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Y! ray = --... ; Ibis wicked wbo, married )Uses, wallolVs dlsp1rts bllll_ n lau~h at law he •• ,Mormon" him, lbe "Gen_ nd betlVeen lbe In },h~ orKles of an neceunry lous preacberd , moral dlates_ Ibuted to this IIl1ol1 of afflliu ce III tbe auc- , STOCle. I tbe follOWIng ,prll 2Gtb, 1S8G. IS 10 ask aft to \> In re!(ard to 18 d ~ . ~ Ii tbe.e are _0 here on tb. 18 usual With us own laod In a mmlUeu to try of alock. Tber ,elr PIlY for tbl~ c atock tbey drive r, tbe quealiOnd land In tbe IIrld loed by anolber uld be be conarty? oDulJlttee a.. eas ey be debarred s to be consl<Jcomlulltee can't ere I~ no one at y muat come to one to do Ihls, d ownera can't, to town to get ama!:es, no lDale at work In tbe puts tbe matter posillon. i·ir.l, k to town, how appraIse know bave b~en there lDal(e bas been 8tock, except on milled Anrt II atock In tbe lIeld Ilmll!!e Ilnd likely 'e ~ue~t1ons you Il\·or. l'erbap8 It to others about u cc.uld answer I will .tate tbat( er, and bave been nrt do not know ut It. J. D. turns on the 18Id commIttee or have In tbe prope damages 10 be T be '. w re,q u lr~" • to Aa8~tant Attorney-Geoeral Maur1 hUI'Canlty, of civilIzation nnd of equity waa able and eloquent, brlelly dIscusalnl!; tbe la w points advanced on the part of tbo KO\·ernment. He Inslated that the questlons for tbe court to pua uVon were: wbetber there could be constructlve cobabltatlon and a seKregatlan of offeuses, wbeD, 10 lact, tbere bad been but one offense. In repl11ng to ' 1I1r. Maury'. remarks about morllllty, Mr. lUcbsrds wa' Impreulvel1 eloqueut, Ilod tbe court paid marked atteutloo. Tbe questlona put br the members of the court to counse , yesterday, lodlcate clearly a desIre to construu tbe law ao as to relieve tbe hardBblps tbe con"truclloo glveo by tbe court below would Impose 00 tbe people affected . JUltlce Bradley, yesterday enlllns, desired Maury, on tbe part or tbe "overoment, to 8111 wbat course poly,:a101»18 sbould pursue In reltard to tbelr Vlll,,1 wlvea. The Cblef Justice rcmllrkcd to Maur1 tbat he c(.ould take till this worolng to answer tbe questloo . Today tbe Clllef Justlce, Dradle1, Miller aod },'Idd pressed tbe Assistaot Attoroe1-UenerlLl to answer, but be avoIded and, becomlog excIted, declared It would bave been lnlloltely better II tbe Mormons, years a lO, had been put to the sword. CurtJd prote.ted aDd called upon ~laury to explaIn, but bls expllLoatious were awkward. Rlcbards, 10 CIOBloKl.made effecllve usc 01 MAury's ul-Idvlsed expresBloo." Tile case DOW under consideration by tbe hlgbest tribunal In tbe couotry, Is one or ver1,:reat Importance. Apart Irom It~ cousequences to tbe Apostle wb.) DOW lingers III tbe penlteutlary iJecause be relUlel to renOunce 1111 covenaot.!, cast of( bls /amlly, aDd turn back 00 bls relhdou, It Is likely to a!fect tllu luturo of tbl. wbole Tcrrltory. Maoy 01 the lore most men 10 the community aru 10 some rupects, lovolved 10 tbe same '1uestlODS wblcb beloo« to tbe CUe hefore tbe court of last resort. 'fbe1 are Bummed up 10 the tlYO polnta pre~eot­ ed,by Mr. RIc bards, and tbllt wblch 11'&8 pressed on counlel for the Government by several of tbe Judges, It Is to be boped tbat, tbis time, the court will gIve a compreheDsive aDd complete OplDlon upon tbe meaning aDd limIts 01 tbe orreocc of "uolawlul cOhabltatloo" created by tbe Edmunds Act. We use the word "created," advIsedly. UDder tbe delloltlons tbat bave beeo given to tbe term It Is I Dew olfense In ibe law. No SUCb criminal meanIng W&! ever belore applied to It as 10 tne rostculloos against tbe "Mormons." t baa been stretcbed and twIsted In varloua ways to lDeet dlfferlog cues. It blL8 been made more elutlc tDlln a01 Btatute tbllt wu ever belore maolpul:lted b11'.drolt I'.ttoroeys aDd ecbo101: co"rta. Ita capabllItles even now lIeem uot to be exbausted . II ever Ii law requIred a settled dedoltloo, It Is tbe tblrd section 01 tbe Edmuods Act. Tbe question, "Wbat course allall '. . . • 1- ..... " .. 11 tn .t,,.tr r ' THlC DESlCR. ,E T NlCVVB_ Is the [(rellt 'Iuestlon belore tbe courl: It requires au answer. 11 the cOllo~el of tbe Governmcnt cannot aoswer It thp' duty lles wltb the SuprelDe COllrt' Maury's metbod Is out 01 the que~thlli In a popular government. It mil/Ill do for sanKe. aod aeml cIvilized autocraclps. Dut tbe Government lto~lI would, If called upon, repudliltc tbe murderous sentlmeot of It.! tcmporllr)' rerresentatlvc. 11 a peacelul and lawlu settlement 01 tbe trouble Is de¥lred and the aUltust ~rlbunl1l belore wblch tbls matter appears can decide ur.0ll no otber, some ratIonal recol(olt 00 01 "Mormon" rlltbts a8 cItizens and rellglonlsts, must be Itdopted U well as of the law wblch Is especIally Iramed agalost a reature of their fulth. Une thIng may be counted ou by all ,!bo ar.. Interested 10 tills question. No true Latter-dllY Slllht will \' lohlle the covenllDtII be hilS wade WIth Uod aod bls wives uO' walter wbat fUay be tbe peoaltles Imposed upoo biOI. Tbat may be depend~d upon, COtuc lIIe or delltb, llberty or perpetullI IllIprlsonment. Tile Saluta desire, II po.slble, to live wlthlo every Illw of lioe! "ud wao . Tiley wlsb uo couftlct wltb tbe couotry. Tiley de.lre uo ruptule wltb tbe gov.rniDeot. Tbey court 00 coIDlty frOID aoy otller bo,ly, relll(lous or political. Dut tlley bllve emllrllcell a rellJ,:loo tbat It lulerwo\'en wltb tllelr very llves and has reKulllted th .. lr falUIly relatlons, aod the tlu tbllt bave bound tbem to"etber autl bue been sealed by tbe authorIty of AIIDIj(bty God, cauoot be brokell by aoy power 00 eartb, civil or mllltllor Y Ilud uothlo!: but slo and tbe decree 0 i lIeaveu cau sever tbe eternal hootls tbat unite tbem. Undue »ev~rltT, cruelloterpretatlODS of Ii hlluh eoactment, ~10rt8 to force lOeo to Cll.t "drllt theIr lovIng latullles aud break tbe ""cred vows tbllot tbey hll\'e mllde 10 boly places, wIll all result In cousplcuou. failure. Aud tlll~ Is as cerlllin u tbat tiler" hi a Uoa In bellven. GIVe u~ laws tbat, we can obey 10 booor, aDd dellnltloos tllereol tllilt are In accord wltll recol(olzed lurlsprudeoce aod preservative of COlOmon rlgbts, aud Illr more will be accompll.bed tbllo by tbe vlodlcth'e IIle&8ures, preludlced v .. nllcl.><, varIed rulIn". aud trlllhcllted lIenteuces 01 packed lurles Ilnd passlonlltecourts, or by the bllud lury, ruthl<!~~ vlnleuce aud relentless bate of armed bosts Ilud tllelr bloodtblr.ty lIoavoC~tes. ,. ~ . LOCAL l{XW5. t'HOll WEDNESIl~ DAtI.Y, AI'1tlL :!H Robbery.-I.ll8t ('venlng a thlrl entered the '1'Itblnl' olllee In tbls cIty, and ¥tole from a wa"oo a valise beloo~ln~ to Mrs.l'eter Garlf, coullllnlo" ll'IUIloIItity 01 valuablu IlLdies' and childre~'s clolblng. Moullt CRrmel.-DrotberW , J,JolIcy, wrltlnK from Mouut Cumel, KlluP County, aays: "All Is well wltb us 10 '~I. nIRr.p. , (Il1r Iruit pro~p,ec!s a.~e "Eurly tbls moroln", ))eputy Mu· .hul. Vaodercook, Helitlelll, SmIth and tbree assl.tauts rahlt"lour towu lu 8e.u,rch of tnelr usu,,1 prey . I b"y vl~lt~d seven or el"ht house., II10u/: Wllh the spottcr JIm WIISOII, 110 YoOuuru'/':OIIOOaUur \t~~wllo",oowu to th" Iloilce C • v II. No Ilrre,ts were IUllrle, In e\'erv Instauce tbe parties wanted were no't at home. A few pcr.... u. Were subgwulloed to IlfPear befure th" Seplemel' term 0 court at I'ro\'o. Aller brellklast At SmIth'. hotel, four eboplalleu deputle~ departed In their bUI(~y toward l'ro\'o, "ud two left ou th" uorlh bouud Irell(ht trulu. "The wltnesse. wcre IIr.tsubpwUlled Lo appear before McKIlY 01 SuIt 1.llke Cit)·. Upan HOllie of Ibem pl~llIly tellIUK the depullt,s thlll tlley wonld Dot 1(0 out o( tbl.,udlclal district ulIlr. •• takeu by lorce,the delluU". bel'.! " "hort coo. lereuce Illter brelloklast at tile holelulld theu culle I u 01 tl It • I' I III w Ue".". tu ""~;:I~t1.~c/ore tb" court a. "bove ~"rlendl)' \VordA .-.\n Influential bU~luess mlln of oue of Ihe Illrj.(e cltlcs of the ~1I •• I~.lppl Valley, wrIte. a prlvllote I~tter to a Irlellli lu tb,. clty, from wblcb we are pcrmlttt.'d to tuu}w tb" lollowlol; exlract 00 cou.llt1ou of wltht-oldlog tile nawe: '" Il'llluot 10 receipt 0111 coPY 01 tbe IlY.SI':llICT N.:ws, alII" 01 th" EpIotic of tbe Jo'lr.t I'resldeuey of th" Churcll (.o( Jesus Cbrl.t of Llltter-daI Slllnta, wblch you kludly seDt me. I leKs" IIoCcept my tbauks tor ume. I 11I1L\'c read tbe palUphlet wIth luterest,lllid mu.t sllY tllat It Is I! spl~ndld article aUlI well wrltleu. I would further Mllte, thllt bllod this pamphlet beeu pu l,lIsbcd I~ or :»110 ye"r. Il!(O, It would lillI''' 1I,"'u bouod between tbe two litis (.of Ille Dible to·dIlY. I am 1101 II '~lorDlou;' 1I0we\'er, I do not thallk GOlllor th~t. Tberel. oue tlllDl(sUre,the I.eople 11'110 Ilre persecuting the 'Mormou.' must eltber tllrow "WilY tbeir DIllIe., or IIoCcept tbu 'Mormou. rdll;ion IlS true. If tbl. Epistle of tbc Jo'ir.t I'resldency I. Dot a cllncber for tile '.'formou' rell~,Ion, bued upou ~he telLcbiul(s o( the Utble, 'then 1 atu uo ludge or aouuel argumeot," '1 D S ILk K \lIng o~s.-.:1 t Ii: 0 CIty COll1II1u. Il llIor~~ uUlllucr ul 8nKrlluo:, wortbles~ cur~, who.e coutloue'lle ...." , , ,, , ... . .. oI ..., ,,h'I ,, -.I '" dill' I ,. , = ___ ~~~~==~====~========~g~4~9~ * came do" n to tbe cHy on bUslnc"s, au,l IVIIoS strIcken wltll \'10lent crllmp palus In his ~tolUacb, IrulIl wblcb bo coutloued to .utrcr Dotwllbstandlol( kind Irl.nels dId 1111 they could lor his rellel until dClltb eosued, allout SoW tbi:l Wo~oloj.(. 1I1 •• 0n JObD was ' hesld" blm durhlj.( bls aua~rlo", but tile other Klembeu 01 hi. Il1mllly kne~ Dotblll~ 01 bl" s'lck.. , • ue •• uutlllulormed of III. death . lie bas bad twenty-olle cblldroo born to blm, all 01 wbom Ilre living. Tho Rnld on l '.. yaon.-A Payson correspOlldent Heuds u.',be followllll( partlculllrs of the recent raId Ilt'that plilce uuder date ot tbe ~Utll lostaut : 11I~ctI to be sworn, on the grounrt that Ihe proseculloD hKrt movert It)r Ille dloIlllsM31 or 8p.vt!r,,1 rt'sorters to tbe bou~e, dcclulng the wHnes"c. unworlbY.ol credeDce. Tbe Court Instructed IIlro to be aworn, wblcb wu clone. Mr. HamptoD tbeo decllued to testily, as bls otllot"lueutl b · m:: t be dl.torted and used a"lllo.t blrn.el/, 'I'be lury retired Irom the room, and tbe matter was lrl(ued pro aDd cou, wben Mr. Hampton was excu.cd. Wm , ~lIlmon was called, and refnsed to teMtlfy, a:l Ills evldeuc" wl;;bt be used M~lllnot bIOI. The Court asked I( there an InIllctlDent al(ulnst JIll. SKlmon, aod Mr. Varian reph"d ,,~o. and tbere bu't likely ~o be'" , ~Ir , SUhuon then tcsllned thmt tbe pillee k"pt b1 defendaut WIlB reputed to be 11 bouFe 01 Ill· III me, aDd tb~ pros"clllloo reste.ltbclr ca." 'I'b" matter wa. th~n j.(h'co to the lury and 01 cour"e tbe \'er.lict co.ild uot be otherwIse tllllll I(llilly . Tb" delenriAnt hll" rteparted lor parts unknown, au,l 01 eour.e Is beyoud tile lurisdictloll 01 the court. -------I.UnWIG IUUtG 'va. n:.nF ..:. TUAT 1IY. II •• TWCl WI\,XN, A~" 1:1 CO:<\'ICTXII, !.lIdwlj.( l\I!rj(, of the I It II War,l wllo WIl. hullcted uuder the nUIII" 01 (;~"rl(e IIt'rll, wu arralj.(lIetl lu the 'I'illrd !ll.' Irict COllrt thl. lllornI 1I1(, Ilud l'I.' ~de'l guilty to the chllr"" a"llln.t I '1' f ~. 1:1~:;ed I~\r')~ ~i:~\'~~;e~ury Wer" IIUW Fre.I ,\llIler,,,,,, ".'u,Ch>l"II"r, ( 'lIrtU'liuli lIullt, lIellr,. Sit·· I I;, 1I' . I;ulfi~'~r, I"'lIr,. ~"d'I"'r, t;. 0\ . \\'llIlI :lter, · fo:th":1rI1 It,"'he. I' II 11'1 ' I x:lIelOr) :I":""I:t')' C '~rrl"a" \\'. t;. JUcnucj', I The IlIdlclment charj.(e. !.urtwll( II. lIer:: wltll unlllwful cohlllllllltloll with !... ulsa lIerj.( 1I11t1 IllIoullall TholUl'.NI lIer,::' as hi. w.lvell, from May I, I&!:I, to ~el't. I, 1:tS:.. The tlc/eurtllDt wa~ clilletllls Il wltlie,," Illllilestllled tbllt tbe ladles uame,l lu Ihe IllIllctmeut were lit. WIVe", au.1 hlltlll\,e.1 wIth bun In thllt relatlon.blp tlllrln)( lile perIod ullllled 10 the Indict 1II"nt. 'I'be lury returned l\ v"rtllct 01 ty, Ilud senteucc Willi fIxed lor Juuu I.t, ________ ,,"11- 'rilE JURY I>ISAGIU·:E. I~ TUY. W,I.~l' 'I'll It.::-1I,.:lt A KVJIt.: ~CJI: . . 'Ol'll JUlIDIK:oI ...:." CA".: VY.ICltlCT o~ TIU: Tllu ca"e 01 tbe l:nlte.1 Sllites va. Jo •. II. Ilellu, cbar"ed with" \'lollitlOll 01 the 1':dIOUUctS law, W"" /(I\'e:l to tbe Irllll/ury lit ahuut tour o'clock Telster.IIlY a!lerlloou. At 1'l::JO o'clock, no \'eCtllcl bavhlj.( beelllouud, court took " rece •• nulll ;::10 p. m. At 1I :0Ut /I ' o'clock tbe Iury c"me 10 aDd re"orled tbat they wur" unable to 'u(rell upon II to the It!IH.lcrIi IJ J tI ~ ven ct, u~ , u lie, ;;'IIIU stlltClI ooly two cblhlren, a boy IlIHI a inrI, " g"ll ,,\Jout lwell'e au,l (u"rteeu \'~~r. frum th",' ~am, e CIlUse. ' lJurln~ tbe prcs~nt month, aoothpf cltl7.CD, llrotber L\'8I1on.lcr Ue<', haoll,hQ ~I~e~se break out In hi. Itlmlh', tbreu cllildren belnt: at UntaRectetl wllb It, aDd BOOO alterward8 II I I hI k i f' b ve; an, w t n a W"e' our a t em blld dIed from It:! elfecls, Une 01 tllem wao bls oon AlIfloud, a IIUll robu~t younl( mllu ahout I. YCllors ollll'e. 1 btl other tbree were ~II • .'(rllndcbll.~reo, Alberlll, WIIIIIlIll fi"1 ZllIlnl' J. nker, Olher. In the lamy ure ul.o stili "nected wltb tbe m"ly ll11 . • ' _ 1~lkn th.e _;Ith Inst" F.mlly Me/,clIr c ,a I"-y'"r ohl dllu~hter 01 Drothcr Hollert McK"n'lrlc~, who I. nowaloo servin!: u term ollmr.rl.onlDellt In tho 1·... lltentlury lor, bls "Klly to bls wh'cs Illld. hi. religIon, ~uccumbe.1 to tbe "1l.'!le dreud dlsellse, 1 he COlIlIIl(lolIls at pre.cllt conlln~11 to two IUlllllles, 811.1 It I. hOI,e.1 thut It wlll,·xteu.1 uo fllrther. Th" dllY "chool hus hcell telllpor~rllv sU'lleulle.1 h·.t It. contlnullnce mlllbt re.ult 10 "prello.llu" the mulady. How 1'hry Rob "Unc·l .. ""11'."A. 1111 eVllleucc 01 the mellll. u.ert to .w.·ll tb" \,nrse. 01 the "Icc lIeO/I." ell):I1I/CII III the antl-"JIIormoll" crn"",,10', the Jlro.ecutluu of Mr. JoseI'll II, J)euu alr... CtI. Il Illlr IlIu.trlLtlon. lu thl~ ca.e, the tnal ot wlllch re.ult",1 III the 11I.agrec·lIIellt 01 the lury, .Ixtc,·o Wlllle".es Were HuhlllClIllCtl "1111 ollly Illur 11'''11, lhe latter belli;! 1111 who coultl j.(lve Ilny "vhlence. Th " ol' ,er were 1«,·le"."o fllr liS the puq" " , 'O , the I' ro.ecutloll ,v"re cOllc"rlle,' I.UI 0 ' " .. I thl!m ull thllt IVIl. l·XP'Ccl".1 til II" proven ~a. thllt til<! wILlie•• bll.1 ~~en. MI:t." J(ulJ,:c:t t4wt.'cphl)C t111~ duor yaH' SIX olher.. Werc bruUl(ht lrom I'rovll out~lde 01 the IlIstrlct, hClth be lure th~ "rKntllury IIlItI"t Ih .. trllll, yet not olle of tlJt.'1J) knew tht! tlt.· (cmlllut even h" repulatlon, or ha.1 any kllowle.'''c c;1 the cllse. Tlwse .Ix wltne~ . ... (rom the j.(o\'erumcnt lor tbelr utleu.laliCe IUIII IIIl1ellol(e *-;14. It 10 Ilpp!1rent that there cUIIM he DO other ohl"ct lu ~umllloulul( tllelll alhl thus wa.tllI): money, except to I'll" up lee~ lor th .. ollleero en)(lll!e.1 lu th .. work. The wltm· •• e. hll.1 alilleell b,,lore Ibe Il:rllnd Iury, alilt lh" pro"cclltor kn~w eXllctly to whllt they could te"tI(y, 1"t wben tile trllll Cllllle Oil, pllrtle:l wbolll the proHecutiOlI WlUI Ilware hl.1 uo kUl/wle.l):l' 01 the clrcum~lallce", 'VI"e broll)!ht Illto court-suhp,cnll",1 to Ilct IlS llIeru specllltor". If til" ~'ederlll /,:O\'erullIent wl.lI"s all bOllest Iltlmlul"tratloll 01 ItllltlrdlU In UIllh, a llttle Inrlu!ry Into such .clrcum.tIlDces aM the"u lIIeutlonec\ wOllld brllll; eun\'lctlou tll:>t It cannot "" Hpectec! from the con"plrutor~ 11'110 now IDalldl(e tlln bUMlness, It Is not to be wOlUlered "t tb"t tho l'r""lolellt III j.(1\' IIII( ~()mc ,,~_ teutlon to Jo'ederlll olllcc~llohler. III Ulah, II tbelr method 01 Ilrocetlurel has Iteell hrolll1ht to his notlce. The "leo lIeuds" 01 thl. r,,~loll .eelllllot tohll\'c b d til II I I b f reate lei' ". e bID t o t e r couscleuce yc .. ucy o1\'C auy. n~lluty Rrj(18t",r •• -'l'he (ollowlug ""'IV • . .. 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