Show JAMES JAMBS C WATSONS S CASE mu MB GETS LEFT ON THE POLYGAMY COUNT BITANT BAIL ir yesterday esterday afternoon commissioner mcka makaj andar and mr dickson accompanied by S k H gilson hastened to the residence of mrs lizzie evans watson in the sixth ward to set get that ladys testimony in the proceedings against james C watson shortly afterward the defendant and his attorney mr moyle arrived and the lady lady was sworn in she testified fie t that hat she he was married to mr watson in the endowment house on the of august IM 1883 and that her child was about fourte fourteen eu months old she dio did not remember who were the witnesses the witness was in a very weak conf dirien but the vigorous attempts emr dickson to shake her testimony te were utterly futile as it was was clearly evident that her statements were correct mr dickson seemed very much annoyed at his failure to secure a polygamy amy case and the bitterness came out in the excessive bail afterwards demanded for the defendants appear ance the witnesses were required to give each the party then returned to commissioner me mckays ya office to complete the proceedings I 1 I 1 the commissioner asked what is your business mr watson mr watson I 1 am a night watchman commissioner Commiss loner do you hold bold any 0 face the are you qualified to make arrests ar rasta mr watson 1 I am also a special policeman emanI I 1 was sworn in by john T calne caine when he was city recorder four or five ate years ago commissioner you make arrests mr watson well mine is a very quiet beat I 1 have arrested some people ome flome thieves who broke into a store commissioner who pays you the cl city tr mr watson no sir I 1 am paid by private persons the property owners on my block commissioner hem well judging from your actions you yon do not seem to have much regard for the sets acts of congress from the evidence brought against you youit it appears that you have paid but little attention to the laws of your country your second wife Is en enci clente ente and you have married another woman since mace the passage of the edmunds law of 1882 in view of this fact I 1 am not disposed to be as lenient in the matter of bail as I 1 would have been otherwise I 1 will fix your ball bail at mr moyle denounced the action of the Commissi commissioner olier in fixing bail at such issum a sum as outrageous no court had the right to make the matter of bail a penalty all that could be legally or reasonably required was a S sufficient amount to ensure the appearance of the defendant when wanted he would certainly not advise his client to submit to guy any such an amount ho he could not do it the commissioner gruffly grundy replied that he be care whether lie he advised him to or not mr watson remarked that 5 would bring him as well as but the Codi commissioner missioner refused to reduce the amount which was finally furnished thos dobson and geo H taylor being sureties |