| Show EDMUNDS LAW prosecutions benjamin franklin knowlton Knowl K tou plead guilty to on au indictment found by the grand jury charging him with unlawful cohabitation mr moyle said the defend defendant ant would time for sentence mr varian intimated that there here t were three or four other case eat ea of the same character if the court thought fit to th take the pleas now charles J lusty was then called and plead bead guilty to an indictment for unlawful lawful cohabitation next came thomas beard thamas copley and john W in the case of Knowlton Kuo judge Z ane ine asked the defendant as to his hie purpose ju in the future whether lie he intended to obey the law dehennaut Def ennant promptly replied thit he did judge zane what is your belief now would it be right or wrong to enter into polygamy or practice unlawful cohabitation defendant I 1 think it is wrong for a man to break the law ot of the land judge zane has that always been your conviction defendant answered not always judge zane when did you change your mind defendant 1 I made up my mind at the time of the action of the church at the last october Oct ber conference that it was proper for me to conform to that mani manifesto rEsto judge Z me lue As aa a member of the church do you think it your duty to conform to that manifesto aull resolution defendant yes yea air judge zine you understand that that resolution and manifesto taken together forbid you from entering into polygamy or unlawful cohabitation defendant yes sir air certainly judge zane and A ad you state that you will obey the law in future defendant yet yes air that is my intention mr moyle informed his hia honor that the defendant was a small farmer but not possessed sed of any considerable means judge zane to defendant I 1 in a view of your statements and promises to obey the law hereafter I 1 will not sentence you to imprisonment Tm but I 1 must impose a fine of and the costs of the prosecution you will stand committed until the fine and costs are paid charles J lusty next cadue forward mr moyle said the defendant had bad written a short note to the court in this he stated that he had not placed any obstacle in the way of the government or the law on the contrary he had beeped helped in every fayhe way he could by fu furnishing rn ah rig the evidence required in this case he had a large family mily to support and for a long time had been bee D out of employment more than two years had now elapsed since he ceased to live with his bis plural wife and abild he i intended n to obey the law in future in answer to the judge defendant said lie he would adhere strictly to his hia promise As to his hia menus lie he stated that all the property he possessed was the house in which lie he lived at coal ville summit county worth about 1000 he had bad children depend ent upon youngest four years old A tine of and costs was inflicted thomas board beard of coalville Co alville promised ir ed to obey the law in the tutu future r e he said he had DO money mr moyle the 8 of the defendant are tuch that he would not be able to pay any floe fino without great hard hardship shir I 1 trust the court will take that into consideration the floe imposed was 75 and costs thomas copley gave the required assurance of his intention to henceforward obey the law he is sixty four years of age and without money fine aud and costs john W Sl inister of coalville alville Co having given the promise asked of him was also fined and costs in the third district cou rt yesterday afternoon before judge the case cam of john beek beck charged with unlawful cohabitation was called on the indictment alleged that the offense was committed between march 1 1889 and november 25 1889 with sarah beek beck martha goss bee beek beck k and louisa goss beek beck pleaded not guilt yand arthur brown announced that he was ready for trial mr varian said there we were four witnesses whom the prosecution had been unable to find and he be could not proceed with the trial without them hem but one witness for the prosecution was in attendance and he asked that the case cage be continued over thy the term mr brown said that at the time the indictment was found mr beek beck was in germany hearing of the indictment he came home home and gave himself up it I 1 f the prosecution was unable to find witnesses it was not attributable to the defendant and he be demanded that the trial be proceeded with mr varian insisted on his hia motion for a and the case was waa continued for the term |
