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Show THE BAR OF JUSTICE. Isaac Sears Appears for Sentence for Lnlawlul Cohabitation. EXPLAINS ON SECOND THOUGHT. Gilbert Marchant Convicted of the Hame Offenne Keport on the Victoria Vic-toria Copper Mine Ieniurrer in the Cane of Marker vs. Arthur Pratt notion for a Xew Trial and Contingency Miscellaneous Business. Busi-ness. Judge Anderson was ia & lenient mood this morning when the Third district court wai opened. The first case to come before his honor was that of Isaac Sears, who had pleaded guilty of unlawful cohabitation and whose time of sentence had been set for this morning. He was arrested on the 7th of March, 1692, charged with unlawful cohabitation cohabi-tation with Alice Xorris, and when taken before be-fore Commissioner Greenman, entered a plea of guilty. The following grand jury returned a true indictment against Sears and time of sentence was affixed at 10 o'clock today. The court read the indictment to Sears and asked If he had anything to say. The prisoner pris-oner replied in the negative and said his attorney at-torney would aay something for him. Attorney Le Grand Young aroe, and, addressing ad-dressing the court, said that this was the tirst olfense of the prisoner; that it was more of a technical offense than a premeditated premedi-tated one, and that Mr. Sears did not intend to break the law when ho committed this act and henceforth would obey the law. Judge Anderson asked the prisoner if it was his intention in the future to Ii7e witnin the law in regard to his relations with his plural wives. Mr. Sears said that he would try to live within the law and closed by saying "in the future as in the past." "But," said the court, "it seems that you have not been auccessful in the past in livin g wii.hin the law. In these cases and all such offenses committed In the past, so far as this court is concerned, it intends to be lenient; but for all offenses committed in the past year or so, and especially since the issuance of the manifesto " "If your honor please," broke in the prisoner, "I will say something after all. When the manifesto wss issued I was in England and I did not know that the law was so severe against violators of the law on this point." "Did you not seek counsel on this question?" ques-tion?" "No, sir." . "Your people," said Judge Anderson, referring re-ferring to the Mormon church as a people, "claim that they have in good faith abolished abol-ished this practice of unlawiul cohabitation; they also claim to be living within the law. I think that thefe cases, such as your own, and there seems to be niauy of them, conflict con-flict with that claim and crive ground for j the belief that they are insincere. When were you married to your plural wife?" "Four years ago the 14th of February last, which would be in 1SS8." "That marriage really was in defiance of the laws of the government. Yet I don't understand that the laws prevent you from furnishing your plural wife with the necessaries neces-saries of life. It is your duty to do that, but you must not live with her." "Perhaps it would be well for me to make a further statement," said Mr. Sears. "I was, as my attorney says, technically caught. My plural wife was passing from one point to another and had simply stopped over nijrht at my place." "Was that the only time and place?" "Yes, sir." The court asked Attorney Le Grand Young if, in his opinion, the statements of the prisoner were correct and if he believed Mr. Sears would obey the laws in-the future. Mr. Youug said he thought the prisoner's replies to be truthful and he believed Mr. Sears would live within the letter of the law. "The judgment of the court," said Judsre Anderson, "is that you pay a fine of .$100 and costs and stand" committed till paid." SENTENCED TO TUltEE MONTHS. Gilbert Marchant, a resident of Peoa, Summit county, was brought forward for sentence. Marchant was found guilty late this vear of unlawful cohabitation with ono Loui'sa Doe Marchant. Marchant expressed sorrow for his violation of the Edmunds-Tucker Edmunds-Tucker law, and promised to obey the laws in the future. Judge Anderson sentenced him to be confined con-fined three months in the penitentiary. keceiver chambers' report. The report of R. C. Chambers, receiver of the Victoria Copper Mining company, was filed with the court this morning. The report re-port covers a period of twenty-one months The court approved the report and the receiver re-ceiver was allowed a compensation of $50 per month for twenty-one months. OTI1EU BUSINESS. The demurrer to the complaint in the case of F. E. Barker vs. Arthur Pratt, a demurrer plaintiff and Attorney Pratt for the de-endant. de-endant. Motion for new trial in the case of Sarah Rodgers Sloan ts. Marcus Metz was overruled. over-ruled. Stay of thirty days in hich to file appeal to supreme court was granted. The case of Nealquist vs. Xealquist, set for hearing this morning,, to show cause why I alimony, attorney's fees, etc., should not be paid, was continued to Tuesday, October 11. |