Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-18 | Page 6 | House of David Deaths, Topic

HOUSE OF DAVID DEATHS TOPIC Up Mix of Marriage 1 and Divorce Shown By State I ST ST. JOSEPH Mien Mich May 2 18 18 Hy ty The Associated Tress Press InUI- InUI catlon cation that the cause causo of oC the deaths oC of a It number of oC members of ot the tho house of ot David ld colony colon will play an Important part In tho the dissolution dissolution I tion Hon action ellon against the tho association tion lion S all as seen today In tho the in insertion In- In insertion In the thc court record ot of a alist list Hilt of or deaths officially recorded cause unknown George G orge A. A j. j Roderick county clerk produced records record to how that ten Individuals whom Iro Pro George Nichols said he would later show were cro colonists had died without tho the cause OC or death being given g Among them thema a was a tI law sister of ot Bessie DenIo Woodworth complainant in Ut a criminal action against Benjamin Purnell head of ot tho the colony charging assault H. H T T. DelV defense attorney ney Interrupted testimony of ot Roderick to protest any attempt by the witness to fo assign cause caule for forthe tho the deaths Ho lIo was admonished by the tho judge that was only reading county records Tho The deaths occurred accord accord- according ing fog to the records the witness said on High lUg Islands a bleak stretch of ot northern Michigan l tho the property of ot the tho colony Most of or yesterdays yesterday's session was vaa taken talen up with an nn attempt by tho the state to show Benjamin and Mary Iary Purnell leader co-leader were not no man and wife Mary Purnell produced a II license to show she age and the colony head were married in 1880 1850 Angelina Angeline Riley niley Darnett of ot Greenup Ky l who claimed to bo be Purnell's first wife said ho he did not obtain a divorce from her until 18