Show ONE MORE FIZZLE JOHN ARRESTED AND discharged early eady this morning mor nina the deputies called on mr john needham of the eighth ward and arrested him on the charge of haying having violated the edmunds law by living with his wives several witnesses were subpoenaed and the case was brought before commissioner mckay before whom D W rench bench had made complaint alleging that the defendant had from may M a y lat ISM 1884 to april 1887 aved wed with mr mrs S john needham and mrs rose needham as his wives A plea of not guilty was entered I 1 miss mary needham te testified stifled I 1 am twelve year years sold lold my mothers name is rose needham we live in IE west jordan do not remember living anywhere else I 1 have a brother eight years old I 1 also have a brother 15 years of age I 1 live with mother my older brother lives in the city he works at teasdell Teas dels a tore store I 1 go to fathers house in the c city ity to see him my father does sot not come to west jordan my father did not tell me how to answer I 1 can swear to that I 1 know it is wrong to tell an untruth nn troth I 1 have told the t truth r uth hea he spoke ke to o me and asked me how I 1 was 8 0 he speak to me of m mother tj when I 1 come to the city it is by train mather does not come in father ls other wife isi called aunt martha martha rose turner testified I 1 was narried married to mr needham 16 or 17 years vears ago he had bad a wife then martha mills needham I 1 hive have lived at west jordan live five years before thep then I 1 lived at the defendants house in the eighth wardi left this city in the spring of 1882 1 I have the children ray my husband supports us I 1 also work boil for myself it is a lone time since I 1 last saw my husband until this morning it is ia over a year I 1 then met him in the street I 1 had not then seen him for along time it is four years since he was at ahouse my house I 1 have not been at his house during the past four years mrs millie te testified stifled I 1 am the defendants daughter my mothers name is martha I 1 left her howe bouse about two years ears ago fathers second wife left about abot five years ago I 1 have visited her at west jordan perhaps three years ago I 1 have dave not seen her at mothers house since that time mr dickson remarked to the bourt 1 I move that the case be dismissed and left the room the commissioner theu then ordered the defendant discharged |