| Show AN ARIZONA GRAND guby JURY REPORT 1 ft froat ost the arizona expositor we learn that the grand jury for mar leopa county has found one indictment m engfor for fon bigamy and from the language of the report of that body we are led to in feir for that it was framed against a igo cormon I ormon the report says bays this grand jury has found one indictment for bigamy and in the investigation of this subject found flom from the evidence of the leaders of the mormon church in this thia county that said church in counsel to its members in utah before their removal to this territory advised that no polygamy or bigamy be bb practised practiced by the members of said church in the territory of arizona so go long as the laws prohibited its practice in this territory we do not know tho the name of the person indicted laor nor the circumstances of the case but think it I 1 exceedingly improbable that any latter day sa saint kist who wh has settled in arizona his has rendered himself liable to prosecution for bigamy in that territory seeing that plural marriages are not permitted by authority of the church outside of utah it appears from the report that arizona like some other of the country hab aas no faw fa w against adulte adultery ryas as the grand jury urge the of such euch a law by bi the next legislature our wr southern neighbor beems seems to have caught the spirit which has inflated mari maii many mady of the grand uries juries of utah for the tho report as published in the ex ez post on a variety of subjects aud and efte extends over oven a wide field even to offering recommendations to the government bof the united states in regard to the indian question llo ilo particularly concerning ibe uhe pima and maricola Mari Muri copa indians indiana that body makes mates a general attack on ieee s for neglect of duty aud and in its inquiry into their conduct seems to be governed by impartiality in which it does not follow the example of former utah inquisitions for while the latter havo have been very euger eager to find some isome irregularity in the conduct of local officials supposed to be cormons mormons Mor mons they have utterly ignored the actions ot of federal officials known to be gem gentiles Gex tiles 1 I but jury has investigated the accounts and doings not only of the county officials but of the district attorney and clerk of the district court illegal and extortionate fees are exposed and condemned of fec fee records duplication of warrants overdrawing of funds without vouchers are upon and it appears that thal that one county of A anzona arizona azuna asin is in debt about d hun bundred hundred tined tired thousand dollars the manner in which elections are conducted is thus described this grand jury tary nad find that corruption ac at our elections elec elee tlona tiona is general among our people that our out elec lions are controlled by what may emphatically be called corrupt corruption loh lom funds 2 the exceptions being very raie rato cheul candidates do nol not enter into and participate in these gener al corruptions corrupt ions which jn in our county has surrounded our officers with witti pliant tools of corruption with whom many otherwise iboa cit cul zens zena cooperate operate co bahaa hanaa bing aing our officials with demands upun upon the pub ile lie without foundation in law or equi equity ty their tentie ue alcinda only limited by of combination ta to effect their purposes purpose the foregoing merely lifts lift the tha the curtain a little and gives no fie a mere mero ere peep into affairs in azia Afla zona onn but exposes enough to sho w ghe the people ot of utah bo w affairs here gould would be managed if our could only succeed in the balance of power out of mormon ormon 11 h hands a ads bind and obtaining control bf our local politics and local trem treasury sury the grand jury of M liem hiem to have per performed formed their ducy daty dm aud and justly and if it they have gyne a little beyond their it biti mate sphere and stepped epou upon ground not assigned to ti them in th law their motives appear to h have havo ave avo been i 1 the lutu lulu iest and not grounded in malice m i alice allce and therefore an excess egsa of zeal in this respect ato is to tome extent exeunt excusable eus cus sabie able judge jq dge porter in die dil discharging khath them seems beems to take lake this thia view of the sub hub subject jeet jert and in compliment ing them thera expresses the olivion tuat their exposure of the arregu laws existing cannot fall fill jo to have haie a beneficial effect welbie his hla prediction will receive coi cor rp ata fulfillment fulfilment |
