| Show THE POWERS THAT BE THE statement that we are under undergoing going peculiar I 1 unheard of experiences perien ces as relates to the judiciary of the territory has been made and proved in these columns so often that to do io so now would be useless reiteration of accomplished facts but now naw In instances and cases appear alm aim almost ost daily and to these we must refer as not only chroniclers of but commentators upon what happens from time timo to time tithe affecting C the welfare of the community f it was sincerely hoped and by some devoutly believed that such departures from what we hid had reason to suppose were immovable principles as have characterized the rulings ardd arid proceedings proceeding edin 9 of judge zane xane might bifid their be beail beall ail all il and endall end all with that gentleman but it Is not only true that we are disappointed poin ted in that respect but that thes others encouraged no doubt by the muce success ess of his open venire project and the boldness with which he has since launched out on the open sea of ex bezore dangerous if not superior rivals and the question now forces itself upon us as to whether or not we have auy any irrefragable methods and rules which may not be changed change d from day to day at the caprice of the Judi ludi judiciary ciar clar in af alt all respects and whenever an opportunity is presented judge e powers t the he pre presiding nell moll ng atu j dm lal lai factotum of th the e first dietr district iet let court t has shown a disposition to eclipse all previous records and make for himself a solid reputation as the navigator to lead us on to an ultima thuie thule of le leai leal legal al discord and derangement ment we WC have previously referred to and spoken of some fit of his startling creations but he seems as inventive a as s an edilou ai and ad like a certain showman doubtless says but in silence I 1 dont he e carried away just now keep your seats theres so something methin than this coming 21 it he does not say this he might t do so with propriety for nearly everything he does is won won derf der fuller ullery than anything 11 preceding it the latest feat in the direction of overcome overcoming in g the law and setting aside justice was accomplished by rowers powers at provo the other day the occasion occasion was the trial of the watts brothers on the charge of grand larceny mr sir S H lewis the united states district attorneys assistant at that point announced to the court that he desired the operation cooperation co in the conduct of the case of mr S R thurman RT hurman the attorney employed by the utah county stock growers association and ano had first prosecuted it when taken before the justice at nephi for the reason that mr air thurman was quite as familiar with the case as he himself was if not more so to t the he astonishment of everybody we are informed and doubtless the chagrin of the prosecuting ollie er the court ruled that the expected assistant could not assist as his honor iid ild did lid not pr propose omose to have private corporations represented by attorney t rt vale vate r ey in criminal prosecutions 1 perhaps his honor overlooked the fact that this tills particular corporation was an adjunct to the tile facilitation of justice in the first district having in view among other things the protection of property 1 and the conviction and punishment of als ais the fa fact fait it that men who own tock stock and are daily dally pl pirated upon should take such steps in the peaceful peace tul tui and proper course prescribed bylaw by law to protect t tn ty and enforce the st statutes in lut such casu made and provided luste instead ad of a asting ting vigilantly and destruct destructively vely rely as is often uhe tho case else eise elsewhere w would seem entitling them to commendation be course to a men dation and aud escourt en encouragement courT ement ament as well as sis such assistance and support as the courts could properly render but judge jude POW row powers rowers rs evidently thought otherwise if a conviction could not be obtained without assistance f from rom outside luer LUES accused go iro and they did i i but would ho lic have teen as liberal had the charge been polygamy or adwers unlawful in lawful e habitation joia the record answers no llo watts were separated for L h ho two thi twi toil t 1 und and each was a witness for the 0 other t h er of courso course I 1 we ve donat dont know how hov or what they swore to and dont care nature ef of the but presume from the case and its out outcome coffle that it was an exhibition of pretty tall swearing baere taeup wa of evidence on the keopf peoples es side but etwas it was either indifferently f ferent ly presented or things must have leen been beforehand foreba aniu ing inthe the case in the ligat light of common s anse buse tuse leaving law out of it entirely thare there was every indication of a case for u ta th pr tile tiie property prop eity erty lo lost a alf belon belonged the ih found it alive aliv e and subsequently its hide only in the possession of the deafen defendants cants who clai cial claimed nied it as their own but there had been no sale gale or trade still they were not guilty of anything but evidently judge powers thought the owners ot of the calf were for he 0 cited one of them the complaining witness to show cause weyhe why he should not pay the costs of the prosecution for a wonder er the rule was after afterwards discharged to have enforced it would have created no additional surprise judge powers ismarin is making a record it will do to refer to aaen again |
