| Show prosecutions IN IDAHO the anti mormon I crusade has baa been on again in idaho and where mormons Mor mons 92 are arrested the accusation means conviction during the cases recently tried at it was the talk about town that the trial jurors were pledged ledged to oon convict vict whoever the district Ji attorney wanted them to evidence or no evidence there was one defendant who pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation this was james H mason of egin bingham county two others W 0 J martindale of cassis cassia county and john D jones of Ms ma lad were tried and though there was practically no evidence against them they were convicted A case cam of a similar nature was that against bishop jonah evans of samaria onelda oneida county who was found boua guilty of unlawful cohabitation here to is the evidence in the cased case and by it can be seen what there was to warrant the fl finding uffing of the jury the united wales states plaintiff vs sonah jonah E evans vane defendant unlawful cohabitation from march let 1888 to october A 1889 A W standrod 0 8 abst district attorney for plaintiff J ap rich for defendant MRS MORSE was wag called for plaintiff and testified as follo folio a Q where do you reside A at Si marla oneida county idaho Q how long 1009 have you lived there A about twenty one years Q have you a family A yes sir air Q what is your you r daughters name nam e A her name is jane Q what is her age A she is twenty three or twe twenty nty four Q when will she be twenty four A next october Q Is she married A yes sir air Q how many children has she A she has three Q what are their ages A one oae ji is six years old one three years and the other two years old Q do you know who the father of these children isa is A no 96 sir air I 1 never ask her 41 Q what is the general repute as to who the father of the children is pa fa she is supposed to be married to jonah evans evana 4 when did you see your daughter last A liast october Q where did you see her A at my place Q where does the defendant live from you A he lives only a little way from us 4 what to is the first wife cifes a name A her name to is catherine Catner itie Q has she a family A yes sir air aud and ha bos grown grow a children Q what is the age of the youngest A I 1 cannot say Q are you sure A I 1 don dont donit it know about any of the children Q when did your daughter marry evans 0 objected acted to and sustained pohen when did she leave home hoine A I 1 dont know I 1 think about six years ago Q what Is lathe the age of the eldest child A about six years Q how long ago was it she left home As A I 1 think it was six or seven years ago Q that would make her 16 or 17 years old when she left home A yes sir air oron crow exan examination tation Q you say lay you saw her last october A yes sir air Q and that she was at house A yes sir air Q do you remember when came to your house A A she came there saturday af Q what date was this A this was the ath or esth of october Q was it during the general Con conference ferenee A yes sir Q where was your daughter at that time A she came to te my house Q were you at home A no sir air I 1 was in malad city Q when did you see her A I 1 came home that night and she was there Q did didi I 1 u understand you to say she ahe came si me on saturday A yes sir air Q did she stay there on sunday A yes sir air Q where did she stay that night A at our house Q when did she leave your house A she left on monday at about eleven Q where did she say she was going A said she was going to portage in utah Q during the time she your daughter was at home did you see mr evans the defendant A no sir air examination Q where is portage A it Itis about fourteen miles from where we live Q how far from the line A I 1 do not know Q was this thi before thelast the last term of court A I 1 do not remember Q were you here the last term of court A N NJ sir air I 1 was sick wulliam THOMAS for the plaintiff testified as folio follows ws Q where do you reside A at samaria Sa marla oneida county Q how long have you lived there A twenty one years Q how long has the defendant lived there A about nine years Q has he a residence there A yes sir air has he a business there A yes he is in the hardware business Q has he a family there A 41 yea sir air Q do you kno know w liis his first wife A yes sir air Q are you acquainted ted W with A jane ane morse A yes yea sir or Q how long have you known h he e r A since she was a child Q do you know what her age is A she is about twenty four Q do you know that she is married objected to sustained Q L n u that community what is the general repute as to whether she is married or of not and who is her husband A the general repute is that she is married kud that the defendant is her husband Q have you seen her with any 4 hildren children A yes sir air two y qi do you know about the time she left home A no air I 1 think it was about seven years ago Q have you seen her there since A yes sir I 1 saw saw her at the warm springs Q when was that A it was last year in J june u no Q what was she doing there A she was there about the house bouse Q what was your business there A I 1 was water master there and wu was distributing the water Q dilyou did you see mr evans Evana there A yes sir air several times Q what was his bis business when you saw him A he was irrigating Q does he claim that place A yes yee sir or Q did you lot let him have water A yes yea sir air I 1 gave water to him Q had he be owned it before this time 0 A I 1 think he be claimed it all the time crose 0 ow qi you stated that you saw jane morse in 1889 A yes sir air Q are you sure it was last year A yes sir air Q did you see am the defendant with her A no sir air I 1 did not JOHN WILLIAMS 1 being divorn sworn for the plaintiff testified as follows Q where do you reside A at samaria Q how long have you lived there A about twelve years Q do you know the defendant A yes sir air Q how long have you known him A about five years Q are you acquainted with jane morse A yes sir air Q how long have you known her A about twenty years Q do you know if she has auy children A yes sir air I 1 think chink she has two Q when wid did you abe see her last A I 1 saw her in the spring of 1888 at the warm springs Q where are the warm springs A about three miles milen northwest of samaria Q do you know who owns the place A I 1 think B evans the defendants sou Q who owned it before him A I 1 th S adavis DD avis Q who before that A thomas davis Q did you have any trouble over that land A yes sir air I 1 h had ad a contest over it Q did the defendant interest himself in this matter objected to objection overruled A yes sir he chedid did Q at the time you saw her at this ranch what was one blie doing A she was standing at the corner of the house Q any children were there A there were two children qi Is that the last time you have seen her A yes air Q are you related to the family A yes air miss morse is my sis ter in law Q whom did you marry A I 1 married a sister of jane morse Q what is 18 the understanding in that community as to the relationship existing beewen defendant and jane morse objected to ObJeCt objection IOD overruled A I 1 never heard much talk about it but I 1 tb think I 1 the general u un a is that she is married to jonah evans Q where is portage A it is across the line in utah Q were you here bore the last term of court A yes sir air 0 4 do you know anything about jane morse being in samaria Ba maria A no sir air 0 examination Q what ume time in the spring did you see her at the warm springs A I 1 think about may or june Q did you see gee the defendant there v A no sir air Q who was with you all that time A no one Q did you see sect the last witness on the A no sir air Q you do not know whether the time he stated as to the warm springs was the same time or not A no sir air MRS MARY WILLIAMS was sworn for the plaintiff and testified Q where do you reside A at samaria samana idaho Q how long have you lived there A twenty one years Q are you acquainted with jonah evans A yes sir air Q how long have you known him A I 1 have know him eight or nine years evs Q what relation are you to jane moses A I 1 lam am her sister Q how old to is she A between twenty three and twenty four Q how many children has she A she has three children Q when did you see bee her last A last october she was sit at my mothers house bouse Q how long was she there A she was there three days Q was the youngest child with her B yes sir Q did you we see her in 1889 A no sir air I 1 saw her in the of 1888 Q where was she A at A t my house Q hadah had ah the child then A no sir air it was not born at that time Q do you know who the father is or what the reau aaion is in the family or the general understanding in the family or the defendants s family and in the circle as an to who the father was 7 objected to overruled A I 1 never heard it Q what is the understanding in your family as to who the father of the child is ig A I 1 suppose the defendant evans is Q when did you see am her last A last october Q how long after you saw her tto first time you spoke of was the lar child borr born A I 1 dont know Q where does the defendant live from you A about three quarters of a block orom cross examination Q do de you remember when jane came to samaria riamaria last fall A it was a saturday about noon on the jtb ath or ath of october I 1 think Q where did she go when she Q first rat came there A she went to mothers mother Q what time did you come home A it alis was about two Q was waa your mother at home A no sir she was at malad Q who was there with you A two of my other sisters Q where did she stay that night A at mothers I 1 Q where did she stay that day A she stayed at mothers house all day Q where on sunday A on sunday she and mother visited the day with me and then she went to mothers and stayed there anday monday about noon Q where did she go then A she went home Q do you know where the defendant fe was A no sir air Q did you we see him from saturday until monday A no sir air I 1 did not Q when did you see him the last kimt A it was quite awhile after that Q do you know where your sister lives A no sir Q did she tell you where she lived A no sir air Q did she tell you that she lived at portage objected ted to and objection sustained tal nod redirect Q have yoa you been in the habit of visiting the family A yes yea air Q how long has it been since she has made it her resi residence deuce A about seven years plaintiff rests JOHN D JAMES was sworn for the defendant and testified as 9 follows Q where do reside A at cherry creek oneida county Q are you acquainted with the defendant A yes sir air Q where were you on saturday I 1 in n october 1889 during the general conference at salt lake city I 1 A I 1 was in salt lake cily Q when did you go down there A I 1 think I 1 went down clown on the fourth and conference commenced on the ath Q did you see seethe he defendant there A yes air Q on what day A I 1 saw him oo on the fourth day of Oct october ber in salt lake and I 1 saw him at the meeting after Q did you see him on the ath A yes sir air Q where was he A in salt lake Q when did you leave there A I 1 left on monday Q where did you go A I 1 west to ogden and was there on the jtb Q where did you we see the defendant last A I 1 saw him last in ogden Q what time did you arrive to in ogden A after dark defendant rests upon this the case was given to th the jury eJury who returned a verdict of guilty |
