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Show 11 1 t3 watched all outgoing trains and made every effort ef-fort to'arrest.tte polygamist tut was unsuccessful. TLis -warrant is still pending ainfct Grant. Yet the Governor in the role of Judge and jury, comes to the defense of this man and honors him by mating him the representative of Utah at a great International congress. WITH SUCEr CASES AS THESE BEFORE THE PUBLIC, IS IT STRANGE THAT THE LAW IS HELD IN SO LITTLE RESPECT IN UTAH? Sheriff Emery will bear witness that the second definition of ''fugitive", as given by Webster fit's Apostle Grant. Here is the definition: ' "2. SOMETHING HARD TO BE CAUGHT OR DETAINED," i i : Governor Wells Defense of Grant. , Gov. Wells in defending his appointment of &p5stle Ileber J. Grant to represent Utah at a great international convention to be held in Germany, declares de-clares that he "does not know" that the absent ,Iolygamist is a fugitive from the justice, of Utah. Now let us look into some of the facts in the case. jHere is Webster's definition of fugitives 1 FUGITIVE (fu-ji-tiv) X. 1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty,1 etc.; a deserter; de-serter; as, a fugitive from justice. I 2. SOMETHING HARD to be caught or detained. de-tained. . I FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE (Law), one who, ( having, committed a crime in one jurisdiction flees : tor escapes into another to avoid punishment. . ; The Governor gives this history of the case in 'ftvhich Grant recXtly figured: ! ' "I do not know that Mr. Grant is a fugitive from Justice. I- remember that after it was published in the newspapers for two weeks that Mr. Grant would leave the city on a certain day for England, Mr. Charles Mostyn Owen made complaint against him i ion that day charging him with unlawful cohabita- lion, but the warrant was never served." I then Gov. Wells goes on to argue that this polyg-famfst polyg-famfst was subjected to malicious, unjustifiable "treatment BECAUSE A WARRANT CHARGING 'A SERIOUS OFFENSE WAS ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST ON THE EVE OF HIS DEPARTURE FOR ENGLAND, that service of this warrant would have caused the alleged criminal TO MISS THIL SHIP UPON WHICH HE HAD ENGAGED PASSAGE. PAS-SAGE. , ! -; What a remarkable statement from-th; Chief: Executive of a great - State. Suppose a man hao . committed some other kind of misdemeanor aftei4 he jbad arranged to leave the Jurisdiction of the Utah courts, would the Governor argue that no waiant should be served upon this criminal because be-cause it would cause him to miss his train and put tincto some inconvenience? - ! -RE THERE CERTAIN CRIMES UNDER THE UTAH STATUTES WHICH THE GOVERNOR GOVER-NOR HOLDS ARE NOT CRIMES, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE SO TERMED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE? IF SO, WHAT ARE THESE LAWS HO AVHICH YOU OBJECTC, MR. GOVERNOR? Apostle Grant is beyond the jurisdiction of this f'trte. ' He left Utah a few hours after the warrant Tcr his arrest was issued and Sheriff Emery declares ' ! " fi |