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Show ItlMINAL roL'UT CASKS. Kuiltli to He Nt-iitt-iii't-U mill Men Willi I'liiritl Wivmi. Few cases are now being tried in the district court and little litigation is going on in the way of new suits. The criminal cases have all been deposed of for the term, with tho exception of a (entenccs yet to be pronounced pro-nounced upon convicted culprits. This morning James L. Smith, who was recently convicted of having criminally crim-inally libelled John K. Midcllomiss, was brought into court for sentence, but as his attorneys made an effort to secure bonds for him pending a motion for a new trial, sentence was deferred until Saturday. John V. Draper, a native of England, was admitted to citizenship. Judge Anderson then adjourned the court until 7::!0 o'clock tomorrow evening even-ing when Judge Zane will hear applications appli-cations for natiirali.ation papers and other matters. Before United Stales Commissioner (ireenniau this morning Joseph Dover was given a preliminary hearing on the charge of having violated the Edmunds-Tucker Edmunds-Tucker act. lie was held to the grand jury in the sum of $1300. The names of his wives are Sarah and Mary. It is claimed that he left the former in January, Jan-uary, 1888, and iu the following March ho wedded Mary. During that month the first wife secured a divorce, but, as alleged, Dover was intimate with tho first after he had left her and during tho pending of the divorce suit. A. B. Anderson was also arraigned on a similar charge. Anderson is now a resident of Weber county, having removed re-moved there from Salt Lake about two weeks ago. He pleaded guilty to the charge of having a plural wife and was held to the grand jury in the sum of $1000. |