Show inconsistent NOT long ago the chief justice of utah had occasion to speak of the impropriety of finding indictments on such slender and shallow evidence that no jury could be expected to con several cases casee had to be dismissed for lack of testimony and this occasioned the rebuke from the court we are reminded of this occurrence by the decision in the commissioners mission ners eVs court of this city in the barlow case the commissioner stated emphatically his bis firm opinion that no jury would convict the accused and yet he heedt bent the case to the grand jury this beca occasions alons much In convente t the e defendant and expense to the territory what could be the object of this commit committal talA what good purpose can be served by it if U was done to placate the gang that want every accused person put to as much trouble as pos sible elble providing he is a mormon the motive is paltry and wrong public officers should have courage enough to do what they know to be right no matter who may criticize or condemn their just action that course will win too in the long run everybody respects a man of principle no difference difre rence baw much the unprincipled may revile him and the time is coming when the abuse of those who cannot endure fairness to a marmon Mp rmon ormon will not count nor be feared or valued a rush in this community if the officer who has been committed for necessary and defensive violence while in the discharge of a disagreeable duty had bad been a non Mor mormon moA 11 it is our opinion that he would have been honorably bifi discharged the action in this instance of the commissioner looks to us an evidence of moral weakness and Is not in keeping with his general consistent and straightforward course |