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Show THE DR. WEST BIGAMY CASE. Argued 03 Atpeal la Ito Supreme Court Today. tiii: iii.mil iiuiimh coni-us dk. mki. X (1,001) llallna; Hamate Sail, Tor Iho Killlncor llartry Willi, a llralrmau. A review of Iho nototloua Dr. Wrtt raw waa ii.ado III tho Hi Ifuio eouit today, by ):. V. TatloeoV, aaaoclale cmiiihI Willi Col. It. V. A. rrrguHii, rwiii'lforilcfcnililit, on oval from llw dn-lilon of the Third ilMrlct couil, otit which Judge Andrrwn priwldtd. A I rfrf hlitory of Iho raae la aa fol-Iowa: fol-Iowa: In the Third ilUltlct court of the April Urmof 1W, the Jury found an In Jlrtmrnt In which It wai aUU-d that thadrfaDdantdldou the lMh day of I'tbruary, I8S9, marry one Kato CUbby, and that th defendant did aulMUfnlly, and while he waa aa marrle.1 to the eald Kalo Clabby, filuulouily and unlawfully tale to wife one Jane 1 1. lWrrlll, and llienby did commit the ctline of adultery and blltemy. Un April S3, th difrndant wfia ar. ralgnrd on tho charura of blifaruy and adultery, and enbrrcJ a ilea of not guilty to Mid Indictment, and the rviiil ordered that he U admitted to ball III the turn of .U, Oil rWhtembi.rU.lrll), the defendant moved for aii order racjulrliiaC Iheiiru. Kxullonljilvi.liin which count of the Indictment It would rorenl to Irlal. 1 he initlon waa, however, over, ruled, arid, at tho ronclualon ol the trial, the Jury found tho folldwlug verdict! ver-dict! We, the Juror., find lb defendant, Janib J. Wa.l, KUllty on lha two cuunta of tho InJlrluient aarlurgeil. Uou thla finding the defendant, ly hleooumel, II. V. A. h'erguaon, h-II. Honed the court to vacate and art aaldr the vrr llctof the Jury and Krant thede-fedilanta thede-fedilanta new trial on nld Indlctnitut, and, fur ground of aald oiollou, alleged that Iho rourt rrrrl In deluding cum. telrnt evidence ottered by the defendant de-fendant In hla own behalf, vii: that lli.drlrndant lud aUinilant and j'. flclent reaaon and evidence to bellevr, and did Iwllevr, that hla not wife waa dead, an J contracted aaecund marriage lu thla territory, lu entire good faith. Uu the denial of thla tltlon by theroult, the cvuliavl for llrfelidanl moved that the court arrnl Julgiueut Uain the verdict for alleged autelanUal ilefecta aa fullowa: Klrat That the flnl count of the In. diriment which charged thed. fendant with the crime of blganiy did natal. Kce the lime and lar ol th marriage of the defendantaud Kale dabby, the drfeiiL'anl'a flrat wife. Hecond That he waa not eerved with a true ropy of the Indictment, In-aaniuch In-aaniuch aa the document Krvnl cou-talmal cou-talmal a variance In the name ol the defendant' aecund wife. Third That tworrloiracr oHVn.te are lmprorly united In theaani In-dlctmenU In-dlctmenU On the denial of tho court tnrecedo from Ila former ludtlon, counwl flli-l au aflldavlt In Ihe Third dl.tilct court In which heaought to e.litll.h Ihe lu-aanlly lu-aanlly and lrrraonalLlllty of the defendantaud aaked for a auaja'nalcH cf aeiitenro on thai ground. After liivcelljratlou thla reueal waa al) reflleril, whereull Iho defendant waa taken Ufore the court onKepteiu-UriMth, onKepteiu-UriMth, lim, aud aeulcnccd bi two and a half yeaia' ImprUoiiineul on rach count, the eeiileuce far the latter ofteiiae la la-gln Immediately upou the ciplratlou oFlhe former. On Ihe Dili day of .March of the pre. Kill year roiinwl for the defeiidnl ripmented lu the Third Dlatikl court that the defendant had alnce hli In-arrrr4tloii In-arrrr4tloii In Ihe tnlteutlary made ilreuuoua aud reiaalel elloila lu ami re meaua tu apval Ihe caee to the Territorial Terri-torial riiiprrinn court, and, Inaaiuurh aa he hadtireii unable to doao heaaked Hula record befurnlahetaa for n aior raon, and that hla teatlmony be x laiuded by Ibo court atenographer at iublloroat, Ivllavlngthata review of the aame w ould probably mult lu a revrraal of thecouvlctloii and lu giving giv-ing Ihe defeudaul a near Irlal uim tho llldlctaieut. Thla latter reUiat waa allowed and Un the evldvnre from Ihe lower court the apical waa argued. Untied ritalee I'rvaecutlng Attorney Varlau contended contend-ed briefly thai a review of the caae wu. In hl opinion, out ol plicr. At Ihe conclualon of i:'.t atgumeiil, tho rantwMaubiiilttod for Iho conildera-lloiioflherouiu conildera-lloiioflherouiu lUUlUXJUIU'l't AI'I'LICMTIOM DCMKII. Ill th HUuar liabrai coriiue appllca-Hull, appllca-Hull, aa published 111 full lu lut evening' even-ing' N;va, Ihe demurnr waa ma-tallied ma-tallied aiid tho w lit duliled. lt.lll.WAV UAMAOB SUIT, The cuoof r.-ilim C. Well,, admin-hlralils, admin-hlralils, iiauiident, va. tho Denver and ltiu Urande Wwleril Hallway Cuiiiany, apllant, ram up for aiguiiieut. I bla la au apal from a JuJgruent for VVVUO lu lavor or pUlnlW, aud from u order denying a new trial. On Heptember Sutli. USD, Harvey A. Wellawaa killed while In the employ of Ihe defendant aa brakeiuan In do-. do-. fi'iiJanl'a )ard at tlermaula, Ulan. 1 he train on which he waa woiklug at Ihe lime ol the fatality waa on Ihe I main Irmkj It conaMed of an engine 1 and three tare aud moved forward and then barked on a aide track at Iho Uauel ted In order lu couple ou a liar. row g4ugo Ihjj or atuck car, Well lep. Ivtweeu the rata tu make tbo coupling and waa ciu.lie.lto death. Wheuault waa brought the Jury re t inn. I u verdict for thu aniouut lurlitlonej, Jonii A. Marahal repriaentcil thu an-Itllant, an-Itllant, while J, I,, flaw lln and .Mr, lllley ap aitrrd for Ihe reeamdeiit. At I o'clock thla afternoon th cue l. aaa.iunlll.il to tho roult. UUTIUN IviiAioiiimoN. li. V. Tatlock moved that J, 11, iiplug bo iidmlltcd lb iiraclliobo-fotolh.riupr.nie iiraclliobo-fotolh.riupr.nie Court of the Territory. Terri-tory. Mr. Topping waa referred tu a cominltleeoiiitaiilluallon, whu were Inatrucled tu report their lludluga to the court. |
