State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
An indictment for the crime of polygamy was found against the defendant in the District Court for "Winona county, under which he was tried, convicted and sentenced. The defendant removes tbe cause to this court by writ' of error. Tbe case is fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Gcwi
Berry, J.
At the March Term, 1866, of tbe District Court for tbe County of Winona, an indictment was found against tbe plaintiff in error, in which be is accused of tbe crime of polygamy committed as follows: “That tbe said George Johnson, on tbe 18th day of March, A. D. 1835, at tbe city of Buffalo in tbe State of New York, did marry and take to wife one Eleanor Cherry ; that afterwards, to-wit: during tbe year 1856, tbe said George Johnson in tbe County of La Crosse, State of Wisconsin, while bis lawful wife Eleanor was still living, did unlawfully marry and take to wife Catherine…
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