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Show pearaueo this afternoon is said to have left Portland with tho naughty old niau and she Is thought also to lo a wife. Tho plot deepens. Tho two young wives were sympathizing sym-pathizing with each other Into this afternoon. The grand jury's examination will probably b cconcludcd this evcuing. IS DH. VVKST INSANE? The Alleged Bigamist Talks Very Incoherently Inco-herently Regarding His Kecent Escapade. HE SATS WIFE NO. 1 IS A SPOST. All People Want His Medicines and Cannot Do Without Hiin-He Goes to the Grand Jury. The preliminary heaving of the bigamy big-amy case against Dr. J. j. West, did not come up before United States Commissioner Com-missioner (ireenmau this morning as expected. A large crowd of scandal mongers w as on hand at the appointed hour, but the case was taken before the star chamber session of tho grand jury much to the disappointment of those who desired to hear the evidence, lr. West is a relined looking old gentleman of perhaps ,V years of age. Ho appeared in a black Prineo Albert coat w ith other clothing to correspond. Ho wore a silk tile, ami save little dnd-ish dnd-ish gray burnsido lilacs his face was smoothly shaven. Both of his w ives were around tho courthouse with their respective relatives rela-tives and friends. Wifo No. 1 is an exceedingly ex-ceedingly charming young woman of 22 summers. She lived with the doctor live or six months iu Portland, Oregon. Wifo No. 2, who was Miss Jane Kverell. is also an attractive young woman of 20 years. She is prettier, if anything, than wifo No. 1. She has a beautiful ami symmetrial figure, and Is on tho order of the brunette, She was In tears anil a plush cloak when she was escorted Into the courtroom by her mother and some kind gentleman, who had hold of her arm. Evidently her heart was almost broken, and her sobs were not Infrequent. After remaining in the little court room a short time the prosecuting attorney ami the commissioner decided to let the grand jury hear the evidence and Indict the Son of Aesculapius If the charges of wife No. 1 can lie sustained. When the mother of Miss Jano Kverell was told that the case w ould go before the secret session of tho grand jury so that the appetites of tho scandal lovers could not bo gratified, she joyfully remarked: "You gentlemen are very considerate, because my young child hail had already al-ready enough newspaper notoriety," The case was accordingly turned over to tho grand jury. Tho physician and alleged bigamist was seen in the marshal's olliee, in custody cus-tody of a deputy marshal. To a reporter re-porter for Tun Times the doctor said that his first wile was trying to blackmail black-mail him. "Then do you admit that the prosecuting prose-cuting witness was ever your wife!" was asked Dr. West. " Yes, but I thought she was dead. You see, I lived with her about five months in Portland. Her name is or was Catherine Clabby. I went to Ogden seven or eight months ago, and 1 had some patients there. Afterwards I came to Salt Lake. One of those patients came after some of my medicine mid told me that she was dead. I wrote to her several times and not being able to hear from her I naturally presumed she had jumped Into the great unknown. I became be-came acquainted with my second wife and married her, thinking that death had divorced me ami Catherine. If I had known she was still alive I could have procured a legal divorce for ..M). She is a blackmailer, and I have lately learned that she is an 'old sport.' I'll never get justice here, I know it. I ought to havo a lawyer. I don't know anything about this court business, but I'll tell you that lit stay in jail twenty-live years before I'll be blackmailed, and when I am released I'll have everybody iu this lown following fol-lowing me across the mountains after my medicines." "Are you a specialtist, Doc?" "My dear fir, I have medicines that will cure anything, and the people can't get along without them. They may shut me up In prison but they will bo glad to get me out for they have got to have my medicines. I have a tremendous practice, everywhere. Let in" go on the uninhabited plains and you will see that people follow trie." "Did you say that your first wife is an old sport!" "No, not exactly. I say she is a most charming woman for other people. I don't say she is an old sport for you to print coming from my lips, but other people have told me she was. She Is here now to blackmail me." "What's the name of your second wife?" "Jane" and that is as far as he got. lie hesitated in a meditating sort of way and rubbed his head as though the world was all a blank. Those who have seen Dr. West and heard him talking, and he is very talkative, talk-ative, believe that his mind Ls unbalanced. unbal-anced. The doctor's statement In regard to having heard that wife No. 1 was a "sport" is not credited. She is but Ti years of age, and has the fresh apiwar-itnee apiwar-itnee of a lady. In fact both of the young women arc innocent, and person knowing anything a!out tho case say that he is an old reprobate. The grand jury i still examining examin-ing witnesses while the doctor ls in the marshal's office. Another woman put in an appearance this afternoon and has been continually i with hiin. It is said that she is wife No. 3. but to a Time reporter the doctor made the assertion that the woman was hi housckccjier and had been with he and his young wife No. 2, living iu the Kimball block on West First South tdreet. Other claim that the "housekeeper" is wife No, 8, while Mis Jane Even 11 is now wife No. 3. The one that just jut itt an ap- |