Show ANOTHER POINT SHOULD he be wish to use it the he emperor of all the Rus russians sias can make another point against the american petitioners petition ers who desire the abolition of the barbarities practiced upon the political prisoners of the czars azars domain it of the statement as originally published in the ogden standard and which is reproduced in this issue of the NEWS of a raid mid made by two deputy U 8 marshals upon ther the home of thomas B helm of pleasant view weber county mr helm to ie probably about sixty years old and somewhat lame from having his leg injured several years since atthe at the time the edmunds law was passed he had more wives than one and be has served two terms in the penitentiary for the offense of unlawful cohabitation which simply consists of practically acknowledging both families we have no reason to question the details given by the standard as that paper is generally correct as to matters of fact but be that as it may there seems no room for doubt that mrs helm helms Is sudden death was the direct result ot of the visit of the deputies itis it Is but another fatality added to the long list that has been made by the cruel anti ant mormon Momon 1 crusade and for which the trainers en ou actors and operators of the measures which produce such much effects will sooner or later be held to answer if the awes pursued under the anti mormon Mor legislation pawed passed and enforced since the opening of 1882 involved Justan instances bes of polygamy entered into subsequent to that time there would be little room for complaint but butruch much is not the condition the laws were passed and found numerous families established as far back as half a century and all the way along the intermediary period those are the domestic domains that have been ruthlessly invaded their heads seized and carried into court while wives and children have been compelled to testify against those whom they loved better than life men have been herded into prison by scores and what has it all accomplished complis hed mr varlan varian unwittingly answered this question yesterday in a case in which the accused like a 11 contemptible craven sought to escape incarceration in prison by disclaiming the paternity or of his child thus to save himself casting odium upon his bis plural wife the prosecuting attorney said 4 this Thia case presented new and peculiar features I 1 have had bad considerable experience in mormon cases and never sow saw where one repudiated a child this is the first instance where aman a titan has denied the paternity of his plural cifes wi child it is the first case in the history of these prosecutions where a man ma holding a membership in the church repudiated his plural wife and her child it is the first time when such auch a man has endeavored to strike down the character of his ma plural wife and it is the first time where a plural wife in these prosecutions hm has ever been aed accused of unfaithfulness unfaithful mew these people were married properly as they believed and the they 1 lived together for many years now w comes this man with this infamy I 1 say he has been living it a lie for the past seven years 4 this plural wife with the years of an honest life behind her comes here and says to this defendant how dare you disown this little baby I 1 say that there are thousands of men here who rather than do such a thing would suffer the extreme penalty of the law before intimating such mch a disgrace I 1 ask this jury to take a common sense view of the case and have no doubt of the result mr hamilton who had been appointed by the court counsel for the defendant said 1 I admit that it is true that this la in he be first time where when it came caine to bourt a father has deserted his polygamous children the argument of the district t t torney throughout was a scathing scorching rebuke to the defend defendant antI and yet he could not excite the slightest lightest controversy with us upon the severest points of it but the admissions of counsel on both sides am suggestive what is the use of seeking to force men to repudiate the relationship into which they entered previous to 1882 and thus brand wives and children with shame it if it is impossible of accomplishment some people do not appear to be aware of the fact but it I 1 is 8 nevertheless h e gwng true that there is a ing sentiment throughout the country in favor of leaving families which were formed before 1882 undisturbed there is no element of magnanimity in inflicting suffering and distress upon men and helpless women and children when every result of such a course is impolitic and unprofitable to say nothing 0 its inhumanity |