| Show THE DECISION IN THE POLYGAMY CASES tim TUB decision rendered by the U S supreme court on the would probably ba ly be more intelligible to our rea readers d er 3 generally if they were fa familiar mar war with the s status of each of the several cases involved that this may be understood we here produce the oath taken by each of these appellants apel lants the difference between the cases of mildred E randall kandall and mary ann maratt the decisions of the lower courtlin cour tsin which were reversed by the recent ruling and those in which the rulings of the utah courts were sustained will be apparent on reading them oatie OP OF MARYANN miry MARY ans AVS M PRATT TERRITORY OF OP UTAH utan 1 cg county of salt lake lakes I 1 ja SS 1 I marr mary ann 31 pratt being first duly sworn depose and sa sas say that I 1 am over 22 years of age and have continuously resided resided in the territory of utah more than six months to wit more than thirty years last past and I 1 have resi resl resided dedin in the third precinct of salt lake city mere more than six months next preceding the date hereof and still reside therein I 1 am a native born citizen of the united states of america and tind am the widow of orson pratt benr late deceased who died prior to the of march 1882 and after a continuous residence in said territory of more than thirty years my aly name is on the last registry list of voters of said precinct andi andl and aud I 1 am a taxpayer in said territory I 1 am not and never have been a bigamist or polygamist and have not on or since march 1882 cohabited with any mail man MARY ANN ANT al PRATT subscribed and sworn to before me this thirteenth day of september A D 1882 OATH OF Jd ILDRED MILDRED E Z RANDALL ranball TERRITORY OF UTAH utan county off alt ait lake I 1 f ssi 1 I Alil mildrede dred drea 4 eean randall dall dali being duly sworn depo dep oeland seand say that I 1 am over twenty y t two years ears eara ot of age am and have ife lie A sided 1 in ahe nhe the territory Terri territory tor y of utah more than six months to wit aasc I 1 yi more mord than twenty year years S last I 1 past and I 1 have resided la in the second precinct of salt lake city more than six months next preceding the date hereof and still reside therein I 1 am and for more than two years last past have been the wife of alfred randall who Is and erlon irlon prior to march 1882 was ivas a native born orn citizen of the united states State of america and have not on or since the day of march 1882 cohabited with any bigamist polygamist or with any man cohabiting with more wore than one woman and I 1 am not a bl bigamist ga or polygamist polygamist and I 1 have not in a any vay way tay vio violated I 1 abed the provi provisions odthe of the act of OL congress entitled an act to amend section of thelle theire the revised Statute statutes of the united states in ref reference brenco to bigamy and for other purposes approved march 1882 purposes my y name is on oai the last registry list of the voters of said precinct and I 1 am a taxpayer in said precinct MILDRED E RANDALL BANDALL subscribed and sworn to before me this thirteenth day of september AD 1882 in the cases of james 11 barlow jesse J J murphy and ellen C clawson the decisions of the bah courts were sustained the oaths ta kenby these appellants were as follows OATH OF JAMES bf BARLOW TERRITORY OF UTAH county of salt lake I 1 sa ea 8 I 1 I 1 james 11 barlow being bein first duly sworn depose and say a of am over vvo avo twenty two years of age and have continuously us y re resided ded in n the territory of utah for moe more mo e than six months to wit for more than thirty two years last past I 1 have resided in tile the second precinct of salt lake city more than six months next preceding the date hereof and now reside therein I 1 am a male native born citizen of the united states of america and a property owner and taxpayer in said territory of utah I 1 have under the laws ot the territory of utah exercised the elective franchise in said sald said sald territory for more than thirty one oile years last past and my camels on the last registry list of voters of said precinct I 1 have not on or since the first day of july 1862 and while having one wife w ife living 19 rg 19 married or entered into any marriage rela reia relations zions with another or another woman and I 1 have not in anywise violated the law ot congress approved on the date last aforesaid defining denning and providing for the punishment of bigamy in i n the territories I 1 was not cohabiting with more than one woman or claiming more than one woman as a wife for more than a year previous to the day of march 1882 1 I have not on or since the day of march 1883 1882 having a wife living married another or entered into any marriage contract or relation with another woman or simultaneously or on the same day married more than one woman or on or since the day last aforesaid married any woman I 1 have not on or since the day of march 1882 issa cohabited with more than one woman or in anywise violated the act of congress entitled an act to amend section n of the revised statutes of the united states in reference to bigamy and for other purposes approved march 1883 1882 I 1 james JAMBS M barlow subscribed and sworn to before me this day of september A D 1882 OATH OF JESSE J MURPHY murrhy TERRITORY or OV urah UTAH COUNTY OP OF SALT LAKE I 1 J Ss 1 I jesse J murphy being first duly sworn depose ana and and say I 1 am over twenty two years of ageana have continuously resided in the territory of utah f for or more than six months to wit vit for more than eleven years last past I 1 have resided in tile the fourth precinct of salt lake city more than six months next p preceding receding the date hereof and now reside therein I 1 am a male native born citizen of the united 8 tates states of america and a property owner and taxpayer in said territory of utah I 1 have under the laws of the territory of utah exercised the elective franchise in said territory for more than than ten years llast liast past I 1 have not within three years yeara prior to the day of march 1882 or since having a wife living madried another or another wo man kanand and I 1 have continuously and openly resided reginaed in th the counties of weber and salt lake in the territory of Utah for or more than three years prior to the day of march 1881 and I 1 have not on or since the day of march 1882 having a wife living married another or simultaneously or on the same day married more than one woma woman noron or on or since said last named date married or entered into any marriage contract relation or with any woman or cohabited with more than one woman or in anywise violated the act of congress entitled anace an act to amend section sealon 2 of t the e revised statutes of the united states in reference to bigamy and for other purposes approved march 22 1882 my aly name is on the last registry list of voters of said precinct JESSE J diun AlUn MURPHY subscribed and sworn to before me this thirteenth day of september AD 1882 OATH OP OF ELLEN C CLAWSON TERRITORY OP OF UTA UTAH 11 1 CO COUNTY usty OP oi SALT LAKE 1 t 1 I ellen eilen C clawson being first duly sworn depose and aud say that ati I 1 am over twenty two years ears of a age and have haxe resided continuously in t the E e territory of utah more than six months lowit lo 10 lowit wit more wore than thirty three years last past andi andl and aud I 1 have haye resided in the fifth precinct of salt lake city more than six six months next preceding the date hereof and still r eside reside therein I 1 am a female na N 7 tive born citizen of the united states sli sil of america and the first wife of a claimed to be a polygamist and cohabiting with him MV my name is on the last registry list of vot oters ers of said t precinct I 1 am not and never have A 4 precinct tre been en a polygamist poly samist or biza blea mist and I 1 am a p property 0 owner wrier and taxpayer in saaid tsa taa id territory 1 ta ELLEN ELLEX C CLAWSON i subscribed and sworn to before me this fourteenth day of september AD V 1 |
