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Show A COHAB NABBED. John Bergen and His Concubine Taken in by Deputy United States Marshals at Midnight. THE DAYS RECORD IN COURT. The Case of M. Kust Warner Asaiiist the Mutual Accident Insurance Company The Finderlierjj Damage Suit Still on Trial Deputy marshals last night robbed another mormon nest of its occupant and this morning morn-ing John Bergen and Mathilda Peterson, the latter aged 40 years, were held to answer before be-fore the grand jury to a charge of unlawful coeabitation. Bergen has been a most incorrigible co-hab. co-hab. He made his first appearance on tiie criminal calendar in 's', at whic h time he :. arrested on a charge at unlawful cohab itation by Deput3' United Slates Marshal Ed Franks. A year later he was again dragged up for polygamy, the police having at that writing unearthed four distinct and independent wives to whom he had been united under the code of the mormon church Recently it was learned that he was cohabiting cohabit-ing with Mathilda Peterson, and the case was placed in the hands of United States Marshal Parsons. Tne attention of the deputies was called to it, and last night as the clock was striking 12 Charlie and Will Goodeell descended on the residence which was shared by John and Mattie, for short, at 40 West Fourth South street. John made a powerful roar but wes taken to the lock up and this morning was placed under bonds iu the sum of $1000, whiie his consort was held in the sum of $300. This is the third time he has been before be-fore the court and the penally threatens to be an exceedingly heavy one. Court Notes. Iii the case of Samuel Defter against David Blackhurst the argument was made. a::d submitted. The attachment was released in the case of H. J. Crandall against Leginald H. Bully and others this morning. Judgment was rendered iu favor of the defendant in the case of J. E. Cohn against Earl D. Gray this morning. The amount of the judgment was 5100. The case of John Linden berg against the Crescent Mining and Milling company is occupying the attention of Judge Anderson today. The case of M. Rush Warner against the Mutual Accident Insurance company is ou Hie all before Judge Anderson. It is an action to recover $50iX, the amount of a pol icy held by plaintiff's son, J. J. Warner, who came to his death by being shot at his parents' pa-rents' residence, at the corner of Fourth South and Seventh East streets, on March 5, 189L The question to be decided is: Was it murder or suicide ? The plaintiff claii.is that his son was murdered, and the defendant de-fendant company as strenuously insists that it is a case of suicide, which bars recovery, if proven, on the policy. It is supposed that the young man was killed by a burglar who had entered the dwelling. 1 |