Show DR WEST A BIGAMIST A couple of weeks go a marriage took place in the sixth ward the contracting parties being dr J J west and miss jane H everill the latter is a young lady who was reared in salt lake and is 18 years of age the doctor came here from somewhere last july and is about 35 when the wedding took place the people residing in the vicinity shook their heads and pitied the young girl whom they had a suspicion was being deceived by the oily tongued doctor he had a polished manner and good address and had succeeded in winning miss misa everilla Eve rills rillis affections and convincing her parents that he was genuine so it was no use he was engaged as a physician to attend miss Eve everalls rills cousin a young man who has been severely afflicted for sume time so had bad access to the family and made good use of his bid time mrs everill had endeavored to ascertain something of his past his tury tiry and when she questioned him he answered so frankly that she felt satisfied he be was telling the truth he emphatically denied that he had bad ever been married and stated that miss everill was the first lady whom he thought bethought worthy to become his bis wife he was going to make salt lake his home he said ftfe though his would call him away for a few months this sur summer niner he would amply provide tor for his young wife during his bis absence or if she insisted and thought herself aole to stand the journey she should accompany him so they were married but another act of the drama has opened A few days ago there arrived from oregon a lady calling herself mrs west her husband hushang was a dr west and he had bad deserted her and come to salt lake so she had been in formed she made inquiries and was not long io in ascertaining that he was in the city then she learned the distressing truth that he hail bad married miss everill mrs west no 1 immediately communicated with the united states mar office thursday april 17 the deceitful and unscrupulous un doctor was taken into custody he was ushered into the presence of commissioner greenman who wt set the hearing for 10 a m tomorrow he was waa asked to furnish bail but being unable to do so was sent to the penitentiary miss everill was required to give bail for her appearance pe arance as a witness which was furnished dr west bests Is first wife is not of a nature to be very lenient with her husband she saw the young girl whom he so cruelly and laughed at her in her sad predicament in the meantime she will remain in salt lake to prosecute pros ecate the doctor who will find no sympathy rn in this cm community dr john james west is still in the penitentiary and has a fair prospect of remaining there for a long JOBS period his preliminary examination was set for 10 ain a in april 21 before commissioner greenman man but it did not come off the reason was that the doctor could not find a lawyer who would take his case mr hofeman was first retained tout hut when he learned of his clients position he refused to undertake the task then rhen judge powers was called upon the judge looked into the circumstances and began to think As he considered his bis bearin bearings he enunciated in a few worl words at a time his view of the situation ive always had to hunt doctors said he and paused then be conti continued Dued but this is the first time a doctor has hunted me another pause if this is the kind of jobs they want I 1 think ill leave eva em alone another flash of silence ill do most anything but they cantlie cant gie me a contract like this no sir 1 I and that was settled then tam doctor began explaining to bystanders that he thought his wife was atad when he be proposed marriage to miss everill next he proc proceeded eWed to declare that mrs west of portland oregon was one of the vilest women living he lapsed into a silent mood again agai u until a mrs annie came in and conversed with him to those unacquainted quain ted with her their conversation I 1 conveyed the idea that they were husband and wife the way they discussed domestic matters and the ownership of v various rious household articles but she was only his housekeeper after wiit wait waiting ing irig in vain for the doc doctor torto to jet get an attorney to defend him the prosecutor finally sent the defendant back to the penitentiary and the witnesses to the grand J jury ury rhe fhe housekeeper referred to took a great tu interest terest in the doctor mrs catharine west weft who is now known as the first wife had not seen mrs since her arrival in this city when she did see her however she was so astounded that she came very near fainting when she regained her self control she exclaimed that that woman was formerly her servant in the meantime mrs bests demeanor toward miss everill had materially changed she had been wrought up to such a pitch that she seemed to have no feeling but this passed off and she has become deeply concerned in the doctors latest victims victim and a common cause now unites them mrs west related her story in substance as follows three years ago dr J J west came to portland oregon from montana he said he had bad with him mrs as his housekeeper he wooed and won the present mrs west sod and fourteen months ago he led her to the altar in ibe he catholic church at portland they lived together till june last during this period while mrs nominally held beld the position of servant she practically had her own way in the house the doctor placing her in this position he was as attentive to hur hor as to his wife and even more so the wife objected and early last june the housekeeper suddenly left at the same time a considerable portion of mrs bests jewelry and clothing digap cisal feared A few days afterward and without giving mrs west any idea that a separation was desired by him the doctor departed between two days taking everything he could carry off except 10 she could get no trace of h him I 1 m till til I 1 a few weeks ago when she learned that he was in this city and determined to follow him the result to is known to tho the public but now new questions arise in the minds of the two wives are they victims of a conspiracy on the part of dr west and his pretended hop housekeeper pe keeper Is the latter an accomplice in his scheme of going about the country marrying and then deserting them Is mrs airs west of portland in the same situation as mrs west of salt lake how many other wives has the experienced deceiver he is 65 years old been married to the doctor has tried to set himself right bedfor the public so he says ht he wrote three letters one to the herald and aad one to the tribune these were in the hands today the third was to miss everill in this he addresses addre ft her as mrs dr west dear madam Is then he goes gees onto on to say that examination would clear him but it he says the only error he made was in not telling her that he was married before this in the face of the fact that he be declared with his hands uplifted to heaven that he had never been married at all this arz mrs was a witness to the marriage in portland and also know of the one here and it would seem that if there is any law to punish her it should be invoked it may be that she is under the influence of the doctors doctor and dared not reveal his perfidy to save a young girl from his villainy but the circumstances do not at present point that way in getting out the marriage license before county clerk cutler the dotor do tor also committed perjury and hv he will be required to answer for that crime |