| Show A PROBABLY WELL WELD GROUNDED RUMOR ON saturday we stated what was a matter of current rumor regarding the reason for the adjournment of the grand jury till the loth of march sometimes rumors are wrong and unreliable but for the one to which we referred there may be good ground mr dickson is given to strategic tricks and it is not unlikely that this is one of them straightforward work is not in keeping with crusade tactics the grand jury evidently had no further immediate business before batore it and under ordinary circumstances this condition would have demanded and caused a permanent per por manent adjournment in place of this a recess of over three weeks has been taken unless ther ewas a definite anticipation of doing some work on I 1 and after march loth the convening reconvening re of the jury would have been superfluous cases caser that might arise in the ordinary course of things could have been left for manipulation by the inquisitorial rial body of the succeeding term persons who are now in ili retirement in consequence of the strong beelin fe feeling elin to the that accused nor mormons cormons Mor mons could not under the cresent present regime will not be likely to lay y themselves liable to imminent persecution se was there any confidence existing that the class of accused individuals referred to would get a square trial and the privileges of the law including the admission to ball pending appeal those who have sought security from legal persecution by retirement ti would doubtless now be in open view but the tte outrageous and grossly indecent insults to which witnesses have been subjected the one sided and cruel course adopted toward defendants and the thrusting into and keeping in prison prisca of persons persona cases have nave entirely broken down the last vestige of confidence in the present executive and administrative legal regime none but those blinded by prejudice udice fanaticism or disappointed political aspirations pi rations could blame people for keeping ng aloof f from rom running the risk of being ng subjected to such barbarous treatment in ent those who are threatened with it will be likely to avoid it the temporary adjournment of the grand jury to the contrary notwithstanding |
