Show THE HAMILTON CASE the trial of james C hamilton of mill creek indicted for unlawful cohabitation was begun mr raw lius appeared for the defendant several jurors were challenged by the defense and ordered to withdraw from the box ella hamilton aged 16 laughter daughter of the defendant by the first wife said that belle hamilton was her fathers second wife and as such was recognized by the family she bad one child florence nearly four years old before christmas 1888 during the time her father was in the penitentiary belle hamilton lived with witness mother upon his release she went to live with her witness grandmother and had since continued to remain there belle had beba engaged in school teaching but nad had not been in the habit of assisting witness mother in the domestic duties she might have aw come to the house on one or two occasions ca while other persons were visiting there cross examined sh she had never known her father introduce belle to anyone as his wife and was not aware of her having remained a single night in her fathers house she dil did not remember her father having remained away from home at night john hill jr mill creek was acquainted acquaint edwith with bishop hamilton the defendant and his family aud lived near them he knew belle who wag understood to be defendants plural wife during the year 1889 he saw her at defendants house bouse in the day time on three or tour four occasions and once or twice this year when belle went there the boys boya took her home cross examined she goes by the name of white in mill cret creck k benjamin hill said he be was at a dance last christmas but had no recollection of seeing defendant and belle there dancing together on this point the witness was pressed by mr varian but he adhered to his bis statement he had never seen her at the house bouse robert kobert hamilton young son ot of the defendant was called but his evidence had very little bearing on the case belle white said she was married to defendant on june 1885 at that time he be had a wife living witness never hever took the name of Hamil hamilton toon after the marriage she lived with tier lier mother she had had one child only it was now over three years old in the year 1889 and subsequent to 1888 she wa living with defendants mother prior to christinas 1888 she stayed at defendants fend fen ants dauts house for a short time witness was at the house to receive the defendant with the others when he left the penitentiary but left there immediately afterwards she called at the house on three different sundays last spring during the time she was engaged in teaching her child remain d at defendants house she did not COD consider sider she was ever lawfully married to defendant when he was first ar rested they agreed to live apart and so obey the law her child had not been registered when she had gone to defendants house she had bad done so publicly and openly defendant did not dot visit her at the grandmothers residence cross examined she once went to defendants house bouse to visit when his wife was sick because she could not obtain anyone else but returned home at night and it was against the defendants wish that she did so BO he had requested her to keep away parley hamilton son of the defendant fen dant gave evidence which was not material this was the case for the prosecution and the jury were then addressed by mr varian and mr rawlins the latter of whom pointed out that the evidence brought forward by the prosecution entirely failed to show shew any wrongful act on the part of the defendant the court took recess until 2 pm upon the court assembling reassembling re the jury came in with a verdict of guilty mr rawlins asked aske d for a stay of proceedings for one month mr critchelow in the absence of mr Var varian laya offering no objeCt objection iOD judge zane fixed october for passing sentence |