Show ANOTHER FIZZLE ARRESTED ON A TRUMPED UP CHARGE THE CASE DISMISSED about 6 this morning joseph booth odthe of the first ward was arrested at his home by deputy pratt on a charge of unlawful awful cohabitation made by deputy franks and accusing the defendant of having lived with mrs maria booth jane doe and isabella wilson as hia wives the accused was brought before commissioner Pom missioner mckay this morning and pleaded not nat guilty to the complaint and an examination was held mrs isabella wilson 6 was the first witness she testified that she was the wife oi of robert wilson who had formerly lived in utah but who bad apostatized and gone to cabada the he rented a house bouse from mrs McK mckinney luney in the first ward never heard beard of the defendants having another wife was acquainted with mrs maria booth and children the defendant bad never visited v her he be had bad sometimes stopped when on his hl way to work or attending to the water ditches to chat with witness and mrs X mcgiuney Mci uney but had never been in the t AP house witness had never been married to the defendant had never been sealed to or gone through any ceremony with him she was wilsons Wil sons lawf lawful ul wife and had bad never been divorced from niro him mormons cormons Mor mons did sot not marry other mens wives she had never gone through a marriage ceremony with any one but mr wilson after waiting a few minutes the commissioner informed mr booth that chat the evidence against him was insufficient and he was therefore discharged I 1 |