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Show WENT TO A HOTEL; , NAILED THEMSELVES IN Special toThe Trlbuno. LOGAN". Utah. Dec. 22 A caso strongly illustrating il-lustrating oithcr dense Ignoranco or depravity deprav-ity and boldness has become public here. Tho parties ara George Carlson of'Losan nnd Elvira El-vira Chriatensen of Hyrum. These- two young IHroplo went to tho Tremont hotel ln 'this, city, engaged quarters and registered as Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair. Their Identity was not known nor waa there purposo suspectod. by tho keeper of tho house, Mrs. E. J.' Wilcox. Howover, a situation soon developed that mndo Inquiry a practical necessity A guest of tho hotel became huspIcIouh of foul play by hearing "Mr. St. Clair' faatonlng tho- door from within by nailing it up Tho gucjt rcportod hln mlsclvlngy to the propriotreOT, who hastened to tho apartment and demanded admittance. This for u time was denied. When, however, tho door was opened "Mrs. St. Clair" was found to bo alone, her companion com-panion having flown through tho window. Mn. Wilcox detailed tho fact3 to tho police and tho young adventurers wcro placed undor arrest. Yesterday, tho caoo was called ln Justice Smith's court, when It was discovered discov-ered that through tho advice ot friends the couplo had been married tho day before, and on this ground their attorney moved that tho ca.c be dismissed. Tills did not satisfy County Attorney Wlllnrd W. Maughan. who had before this boon tho ends of Justice defeated de-feated by this process. Ho InalHtod on prosecution pros-ecution under tho statute Tha court, agreeing agree-ing with tho prosecutor's vlow ot tho casw. denied tho motion for dlsmlHSloh. when the dofonso asked for a change of venue, which was granted, nnd tho enso will como to trial before some other tribunal. MrH. A. A. Jaw. wife of tno county deputy ' clerk, w.u yesterday xuddonly prostratod yKb illness, poison being feared. Sho quickly responded re-sponded to treatment, howover, and today Is Improving. Tho concert clvon last night at tho tabernacle taber-nacle by the children of tho public sehoolH, under the efficient direction of Miss llurrl-Eon, llurrl-Eon, HtiiervInor of musical Instruction, was well attended and succoiwfully executed. A nominal nomi-nal feu for admission wan chnrged. tho proceeds pro-ceeds to bo arplled for library purposes. Prof, and Mrs. J. A Bcxcll of tho Agricultural Agricul-tural college leav for Ogden tomorrow, whoro they will spend Chrlatma with friends. Prof. Bexell is at the head of tho commercial department de-partment of tho colligo nnd, Hnce tho retirement retire-ment of Poter M. Maughan, ho 19 tho Bcro-tary. Bcro-tary. 1 |