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Show THEY HAVE RIOIITd. Polyoamoos Citannxs Caw iMiiKntT. The billowing was crowded cut of last week's issue. WAsiUNaTOK. Jan. 21. Just'co Drown yesterday rendered his first opinion as a mouiber of tho United States Buprcrno court. Ho delivered two opinions, of which tho mare important waa in tho coBoof Ucoiro N. Copo va, Janot Copo and Thnmaa II, Cope, brought horo on appeal from tbo Euproino court of tho Torritory of Utah. Tho question Involved waa whether or not nion by a polygamous polyga-mous marrlago had alight ol inhoiltanoo from his father, it having been claimed ho waB Illegitimate. Tno court holds that a son bvn polygamous marrlago did havo such right and reversed the judgment of the terrltoral court. Tbo court eayst 'Tho Edmunds Tuckor act declared llgltlmato all children of Mormon parents born within Icsh than twelvo months from its passage. ' Tho object." tho court saya, ''was to mako thoBounfortunato children an especial object of caro and to make their parents relinquish polyuamy by fixing a poriod after which tholr children chil-dren should bo illegitimate." |
