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Show THE REIGN OE LUST, Nicholas Groesbeck's Presence in Oourt Awakens a Flood of Racy Rem-inisoences. Rem-inisoences. He Listens to the Reading of the Concupiscent Con-cupiscent Romance and Pleads Not Guilty. A COLD DAY FOR FREEZE. r Another High Counselor of the Ghurch Dragged in for Unlawful Jff, Cohabitation. M "BR'ER JABEZ" ARRESTED. Lively Work of the Sleuths Amoni, tha Libidinous Haunts of ion The Scene This Morning in the Household of the Church 0. Jesus. "Nick droesbeck!" The call fell with Bharp, hitting stress from the lips of McMillan, the clerk of the district court, at its opening this moruiug, and over six feet of erriug manhood stepped forward to llio clerk's desk. Twice bad it poi-ed there in sullen resignation before. Mis keen grey eye was lixed on the clerk aa the reading of the indictment, charging him witli unlaw ful cohabitation, progressed. "Not guilty !" replied the giant prisoner, and a moment later he grasped his hat and disappeared through the swinging doors, leaving behind a gilt-edged bond for his appearance ap-pearance when wanted. The elder members of the bar who have watched this Hercules in his III Hills With Ihe Law found it a fertile source for gossip. Not one of them believed that it was a case wnerein there was anything more than the absolute and helpless servility of a powerful power-ful man to the tierce charms of a seductive woman, although Joe Bush said the accused had told him at tin. expiration of his first term under tbe Edmunds-Tucker law that he never would knuckle to the buzz-saw. The plea having been registered, however, Assistant District Attorney Stephens indicated indi-cated that the case, would be set for a later date on the calendar. Stirring Up the Natives. The crusade against tho cohabs goes on with unilaggltig zeal, the; deputy United States marshals having made another raid -last night, bagging two more of the unre-generale unre-generale who have delied tho law of tha church and the. law of the nation. The latest to fall before the unerring aim of the marshal's aids, is James P. Freeee, a high counselor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and who site side by side in " .' The High Council of the stake of Ziou with Congressman John T. Caiue, William Eddiagton, Theodore Mc-Kean, Mc-Kean, lieorge J. Taylor and others. It was about midnight that the deputies under the leadership of the ubiquitous Ab Dyer got on to the councilor's trull and surrounding sur-rounding his dwelling out on the east sldo pulled him out and took him before Commissioner Com-missioner Greenmati. The prisoner was held in the sum of $1000 for his appearand at 'i o'clock this afternoon, while Jaue Sto-ner, Sto-ner, tho plural and co-respondent, was placed uuder bonds In the sum of cobt). The arrest of one of The K.ltd Killers and high councilors of the church of Jesus Christ has created tierce consternation in, church circles and when the newB was borno to President Woodruff tills morning he ia said to have yielded to intense passion. T-was T-was regarded as a terrible blow to the man. ifesto that had been submitted to tie-high tie-high council of which Kreoze is a member prior to its promulgation, und the culprit will no doubt receive a severe custigation at the hands of his church superiors who ar swollen with rage. Higli Counsellor Freeze, A Tull, Statuesque lllond, with close, fitting grey hair, a brown moustache moust-ache and a chin whisker appeared before 1 Commissioner Ureemnan prompt at 'J this afternoon, followed later by a number of witnesses Among whom was the co-respondent, a plump little woman clad iu silk and plush. The evidence openod with Frank Collett, on the stand. 'J live," said he "with the defendant." "Were you there last night?" asked Mr. Stephens. "Well, I stayed in one of the houses across the way." "Who lived there?" "Lillie Tuckett." "Who was she?" "W-e-1-1, I suppose she was at one tlm one of Mr. Freezc's wives." "Have you ever seen Mr. Freezo thore?'1, "No, sir." "Have you any knowledge of his cohabiting cohabit-ing with Lillie Tuckett?" "No, sir." "Or with Mrs. Jaue Grautorf "No, sir. Lillie Tuckett, a plump brunette with a sallow complexion, was culled, aud testified that she had never seen Freeze at the house. Mrs. Maggie Bassett, daughter of the de- fcudant, testified that her father lived witr . tin 111. and the defendant, on motion of Mr jKBr Stephens, was dismissed. |