Show A STRAINED ACTION WHEN the character of the evidence adduced against alexander burt arrested on a charge of unlawful cohabitation is considered it is no wonder that the action of the commissioner causes some surprise to say nothing of condemnation there was nothing in the testimony to show that the defendant and the lady alleged to be his bis plural wife had met each other during thelast the last five years consequently no personal association was shown this being the case the only hooks upon chica to hang the action of the magistrate were the fact of the acknowledged acknowledge ct relationship of the defendant and his plural wife to establish which his honor deemed the evidence to be sufficient and the fur ther tact fact that mr had supported her and her family these two points however clearly proved do net the offense of unlawful cohabitation the chalef element of which is a living or dwelling tOge together 11 the polygamous status or relationship has bas been declared by the supreme court of the united states to be non criminal apart from action or actual cohabitation to hold buld that there is any offense against the law in a haq man supporting his plural wife and her children is as barbarous ati a it is absurd aside from the cruelty a and act absurdity of such a construction it would be a flagrant curtail curtailment meu of a mans right to spend his means for uhe the support of any person in existence to whom he maylender may tender sustenance and who may see fit to accept of it on such testimony as was add adduced aced in the cise case oi mr burr bu T it is id not ejot to be presumed that any aay eairly dispo disposed bed grand lury jury would find a true bill against him and if a partial one should it is against a reasonable presumption that an unprejudiced traverse jury convict heretofore corn com mis norrell has conducted the ases aba t have been before him with lut int elligen e and im partiality parti alicy in this one Lio ito wever he appears to have aken a departure from a consistent course buith which no fault lias has bein beim found from any aay quater quarter surely this will be b evident on more mature reflection to himself |