| Show the alleged bigamy in commissioner rogers court yesterday francis L patterson appeared for examination on a charge of ngamy in the absence of the prosecuting attorney mr rogers examined the witnesses on the part of the prosecution n smith smith appeared for the defendant A plea of not guilt was entered and the first witness called calle E was mrs hattie battle dana patterson the e lady took the stand and stated that she was the wife of the defendant she was married to him on the of may in the present year when witness married the defendant she did not know that he be had bad another wife in denver he had told her that he had a former wife but bat had obtained a divorce from her ber she bad lived with him in denver deaver and defendant gave witness to under understand that the relationship had been discontinued the decree of the court granting the divorce was shown to witness oh ob the day before the marriage of herself and mr patterson took place this was all the witness knew in regard to the matter the defendants defendant business calls him between here and denver and he be went to denver to get a copy of the court record in the divorce proc proceedings ee dings mrs jane dana corroborated her daughters testimony mr rogers announced that this was the evidence for the prosecution and the attorneys for the defense moved for the discharge of the defendant on the ground that no evidence of RD an offense having been committed had bad been introduced mr H W smith made a brief argument in which he be referred to the certificate which had bad been mentioned in the evi evidence derce the gentleman said it had bad not been introduced because it had bad no seal and certainly did not appear altogether genuine on its face however there may have been some mistake and this defendant should be given the benefit of the doubt the court said there was probable cause to believe that an offense had bad been committed according to the present testimony and he be should therefore have to overrule the motion for the discharge of the defendant the attorneys for the defense then aaker tor for a postponement for ten days to enable them to send to denver to verify the copy ot of the certificate and to hunt bunt up other evidence in regard to the case the case was de therefore continued for ten days tind and tip te defendants ball bail was fixed axed at the amount of 2500 ogden herald berald octa 3 |
