Show BEFORE THE commissioner I 1 A witness compelled to testify against herself JOHN GROVES HELD FOR FOB POLYGAMY the cases against thomas thoaas gunderson Gunder soD and A L fuller faller of mill creek yesterday afternoon the preliminary hearing of the charge of unlawful cohabitation against JOHN GROVES of sugar house ward was held before commissioner norrell mr clarke prosecuted the defend defendant int was without an attorney the first witness called gave her name as mary ann williams slie sala saia she had had a husband named W williams I 1 I 1 he bewab was nut not tae lie father of her youngest youn gesA child mr who to is its father witness hesitating I 1 cannot connot tell mr clarke were there so many involved in the affair that you fint finn it impossible to tell witness no mr mi clarke you profess to be a respectable spec table woman do you not dot witless yes mr Clarke well weil then why way cant I 1 you answer I 1 witness I 1 prefer to think it over for a time while I 1 consult with a friend mr clarke who Is your friend witness mr groves I 1 think mr clarke how old ola Is your child witness about nine or about seven months I 1 believe mr clarke you have stated that mr williams is not the fattier father of your child now will you tell us who is I 1 want to know who Us its father is and I 1 am going to have in an answer if I 1 have to wait tit all day for it the witness remained quiet for several minutes ef when the commissioner informed her that he be thought she was trifling timing with th court and that u unless she abe answered buch questions as were put t bea be would feel compelled to suad aana her to lail jail 1 I dour dont want 0 o be harsh with you and I 1 dont intend inte III it to bet be said the i au ut t you alve hive bee 3 asked questions questions thi til it t are eminently proper and it t is your duty to answer them it is in the power of tb taie court to those who do not answer mr groves may t advise her mr darke i in what capacity mr groves well I 1 merely wanted to advise tier her to tell the truth witness again asked that she might be allowed to 10 consult with a friend but the request was denied the commis bloner remarking that it would be vom something ething unheard of it a witness for the prosecution were allowed to take counsel from the defendant iu in the case cade yae she then requested after a pause st several veral minutes that she might be al I lowed to talk to mr barney the reply was in the negative when mr air barney wormed lat ormed the court that he be saw no reason why she should wish to tb take advice from him as he be had never tier nor before the present time As a list last resort she asked that she might have a little conversation with a small wirl present this also was denied and she was sent to the marshals odlee mary ann groves grover was then called she tes tided that she was a married woman being the wife of the defendant fen dant continuing she said he had a wife living at the time I 1 married him but she has been dead twenty years or more no ciui been performed since that line ime have heard beard rumors that miss stuart was the wife of my husband but do not know it went to her house once with my hustead hust wad where I 1 met her her name is mary ann williams I 1 du do not know whether she is married to my husband or not it is about fourbears four f oar years since I 1 heard the rumors that she was married to my husband do not know vilken her last child was born she has adur living I 1 believe but anat their names are I 1 do not know kaow wy husband never told me that he was married ular ried to mary ann several other witnesses witness ds were called but their testimony was not material the witness M A williams was again called af mr r clarke are you ready to answer the question lately put to you witness 1 I dont know the commissioner are freyou you ready to answer such questions now as the court thinks you auga augat I 1 to answel are you or not 9 A pause toe tae commissioner I 1 want an an awer please witness 1 I dont know whether I 1 am or not I 1 am willing to tell the truth so far as I 1 know mr clarke well then who la is the ibe father of the child no response mr clarke did you have intercourse with more than daeman in the year 1887 witness no sir air mr clarke well weli who was that man witness I 1 cant tell the court that question is entirely proper an and d the court knows you can answer it it you yau choose to do so mr clarke I 1 submit your h honor onor that she can and must tell it is simply tolly tor for her to make such answers the commissioner you must most answer that question or the court will be compelled to inflict punishment you answer answers mr clarke were you abu ever married to mr groves the commissioner I 1 think that question hardly necessary the court cannot be trifled with in this manner the witness was then ordered com bitted and the defendants bonds were increased to 2000 mr groves was wai then arrested on tho the charge of ef polygamy and M A WU wil llama liams was again called as a witness by this time she had con eluded to answer the questions and testified mr groves is the lather father aad 1 0 l my youngest child he is my bus band we were married at a private house bouse in this cite in march preceding the birth of the child that was 1887 1 I dont know who performed the ceremony I 1 dont remember the nature ol of the ceremony but I 1 considered that we were married the defendant has since supported me the was then required to give ive ball bail for her appearance before the grand jury ury and mr groves was also placed placed no under a er bonds to await action on the polygamy charge it THOMAS of mill creek salt lake county a appeared p before commissioner norrell this morning on a charge of unlawful cohabitation he pleaded guilty and was placed under bonds to await the grand jurys action L FULLER appeared before the Commis commissioner today for a hearing bearing on the charge of u u lawful cohabitation mr clarke prosecuted but there was no one present as col counsel tor for the defendant ane complaint aimed named mrs jane fuller and mary A herbst as the defendants wives mrs fuller testified that she was the ae legal al m wife of the di dc fondant fen dant S itie do cafa ed to testify against tier her husband john herbst herbat testified that he wab waa the father of 0 the alleged plural wife the tx examination to which he was subjected partook of everything except a direct baure ua nature ure the questions being b eang such as what is id your idea about it ii harput Hav Hew put you heard that such la is the case dyni it rumored or reputed that your daughter daneli has a child etc also put as to or not dot mr fuller had bad provided for tao tae alleged plural wife while he was absent in tennessee miss amanda herbst was the next witness ahe test fled I 1 have lived in the city most of the time for the four years have ben been home the past month monin mary blary herbst Is my sister havi not been her tur for a week ll it is rumored that she is 18 married it Is said sad that aishe L fuller is her husband I 1 have nut not seeli mr fuller at fat fathers herld house during d u ring the past three years tie tid his has been away most of the time I 1 believe I 1 have not seen dim aim for three years until this morning my w tit away last monlay the day dalbir mr fuller fua r was arrested she went away ottury he was arrested I 1 suppose aup one bue is ii all right ne lie wl W QI take care of hn hei self miss laura herbs herbst Les tided 1 I live at mill creek with my pw ants my has lived there mere must ol oi the time for for the past four years she has been out sewing tor for va various parties parti gis during a portion of the time she has not made her home at mrs fullers Ful Full lerN that I 1 know of she has calleo once wh tun the past leonui tuat wa before mr fuller came home she has received letters but I 1 do not bot know who wrote them I 1 do not know of her getting money mobie y iu in those betters she did not I 1 live ive at mr bulleid Ful leid a j just prior to his departure from the south abis anis Ait witness nes was weeping during the most ot of the time she was being interrogated by mr clarke recess was taken till p ra in at t at time oue witness was called but nothing now new was elicited the 11 om missioner commissioner then ordered that mr fuller be discharged |