Show A LECTURE judge anderson pronounces his first sentence on a mormon on tuesday afternoon elder B H cohens appeared before judge anderson in salt lake city to receive his sentence for violating the edmunds law after informing the jude jud e that he married his plural wife in 1883 and that he had had one child hy her its age being four years the court said it would appear that right in the face of the law passed to prevent further marrying of second wives ov living with more than one woman as wives you deliberately in full knowledge of the law married another wife and lived with her and she had one child yon now make no statement of regret for what you have done nor do yu make any promise as i to your future conduct may as well be understood unde stood that this law was passed to be observed and will bo enforced any failure of this people tc obey it is likely t result in more stun gent legislation against them the history of legislation shows an intention that this sort of social li e in utah shall b ur rooted so far as I 1 am concerned I 1 lont feel disposed to be severe I 1 would desire to be relieved from passing sentence in this class of cases but it is my duty aliis case would justify alu full penalty there is no intention on your part to obey the law I 1 understand that after you were arrested you concealed yourself and the officers could not learn your whereabouts until you sun end ered yourself a few daya ago this is the first time however eliat you have been arraigned for any offense ofie nse and 1 shall not inflict the full penalty made by law I 1 boue that further reflection will convince you of alie uselessness of opposing the united states and he universal sentiment of the people the sentence of the court is that you pay a fine of and costs of the prosecution and ahat you be confined in the penitentiary for four months |