Show THE BASSETT CASE s n la ntlie GTiaife of I Polygamy 1 HIS NE T BffiffiYj WITNESS 11 J p I A 6 llj Ufj I4 i k The Divorce Not Introduced the Date of the Second Marriage Uncertain Terrific Bonds The eIiuti er igHiDg earn t J IJ r eatly iYester d ity < n ormng gettIng witnesses wit-nesses together for the Bassett case In which for some reason that was later explained the officials seemed to take an unusuallysafrdlirHterest JMri Dyersai dg jfrll po er dhrgi the morning that he heard the first wife Mrs Sarah Bassett had gone I con c-on them Asked if it was true that she was the complaining witness he said No but he understood she was a f filling witness That he had Seen misinformed as to her disappearance or change of mind however how-ever was evident at 2 oclock when she was at the Cornmissioners office with the other witnesses ready and apparently parentiy lager to i tell her story In answer to Mr Varian she said My name is Sarah Ann Williams Bassett I live at Logan was married May 2 1872 to the defendant in Cardiff Wales MB YOU G objected to the further testimony of this witness on the ground that a wffe could not compelled to testify agains0her husband 3 5 The testimony jvas allowed to go in subjectto the ruling of Judge Zane WITNESS continuing lived with him until August 17 1881 have not lived with him since I know Kate Smith Bassett am not acquainted with her have known her by sight a number of years smce l879 Mr Bassett told me she washi wife J Objected to by the defense as a confidential con-fidential communication of the h sband Overruled I have never lived with him since I understood she was his ifdhe left my house August 12th 1884 and came back on the 16th next day he told me Kate I Smith was his wifej he said he was going tojRictimoiid on church busjnessj Iseveretl mVif f uons wit hiin on the 17th I i was then living in Salt Lake we came from Logan in May 1884 and lived in Salt Lak he torn me that while he wafe at Logan hehad married Kate Smith he left my house that night and has not lived with me since he claims to have received a divorce I received a summons from the Salt Lako County ut S r Judge L Z Stewart testified am Probate Judge of Cache County have held that office about three years there is no record in thatcountyduringUhat time of a divorce between defendant and Sarah Williams Bassett A pause ensued while Mr Varian made out and swore to sc complaint charging charg-ing Mr J3R settwith poly amy Messrs Young and Moyle said they would waive examination on both the charges but Mr Varian said he would like to ask a few more questions In response to him the witness then said I received a summons from Judge Smth to appear before him and answer to the divorce complaint either on the 30th or 31st of last December QWhy didnt you appear ABecause Mr Bassett kept me out of court he told me not to appear against him and he said he would withdraw with-draw the suit Thats all I know about it but ne claims to have received a divorce MRS KATE SMITH BASSETT the second wife was sworn She said I am married mar-ried to Mr Bassett I live in Salt Lake City I was married here not in Logan MB YOUNG objected to pursuing the examination further Mr Varian persisted per-sisted Mr Young said if he were allowed al-lowed a moments conference with Mr Varian he could present private reasons that he thought would be satisfactory The two lawyers then withdrew and returning Mr Varian said briefly that he would not pursue his questioning On what account will be unknown until the Grand Jury gpes over the sajne ground MABGABET B SMITHI am a sister of Kate Smith positively Iam not married mar-ried I am not married to Mr Bas ett No SIB I am not 1 live in Logan I have been down here a while living with my sister Thatis all Mn VABIAK Well I accept the waiver examination on both charges but Illhave to put some of these witnesses wit-nesses under bonds A deputy was then sent to huntv up Mr Mackintosh foreman of the Grand Jury that gentleman entered a little later and after consultation with Mr Varian it was announced thati the witnesses TvouJd appear t botore Jhe i Tiiml Jarv Thursday at 2 pm 4 S Mn MOTLE said the defendant had no means of his own and requested I chat as lighta bond as possible be fixed in his case L THE COMMISSIONED to Mr Bassetf On thepol gamy charge Youre bishop of the Twentieth Wardt arent yoql Ayes sir THE COMMISSIONEB W ell otf the polygamy charge jour bond will be r5xed at 10000 orrtheunlawful cohabitation cohabi-tation charge at SOOOV vAn > v-An astonish lookpassedover r the faces of Mr Bas ett and his counsel Mr ihdignantly aid this was exorbitant ex-orbitant 4The Commissioner said I am disposed to make these amounts reasonable where the defendants are old men wno contracted marriages many years ago out when young manJlke this makes a polygamous marriage within two years I am going ttunake these amounts larger I think they have been too small hitherto MB MOYLE Stfch an amount in these cases is very unusual M THE Co D ssr05ERln make it usual afterthis Theres nouse talking Wel lefthese paople understand that theyve got to stop this sort of thing MB OYLESetting exorbitant bonds will hardly have that effect COMMISSIONEB dont think its exorbitant exor-bitant MB YOUNG Id like S to have this defendant de-fendant sworn as to his means and ability abil-ity to give such a boud CoMiiissioKEB Tbat wont make any difference with me Mr Young at least not till hes madean effort toget bonds MB YOUNG Well I would like to have him testify anyhow The Commissioner first said the bonds jpf Kite Smith Bassett and Miss Mar gretSmith would be fixed at S500v I He thenJistened to the testimony of Mr Bajsett who said I am 31 years old zuuziabe togive any such bond as t fI rrwn 1 1 J TrTh 41 4 12z iL11 > I f ihat required 11 have no property homestead or otherwise c hereor io Sogan jgaVSSirmy propertyTo Baran Williams am toBishopiPfeston my salary lQOp rmanth MBYOf1G their said Imake a motion in order to have it appear on I the record that the bonds be reduced ito i-to 2000 or 3000 COMMISSIONER What do you think QI the Geo Q Cannon case He wasntt I able to give bonds either i 3 4 h I MB YOUNG 1 am here to ask afro du tion bf the Bail in this case on its merits I dont propose to argue the Cannon case I ask in a respectful way and I expect a respectful answer I have a right to such an answer Ithirik THE COMMISSIONER testily Well HI see let the bond standjas itis r tMBBASSETT went outwith Deputy GIeasonand after some time returned and Clark Eldredge Co W H Rowe Orson Pettitand White Jones as his bondsmen < I J 1 J The ladies also gave bonds for th ira ir-a r appearance |