Show discharge of the tte grand jury I 1 after the adjournment of the court abe re i porter sent judge cradlebaugh a copy of 0 his remarks on the discharge of the grand gitry jury and received dext evenin eve nhi the following noie note I 1 mr ur J V long lon ha has han my thanks thinks for the cour conr courtesy courter tesy ter tev of ali me to vwe nee add and resists hin his report of my remarks on yesterday very respectfully yog yow ac 9 JOHN f this day dav makes two weeks from the time you were at tint lime the court was I 1 very particular to lui iBi upon your minds the fact C t that a it was desirable to expedite business as ipe speedily ed as possible the court took to cam cail your attention to the difficulties anderl under which we bad had to ihor it told you of the condition of the lr i it told you of the fact that the legislature had not provided proper means to aid alil the curt court in bringing criminals to punishment it told you that aside from that that the b legislation was of such a character as to embarrass I 1 the court in the discharge disc harga of its ailles allies 1 and that they had bad given to courts of their thel r 0 wn cr by the or ga ganic nic nio act can exercise no such jurisdiction they had sought to throw the punishment of crimes into such tribunals tike the court also called your attention to the fact that there had been in connection with will this legislation als ais an ail attempt by persons within the territory to brine brins the states goidts into disrepute with this people it particularly called callad your at gentian to the fact that brigham young the late executive of the territory at tile the time when he was a sworn off officer licer of the govern government men t s sworn worn to see that the laws were executed had taken occasion to denounce the courts as vile and corrupt also aiso ahat he had llad taken occasion to denounce all ail attorneys att ait orneys and jurors of the court and that this wab was dons to prevent the croper and due ad minim minin ration of justice in the Ter Teni titor tory tony y the court felt it to b bo its duty to sich such slanders hat that it owed owe it to the position it occupied ana to the members of the bar who were looked upon as honorable men and from its association with them it feit felt it to be its duty to repel such slanders let them come from what source they might this was done for the purpose of showing shi the difficulties that you and the court labored under in bringing crimi criminals rials to justice aside ade from this the court took ourse course of callair calling 9 your attention tt tia particular r t rimes brimes the W 0 th L it told of the 1 murder f Y you I 1 u ro er jones ani and and hu mother and aad a and ad ofa orm n r ouse down over them and making that iff imf tomb it told you yeu of the murder of the tha and pat potter and forbe s almost within is 9 bt of this thia court house it took occasion to call names for th the tho purpose of calling your pariett pari parl enlar eniar lar attention tc toe tos those crim brimis s the fact that they have been Q j bitted is notorious nto uto the uhe court h hab has llad to issue bench benah warre war warrants renis ranis nis to t a arrest r rest rost persons connected with the damah murder has nad bad them brought nought before il it ard examined the testimony presents an unbar condition of affairs it seems that the whole community were engaged in committing that crime facts faas po go to show it thera Thery ems Ps ito to be a combined c effort on tag ar the c m eunity to a creen screen the murderers I 1 forn t e punish merit due them dorithe have committed mit ted lini aini i I 1 might call WI your you itten attention stten tl 0 n to tile tiie fact that weil aeri diew of officers firs seek seeli to 0 o arrest per pen persons pons mons accused of crim crimes ea they are not able todo to do so the partes are screened and secreted by bv thi the community scarcely had fiad the fri deers seers cers arrived in si sight ht of the he town of spring ville before a trumpet was sounded from froin the walls around the town own this no doubt was war for the tile purpose of giving the alarm the officers were there to make arrests the officers leave eave tile the town and in a short time a trumpet M et sounds 0 otin ofin T saga again lii fit from the wall for the purpose of annot announcing ilig illg 1119 that the tile dangar danger wag was over witnesses a are e screened others are intimidated by persons in t hat that community ni V an officer of hll thit hil court goes to ie meets the bebop of the town asks him abent a certain man iiran for whom lie he has a writ he reliving living lavin understood that tho tio man wan was a scribe in his office he ife fhe tiie tile the bishop tells him bim that he lie has one to camp floyd while the fact is the person he officer desires to find is at the time in sight fight in li he estreet street behave we have hare here a bis bik op lying to 0 o pre en ent the service bervice of tile tiie process of this court nd aid ingin preventing criminals being brought to punishment such ara the attempts made to prevent the thi administration of justice in he thin courts officers are prevented from irom making malting arrests they are arc thwarted hw arted upon all points when they seek ID lo arrest those persons who be brought to t fc such acts and conduct go lo 10 show that the community there do not lesire desire ra to have ev c 1 initials punished it shows that the pa risbel and pa potter suge yere ehe ete murdered by coun couil ll 11 1 that trtat it was wag 8 oue one by But tho bority rity the testimony I 1 goes to sho showkat what the tile persons engaged in lit committing murders are effi officers cers ders in that hat community policemen ceiner and that they have since been promoted tord ford for tor commit litif tin thae hellish crimes crime attile atille at the commencement of this term cf of court these persons were to be seen elbo eibo win wio about the streets with the bishops anti anil other irs but now they are not tobe lobe found i I 1 say all the facts go to show that those rf fences were committed by cf miers fiers ers in that lowit lat Ift and that there i I 1 a determination to cp cover caver v er up and azad to secrete the offenders you bad biffiel nt tiene fluie to examine exemine ta ow cases anora enoi than two days a ago bro gro vou voa had all the testimony before you in the marrih Parri fc case and to for or some cause 3 ou on refuse to do any thing your duty is to find bills ullis when there is to sat tile tiie probability of he bartys guilt the court ourt has been pailen pallen t with ith you it has given giver you time it has liss endeavored to be patient pat lenty that you might have ample ampie opportunity torf port unity to do your duty duly the coert court has no desire but fo 0 o do is its duty ditty I 1 to 0 punish diniah of offenders faders and enforce the law it can lave ave no other purpose or motive ifft if it is the tha desire of this that per par pom som we guilty of crimes shall be screened and that ligh high notorious crimes shall be covered up it will have lase lave to be done without the aid of this court should my government desire such thing things thes they ey mus roust sen send so some e 0 other r person than an the he me owe who ho now presides in lit this judicial district t to accomplish com such the court cares net what position per herfor sor for lold hold either civil or if it they alre are guilty of crime it will use its authority to bring the he ff rz aders to justice by legislation ve we have ilo iio means meang to support prisoners no do means of paying or jurors or other officers cors cots of chis toot t seem peem that the whole of the legislation of this Teni tt ory was to eilt elit iti the he due ministration administration al of justice it was vas these considerations that induced the court to tode desire bird bire you to expedite the duties devola ed you th the T court feel feels att that it ikas lias di charged discharged its duty it h has furnished you every facil facility ity for yours f ours still you no report to continue you iou cou 0 longer in service would be wrong the public interest n would neither be promoted or benefited by it you are alq therefore discharged from further ser eer vice I 1 I 1 the e curt gurt will think of the propriety of ven i ira lra 1 in ng g another grand jury for your service aspon a pon Jerrit territorial orial bu business sines the clerk will isie ismie isle you his certificates Forthe for fon the time lime you were engaged on united states business the 7 arshal will pay you I 1 if it i is expected that this court is to bo be used ay y this c community as means ameant of protecting it gaint gain g a t t t the peca dillos of gentiles and indians un e ess esa sa th I 1 community will punish iti own murderers rs such sanh h expectation will not be realized real zed it will reused e used d f for no such purpose when en this people c cewe to their reason and nd est Pst a adi adl ka i 0 punish unish their or own n agh big cf cli menders fenders f d r it will ta P e t the tile law j also iso Is to for ahr thir th I 1 ir prot t if this court cannot n I 1 ring bring r t you to a pro propone n rise ne se of your duty it can u a api afi leat eat ea t tu turn r the savages savages in custody upon up on A remonstrance signed by the grand sury J jury w without a dissenting voice against judge cradle baugh unprecedented course in peremptorily and vindictively di changing discharging them when about c consummating ons um mating the bustnes Miness hi before them I 1 wag waa presented but we have been unable as yet some bome inadvertency to obtain a gopy popy after mcdon mcdonaad McDo medo ald aid kearns and were arrested ared rest ed and paced placed in custody ol 01 old ole w military the sheriff of utah county war wat M wall esq as we are informed inform pd told lu judee judge e debaugh cradlebaugh ora Cra that he be could take charge of 0 r li ii all ali 11 prisoners accused of of fances against the laws of this wi territory the judge asked him if i he had bad a sufficient jail the sheriff replied that he had had kad and that if his bonds were we not noli sum suf mici fici 6 0 them to any amorati that abat might be e required judge g f t pr p r ff y a cradlebaugh replied t that I 1 tat he h 6 w would 0 consult olis oils 1 judge jd I on that subject p A the ners n a nu ed inthe lathe ristidy of tile the soldiery sol diry and not comfortably provided for requests were made to the court and to the U S marshal by their attorneys and others that they might be taken to n some place where hes hey they would be and the ansiger answer received was ilat that they could not be kept in any place except ing in camp some blankets and food were asked for aa as tie tle prisoners were in want of bolh both the U S marshal dotson replied that hey tho bey could have neither unless they furnished themselves bem hem selve if the circumstances above occurred aa as related as there ia is little litle room for doubt they tinly place tile the court and its officers in no enviable position |