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Show U. C. BALL AND JONES. The Latest Duo .On the , Programme of the District Court. Ball Answers Not Gnilty, and Jones Pleads the Higher Law. ' 'j - . , j Satisfied to Take the Consequences,; For He Is Not Gnilty Accord- j ;' . ,,lng to God. John P. Ball . and Thomas C Jones were arraigned before Judge Zane at 10 o'clock this morning to make plea to several sev-eral indictments found against them on the charge of unlawful cohabitation.- Mr. Ball, the Third ward store-keeper, j was called .forward, and listened atten- I tively to the indictment, charging him I with living in the unlawful marriage latioh with Emma Anderson-Ball and Phoebe Anderson-Ball as his wi ves-during the . period existing between December 1st, 1882, and November 1st, 1885. Being called on to make answer to the charge, he pleaded not. guilty, and was released on a continuing bond to await trial when notified. ... Thomas C. Jones stepped forward and withstood the trying ordeal of three cinching indictments. The . first charged the defendant with living unlawfully as man and wife with Eliza Jessen Jones and Mary Orgill Jones, from December 1st, 1882, to December 31st, 1883. - The feecond charge set forth illegal cohabitation cohabita-tion with these two women from January 1st, 1884, to December 31st, 1884, and the third indictment read from January -1st, 1885, to November 1st, 1885. Court What is your plea to the first indictment? Jones The same as I made" before Commissioner McKay, that I have two living and undivorced wives. I have no attorney, and no property or means to pay for one. I don't want any lawyer to work for me for nothing, and I guess I can stand the consequences. Court rAre you guilty or not.? Jones I have two . wives, and am not guilty according to the laws of God; I don't know, as I understand the Government Govern-ment laws, as I was never in court before. be-fore. Court Mr. Jones, are you guilty of the charges as set forth in the indictment just read. ' ' Jones Yes, I am euilty of living with two wives; as state Jin the last indictment, indict-ment, but not guilty of the other two charges. Jones was inclined to be impudent in making his pleas of not guilty to the indictments in-dictments covering 1883 and 1884, and in his plea of guilty to that of 1885. Mr. Van Horn desiring to be excused by the Court from acting as defendant's attorney. Mr. Ben Sheeks was appointed to conduct Jones' case. Next Saturday Mr. Jones will receive sentence on his plea of guilty to one of the charges, and the other cases will come up shortly. This afternoon Jones came into court and stated, through "Judge Harkness, that he did not understand the indictments fully, and after explanation he desired to withdraw his plea of guilty and stand trial for all three charges. Bonds were fixed in the sum of $1,000 for. the first charge, and $600 each for the remaining two. |