Show r MAW AN WHO llO TESTED POLYGAMY LAW AVI IN EARLY DAYS DEAD George Georfe Reynolds Served Two Years in Prison After Long Trial George Reynolds a member of ot the first seven even presidents of ot lIe seventies of at the Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- orI or- or mon church and a prominent citizen of I Salt Lake City for tor man many years died at hi his bis home bome In this elt city yesterday esterday afternoon Mr Reynolds was as born In London Bug Ens- land January 1 I. 1812 1842 and came to Utah In 1865 1860 He lie was aA secretary to President Brigham ham Yours Young for tor several ears years and had been engaged In church work since his arrival In this city In 1871 he went to England where h ho he filled a two yeas mis mIs- sion don Prior to that time he he- had been ele elected elect td t- t ed d and served one term as n R member of the territorial legislature From rom 1875 to 18 he was a member of f the city t c council ln I erb After ft the passage a by congress g of the Tucker Edmunds-Tucker law against polygamy Mr Ir Re Reynolds Re was selected elected to test the law After a trial lasting seven lIe days das he was found guilty and sentenced to one year yearn ear earIn In n prison and to pa pay a fine of ot The Time case casl was appealed to the supreme court courtot of ot the th then n territory which set lIet aside the verdict of ot the lower court lie He was wall rearrested rearrested rear rear- rested and after a long trial was found guilty and sentenced to two to years years' parl Imprisonment and to pay a a. fine One of ot The supreme court of the territory sustained the the- lower loner court and an appeal was taken takeno to o the supreme court of ot the United States which sustained the tho Judgment with the he exception of eliminating the hard labor part During his term In the territorial now the he state prison Mr Ir Reynolds wrote rote the Story of the Book nook of If Mormon a dictionary dic die of ot the Book of at Mormon and other works which are still considered d as the best bost est of their kind In the literature of ot the church Mr Re Reynolds nold was as the husband of ot two wo wives one of or whom hom survives He lie was also the father of twenty five living children The time and place of ot the funeral will willbe wille 11 be e announced later |