from the Court-room by a bailiff Messrs. Mackintosh and Erb had some urgent land office business to attend to but the Court decided that the President himself could not be excused. At 2 o'clock the iurnrs. witnoooao a defendant in . the Miner case were promptly on hand. The case of horse-stealing against young Dalton was continued until he could procure a new attorney, Mr. Van Horn having left the city. Mr. Varian informed the Court that JOHN CONNELLY, Indicted for unlawful cohabitation, was in Court and desired to withdraw his former for-mer plea to the charge against him. The indictment was read and guilty was pleaded. The Court offered him time to make assurances as to his future obedience to the laws of this government. Connelly stubbornly replied: "I've nothing to Court You will not say, then, that you will obey and not advise others to dis obey the laws against polygamy and unlawful un-lawful practices ? A. No, sir. ' Court Are you a citizen of the United States? ' A. Yes, sir. : - Court Any man who says, as you do, that he is not willing to obey the laws of the land, is not worthy to be a citizen of the United States. - He was given the full regulation dose of six months imprisonment and $300 and costs, and a marshal conducted him to the black maria for a free ride to the Palace on the Bench. THE MINER CASE RESUMED. The Clerk read to the jury the indictment indict-ment against Aurelius Miner, charging him with unlawful cohabitation from March 1st, 1883,. to January 1st, 1885, with Laura Miner and Annie Adams as his wives, to which the defendant de-fendant entered a plea of not guilty. All the witnesses in the case were excused from the room with the exception of Mrs. Laura L. Miner, the first wife, wh6 was called to the. witness stand and testified as follows : I am Mrs. Laura L. Miner; I have a married daughter by the same name. fHere de fendant Miner sprung an objection to the witness testifying in the case as she is his wife, and would tend to establish one point in the indictment. Mrs. Laura McDonald was called. While the bailiff was summoning her Mr. Miner asked that notice be given of the witnesses to be used in this case.- The prosecution objected, and the Court delayed the request for the time being, and Mrs. Laura McDonald was examined with the following result : My name is. Laura McDonald; I am the wife of John McDonald ; Mr. Miner, the defendant, is my father. I have several sev-eral sisters, named respectively, Lavilla, Alice, Florence, Lilly and Idalia ; my mother's name is Laura Miner. She lives at 144 Second South street, in the Fourteenth ward. I live in my own house ; have done so for the past thirteen months ; prior to my marriage mar-riage I lived at home, with the exception of a short visit made East. Idalia is the youngest child, and about six years of age. Don't know Annie Adams; have known the Adams family for some few years; have never visited the house where they now live on West Temple, in the Seventeenth Ward, between North First North. I was there once to a party given in honor of Miss Emma Adams. I knew her slightly ; have met her mother. Never heard my father speak of Annie Adams ; saw Sister Lavilla about a month ago, and not since. I believe I have seen a little boy called Lawrence at Adam's house, but didn't hear his other name. I think it was at the party, think the child was in short clothes ; never saw my father there nor heard him speak of Lawrence as his child. Prior to my visit East, father was away from home some of the time on business. EMMA ADAMS . That is my right name ; I have a sister named Elizabeth; I have no sister Annie ; my mother's name is Sarah : I have but the one sister; I was before the Grand Jury and did not state that I had a sister Annie; Elizabeth is 28 years of age ; she lives at home with my people ; last saw her in the latter part cf July. She is married and has two children. The defense objected to the questions regarding Elizabeth Adams and her children, as she is not the one stated in the indictment. Mr. Varian This witness was before the Grand Jury, and I desire to examine her at some length regarding her testimony testi-mony at that time, at which -I am surprised, sur-prised, and then I ask to cross-examine her. . ' Mr; Kirkpatrick We object to Mr. Varian even referring to the Grand Jury notes, for they are not of any record or authentic, and they work injury to the parties in the case. Varian I have reasons to learn of her family. She is my witness, and I say I am surprised at her testimony and want to sift it to the truth and refresh her memory. It does not lie in the mouth of my opponent to prevent me from examining exam-ining my witness. The Court allowed the prosecution to proceed with the witness, as follows: I am not certain as to the exact age, but it is nearly two years old, named Lawrence Law-rence ; father lives in this city, and is a builder; my brothers are named William and George. Elizabeth is sometimes called Ann ; Ann Elizabeth is her riht name' " Ir; Varian Now whose name does this child benr? Defendant Miner Your Honor, we object to the prosecution piling up evidence evi-dence to mystify the minds of the jury and rambling about on foreign families and their affairs. Denied by the Court. Varian What name does the little chile bear in your family? ,rA Lawrence; never heard him called Miner, but he may be named so ; my sister sis-ter had two rooms and the use of our kitchen. Have seen Mr. Miner there during the last year; defendant has been there in the evening; have seen him go away in the morning; have seen him there at breakfast frequently, fre-quently, and at dinner and supper, generally gen-erally ate with my sister and her children chil-dren m the dining-room; we understood un-derstood defendant to be my sis-er's sis-er's husband, and the children as w,; the oldest child can talk, and at the table calls defendant "pa." There was born another little child older than Lawrence, which is now dead- if woe born at Mr. Miner's house, in the Fourteenth Four-teenth ward. Saw Mr. Miner at his house frequently ; never heard defendant introduce my sister as his wife ; he usually usu-ally called her "Nancy." Mr. Narian That is all. Mr. Miner Do you know ! any person by the name of Annie Adams? A. Yes, sir. . .Miner. Are thev females? ' A. Yes, sir. ."" J:- - , ,. v Miner That is all. SS"r Surih d John Adams, parents of Elizabeth Adams-Miner, testified to aboutthe same facts as their daughter and the prosecution rested the case Miner rattled off some obsolete law and was shut off bv Varian. |