| Show GEORGE C LAMBERT TRIED UNDER THE EDMUNDS LAW LIN HE TESTIFIES AND IS CONVICTED ON ONE COUNT the case of the united states vs george C lambert associate editor of the DESERET NEWS was called tor lor trial in the third district court tilts this morning in the indictment against mr lambert there were three counts one each for the years 1863 amand and 1885 gin notwithstanding the fact that d during g the years 1883 and IM 1884 he was in england A plea of not guilty was entered and the following jurors called cornelius hunt T W whitely niels gulis gillis K X J handley 8 S maxwell axWell JU aaron sullivan 6 C E brim D 0 murphy henry barrigan carr Oar rigan i an L bougard B A edward roche j K J handley was peremptorily challenged by the prosecution the district attorney seeming to have a special aversion to him since he failed to do his bidding by not voting for conviction in the dean me case when the evidence was insufficient W E bleaney was sworn to fill the vacancy the indictment charges the defendant with having lived with and acknowledged as his wives mary alice lambert and rosa cannon lambert during the following periods april 1 1883 to dec 31 1883 jan 1 1884 to dec 31 81 1884 jan 1885 to dec 31 1885 the defendant george C lambert was sworn as a witness ana and testified that mary alice lambert and rosins bosina cannon lambert were his wives the first named was married to him 15 years ago today to day the second 13 years ago during the past year his residence had bad been in salt lake city during the years 1883 and 1884 he had been in europe and returned to utah at the close of 1884 during 1885 he had lived with his wives as their husband mr dickson asked that the jury be instructed to find a verdict of not guilty on the first two counts as the defendant was not in the country during the time therein stated the first two counts were dismissed by the court who charged the jury upon the third count and upon w which dry ich only a verdict of guilty guilty was rendered judgment J a d ment in this t is case was set for toes tuesday lay may alth the bondsmen were all exonerated and the witnesses discharged from f urther further attendance on the court |
