Show aw I 1 I 1 THE DISTRICT COURTS I 1 I 1 F 1 I 1 I 1 andge him niner lenient with those ho 21 pleaded guilty i W R 11 X LID will 11 II IDE TUC obal HIE TUC 11 I 1 I 1 0 I 1 1 i lar larz re lamber or cases of f ignored 1 1 I 1 I 1 by lyght the grand jury jarr la 0 lore to t come I 1 0 I 1 I 1 the district court 0 opened ened yester yeater r d day la morn morning 1 ing on the c criminal rf minal session I 1 A large large n number n egber ot of cases were disposed 41 t of and bo be it said to judge miner s C credit that in every case where mor mons had plead guilty to unlawful cohabitation or polygamy the court coart expressed I 1 a gratification that they had a acted c ted in such a straightforward manner and made t the h penalty ty es as light aa as possible ibe libe case of 0 jacobson Jaco baon of f randolph I 1 charged with unlawful cohabitation ita tiou was first called richards and a ad barton appeared for the defendant and prosecuting attorney evans represented the united states the defendant bad had previously en a plea of not guilty but upon being brought before the bar withdrew hia big former plea and entered another of guilty mr said for his client gullak t that t he would promise to obey the law law in the future there had never been an any y issue issue I 1 from his polygamous I 1 g among marriage attorney evans had no questions to ask and the defendant was taken in hand by the court lie ile stated tha the manifesto had bad had the effect of changing hia his opinions previous to the issuance of the said document he bad had considered the I 1 practice right but bat since fince that lime time his big I 1 views bad had change dand he be now prom hotd to obey the law to its full fall extent tent me lao court stated that ho he was pleased that the defendant had bad taken the present course and would take as 03 sincere tha the gent lemans statement the penalty would be made as light as poe possible ible and mr jacobsons Jacob fine would ba be and the of tho prosecution 1 tion an order was entered that the ca court art stenographer attend all the united states cases and big services be the charged to the government 1 the case of levi M wheeler charged with unlawful cohabitation I 1 was next called richards and land barton appeared for the defendant I 1 and attorney E vans for the eov gov ern eminent ment As in the previous cato cage thes le fondant entered a plea of guilty mr stated that his client was unable to pay any fine having only a few low head of block stock by which id td make a livelihood he ile ia is alcoa also a cripple and very tery feeble loabe the court the defendant stated that he would in the future obey all laws of the united mates states and especially ally those in in regard to polygamy unlawful cohabitation and like crimes I 1 he bad had believed polygamy right until the issuance of the manifesto the court said that inasmuch as to the defendant was unable to pay any fine he be would sentence him to twenty I 1 days I 1 q p in the penitentiary upon reconvening abt at 2 the following petit jury was impanel led 4 1 I 1 john gramer heber orm B 0 walton wilton john bradley mark fletcher thomas frazier amea ames brown thomas grant P M paulson J wallen john everett II 11 H smith g B L doty tehshu wilber B A bybee aaron da witt willis booth jr andred rase rise john kunz 1 I E spaulding dins thomas fryer fryers edward sewell charles mccomic five persons who had been summoned to appear and act as jurors failed to show up and the court I 1 ordered that a writ of 0 attachment ba be served upon them and they ba be sentenced to pay a fine of ta 5 for contempt john welch pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful cohabitation his ills attorney mr stated t that harthe the gentleman was very poor and was unable to pay any very very large large amo amount effi to mr evans ans the defendant stated that atha he had nad married big ia second d wife in in 1870 1876 and for the last two years had not lived with her he owned twelve acres of land under cultivation and had elways tried to work the said farm with a view to the support of both families he always considered agats st it his sworn wr duty duty to be heap e P t h bis is wives and little ones all in hia his power ue ile had eaten several meals at hia his second cifes bouse house but only in ca cases sea of bf extreme fatigue he would promise to td obey the laws in the future considered polygamy right to a certain extent tut but since the recent action taken taker by tho the church he be renounced all such beliefs and would live op tip to the law defendant ia Is sixty eight yeara years of age and has hag already served one term in the penitentiary I 1 the district attorney thought that H the old gentleman should receive a light penalty under the existing circumstances v cum stances I 1 i I 1 I 1 judge miner said that in hew of the age of the defendant he would sentence him to pay a fine of and coeta costs orin or in default of payment tobe to be incarcerated in the penitentiary hot not I 1 I 1 to exceed three months later mr t at gave avo hia his check as security I 1 and the old man will not go to the pen pan the case of the united states vs luke sherwood oJ ad adultery altery was next called tor for trial kimball and allison appeared for the defendant and attorney evans E vans tor for the government defendant withdrew the plea of not g guilty milty entered in 1889 1389 and entered one of guilty asking that he be granted till monday at 10 to receive sentence upon giving bonds tho request wag was acceded to the defendant is charged with adultery alleged to have been committed with a woman whom he be supposed wag was his wife it seems that sherwood had iia already been married oa bat anthi hi r wife r left eft him and went eat east thinking that this was the samo same as a divorce I 1 I 1 the defendant had curried married a I 1 a a and n d been arrested for adultery I 1 agta the h f following chow ng additional business wag was transacted united states va james kump kamp on motion of david evana evans the casenas I 1 dismissed dismie sed mary Marv mcgrath vs david G atal tal 1 lant tha the motion of maloney and perking to bobot set aside judgment and verdict I 1 dict taken under advisement five days stay ot of execution granted to prepare p are bill of exceptions and statement on appeal defendant excepts except a the grand jury jary has thus far ignored the following unlawful fal cohabitation polygamy and adultery cases wh which ich were defended by richards r and barton us vs joha john andrews drews U 8 vs fred T Th thelier Theu n ier U 8 vs U traber U S vs thos kirby U 8 vs wm rove e U ua S vs G thomas U 8 VB vs jens christensen Christen aen U 8 S vs mary U 8 vs liana hans munk blank IT 8 vs E emma mma mitten |