Show olans johnson convicted olans johnson job neon was tried in the third district court today on an indictment charging him with unlawful coh cohabitation abi ta to which he be had pleaded not there were both Mor moBS mid gentiles on the jury Pau paulina paulinia linit johnson the second wife te stilled fled that she had bad been married to the defendant 21 years had not lived with him for the past toree three years for two years before then hl he had bad been on a mission she had lived with the first wafe while the defendant was away but moved as soon ashe as he came home he be now lived with his first wife commissioner norrell testified that the defendant was before him on a charge of cohabitation on aug an 1 in a conversation mr johnson said heft chehad ad told the officers that he be was going to plead guilty he was sworn and pleaded guilty to the compla complaint at filed deau deputy spra sprague testified that the defendant bad ad to ford I 1 d him be intended to plead guilty he made the statement voluntarily the defendant was sworn and testified 1 I was arrested last august and pleaded guilty to having two wives I 1 understood that was sufficient to make the offense on cross examination the defendant said he be bid bad been on a preaching mis mia sion to te scandinavia and returned three years ago assistant district attorney zane made a brief speech to the jury in which he be made some unwarrantable insinuations against the mormons cormons Mor mons 1 and for which mr youns young admi administered a deserved rebuke the case was given to the jury who returned a verdict ot of wilty sentence was set for february at 10 am |