Show till THE I 1 I 1 Is emended to william swansea lewis I 1 OF THE COURT tr were Mis mistaken takei by the th defendant md he f WM WAN cil caught u bt in a snap by creed or ir putty party the passing of sentence on william lewis was as set for monday afternoon but tiro the matter was overlooked tin and court N was as adjourned without mr icv lewis is having had an till opportunity to receive judicial clemency or judgment he ile was told hobein to bo in attendance at 10 this tills morning and at that hour he lie w was as called up and tile following ensued court mr lewie lewis you are convicted by 5 our alea lea of guilty guilt of the crime of unlawful un i cohabitation have Y ou anything to pay say why will tho ance of 0 the tile court should not bo a a n 0 w passed UV nou 0 u v 1 3 mr I 1 r 1 lev is S yes your Y ur IIo Ifo northe Dorthe edmunds r iId saw law that was passed something thin over fi five years ago found me in the same zino condition as many moro with a plural wife and family on my hands and the rulings ruling of the court in S salt lit lake city A ere understood b by me as they were by many pany t more that I 1 could co uld put nn myself self in compliance with the law bv liams livin with either wife tife that I 1 chose to liyo live with atthe at the same time there are some influential men who alto were quite aware a are of my status statu and the physical condition of my lawful wife and when lien 1 I vent went to live 1 health will my plural wife I 1 did so sincerely thinking I 1 was complying with w ith the law with etli that understanding I 1 vent to kays creek a year 5 ear ago last ft inter and school abear A j ear ago I 1 returned to ogden and habif hav in read in it the newspapers of the case of W G child and other gentlemen I 1 learned I 1 had lied not done right in living with any wife but the lawful wife I 1 I 1 then went on fifth street and from that time I 1 lived with mith my labul 1 wife lie under the old arrangement at K ays aps creel or at least subsequent to it was the last baby which was born in october last and in in fixing the date of the indictment to the tile first of janu ar ary y 1880 1886 it left a period of ten months fr from 01 n that ditc date to the time tho tile last baby was bom born and of course it seemed I 1 must bo be colion guilty i ity I 1 griea tried to place myself in anity viall vit ll the law aw mv my efforts are well ft ell understood by bome influential parties A little over 0 er a car ear ago ft m lien I 1 did go back boresi to reside al with my lawful wile wife sickness and death came upon my family quarantine and the yellow flag were put upon the house and this tills was a followed by the confinement in in october some foolish reports rel 0 O arts have been started in the case that I 1 hao ila ve latel lately been arc breaking aking the law these started from people who hae have vindictive mo fives which N aich I 1 could easily disprove if placed upon trial M ay iy intention has been to obey the 1 law w and as it is not holding to any chunh church not tied to any creed nor belonging to any pirty party I 1 i bland hero here a free man mail c convinced convince of the supremacy of the law and of my dut d to obey it court you 1 ou understand tand the of course in this territory of suspend ing sentence in cases of parties agree ingi ing to obey the low law in tho ile t future you understand that fully full y mr lewis yes sir mr court in diew view of that I 1 hey whit do aou say in regard re to tile futures 1 mr aou ir lewis 1 fard I 1 intend the lawe 1 z court you intend to abc alie law I 1 mr lewis lenvia yes sir court what was w is the date late of your our plural marriage mr lewis lowis december 1868 court I 1 beheim the settled policy of alio spurts has been in in casas where a plural 1 1 1 m marriage arriage took roI place pl ico Of before 1 s 8 or before tile efforts to enforce the law of 82 1 to suspend Fen sentence tence in in such cases cabes 1 I dont it has been the policy to suspend sentence ts here the marriage inar nago took place after that for in in stance in in 1884 your i be ing fully satisfactory in in this case that ou I 1 intend intend in the future to obey the tile law and to acknowledge tho the su P premie r of tile government I 1 think tile policy should bo be pursued and sentence suspended but of course you ou und understand ersland its intent and that violations of the law in in future will be violations of your our promise to the court the sentence rico in your our case may bo be suspended during good behavior and during the time you ou fulfil your our promise proui ibe you 5 ou hai have made to obey tho the law in in tho the future mr lewis 1 I thank your our honor 11 I 1 |