Show lr fi N NOT T A CASE CAS OF POLYGAMY POLYGAMY i In the Tribune ulo of Thursday and inc in c every c ery E tern newspaper pel for which the Tribune acts as correspondent ap appears ape ap- pears the the- stat ment that a new case of r poly developed at Provo Aman A Aman man man named Conover Conoyer is accused of or poly poly- gamy He married his first wife in 1901 and his bis second in 1907 It is unfortunate un un- fortunate for the state of Utah that this case may be called polygamy although although al al- al tb though ugh It does not oven even remotely resemble re- re that system 1 By Dj the statement of or both Conover er and anti his first wife she left her hus bus i. i band and traveled where she wanted 1 5 to without direction from him without without with with- out his knowledge of or her bel whereabouts r and and- without depending on h him m for support or recognizing him as her husband He says sars he saw her name in inthe I the list of the dead at the San Francisco Fran Fran- Fran I cisco earthquake and aud fco so believed I himself free He married the second wife In the firm belief that he was an I unmarried man That isn't polygamy It is simple bigamy bigamy lf If it is an anything If the man manan can an establish his case he be Is technically technically cally guilty of an offense against the laws laws aws of the state and aud should be pun pun- But Bul by y the story of oC neither of or them Is this a case of polygamy Tho The second wife is not taken with the tho consent consent con sent of or or even e the tho knowledge of tho the first the husband is not trying to have hae two who at one and ind the same mo time doesn't kno r when he marries the second that the first is living HYIng It coul couldn't nt properly bo be called polygamy by br an any one And yet ret under the tho laws of this thia state that is precisely what the charge will have bave to be And all Utah is discredited discredit discredit- ed throughout the country by the recurrence recurrence re re- recurrence currence of or a ca case e of ot new polygamy The Republican wanted anted the last session ses ion sion of the legislature to avert that palpable wrong to do justice to the state of Utah If that had been done if the correction of terms had been made this case se could not be heralded all aU over the nation by enemies of Utah as a case of new polygamy Do not the legislators see tho the Injustice Injustice injustice In In- justice that resulted from their Inaction inaction inac lane tion |