| Show POLYGAMY ELDER RUDGER CLAWSON INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY the grand jury for the april term of the third district court yesterday found an indictment under the laws of the united states and the fact was duly recorded in this journal later on it transpired that the person indicted was elder rudger eudger clawson son of bishop H B clawson and a resident of the eighteenth ward lie ile was arrested by marshal ireland yesterday afternoon and having given bonds in the sum of before commissioner 2 miss loner ioner mckay was given his alb liberty following yol yoi lowins Is the full text of the indictment UNITED STATES OP or AMERICA territory ol of utah I 1 as 3 in the third judicial bi district strict court of utah territory of the april term A D 1 81 of the district court in and andl for said third judicial district held in salt lake county in said territory the united states vs I 1 rudger eudger clawson CI awson the grand aind jurors of the united states of america and lawful men resl resi residents dents of the third judicial district of utah territory legally chosen selected and empanelled empanel led J t ly ir sworn in and for the body of said sald district in tile the name and by the authority of the united states ot of america on their oaths do say sas find tind and presents that rudger of tho thu said district on to wit the day of august A L D 1 at the tile city of salt sait I like lake ike in the county of salt sait lake in the territory of utah did marry and afduke take to wife one florence ann dinwoodey spinster and her the said florence ann dinwoodey Dm woodey woodes there and then had for his wife from whom the said son has never been dlvore divore divorced and that she the tho said florence ann ever since the tho day and year aforesaid has been and still is tho tile lawful wife of him the said rudger clawson claw son and that tho the said rudger clawson after the date last acore said and white while he was so married to the said florence ann as aforesaid cowit to wit on the first day of june A D isu issi at the eity city of salt lakke lake in the county of salt sait lake in the territory of Utah unlawfully and felonious ly did marry and tako take to wife one lydia spencer asid and to him the said lydia elvdia spencer was then and there unla unia unlawfully and feloniously married the said sald florence anahis said former wife being then and there alive and so the grand jurors aforesaid do charge him the said rudger clawson with the crime of polygamy committed in the manner and form aforesaid contrary to the form of the statute of the united states of america Ameri cain in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the said united states and the grand jurors aforesaid on the their oaths aforesaid do further say say eay find and andrie n pr sent that tile the said er clawson late of said district on to wit the first day of june A ak D 1883 and on divers other days da s and con between the first day of june A D and the day of april A D isau isar at the city of salt sait lake in the county of salt lake in the territory of utah and within the jurisdiction of this court did unlawfully live and cohabit with more than one woman to wit with one florence ann clawson and one lydia spencer and that the aid said clawson during darlng the time aforesaid ald did unlawfully claim and treat said two women as wives of him the said sald rudger clawson contrary to the statute of the united states in such case made and provided VI and against the peace and dignity of the s said aid united states jonn jolln TIERNAN foreman of the grand jury W H 11 DICKSON united states attorney |
