bom the first son ofthe family, Richard Rawle Fry. Two more little girls were also bom during the time the family lived in Monday Town, Agnes Fry, bom 7 November 1865 and Emily Fry (Welch), bom 28 June 1867. Fall 1867 saw the house torn down again and the same logs, with other new logs added, were used to build another home in Morgan City. The home built on lot 1 was a very good one for those times. It consisted of two good sized log rooms. Facing south it had two windows with an entrance between them. This door led into the combination dining room, kitchen, and sitting room. No provision was made for a stove, but a large fireplace at the northeast end of the room served to heat the house and provide cooking facilities. The fireplace was made of sandstone which was plastered on the inside with clay mortar. From the front room a door led west to the bedroom. South ofthe house a thirty foot well was dug to supply the family with clean drinking water. The well was not quite finished when a blinding snowstorm hit the area. During the evening, the family members were startled to hear the cries of a neighbor, Mr. Alpin. Unable to see in the blizzard, he had ridden his mule into the open well. Fortunately neither he nor his mule were badly injured and after much effort both were lifted to the surface frightened and shaken but able to resume their journey. During the next years more children were bom to the Fry family: William John Fry, bom 18 March 1869; John Rawle Fry, bom 22 August 1870; David James Fry, bom 22 February 1873; and Henry B. Fry, bom 13 December 1876. Richard Fry entered the order of plural marriage on 11 April 1876 when he married Ann's niece, Susan Lerville. Susan came from England to Utah in 1875, She was only ten years old when Richard and Ann had left England to come to America. Richard and Susan became the parents of five children; Thomas William Fry, bom 12 November 1877; Alfred George Fry, bom 27 August 1879; Flora Mary Fry (Robison), bom 13 October 1882; Charles Lerville Fry, bom 25 November 1884; and Winnie May Fry (Crouch), bom 18 December 1886. The wives and children of the family were very close and respected and loved each other. After the passage ofthe Edmunds Act in 1882, the laws ofthe United States aimed specifically at the Mormons declared plural marriage a crime. Vigorous prosecution of those practicing plural marriage in the Church was instituted. The following account is taken from The Deseret News, 9 November 1886: ARRESTED FOR COHABITATION On Tuesday last, Brother Richard Fry, first counselor to President Willard G. Smith of the Morgan Stake, was arrested on a charge of living with more than wife. He was taken to Ogden and when arraigned before rhe Commissioner pleaded guilty. He was placed under $1500 bond to appear for trial in First District Court. Another news item in The Deseret News oil December 1886 reported: ARRAIGNED ON 3 COUNTS FOR COHABITATION. Richard Fry of Morgan City was arraigned and took time toplead guilty toa three count indictment agaiast him for unlawful cohabitation. 244