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Show tTAU AXD WOK- - TJIE LETTKR committed, , and is aiding in carrying out, and he has concluded to make amends so far as it is in his power. He therefore voluntarily 'makes this etate- ment upon bis oath, i "He further say, that on or about the 16th day of .December, 1871, he had a conversation' with Thomas ButUnvood, who then informed this affiant that he wttkirrd to give hit ttxtimony in the aboue named case, and that his testimony was not true. " '"C. W. IUoit. (Signed) "Subscribed find sworn to before me this 8d day ef January; A D 1872. . Editor Dssmer Ni;vf : in fo lowing up the testimony which is furnished by official dam. I wjuld remark that it is mythiits bat pleasant (o dig among the reeords furnished by tin? filthy slums ef tier, a I drag from their hiding plaues, in eMirViecerds, the lieu , and doing of the very substratum of f. eiety, himI expose the gnin mid hideous Visage of crime ; yd, when great and iiiijHiiiHiii prittoiple arc involved, as in the present (use; when the most Berious allegations aro made, find tlie most ciiluinniou asertiotis are circii'uicil and avoudhed, by mon who ought, to know better, fur the evident jHirpi.cc of depriving a whde community of pmp erty, an of 'tyt, liheeii aildth pursuit of it ix proper that hen foul happ.nets, aspersion should he met by facts; und if some of these professed pnrifieis, have besmeared mid hedmhed thetuselvt a hy Ibo lui'id exer nenoH of vice, and other are huwn ni ihe hle(ders and projectors of cr.ine. however nauseating the reId ill h peo cital may te. it is but. lU.U these acts and to (lie nation, ple, autiuld he iiutde known lu the crusade inaugurated by Judges Mckean, Sirieklan, llawtey nnd others, prosecutions were inmi'med against Brigham Young. D.iniel II. Wells. George Hiram li Q Camion, Joseph j I juic (law on Ho St'out, W ill tit m II K iii-ti- and oiJitfi!; picked and special ju. ie were organized in accordance with the Cu'lom bill lor tlmt purpose, mid in anticipation of that bill being passed, continuing provisions similar to lie Fieliug-liuyeLogtii and McKee billa, authorUnited State Marshul to Ihe izing his deputies, they acted upon i a provHinni as bong!) it had passed. .The charges were principally for las fvioui cohi bilation, wiib their wive, the Territorial statum npp'ying to w.Wwn co habitation Icing perverted by the court to apply to polygamy. The action tf the Disirict Court, it is true, was overruled by the .Supreme Court of the United States conforming the acta of out Territorial Marshal, which, as a natural consequence, a above mated, repudiated the ruling of the MeKeun court. Hut are now sought to be these very panned in Congress, authorizing the of jusj such a sute of things, Nad calculated to atrip the people of the last vest i go of human liberty, and place: them at the mercy of such men as I now propose to give the record of. 1 ag tin quote from data, furnished from court records by Andrew Burl, chief of police. "Oct. 8, 1870, Wiu. P. Oflley, Deputy U. 8. Marshall, was arrested,' charged with an assault, with'inient to kill E. L. Sloan- - committed to the Disuict Court (compromised) and fined $100. 'Aug. 14, 1872. Richard Keyes. DepuU. S Marshal; D. It. Firman, Deputy ty U. S. Mirahal; Win. Whiiehill. Deputy U. 8. Marshal, and James W. Stain-burNotary Public, arrestedf charged with laoiviou cohabitation, proven guilty; fined $100 . each; ttppealedto tlie Probate Court; not The question naturally arises, Are these the men to correct Utah morals, and introduce a better S'a'e of affairs! We have heard a great deal paid about the murder of Dr. J. King Robinson. One of our U. S. Deputy Marshals', S. (iilson figures rather uutii.tia.bly iu that. One Chan. W. Hiker swore before the court that ho Sw Blyihe and Toms, with muffled faces, run from tho scene of this homicide, on the night of Oct. 2 ', 180(5. Filled with remorse, or not having hi reward, or both, he made the fo'lowing affidavit ferritory of Utah, ) s Stt Lane County. lie it remembered .hat on this, the third day of Jtimury. 1872, i.cisonallv appeared Cnarles W. Dttker, who was by me swnrn in dur c6urs tJlitw ."Land who on hi oah did say that he is the identical Charles W, Baker wit, was a wiinosa in an tf amtuation'" before the Hoo. James B. McKeaa, Chier Judge of the Supreme Court f Ue Territory of Utah, commencing 0ii ihi Hth day of December, and terminating on the tttd day of December, 171, . at. Salt. Lake City, wherein 'John L. IJlyfh?, James Touis, Alexauder Hurt and llrigham Y. lUtapton were charged with the murder .Salt Uke tf Dr. J. King Hobiaon: City, in the county of SaU Lake, and tH. Teriitnrr nf Utah, en the 2id day of Oo ober, 1806. He fun her says that the testimony be then, on said examiujitien, gave, was wWj untrue und fake. He further says he tPUK hired to $,'vt, ttid uttimony ly S. Uilion; that it was agreed between him and the aid S. tjilion and ethers, thn,', be wa to be paid the sum of five hundred dollars, no matter what miglt be the event of the proceedings, and one thousand dollars for eaq'ir jvenon that was or might be, convieted; that during the time he was engaged in Haul testimony, and detained, In; board w . pit id by asid Uilson and oiLers, ut the Revere Mouse in suid city. "He further says ha had a plat of the grounds, and of the street in the city of Malt Lake, near to the place where the juurJer was committed, furnished him by S. Gilson; which plat, before he gave evidence, was by him carefully studied, othat he might understand it. "He further says that since he gave bis teatitnony, he has earefully reflected to th ehorwity f the crime he had I u. ap-poi- I las n, re-eiv- - "John T. Caisk, ."Notary Public." The above exhibits the kind of rule that it is sought to fasten upon us, as being so much superior to that of the vox , , , populi. again quete from Burt. "Dec. Gth, 1871.' Jennie Cornell, Mrs. C Wiseman, Mr. and Mrs. lluichins, Nelly Saulsbury, Cory Taylor, .Mattie Orn), Hosa Miller, Carrie Uarret, Nellie Hutchinson and Wm. Williams wre chvrged with keepund proven guiling homes of ty; writs of habtii corpus were issued by Judge Hawleyand all the parties were 1 discnargd "April Oth, 1872. William Bigler and John Mantle, arrested on a charge of hone stealing; nothing done." gave boi.ds iu 500 each; I will now give three cases from Weber Coumy ; The people rt. Augustus Sprou?e, on indiotuicti'. lor murder, Dec lb, l!;(i'J. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree; Deo. 2oth, defend tnt was eemenced tobe shot on Jan. 14, 870; The prisoner was deliv crod to the U S. Marshal, on a mandamus from the Third District Court, and is now at large. "The I'eople vs. Julius Kiesel. on indictment for rape, D;c. 20, 1873 The jury returned a verdict of guilty, as charged in the indictment, and allixed the penalty at ten years' imprisonment Dec. 255. The dein fendant was discharged by Chief Justise McKean, on a writ of halta corpus, and is now free from bonds, as 1 um informed. "Deo 21. The People et. Charles The Mingo, on indictment fur murder. murof of a verdict returned guilty jury der in the aecond degree, and the defendant ' was sentenced accordingly; he was delivered to the Warden of the Penitentiary. Dec. 80, 187o; on the 31st the defendant was pardoned by the Governor, on an tipurte statement made by defendant's counsel. "Territory of Utah, County of Weber, I, the undersigned. Clerk of the Pro' ate Court in and for said county, hereby certify that the within and foregoing abstract of cases tried in said Court is true ' and correct, "Witness my hand and seal of said Court, t his 20t h day of January, 1874. - 1 "F. S. lilCUAKDS, Clerk of the Probate Court." 1 now propose to bring one case from Box Elder county. "In the Justice's Court for Malad Precinct, at the city of tJoriniie. before O. II. Elliott, Justice of the Peace. (Mr. Elliott is not a Mormon,) Deo. 23, 1872, Richard Martin and Mar ' da Martin made affidavits, charging Othello S. Wright, Thomas Heller, Win. 5iiooi over, Axexanler Toponce and Edmund P. Johnson, (the two last named are reported as Deputy U. S. Marshals,) with uealing ca tie and horses. After a lengthy examination and the hearing of a uuiuber of witnesses, all of the above named defendants, and one George were committed to answer to the charge of gran- larceny, iu the Probate Court of box Elder County. Jan. fi, 1873. There.the grand jury, being duly empanelled, found indictments agaitiia all of Ihe above named defendants, for stealing caitle and horses, 207 in num. of$8,-60ber, and of the' estimated value " u - ' '. ; But-terbau- gh - 0. ; ' "Associa'e Justice, C. M. Hawley, a writ of hubtas corput, Jan 20, 1873, which was served by M. ,T . Patrick, U. 8. Marshal. Judge Hswley's Court met at Corinne, Jan "2'.),' 1873; but the people, chagrined ami - outraged at such infamous proceedings, retired in disgust," and that feeling was not much mollified by the following remarks of Judge Hawley; f 'If any judge, or aherift of thisceunty, or any other c6nnt in the Territory, should at any time, in the future, ' seek to interrupt you in the free exercise of your liberty as American cit. liens, you will please make the fact known (a me, and I shall ti e that t hey are punished to the utmost extent of the law. Gentleman, you are now discharg' ed and this Court adjourned.' ' Brigham City,, February 10, 1874, John Burt, ' Sheriff cf Hot Elder Coon-ty.- " . ! Well, might the sheriff, Mr. Burt, indignantly express himself as follow s, in regard to the infamy of their liberation: "Thus; turning, a horde of bandits loose . on the community: suffering them to commit their depredations with impunity, aided, encourngfd and backed up. iu their nefarious practices, by the judiciary; while 'the officers were threatened with the severest penalties of the law, if they should presume to interfere." "All of the above stateaieats can be substantiated and well established by multitudes of living witnesses, resident's of said county. "Brigham City, Feb. 10, 1874, "Jons Bust." question naturally rises. Were these cattle stolen, and were these men thieves? A They were so proven before a jus'ice's court, and they were afterwards indict-- , ed on unquestionable evidence by a grand jury. But according to Justice Hawley this jury was not empanelled correctly. Nevertheless a score of other judges have decided differently in regard to these same couris and juries and these same courts have used the same jurisdiction for upwards of twenty years. But again, the people naturally ask, "Did this opinion of Hawley 'a do Htvay with the guilt of iuen who 'had been proven thieves? If it did not they wre si i thieves, and Huwly- knowing this, and having them in n, why did he liberate them ? Why did he not punish them according to ihe rule of Hawley if the other mode was not right? and by what process were these th eves manipulated inio genllemen? Why were t heee gentlemen thieves turned loose upon so ciety to steal 2i7 more head of ca'tle. and oflicers threatened ii they should take them tip?" Anot her query arise: If it should bo said that it was contrary to his rendering of the lalv, how could he threaten to punish officers and honest men if they should ai tempt to bring these vagabonds o justice? Has' it come m litis, that a U S. Judge can find a way to piinihh honett men, but cannot discover a meth od to punish the guiltv? What a spec tacle, lo see that little button holing Judge, arrayed in the judioial ermine, with the blind goddess above his he:id holding the balances of justice iu hei hand, with the cap of liherty elevated above him, and the spread eagle behind, enwrapping himself in the stars and stripes, as a representative of the Great American Republic, hobnobbing nxd fraternizing with felniis. men vi,om a jury had of their pronounced peers bed i milled and besmeared THIKVES! with crime; and how mut lhoe guilty ruffians have fell, to hear front this pure, upright Judge : Gentlemen, (thieves ;"" are ulL riyht, I mean to protect you; Out) "if any Judge or fcberilf of this county or of uny oilier county in the Te rritory," ( fur stealing is protected here) "should at any tune in the future attempt to internefarious practices) "in rupt you'1 (im (he free exercise of your liberty" (to steal) "as American citizens' (thieven) 'you will please make the fact known to me" (of this infringement of your franchise to steal) 'and I shall see that they are punishvd to the utmost extent of the law. Ucn lerncn," (thieves) "you are dismissed." Well done, Associate Justice of the U S. Court, CM. Hawley! g These gentlemen are constantly us that there is a dead lock in the courts, and that they can do nothing, whereas, when it suit9 them, they tire ihe greatest hands at breaking locks of any set of men between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. When Chiif Justice Mc Kean, in his raid on President Young and others, wanted to fulfill bis mission he stuck.at nothing. He had a United States law, passed on purpose to punish polvgamists, but that did not suit him; so he perverted a Territorial law, made by its framers for (be puuishmeut of Las. Co hab. and twisted it to nienn polygHe, at the same time, repudiated amy tbe officers selected by the same Legis lature and appointed U. S officers, con trary lo Terriiorial law, lo administer this perverted Territorial lit sr. He then could surmount another barrier, and is sue his remarkable mandate, that it wug a principle that teas on trial" and not the accused, ."that while the case at bar is called the people versus Briyh.ini i'ouij.its other, and real title is, Federal authority, versus I'ulyjamic Theocracy;" that the whole thing, in fact, was a tarce, a fie ami deputy marshals tiou Marshal sprung up under his administration like mushrooms: attorneys and deputy attorneys almost ad infinitum; h could manipulate juries lo order, as easily as a juggler could his cards; he could send civil, ians to military pruons. or confine them in their own house, at will; and he manifested the moM inventive genius of any He bow knows how judge in exigence to liberate thieves, men guilty of rape, counterfeiters, purjurer murderers, and criminals of every grade, but he cannot find a way lo punish the guilty. The Legislature have tried to assist him lo unlock; the Governor vetoes their laws. The County Court l ands him a key lo unlock; but he won't have it. He and in Governor are unyielding on the lock question.1 He evidently thinks that the Supreme Court of the U. S. has infring. - 11 ior tell-io- Lmuks' Stohb. LOCAL ITEMS. Mrs. Eroraa.jw the of Ladies' Supt. in this city, has imported a fine From Monday's Daily of March 30, goods to charm the eyes of the fair ttt We warn the ladica of this city Plows! going to lock at tbe loves of hat, Plows! A lull KHly "f the reli'liruteil (Jsnten City ducks of bonnpts nnd lovely rihhons aj aial b'W"n. JT CliJer plows, lor m!u in ttBlj scrumptious flowers, with Humbert,,, (, cetcras, just opened at the above nnnui It wmtll be Chanub. Cnpt. Hall, Quartermaster, establishment, dng,r,JU) who has made Ogden his headquarters tu their husbands' pockets, gee uTcr for some time past, went East this morn- tisement. ing to fill a new appointment in Bailuoao Accident. List Saturdn Col. Baker succeeds him here. evening the u. f. special freight traia running between Toano and Prwiontorj IJjUk! The brkesmaa' ypw uti les irf (,et)t'i ait'l lioys' lints fr the sen- - parted near fecoma. ut .. 0. M. J., Og.11 li f ranch Prank arrived in was ion, the act of coupling .. . jnt Dodge, illGl-ltall Hliit Dec tlieiii. as the two portions of the train werebe ing re connected, when the i The Ogden House will broke, nnd the cars coming together on Wednesday next. Mr. be Mr. Dodge was terribly jammed. He is the new proptietor. He Thos. Scally whs brought in y terday morning, and is making arrangements to public now lies at the Junction Hotel, uudtr patronage, and to give the Ogdcn House the professional treatment of Dr. T. F a name in the front rank of family Broun, and the hospitable care of Hotels. Messrs. Chapman & Scally. Yesterday it was feared his injuries, which are in. Mrs. M. Bowring Eon. the Lakifs ternd, were fatal, but he is mwk better calls the attention of the ladies of Ogdeu to her Spring stock of millinery, fancy Mrs. See advertisement.. goods, eic. Dkoppki) Dkad. A mBowring has gained for herself a wide echanic of this not altogether dif. city, millincircle of patrons and a connected from the tin trade, fell dead ery reputation. Her store is one Week on the sidewalk this morning, about 7 and a half north of Z. C. M. I. o'clock. The sad eveat was not emirely unexpected, as the unfortunate man kg shown Fyuiploms of ihe "failing Tub Mclk Cask. Thecr.se of ntule for some lime past, ituicb to the stealing, reported in our last issue, Dime regret of his many acquaintances. aab up before Justice Middleton on Saturday is an ciftllent workman and a man evening last. The prisoner waived A few houn fine feelings naturally. and was held in $500 bonds to be was seen moving agnin answer to the charge before the Probate subsequently with rather unsteady motion. Court. Bail was presented at once, and walking This may surprise some. But the mn the prisoner discharged from custody. this morning was, verily, dead drunk. gj' (t! Plow! Phtla-delphi- Hat! a. Hals! 7 draw-hea- sec-nr- to-da- . well-knsw- n first-clas- s sick-nes- Tigkon Match. Another day for the sportsmen on the 20th, with the following score: 110 1 Clayton, 110 1 Grcenwell, 110 1 Wright, 1111 Tyric, Victory for Tyree. Right. Was be not on that day a man aud u parient? DsPAnTiso Mabcii. March does not seem inclined to go out like a lamb. It is more like Niobe all tears. The departing month regrets to leave us, so is Marching off, weeping. If old Boreas iu the North will quit congealing those tear drops into enow, we can stand the sprinkling without a murmur. But the sight of more of "the beautiful ' gives one the Fhakklin. Bishop franklin, called in to tee From of shudders. L. D. Hatch us this morro affairs ning, lie reports Utah One hundred men were as promising. to be out shovelling saow, and seventy-liv- e tracklaying, on the road between Smit b field and Franklin, this morning. Half a million pound) of freight were expected to be on hand for forwarding to Montana, on this road, by the 4th of April.! . North-- , s" Tdeatrk. A respectable and apprf, ciatire audience assembled on S tturJjr evening to witness the performance al "Dombey and Stn." The character jf Captain Cuttle, is one of Mr. Hernei Next to "Rip," best impereonalious. there is nothing we have seen him plaj to so much advantage. It was the great Dickens' portrait of the retired old vitalized. Captain Cuttle was there with his hook and jolly red face, bit mingled pathos and humor, his quakt sayings and unique manners, and was Captain Cuttle from the beginning t the close, in every look, tone and gesture. One of the finest pieces of acting in the play was the reading of the letter evidently disclosing the safe return of Walter Oay, supposed to have been shipwrecked. The change from grave anxiety lo uproarious delight, was so perfect' ly natural that the paroxysms becaf infectious, and the whole house joined the Captain in roars of laughter; snd though he spoke Dot a word, comprehended ihe letter as plainly as if he had read it all aloud. We doubt if rendition of this character could be beat by any living actor. and Mrs. Bowring played and dressed with their usual good taste and Miss Taylor and Mn. judgment. exceedingly well, and Messrs. J. h. Dee, G. J. Wright and Joseph Wrig" tea-do- g, Jos'-di- d Tr.Uk to its Name. The Utah Mining personated their several parts with Messrs. Mousley aud Cald1 Gazette continues to be true to its title, appeared to greater advantage thanio and is a true representative of the mineral interests of the Territory. Last Saturday's issue has, for a frontispiece, a map of Dry Canyon, Uphir Mining District, with the various claims and improvements, distinctly marked; scale 750 ed upon lita judicial rights, and he. is de- keet lo tbe inch, and the paper contains termined to be revenged. a large ?.nouat of itttertatinj and valuaThis locking evidently suits thieves and vagabonds, as the following, from ble information. It is an enterprising the Oyden Junction, of March 13tb, will Journal.' show: , "A few days ago, Skeen and Davis visY.'M. L. A. The last lecture of thi ited Wadtnan at the county prisou" ) will be delivered in the City Hall, season "and were overheard by the guard, to take next Tuesday evening, at 7 p. in., by making propositions to Wadman, all the'guilt on himself;exculpaliugthem, Professor Karl G. Maeser. Those who and promising that l bey would raise him heard the splendid lecture delivered by $300; and in the event of his conviction they would get him out by the aid of this talented gentleman at the commence Judge McKean, and halm corpus; which ment of the course, will want to hear bis they had found out would sostthem $o0. effort nt the close. The subject will be, Skeen declared he had never beard of one case of the kind that Judge McKean "Footprints of Providence in the develhad not cleared." opment of human events." This topic I must now close the Black Book for offers full scope for the powers of the (he present; and I have no especial deand we hope a large audience sire to return to its disgusting record, lecturer, unless circumstances should require. But will attend to receive him. An intellecI will aay, lhare are many who now de- tual fea3t may be Bafely anticipated. It sire to be thought very passable men, sheuld be borne in mind, that this is the who weuld very much dislike to have last lecture of the season, and none their record given. should miss the opportunity of attend-in;- . It expect fully. &c. Admission free. Johs Tailok. (Og-den- .. great-credit- . the anything they have done before on Ogden .stage. Mr. Purriogton made This was hi most excellent "Tools." first appearance. He gave promise f considerable talent to be developed bj Green well, Jr. always does experience well, and made a good 'Rob.'" If more young gentleman will take a litilu time when he appears before the audsuch a hurry t get ience, and not be i away from them, he will make a very UBeful member of the company. e play passed off smoothly and evenly d It will gave general satisfaction. a bigger house if repeated. "Paddy Miles Boy" was better pJ" ' ed than ever before in Ogden. U Mr. lively and entertaining lo the close. Heme's recitation of Lever's beautif"1 poem, "Shamus O'Brien, h was u!" piece of declamation, moving the ence to laughter and to tear, worth the pronounced by many present, A price of a reserved seat of itself. i Sti(uJtlj' bill is in preparation loi fieit S3- LKi-- Unit iu THE AMERICAN SARDINE FBrdiiu, are much letter, Ha coet oi iiHpurtew 2ruw; "T.j, |