Show alleged bribery the Desere fc news in discussing the pelican point marder case makes reference to the affidavit no doubt which judge powers said at the time of he had in his pocket the deseret news says it is now stated that in one case where the death penalty hangs over the accused there is evidence of too much zeal on the pait of the alon to the extent that an effort was made to induce witnesses to testify to more than the fact i in the effort to secure conviction if ih d charge should prove to be true then must in fereto ter prevent the punishment for crime of person not clearly proven to be guilty and at the same time an officer who would go to the extent alleged should be taught that official duy is to enforce atie law not to find victims for its fury whether pr no anthe hand if the allegation against aag prosecution IB without foundation biot only should a thorough investigation exonerate the accused official but the attempt to blacken and discredit officers should be evidence of perfidy ahat weighs strongly against the whole course of the defense in the particular case referred to the hayes point utah county there be no haste that wilU prevent ine of tho allegations now mad easto how evidence was sought against the accused or to hinder the heavy hand of the law falling in the placa where culpability is established the affidavit in question itis it is learned is from a man whom bancs placed on the ranch shortly after the murders and before the finding of the bodies the officers suspected him of knowing more about the case than he cared to tell on the witness stand and were in fact thinking afe one time of having him jointly indicted with hayes the sheriff often came in contact with the said person in the vigorous search being made for thea missing wagon and team at one time Sherif fBrown said to that person that he would give him a reward of one hundred dollars we be cievo it apas if he would find the horses and wagon it was a f standing offer publicly made by the sheriff arid out of grown tempted bribery we have been in confidential rela tion ship with the officers of utah county throughout the greater parts of their time in collecting testimony against the convicted and condemned hayes and can pay that so far as our knowledge goes the utah county officials have used nothing but fair and honorable means in the prosecution of the now famous pelican point case exhibited great zeal and skill in collecting the evidence but he never ic sorted we dare say to such dishonorable means as attempted bribery he and E A wedgwood one of the counsel of the prosecution worked out a case that now stands aaa marvel in the judicial annals of the state and the attempt being made to besmirch that record with the intimation of bribery is indeed something that the utah county officers will vigorously resent |