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Jul 13, 1880

Journal Entry

July 13, 1880 ~ Tuesday

13 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters from Tenney and Bullock
I spent 4 hours at the Council House with President Taylor J. F. Smith
& A Carrington in hearing a case of seduction & Adultery


^[FIGURE]^ A man committed Adultery with two married women
And the Husband of one of the women shot himself ^him^ dead and
was tryed by a Jury and cleared And a Brother of the two
Husbands of the two women also committed Adultery with
the towo women and both of the men who were innocent got
a Bill of Divorce from their wives it was a vary grieveious
Affair. They all confessed their sins and forgave Each other
and were to be Baptized for the remission of their sins I
[FIGURE] wrote 1 Letter to Williams on 7 acres of land

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
210 mentions
Apostle
Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
239 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885
125 mentions

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
July 13 1880 [FIGURES] I received 3 Letters from A. M. Tenney T. Bullock & on pioners ^[FIGURE]^ I spent 4 Hours in council at the Council House with J Taylor J. F. Smith A Carrington & myself in Hearing a caste of seduction and adultery. On Man committed Adultery with 2 Married women and the Husband of one of the women shot him dead and was tried by a Jury and cleared and a Brother of the two Husbands of the Two women also committed Adultery with the two women and both of the men who were innocent got a Bill of Divorce from both of the woman It was a vary grievious affair they all confessed their sins and they forgave each other and were to be baptized I wrote one Letter to D. W. Williams, on Deeding 7 acres of Land and hope it will satisty

Jul 13, 1880