Show ajic kaufl tt clanson case the following ill tho caso of tho united states vs rudger clawson v ill bo red with much by all classes of people throughout tho world some with and others wilh cu op sensation all sober thinking people however CAU but admira alio of mr Claw sonn sincerity whatever they may thick of his religion it may be expected that alio morbid ring and mesa of tho country with their associates socia tes will set up their usual howl of disloyally sir Cli waon has manifested much of tho stamina sti mina witnessed in tho captive daniel alio declined to waive his usual devotions for a single month to escapa the veng oace of just about another anch jealous clique as hai aroused a por tion of alie courts of alie country mr I 1 wish to stac to your honor that in the matter of biving for a bew trail wo mature oration and tini decided not to make such a motion but to rely upon our bill of the judge altered his ac cordingly cordi ugly audgo zano then mr aliw son will yu rustand stand up if you mr clawson I 1 hereupon stood up and to alie clerks desk judge Z me then said you were indicted in this court upon nn indictment charging that you have boscn guilty of polygamy on alio days named in fie indictment by marrying lydia spencer while your fonber wife fl ncncy ann clawson was still living in the second count of that indictment you witt charged with unlawfully cohabiting with two florence ann clabion Cla wion and adia spencer to that indictment you entered a plea of not guilty and alio jury was sworn to try the issue aud hearing alio evidence and argument of counsel found you guildy on both counts of alio indictment havo yon nuy legal cause to chow aly judgment sh uld not bo pronounced upon you mr your iron r the jury that sat on my case have seen proper to find a verdict of guilty I 1 have only this to say win judgment should nut bo pronounced I 1 very mush re act that tho laws i f my country should couce in contact with alio laws of god but whenever they do I 1 shall invariably the latter express myself I 1 should feel unworthy of tho cause I 1 alip of tho united states expressly states that congress thau make no liiv respecting spec ting an establishment of religion or prohibiting alic arco thereof it bo I 1 thick that marriage when attended and sanctioned by religion i riles and ceremonies is an t of religion alie law of and the edmunds law acro cd to 0 eramo against marriage as practiced and believed in by alio lat ter day saints they anro unconstitutional and of courso can bol breand ore and alie that a constitutional law anid is all I 1 have to say your honor alie bews yews makes alio following statement as to the cu ec arc claws ans speech to have upon jhuge zano toils speech delivered with groa deliberation with telling effect and in silence scam cd to take tho judge by ic he lay back in his chaurand cha irand cd what his meditations acro man for about tho of a it seemed a long minute too ultimately judge zano again leaned f ruurd in his i chair lie wai a out to say something ho looked arvo hero follows nearly a full c huniu print of judge bancs reply which we regret not having space to publish at tha close of his lion oia discourse alio following sen was pissed upon alio ns your punishment alio aret count for kiy by 1 iino of and imprisonment for abo term of three acara and aix months and on the second count for unlawful I 1 will fix your fine at aud your imprison in lut at ix abe ment in tho lait la it count of alio indictment to baciu at the termination of ahe imprisonment on abo count the judgment will ba entered by alio clerk accordingly immediately after sentence as passed as above mr ku bpatrick for tho moved for ha de fan lant to bo admi toj lo 10 bail pending the appeal to ha supra me dickson for tho prosecution prose culion objected after argument alio c urt again rode overall former and denied alio llio motion those hid on macd ay iy iho ard 3rd anat how boig tho will ol 01 low this imposition to be ini american no buo ouo knows it is t lo 10 L ilat unless lio pays awro att culion 0 o ina antl less to buncombe bun combo abat bia career liay bo short |