| Show TO BE FD IN not ot ion long since we ve gave publicity to a letter from the parents I 1 of john devin residing in sacramento cal soliciting information of his hia ill the newspapers in the wins ns well kf ats those in california have called for anfor cation concerning this young man hele heie is f t lie last froni from a california paper that ha has tame rikuo auder our oar ob edwin devin who resides in sacramento liar las received information which leads to the that hii bib hon bon john doin dein wah murder tk un in mat monitory Toni tory iu in july last lie ile 1 was as ca lii hit way to montana und wi i last heard head from star dear huer and ami pall fall baie Q ady ly he assad auti all rahl lul but fa falchi to lo rtuh sau lake city the italics aie our own now we would like to give or ak ahk it il cotaling frow from the wrist tho road to montina montana is abrou through gh or nr near lear this ibis city that 1 is the mol mo l traveled then them there is the hamboldt bouto tome botne milts flom hole which would bo be considerable able out of tle the way for trains to montana via salt lake city this young man john devin was on his way to montana via salt L like ake city as ho he bad some busin business to transact tact in this city we understand he VIM as last beard from between bear aver r and salt luke lake city lie he past passed fd f through A austin all AD right but fiddled to reach salt lake city wo we cant concah e how he ans w heard beard from bet wien bear river and salt lake city and not reach this city if he pasted through austin all light and lias haa beard horn hom between bear river and this city he be must have passed through hero here or taken the humboldt Humbold fc route we 0 dont wish aish to reflect upon tile character of tho the young man lie ba he beador dead or alive but must acquin acquiesce ce to tho the fact that he be had inducements induce menta before him he was freighting dry goods to montana we ue belie believe e ho he night might have eold the outfit and absconded stranger things than this have happened bit bat on tho the other hand the father of this young man has baa received information which leads to the belief that his son john devin was s murdered in utah territory in july last by whom was ho he murdered is ia our interrogative credence is we have no doubt easily outside of utah on account of its past black and glaring career but for humansky sake do not add another crime to the long catalogue of this territory for the abort past reflect upon tho mountain meadow Mead owMa mass A t f the slaughter of john aiken party five ala tho the murder of two irishmen iu 1857 franklin mcneil drown and arnold jones jonea jones forbes sergeant pike brassfield dr robinson potter and wilson and effly others of emall er magnitude but no less lebs glaring would jou ask us to another murder on the list it Is sufficiently crowded already not room for even one more it is as aa black as black can be charcoal would make a white mark ou on tho the history of utah let it remain where it is for the present and for the lake of that blessed spirits spirit charity charily give us the benefit of a doubt whenever it arises ns as it has in this particular case and charge the horrid deed ded to the account of some neighboring territory whoso choso escutcheon is not like olirs tarnished beyond human power to cleanse by the long list of assassinations sassi nations committed and unpunished within its borders and for heavens balie bake ask us not to affix mother another murder to the accumulated catalogue is 1 2 our litany |
