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Show A Fiiank Admission. The editor of the Laramie Independent has been in this city, studying tbo situation, udioial and otherwise, though, wo understand, be had no intention of trading for a judgeship, neither do any of the present judges desire to sellout; but the Wyoming gentleman learned a tew things while hero, and tells part of what ho knows about courts in Utah, in this fashion : It may appear strange to outsiders that there has been no grand jury huismoned in Utah Binco tho famous United States jury which indioted the pillars of tho Mormon Church for murder, eta, but tho reason of it is, that McKean is afraid that if a grand jury should be em panne 1 led in accordance accord-ance with tho Territorial statutes it might result in the trial and acquittal if the formerly accused parties, and it is thought best to postpone all criminal crimi-nal business in tho district court until congressional action can be taken. That is decidedly frank. It says judge McKean is afraid that if a grand jury should be empaoncllcd according to law some innocent mau charged with crimo might escapo tho penalty cure to be indicted if juries picked and ) acted to indict and convict had chargo of the business. We are not surprised that this Laramie editor should exclaim, in disgust and undoubted un-doubted chagrin, "judgo McKean has failed at every'poiat, and has lost the confidence of the Gentiles, of Utah !' |