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Show Ths Allaged Liason Between John Howard and Eliza. Everett Brought Cnt TJuder Red Fire. CHARLES BLAZER' 3 PE0ULATI0S3 To be Yentiilsted at the Conclusion of ths Present Trial-The Hot Spring Eailway Case. Scandal was tho flaming magnet that lured the manses and packed the court chamber this morning. The stars in the salacious affair were John K. Howard How-ard and Kli.a Everett, she a tall, statuesque statu-esque blonde, rather inclined to masculinity, mascu-linity, while he is a small parcel with a polished seaip that was fringed with a profusion of shaggy, curling tresses that bad already begun to betray the j effects of time and domestic tempest. She wore a spray of honeysuckle iu-stead iu-stead of a diamond brooch, and sat placidly iu her chair beside counsel. Only when she lifted her hand to take the oath did she show a sign of trepi-dition. trepi-dition. John wore a l'rince Albert coat and was cool as a cake of ice. Over ou tho other side, with his well kept beard and a dark, piercing eye, was tho avenging husband with a look of dogged determination in his face. The defense was represented by Messrs Marsh and Hamilton while Assistant United Stales District Attorney Attor-ney Stephen conducted the prosecution. prosecu-tion. Mr. Stephens opened the drama with a brief statement of the fact that he would undertake to show that Howard had entered the family ami broken the idol thnt Everett had worshiped and jealously guarded for ten year or more. That the Iuhoii had been carried on between be-tween the defendants, both of whom were married with brazen contempt for social ufld moral decency aud that while a husband's life had been wrecked wreck-ed a daughter's had been shaded and humiliated. Everett himself was the first charac-aeter charac-aeter to make his appearance on tb? stage. Jle recited a touching story of man's idolitry of the devils aid-de-camp. He catno to this couutry from England aud settled in Ogden where' he wonted wont-ed unceasingly for a foothold. She followed him and together to-gether be and Howard, whom he bad taken into confidence met her at the depot. Howard had access to his roof ana as time sped his visits became more frequent. The spark of suspicion was soon kindle I into a llaino of consumiug jealousy. Husiness was not satisfactory satisfac-tory in Ogden and Everett came to Zion to bolter his fortuue. lie soon established es-tablished himself in an obscure ward and sent for his wile and daughter. The alleged tempter was on baud to tender the hospitalities of his own dwelling until such time as Everett had prepared his own nest. Each morning he railed upon the wife and daughter aud when he was prepared to lend her mistress of her own castle he found that she had been winged by another arrow that she was completely under the sorcery of an invincible in-vincible rival. lie pleaded with hor. His eloiiuenee was vain. Twice she returned to his roof but they were as far apart as space could put them. Her last visit to the borne that was now broken up and desolate was about ten weeks ago. The witness testified that she shared tho room with her daughter. "She had heard the case was to go before the grand .jury," said Everett, his dark eyes flashing a lurid hate, "and thought she would drag me from my purpose. She declared her intention of remaining but when the hour arrived for her to show proof she calmly informed in-formed me that sho belonged to another." an-other." The next day she was a wedded wife again and poiug before tho grand jury the husband procured the indictment of the parties on charges of adultery. Kaey chapters are following each other with the regularity of each change in the witness chair and the attendance had continued to increase as the real facts of the liason have been probed. Lawyer Hamilton is making a desperate desper-ate light in behalf of his clients. Short Orlr. The cases acainst Abraham Hunter, in which he is indicted for grand larceny and assault with a deadly weapon, were continued for tho term, owing to the alarming illness of Ins wife, who has been confined to her bed for months. Charles E. Wuzer's case was to have been ventilated today, but was put ssidn that the scandal might have the right of way. It will follow the adultery adul-tery case aud promises to be of a most sensational nature, as evidence against the defendant and his peculations has been accumulating eversinco his arrest was flashed over the wires. ! In the condemnation proceedings of tho Hot Springs Kail way company vs. the Salt Lake Mill and Elevator com- j pany, the parties gave notice that they I were engaged on an ell'ort to arrive at a a basis of suttlemeut under the findings. find-ings. John Jenkins, a native of Wales, was admitted to citizenship today. The case of John W. Jones against Salt Lake county has been compromised aud the decree entered. John 1. Patch was awarded a decree of separation from Mary Ann Patch this morning on the grounds of desertion. deser-tion. JIury declined to come to Utah. |