| Show THE SEDUCTION AND ABORTION CASE initiatory proceedings this morning before justice spiers in the irons fowler seduction and abortion case were anticipated by what has already been published concerning it the chief alin aim of the defense was to waive an examination and have the case goto the grand jury minus a preliminary investigation this was opposed by mr dickson who is manifesting considerable sid erable interest in the matter and his reasoning on the point was sound he also met promptly the desire of the defense for a continuance for a week and this morning mornin the prospect seemed fair for the examination to be entered upon at two today to day we can understand the position of mr dickson in relation to this case which is one of the most infamous and I 1 notorious in the annals of this city the public are more or less fa millar with the horrible details and with the fact that a strong effort has liis lias i been made to shield the alleged guilty 11 parties mr dickson necessarily I 1 y gln gle sires in view of the fact that he has adopted the most sever severely elv irole irol C tactics in a certain class of cases where person permon 4 have been charged with polygamy to h plainly indicate that he is not n ot handin hand in sandwith hand with the irons fowier fowler smothering r u up P conspiracy A position of that kind if there were grounds for imputing to it to him would exhibit him in a most unenviable light before all classes of the community his reputation as an officer of the law would oe be permanently manent ly damaged even with those who desire to se see the seduction abor tion case ease completely covered by whatever motives may inspire the U S prosecuting attorney attorn ev to induce him hild to manifest parti particular cillar initiatory interest in this notorious case his h as present resent position is a bolind one und and ris eis his attitude not no toniy tonly only at the beginning but throughout to its close will be followed with unusual closeness should the exam we presume would begin this afternoon result in warranting the accused bein beina held to answer to the grand jr lury the action of that body will be loo looked t for with a good deal of interest should the result be true bills of indictment against the accused and the subsequent prosecution prosecution rose cution be pushed with even a less less degree of vigor than is characteristic of mr dickson in a special c lass class of cases that gentleman will doubtless free himself from any popular suspicion of laxity in relation to one of the most reprehensible affairs on record in this part of the country in the event of his doing his whole uty duty to a case in which a strong influence has been used to ahle shield I 1 d t the he accused from the bee bez beginning Inning no journal will take greater pleasure in e exhibiting xhi biting this evidence of his official fairness in this instance than the deseret NEWS the examination was begun this afternoon as anticipated |
