Show I I I ff I I I THE HINTZE CASE A prosecution under the edmunds I law lair we referred the of other her day to the fact that elder I F P hintze of oghig bi cottonwood cotton wood was arr arrested t e d the eve evening n before his intended departure on a mission to enro europe e the arrest was made under the edmunds law on a charge of illegal cohabitation with one matilda wall the arrest was made on monday and on friday 10 om am the case was commenced before commissioner mackay As tile deseret states state 81 the object of the prosecution appeared to bo be to show cohabitation between the parties subsequent to the time when the tile edmunds bill went into force the complaining witness julius jensen was the first fint witness examined he ile testified that he understood from common report that 31 matilda atilda wall was the defendants plural wife but he lie failed to give an any evidence on the main point aimed aaby at by the prosecution cution prosecution Erose T the c testimony of mary uary beusen elicited but little that appeared pertinent tine ritto to tho the case the evidence of matilda wall was also taken laken but no material fact relating to occurrences subsequent to the time when the edmunds bill became a law was elicited the same was the c case as c with regard to the evidence of neils neilson Nei laon the court took a recess till p in when the examination was resumed umed in the afternoon so we learn from the S L herald more evidence for the prosecution and some for the defense was given one witness on the latter sl side ide testifying that he be heard a certain neilson say on or about the ad of september at his blacksmith sh shop op well ill give you or any ot other her man 50 to get evidence to get hintze in ill a scrape as I want to get even with tho th damned rascal council submitted the case without argument commissioner mckay then stated that there was ivas probably tro probably bably sufficient to ma make c a case and cr dered thai that defendant give bonds in to appear before the grand jury ahe he whole case to us looks sur ri singly like a case of persecution rather than of prosecution more instigated by personal vindictiveness than based on oil ascertained facts however Jowe vcr the further develop development menti will make the matter indubitably lear clear |