| Show gua edmunds law prosecutions J C who pleaded guilty of unlawful cohabitation was sentenced to pay the costs and be imprisoned six months I 1 henry who pleaded V guilty to the charge of adultery in living with a plural wife was sent u up p for eighteen months pratt ona conviction of unlawful cohabitation was sentenced by judge blackburn to six months in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of and costs samuel lyndon was convicted by aj abury u ry of u unlawful ula awful cohabitation the rhe evidence was that he had not lived with h bis is plural wife for between three and four years he will be sentenced tomorrow released from prison walter E wilcox of this city was released release d from the penitentiary mends monday y march ad having f served six pix months for unlawful cohabitation there was no fine but the costs which were paid amounted to 1850 peter C anderson of huntsville weber county was released from the penitentiary feb 28 he was sentenced by J judge adge Hen hendersn Hender demon wn to eighteen months for alleged adultery because he had lived with his plural wife he was released at the expiration of his term not being held for the costs march ad bishop charles jensen and brothers hans C nielsen and haus hans Bor renson were released from the penitentiary where they have been confined for unlawful cohabitation the last named was sentenced to six months and costs and the others to five months and fine and costs each they served go 30 days for the fine and costs bishop jensens hensens Jen sens home is at redmond brother Niel nielsena sens at salina and brother Sorren sons at aurora sevier county baptismal font march 3rd ard the new baptismal font located in the southwest portion of the tabernacle building was dedicated fur for use and the baptisms therein will b performed tomorrow morning under the direction of the bishopric of the sixth ward at am today the room around the font was filled with those who had assembled to engage in the ceremonies the choir sanga hynan hymn and president george Q cannon offered the dedicatory prayer another hymn was sung and after the benediction by presiding bishop W wm in B preston the assemblage dispersed disper ced to engage in the exercises of the conference second ward bishopric in consequence of samuel peterson ot of the second ward having sold ills his home and being on the eve of removing to another ward it was deemed advisable by the presidency of the stake to reorganize the bishopric there and they in connection with apostle heber J grant and several members nf bf the high Cou council Deil met with the saints last evening for this purpose after the opening exercises of singing sing ng and prayer brother len lem ard G hardy was nominated and unanimously sustained to act as the bisho brother alfred H caine was unanimously sustained as bishop fl hardy ardys B first counselor the brethren were ordained and set apart to act in their respective positions the selection of a second counselor was wasa deferred until another meeting remarks appropriate to the occasion were made by the visiting brethren bishop pollards funeral the funeral services over the remains of the late bishop pollard were held in the fifteenth ward meeting house thursday feb 27 the speakers were elders james payne john george G bywater and elias morris and president angus M cannon who referred to the upright character and estimable life of the deceased and presidents wilford woodruff Fr and george Q cannon who also spoke of bishop pollards Pollard 8 faithfulness as a servant of god goa and administered words of consolation and aad instruction to the bereaved the operine prayer was offered by bishop F kesler of the sixteenth ward and the benediction by elder wm win brighton of the eleventh ward the large meeting house was filled to its utmost capacity and a long cortege followed to its last resting place the body of bishop pollard whose noble deeds are held in grateful remembrance by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance |
