Show A Similar Instance SALT LAKE CITY June 2884 Editors Herald In this mornings HERALD a Uintah County Citizen urges that a wouid be murderer has been pardoned par-doned on petition of Federal officers md others but not on petition of memrers of the community where his crime was committed Now in the eye of justice an attempted murderer is actually as guilty as a real murderer Some time ago there was a man in the penitentiary sentenced to and confined there actually for the sake of his religion Nothing could be said against him except that he was a married man and that he I labored honestly and diligently to support his family respectably ibis mans pardon was petitioned for by many in the community where he resided But the petition was refused and he had to serve out his time fle was not a marderer nor an attempted murderer He was a sober steady moral industrious peaceable Godfearing man But he was sent to prison lor conscience sake and kept there until the set time of his term expired Thinking ever these two and same other instances I was reminded of a wallknown circumstances that happened long ago There was a sort of a trial me the presiding officer said Behoid having examined him before you have found no fault inthJaaaan touching < noe things whereof 36 accuse him Hut the mob instigated insti-gated by the priests exclaimed away with this man and release unto us Barabbas accoiding to a festival custom Now Barabbaa was a noceble thief and murderer guilty aleo of fee JJtiou and tao presiding pre-siding officer again offered to release Jesus in preference But the mob cried crucify him crucify him Pilate said the third time Why what evil hath he done 11 But the i priests and the mob cried the mora vehemently crucify him And they did it Barabbas Ithe murderer mur-derer being released in preference The question was then asked and It may be asked now If they do these things in a green tree what shall be done in the dry We will wait and see SALT LAKEK |