Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT geo udall found guilty of perjury COLLINS THE MURDERER ARRAIGNED lysander Ly gee oa trial charged with bigamy on tuesday court granted decree of divorce in the case of inger M christeneen vs 0 P christansen motion to quash summons in the case of J I 1 case threshing macune co vs geo T acay argued and overruled on wednesday morning in the caspel of U S against agai nat ebenezer hunter and J B forbes nanta plead bot guilty cases passed for the term the jury in the case of brig crocheron brought in a verdict of guilty sentence was set for the the case of the U S against philander brown was continued for the term on wednesday afternoon U S against george udall for perjury came on for trial hiles and evana prosecuted and mr J B milner de bended fended it was alleged in the indictment that defendant had sworn before the grand jury at the time liis fathers david udall case was under investigation that he had never been at alie residence of his fathers alleged plural wife on this testimony the charge of perjury was braueht against the defendant two or three witnesses were put on the stand yesterday by alie prosecution to prove that he had been seen on several occasions at the house af the alleged second wife the case was adjourned over till thursday morning one of the witnesses for the prosecution having failed to put in an appearance john christensen appeared for sentence having plead guilty to the charge of unlawful cohabitation he went into polygamy in 1864 and about sixteen years ago was admitted to citizenship he was a poor man his youngest child was born before the passage of the edmunds law the court asked him if he would rather pay 75 in a month hence or go to the penitentiary he answered that he would prefer going to the pen the court however concluded to postpone sentence for a month and remarked that he thought the defendant would be willing and ready by that time to pay th efine alie case of the people against nelson evano was discontinued and the defendant discharged yesterday morning the udall perjury case was resumed brereton and moorhouse members of the grand jury who found tha indictment were called to the stand to testify as to the statements made bv defendant Lefore that body it was alleged by them defendant had said he knew a person named rebecca may bufa not rebecca may udall while the lady herself had previously testified before the grand jury that she was the plural wife of david udall and her name was udall moorhouse stated that after defendant left the room he was called back for the purpose of giving him the opportunity of correcting himself for as alie ex grand juryman stated public rumor gave rebecca the credit of being the second wife of defendants father mrs rebecca may udall testified that she was frequently called rebecca may and sometimes rebecca udall am known as one of david wives george lives with his mother have known him ever since he was born he has for years called me met him on the street and he aldaya called me auntie may have seen him passing through my lot nobody has talked to me before coming into court about what I 1 should testify to defendant has not been in my house for many years he used to come when he was a very little boy I 1 earn my own living hay has been hauled en to oue corner of my lot cannot say who hauled it there the prosecution rested and mr milner moved that the court instruct the jury to return a verdict for the defendant on tho ground of immateriality of the evidence and proceeded to argue points in support of his motion at the opening of the afternoon session mr hiles replied to counsels argument quoting authorities and mr milner delivered the closing argument the motion was overruled except in so far as the first assignment was concerned which his honor took under advisement vi the defense announced that they had no testimony to offer and mr hilea proceeded to make the opening argument I 1 at ten minutes to 5 the grand jury came into court to report they presented fire indictments under U S cases and one under territorial laws the case of U S against isabella johnson fornication and the case of the people vs james N jones were dismissed the grand jury having ignored the charges the jury then retired mr evans stated tb at the defendant thos collins against whom the grand jury had found an indictment charging him with murder wished an early trial the court instructed the officers to have collios in court today to day the trial was set for the dinst alie court then proceeded to instruct the jury in the udall perjury case at alie jury withdrew bengt lareen of monroe indicted for unlawful cohabitation was arraigned and entered a plea of cuilty he married his second wife eight years ago and bis youngest child is a year and a half old sentence was set for 2 today A little before 10 the jury in the perjury case came into court and rendered a verdict of guilty against the defendant george udall thia morning the case of the united states against lysander gee indicted for bigamy came on for trial J E booth acting i s corpse for defendant witnesses were placed on the stand by the prosecution alio testified to the fact that defendant had a wife living in idaho and had married another woman in this territory geo Cunnin ehama justice of the peace in american fork certified eRti fied to performing per formin alie first marriage R A hilla testified that he was a member of the grand jury that indicted defendant who had admitted the two marrades mar raees D evans assistant district attorney took alie stand and testified that he had received a letter which was offered in evidence admitting his guilt and his readiness to so plead defendant took the stand in his own behalf he stated that at the time he married the second woman he was under the impression that hia wife had obtained a divorce and had received information to that effect in cross examination he admitted having received no official notice of the divorce though he claimed that liis wife bad to him stating she had obtained one in explanation of bis written admission to mr evans that he was bilty defendant stated that he thought it waff no use for him to resist as his wife had evidently fooled him first by writing that ehe was divorced and then after he had married a second time by writing to the officers of the law that she had not been divorced both sides rested and ahe court adjourned until 2 the venerable edwin whiting of springville Spring ville was arrain ged 0 unlawful cohabitation he plead guilty to the indictment in answer to the judge he said he was over 78 yeara fea of age and that his youngest child was 27 years old sentence was beet for the thomas collins appeared to answer to an indictment charging him with the murder of frank washington ha plead not cuilty this case was set for trial on the and it is learned that Judge powers has been retained as counsel for collins an order was entered for alie of i 0 witnesses for the defendant fen dant the court charged the jury in the gee case and the court adjourned |