| Show corresponded prosecutions IX IN IDAB Met liotis in Ar arresting prosecuting rrose irose BLACKFOOT idaho ft november ath r editor deseret news c on the night of october jtb minutes to 11 1 your corr corn I 1 1 dent was awakened from his pei pea slumber blumber by two men Q enier enter ent entell eni ei 11 sleeping apartment through 11 0 dow on inquiring their ousia b h 1 w was as rudely informed that thel d d soon let me know wt irl wanted whereupon one of te the I 1 i a paper f from ronn roun his pocket and rbt ret rt A WU warrant tRANT of ARREs for one samuel blackburn c him with having C with more than one woman by this time I 1 had come to too toy clurion that this couple ol 01 0 worthies were neither more e ril rif ii than US oli leers this as 1 ii be assured was a great reile 1 n for I 1 bad at first supposed a p some desperate burglars on i ir r bent the names of these brave are frank frauk henderson and I 1 hi V i i dye I 1 when 1 awoke dye was st the foot of the bed with ne it match in one hand and a at in the other hand and llende e in the act of getting through f T dow about the first w words ilda liea ea on finding I 1 had a awaked awakes ake K youra your a pretty d d souad sound i ui aint you on hen henderson rs n sav sail nc gd G d 11 y 1 I a 11 him I 1 he s sleeps e aspre pre v sound soun d don dont t he be I 1 0 when they had bad finished reit rell ol 01 warrant of arrest I 1 told them c t r come to the wrong house ss as is s blackburn did not live ahert thee n then wanted to know my n x lei lel IL which I 1 replied that I 1 wase wasi obligations to tell them my ni r bullice it to say hay I 1 was not the i warrant called for at henden henjen tiled plied piled that it did not mattai d n whether I 1 was the maa man tit iu rant called for or not I 1 was wag L i they wanted and I 1 was the r IL m w were going to take lit both of these brave U 3 1 oll oil ion lon were gut oui armed WITH It EVOLVE lin 1111 while I 1 did not have even as ali asi tin popgun pop gun in my house to toos sell seil against burglars by the time I 1 had bad dressed ni was waa ready to travelis tra trav elit eilt was wa 4 hait hail i after midnight 1 was atheni wagon and hauled around ro several houses where these 01 officers e served arved subpoenas on iel lei als sti i iyer iler persons 0 citing ting them to ap blackfoot blackf Blacki oot as witnesses a ti husbands after which I 1 w across the country to the i to lank Pelton where I 1 anu arri ann 4 jt 11 am and was soon atter affer want waft th bed with one of these braw bran tm and a revolver for coni companion anion e at about 8 am 1 I was t saddle saddie for E eagle eagie le rock ock adis z or 40 miles w where ere we oa officers cers 11 aversand vers and prisoners arrived armed a nd lct pm after supper I 1 was lod iod lods eg jes establishment owned by E ed bai hai known as the union pacific ibe lee eel which in reality is a saloon 0 hall and gambling den coin corn ben bun hr br ed winn is another of tit tie um brave officers ofil cers better U kunou lub deputy U US S marshal it I 1 was a prisoner in this in about pm when I 1 wasi wasa Ls posited in bed with rt r i lie lle le A DEPUTY DEP bep UTY AND diz until about 5 3 a in next mord morn lii iii tre deputy 1 marechal mars Marf shai chal winn at of me and took me aboard tit tie i g blackfoot Blac Black kloot toot where he delivered wr m safe and sound to 6 big b chief c hj 1 fio tig 0 shai bhai dubois up after breakfasting at the thep then I 1 p went with him dubois to 0 to i and after hearing his opinion iott mei mel yei re mormons cormons Mor mons and aed the abr T or church and being told that tha me rt church and people give me ii and my deputies more trouble 1 c g the other criminals put toyn I 1 was allowed the freedom of ow d est until monday night to huntin w ia I 1 men to the amount of ili ill 1 A apt imi on monday oct in y on I 1 reduced to 1000 and t the e 11 13 11 furnished by W F rl rb 10 a th thomas T h oia ola during the day quite a 11 ddn can pil T ril our brethren who had pre P been arrested and placed unde arrived in town and ti il 11 1 never seen each other before loi lol it lov iov one or two vt vi though we had known each 01 pit years in fact we were drawn 1 kov kor lo 10 by a power and aud feeling knowd knowli V i the people of god i during the two weeks that lel lei in attendance on cour court t we fc IV testimonial and sacramental r and our social gatherings ardi aroi ie e i camp fire every night afore before it p IR to rest iest we would kneel 0 arod aroc W catu camp p fire and offer up our der dev P god we felt that in dimit I 1 friend in whom we could trust V dot lot lunt lont d did hear and answer oui OUT fur we were blessed with hat oat dey orv 11 tv spirit felt to rejoice even in ia ot of persecutions and to his hand in ah all things we obi 11 wi t W AND Q the only thing thins we regretted regret ed wui fan 1 l P so much wickedness and such I 1 ar spirit of persecution adiong wl t 3 en of men we nye would rather that y T would repent and serve god lor for cannot drive this great fact from that all mankind are the offspring g ilir first great parents in monday monny in the second week of A rt judge hayes sentenced enten fenten ced a young 3 10 0 se seven ven years hard labor for llin ilin a pair of pants vest coat and latch the prisoner entered a mans fing hing ping plug apartment during the night took the thu articles mentioned e haves in passing sentence said lio rio ac jle prisoner had the slee sleeping pin oc jint tint n of that room been armed he iid lid uld have beenu stifled in shooting dead residents ilesi llesi I 1 dents of rexburg and q er places would do well to kemem cadge hays statement when dye jil lenderson are arc out on their mid dt t promenades WM 11 DYE 9 scared ared very conspicuously the last iq and out of court I 1 am med aed that he appeared before the A jury seven times each time div IV evidence sufficient to warrant d jury djury I 1 in ii fludina an indictment for cohabitation the case cast of the united states vs i Lc atham leatham this dye was i the only ess ss for forthe the prosecution in his i t examination he stated that he een seen mr leatham Leat liam llam in bed where alleged second wife wile was living a asked in the cross examination f Le athams alleged second wife p n bed on this particular occasion piled tylier plied no but I 1 have routed him film ft I 1 bed many a time when he has 0 ble bie sleeping with her ie e facts tiie are these da DO c never saw tiam viam tham in bed at any time or place never was made acqua acquainted with lidy by leatham much less intro j i td d to ta two ladies as his Le athams is a but sometime about two jwj years his jils same dye sas vas was building a fence nd a city lot opposite to where leatham was living the weather ery very cold and stormy mr Lea leatham thain dlly gily IY invited dye into his house to iter iver ter ten himself from the storm dye nse laurse parse accepting the hospitality of mr dye has lust just MI tue TUB compliment IT lf leatham atham by sending him vim him to the t tertiary tent lary iary i 11 ils s dye mr editor is the same I 1 ii H dye who traveled through lake and davis counties about IS 12 i libs lug ago as a book boak agent many of readers will no doubt remember brother leatham Leat bam who was d guilty on the evidence af t this 11 las aas teu ten children the eldest is not 1 m a years of ae age lie ue has but one aa as his hia first wile died some months i the case against brother arthur t one of tile the witnesses for the let lee elution atlon stated that thad he be had bad seen peck in company with two women i epard them both addressed as s eftick in a the cross examination he was asked when and rii had seen mr peck in the zany tny rny of these ladies ile he replied i s nearly neatly two years ago it was one taday tast day and mr pecks wives wires were be being t baptized mr nir tr t vas was there and aud handed eded them out tae je water bishop thatcher bap t I 1 thein nhem llen ilen lien eu asked what bishop thatcher when he was baptizing these lathe witness replied that bishop itchen said f baptize you mrs fc no 1 1 I baptize you mrs peck ther other peck was of co course urse found ay j why not that witness knew ah li to convict any number of men 1 7 athe the case a porter it clearly proven by the witnesses fae sae ae defense that the lady who was waa ked ved ed to be the second wite wife of bro b amr irr r had lived at home with her ats during 11 these last three years feuring durin that time she had hired out at a time to at least parties that she was wad a young youil lady worked for wages that she would out oud to any party who desired her ces and that when she was not noi 1 out she was at home with her ants is lother rother porter had bad the ito to hire trie lady in question tor for rai months montha this admission with i vorn worn statement of one of the dec s that mr porter and the lady in tion mon liou bad been seen to together guthert and ae had treated her the II 11 ame same as r men treat their wives were aw the jury wanted to find a ver of guilty ne ie Iol lol lowin lowing is about lile 1119 HE WAY THE prosecution WAS conducted CONDU CONDUCT CTEt Il G DO you von w atae tae defendant here yes yea mr sir t os los ATT how ilov long have you wn him I 1 yit IT oser over 0 ver three years ado A do you know mrs arte Pr porter te the V nd ants wife yes sir A do you know a miss shaff shaffer er tidy idy who is reputed to be defend s second wife yes sir A lave have you ever seen the tho deat in the company of this lady E f yes sir mr A where i at dancin dancing 11 parties and other PS i V wel wei ya nd how did the defend f usually treat thi ir well about the same as other 11 treat entreat their wives ar y V k that is all your ilon llon honor or j liming 1 to the attorney for the dewe 2 ac you may take the witness this mr editor la about the only kind of evidence that juries in this tills part ot idaho need to convict a latter day saint thursday evening oct 22 found all our brethren charged chaigen with unlawful cohabitation disposed of with tile the usual verdict of guilty with the exception of your humble correspondent the case cake against myself was to come before the court on friday afternoon oct 1 2 13 S in the meantime tile the court had decided to pass sentence oil on the whole of our br brethren ethren athren on wednesday oct 28 1 I had bad attended court all the time our brethren were on trial and I 1 had seen enouch enough to convince me th that at there was not the least shadow of justice for anybody arraigned before this court who had the name of being a day saint I 1 had seen so much manufactured evidence introduced i and so much perjury on the part of the witnesses for the prosecution that I 1 had come to the conclusion that we were all arrested for the 1 conviction OR U NO i and that the was the day olay set apart for tor f or sentence to be passed on me although I 1 had not yet nad had iny trial now mr tar editor I 1 had not I 1 seen my family for over four weeks before my arrest and was very I 1 anxious to home and see them ana and make arrangements for their comfort during the time I 1 should be confined in the tile penitential as well as to attend to other matters connected with my business that could not be attended to only by myself mys eit elt in person to do this would woud require not less than nine i or ten days and how flow tiow to set get the judge to suspend sentence for that length of time was the next query 1 consul consulted tej teI with my lawyers on the matter and they advised that I 1 withdraw my pl plea piea of not guilty aud and enter a plea of guilty they thought that by my doing bo th the judge would be more inclined to grant me the tho time I 1 desired than hs he would were I 1 to stand a trial and be lound found guilty which of courbe churbe was wa a foregone conclusion I 1 acted upon the advice of my lawyers antl and PLEAD GUILTY the judge granting me he time I 1 desired to go home and und arran arrange e for the comfort of my family I 1 have been home and arif atif amlow now along with a number of my lay brethren back again ac at blackfoot ava awaiting itIn the pleasure pleasure of the court I 1 hotle tille staying here hero attending court we have made the acquaintance of quite a number who are members of the church but have not had the privilege ae rc of attending meetings for months under the direction of president rigby of bannock stake we organized a branch of the church here irth with eldera elder A 0 estrom as presiding high priest the following named mined brethren expect to be sentenced in a few days I 1 B nash X N porter A bicorn A peck J M phelps A athani leatham Le A L blackburn bibra and G C parkinson all with the exception of G C parkinson having been found guilty of U C G C cark ison insoo is charged chargui with aiding alding aldin aidin a criminal to escape so far none of our brethren feel like denying denbin their wives anti and children nor any principle of the tile gospel of christ in god we trust knowing that it I 1 id his work that is assailed A L B of rexburg Rex Ilex burg |
