| Show THE STANLEY CASE the me defendant forced to a hearing without counsel the case of the united states vs frank stanley who was arrested at bountiful on tuesday evening on a charge of unlawful cohabitation was called before commissioner mckay today a a the defendants attorney mr moyle was not present having understood from the prosecution that the case would be again postponed notwithstanding that the defendant did not wish to go on till his counsel arrived vain efforts to find Mr Moyle the commissioner ordered that the case be proceeded with and the witnesses were subjected to a rigid examination by district attorney peters mrs sarah R stanley was the first witness she testified that she was married to the defendant defendi Lut 14 years ago 0 last april in this cit city she was X awl his wife lived at bountiful davis davia county she was the legal wife the commissioner nere dere explained that she was not obliged to testify further in the case and as she stated she was unwilling to do so she was excused mrs alice hardman testified I 1 live in the fourth ward of this city arm am acquainted with the defendant he is my son in law he was married to my daughter thirteen or fourteen years ago on the ath of april he lives in davis county I 1 with my daughter sarah hl his wife ac has lived with her during the past two years I 1 do not know harriet stanley I 1 have a daughter named harriet she is twenty three years of age she is not married and never has been that I 1 know of she is not reputed pu t ed to be the defendants plural wife w if e never heard that she was married to him she has lived at cache county during a portion of the last three years I 1 do not know where she is living now she has lived at mendon off and on about one halt the time she left my home when she was eleven years of age and went to live with lier her slater sister mrs sarab staw stanley evs ahe e sever never told me who she lived ia with at mendon nor what she was doin dolac lav mrs stanley left the fourth Wai d dover over two 0 o years ago hiet harriet lett left a year before then and went to cache valley when rhen she left the latter place I 1 do not know where she went she has bag a child a boy probably between two and three years of age I 1 saw him about four months aro ago he be could walk then but could not talk I 1 do not know who his fattier father is or where he be was bom it was not at mendon but I 1 cannot say bay where I 1 do licit know whether or not it was born in salt lake it was a year old at least when I 1 first saw it it was at my house in short abort clothes harriet was there I 1 never saw the defendant efen dant there with my daughter harriet nor was mrs stanley never heard anyo anyone ne say aay who the childs father was nor did I 1 inquire harriet came to my house bouse with tier her baby stayed about two hours and then went away at that time mrs stanley was living at her present home ome I 1 do not know that mr stanley Is the father of the child I 1 do not k know now where harriet is now have mot heard from her during the past four months do not know whether or not sue she has had dad a second child mrs harriet H hardman testified harriet hardman ismy is my niece mrs alice hardman is my sister in law I 1 have been acquainted with mr stanley a number of years he formerly lived cited near where 1 do in this city he left lea some years ago I 1 do not know when I 1 do not know of harriet hardman living hying there have heard heaird a rumor that she was mr stanleys Stan leys second wife could not say where I 1 heard it mr stanley objected to being treated unfairly and and taken advantage of ef because the examination had bud been proceeded with against his bis will and before his counsel could be present the commissioner replied that he would not be taken advantage of witness continuing harriet hardman has haa oie one child I 1 do not know how old it is it t is several months since I 1 awit saw it mr jr peters how many months commissioner impatiently oh tell a little matter like that witness I 1 want to tell the truth I 1 think it Is about eight months the child may be two years old possibly more I 1 saw it at a party in the fourth ward mr peters petera where witness in the fourth ward mr peters impatiently W where here witness in the fourth ward in the schoolhouse I 1 have seen the child three times the third occasion being beine when Us its mother had it on the sidewalk commissioner tell where you saw it witness why dont you yon give me a reagor reasonable table time to think it was on OB the sidewalk near my house I 1 never heard harriet ca called ed mrs stanley did not know she livedis lived in cache county remember deputy franks speaking to me he told me my name was the same as that of mrs stanley no 2 he told me harriet hardman had bad dark hair and I 1 said yes I 1 did not describe her to him miss frances U MH hardman ardman was called but nothing additional was learned mr peters then remarked I 1 1 I bell believe leve we have no more testimony and said he did not care to make any suggestion f P the commissioner then said 1 I dont think the evidence reaches to the mity of public repute in reference to the marriage the testimony might thia brin bring conviction to a jury but I 1 do not think the evidence sufficient to hold the defendant mr stanley there does not appear probable cause to believe you guilty and you yon are discharged |
