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Show -VliE HADMEE WIVES. Paul iliDior Euoltos the Giddy Romanos of c Muubly Married Benedict Before Be-fore Judge Zane. IHB FBA0TI0E IS HOW ILLEGAL. fct!cil Effects of President Woodruff's liidfti'.o on the Do7otoes of tie ' : Churoh of Z oo. L . a Judge Zane called on unlawful cohabi-.ation, cohabi-.ation, and Paul Hatner, a name that appears ap-pears frequently in the record of the Jordan, stepped to the head. "Tou wish to withdraw your former plea of not guilty nnd enter ono of guilty?" askod Clerk McMillan. I "Yes, sir." "Ilavo you aught to say why sentence of the court should not be imposed?" im-posed?" continued Judgo Zauo. "Yes, your honor, I desire to state thut I have always been a peacable citizen, citi-zen, and have never been guilty of any crime until my religious belief nnd practices came in conllict with the law." . "Then your religion has changed?" "Yes, sir, polygamy is recognized as a wrong since jho manifesto was issued ' by the president." "Do you now understand it would bo a violation of the law to now practice polygamy?" "I do, your honor." "How many wives have you?" "Only three." "When did you marry the first?" "Twenty-eight yeara ago." "And the second?" "Nineteen years ago," "And the third?" "Five years ago." "Since the Edmunds law?" "Yes sir." "Did you not know that to bo an offense to the government?" "We did uot pay much attention to it then." "How old is tho youngest of your children?" "Two and one-half years." "Aro you prepared to pay a tine?" "My means are limited. I have two houses ou which lUcro ate incumbrances." incum-brances." "No other realty?" "I have a little in the country, but dun't derive anything from it." , "How much is that worth?" "Rout a $1000." "How long did the court understand you to say you had been associated with three wives?" "Not for a long time, your honor. The last child was born iu California." I "In view of your promises," contin- J lied Judge Zane, "and the assurance jj that you will no longer practice polygamy; lu view of the fact that you I have submitted to the law and rpcognize I , that your leader's manifesto diseoun- I tenances polygamy, I will place your 1 tineat$;iU0, together with the costs of i the prosecution." |