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Arrested- Last evening, Elder James Birmingham, of Bountiful, Davis County, was arrested at his home by deputy U.S. Marshal Greenman and brought to Salt Lake. Being charged with  polygamy, he waived an examination, gave bonds in the sum of $2, 000 an was permitted to return to his home.

Source: From Tuesday's Daily, Oct. 21 Reprinted in Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Wed., Oct. 29, 1879
Contributed and transcribed by C. Horton

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Wanted In Davis on Charge of Polygamy
Cecil C. Plant is under arrest at San Francisco on a charge of polygamy, being wanted by the authorities of Davis county, Utah, to answer to that charge.

It is alleged that Plant, while having a wife living in California, came to Utah and married Miss Mary May, a former resident of Oregon. The marriage is alleged to have taken place at Farmington, December 24, 1904.

It is said that his last wife had no idea that he was a married man at the time she married him.

Requisition papers have been issued by Acting Gov. Tingey, and Sheriff Ware of Davis county will leave at once for San Francisco to bring back Plant for trial.

Source: Salt Lake Telegram - January 31, 1906
Submitted and transcribed by Sandra Davis

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