| Show F EXCESSIVE OFFICIAL ZEAL THE TEM desperate efforts of the prosecution fionin in the rudger CI Claw clawson awson sofi case to particular of which we sunie adera de r I 1 brg arg port loii loil I 1 elicit something on which they may driy in ferencek feren ces sufficiently strong to influence the lury jury against again st the d defendant efen dant display the weakness of their thein cause and the strong animus which prompts the officials who have the work in hand questions have been asked and allowed by the judge that have no more bo bearing aring upon the case than queries about the phases of the moon and these seem to be sanctified in the 0 yes eyes of the court and to be thought perfectly admissible admissible so lonn ionn as they promise in the asking whatever they may do in the replies to satisfy the impertinent curiosity of certain prying persons in regard to the private favat rell reil religious ceremonies of the latter ter day saints the history of past persecutions under the ouise guise of prosecutions of members athe of the mormon church has demonstrated that over zeal which carries officials outside of the bounds of legitimate procedure only serves to confound the persecutors and liberate the persecuted it there Is any justice left in the land and any regard for established rules of law the present case is destined to share the same fate as that of many of its predecessors r blunders enough have been e en committed already in this prosecution to damn it in fair and com detent court ol of appeal there is another matter connected with this to which we draw draia the attention of the omm off meers officers concerned an old english legal maxim is that every ma mans ns house is his castle IP that is supposed to hold good in the united Sta any right righetto to intrude into or forcibly enter the of a citizen without due process ot of law and he be who does so is in danger of forcible resistance an officer who unlawfully forces entrance into a private dwelling may be lawfully resisted even unto death now let officers who are too zealous take warning we and allagood citizens will strive to protect an officer in the pro proper er discharge of his duty however disagreeable but dont go too far therease there Ther eare enre are people eople here heru who know their rights and sane iane dare maintain them to the utmost legal estr extremity emit y hands handa off now unless youl you lold hold proper authority this is adt a threat it is a fair and solemn warning |
