Show commissioners COUT A aez z ion recently hold held in ia the city of richmond utah EDITOR JOURNAL AL commissioner fletcher held a term of court in this place on wednesday the dinst it however was some what of a surprise to our people as they had not seen an any notice of such an event in the columns of your valuable paper if the citizens of richmond had been aware that his honor wanted to hold forth here they would have fitted up tip our city hall for the occasion but as he failed to give notice of the event lie ile was obliged to hold forth fort h i in n peoples P I 1 C s houses and upon the street corners although a laboring under all these disadvantages he be held a number of sessions of court and examined quite a number of witnesses none of whom however was placed under oath this undoubtedly was omitted on account of conscientious I 1 scruples Ec as the scriptures admonish us that we must not swear and his honor felt no doubt that when one is in rome it is best to do as rome does docs after court adjourned the witnesses that his honor thought knew the most were invited to logan where they were expected to explain more fully what they know about the case now noir pending be before fore his honor in which the united states of america is and james I 1 shepard defendant it appears that mr shepard was arrested in salt lake city and the day set for his appearance before mr fletcher but when they came to think about the case it was de aided best to have bave some witnesses ili in the case for fear mr shepard would not plead guilty so they began to rustle not knowing who to get it was tho thought best to bring the court to richmond and examine the people here for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not anyone could be found that could testify in the case it was an exceedingly cee hard task to find any witnesses in the case the complainant is a very wise person as he knew kiew that mr shepard had bad violated the law but did not know by whom to prove it hence the trouble of procuring witnesses the man no wo we will take that bacaj the thin thing r that entered coin complaint against mr shepard should post ili himself m self next time as to whom he fie could sti suggest est as witnesses in ill any case cac lie ho may 0 wish prosecuted so EO that the government could procure th them eila without so much unnecessary expense lie ile ought to have the welfare of the gove government rement at heart especially in these hard times money is is so so scarce aree and besides that he ought 0 not to prosecute men for spite but because he is patriotic and desires to seethe laws of his country obeyed the last proposition is the only thin thing that should prompt him to prose prosecute ente his fellows ferloin s with this anxiety arid and love for the laws of our country burning in his bosom and the desire of having all violators of the law brought 0 to justice being uppermost in ln s mind if lie knew anyone that was guilty of housebreaking or burglary or other kindred of fences he be would immediately see to it that they were placed in a position that justice could be dealt out to thorn them but it is rot a wise course for men to pursue to complain of those only against whom they havo have some boma personal pique if a person is a lover of justice as above referred to he would not hesitate in bringing ons own family to justice if necessary there is an old ada adage adae e which some of us would do well lie to remember that is those who dwell in glass houses should not throw stories stones especially when there any occasion cablon for it except political spite or revenge yours A OF JUSTICE sept 1101 1893 |