| Show THE GRAND JURY SHOULD investigate THE attention of the grand jury now in session has been directed to the alleged malfeasance in office of marshal E A ireland in procuring united states troops to act as a posse in conducting president george Q cannon from promontory to this city A well written letter in the herald berald of wednesday morning signed Tub lius and evidently written by a lawyer of ability presented the legal aspects of the case by quotations from the united states statutes bearing on the question it t was shown that the action of the Al arshal was not only unjustifiable by I 1 law w but constitutes IL a penal offense rendering him liable to the mai maximum limu penalty of line and two years imprisonment at the time of f the ahe outrage marshal ireland disclaimed any connection wita the movement tor for the sending of the troops but it has since leaked out that he and governor murray murra j were the main springs of the movement it is said that he be applied to the governor and the governor to the commanding officer and thus the troops were obtained if this is true the marshal has violated the laws of the united states and whether it be true or not it is a proper subject for the grand jury to investigate itis it is not right that the attention of that body should bould be engrossed on one class of offenses to the exclusion of others that are perhaps of more inore importance the grand jury are empowered to enquire into the conduct of all officials gare just by way of variety if for no other reason they might for once investigate the acts of one united states official the doings of his bis deputies ought to be inquired into he is responsible for them their excesses are a public scandal they affect society and are inimical to the liberty and welfare of citizens and t the h e outrage 0 a of employing empl oy the military in defiance of law s should hould not be passed over will district attorney dickson bring this case to the attention of the grand jury if not wil dudge zane make a note of it and charge chang e the grand jury to investigate ga t the employment of the military milita in the work of peace officers and the surrendering of the civil power into martial hands are danl dangerous erous to the peace of society and are matters of public moment which are a more important than a case of unlawful lawf ua cohabitation and the heavy punishment provided by the law snows shows tile the gi gravity amity with which the offense is regarded by the government this matter ought not to be allowed to slide by unnoticed and the attention of the authorities at washington should be called to the lawless manner of enforcing the law in utah |
