Show JUDICIAL OF LAW 1 infamous scheme by which mor noralf bous could lie be imprisoned and fined to almost unlimited ted extent having been knocked on the bead by a ponderous blow from froni the hand band of the supreme court courton of the tae united states another arck of the prosecuting attorney and the utah Ico courts urta by cormons mormons Mor mons way may be punished unlawfully comes up for renewed investigation we refer to the ruling that in a case of unlawful presumption prea a of a certain conditions condit ioni of If things is greater artir than actual to the contrary this was another feature of the snow cae the judgment in which has just been declared illegal the third section of the edmunds act renders readers any man liable to punishment who cohabits coha oito with more out one woman it was conclusively proven tw by the witnesses toe for the prosecution is tte this kaow cade that the defendant had bad lived with but one 0 of his bis aie wiyet alace toe the passage ot of the edmunds ad ACL but bat the ake theory was propounded by the prosecution that cohabitation with the nest or bagal wife was to be presumed and ad that it then cohabitation with another wife was admitted or could be proven the offense charged would be the evidence however was direct against the presumption As al OL a mauer ot 1 bueti it was proven proved that we the def defendant deseada eada bad not lived alved with the legal wife this was established beyond creagon treasonable able question yet the court ruled tt that the presumption was to beta be taken kenin in spite odthe of the proof without such alrh a fruling ilder gider snow could not have been convicted he was an n apostle and his bis conviction wis was greatly desired by judy judge V powers them on the bench having been nominated by the president to the office but bui not confirmed fay by the senate and he hoped by sending a mormon apostle to prison tha he be would gain and renown and secure the J judges bp chichi he only occupied for the time being that he be tailed of his purpose was bufi lust a at and a part of the retribution that will over overtake tike him for his wrong do dol ing this absurd and evi evidently denty false alse abo trine was afterwards adopted by the supreme court of the territory and now stands as 00 he law god and the he practice in the utan co arts we needa edit not say to persons acquainted law that mat we tse presumption accepted is n new too to criminal jurisprudence ce ii asi admitted an civil practice avi U iti esthen is then on subject b ec t to e bova oval ai by daae BV buc in il th ane prosecution se r ution of under de r t the he pre edmunds amud act with the legal wife its is presumed no matter it if the fact is this that the bu hati pot not associated with L her in any manber whatever and testimony as to the fact Js is not even admit admitted ked in evidence Ide fite thus presumption Is exalted above proof and the hypothetical is made greater than the actual and this is the kind ot of law ho as con by the courts 10 11 that the mor mons are bow down to and worship and regard as above the word ino and commandments of almighty god and the di dictates tates of enlightened conscience we regard the ruling rating on an this point as just as false and absurd an and illegal as the ruling on an segregation been scattered to pieces and it only requires a similar test to bring it to a similar late tim hold of tho the supporters of judicial ludi cial op pr press fon had and unlawful lawful against the mormons cormons Mor mons is the denial of jurisdiction in thid the court of tevie review w their only security is in immunity I 1 from revision they the are not willing chat bat their acts and shall be passed competent authority they prefer to wield unlawful power and shelter themselves taema elves from question as to improper use and the excuse fox for all this wrong iw is that it necessary to successful prosecution ol of these I 1 mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 it Is the same in the administration of the law asan as in bt toe taia law the mormons cormons Mor mons cannot be successfully assailed by legislation unless the fundamental principles by which legislators are constitutionally bound to be guided are disregarded and trampled upon and they cannot be success fully reached byth by the e I 1 jaw w V unless less I 1 the established principles IL of off law law are treated in a biliter manner this should make rational peo people ale pause and ref reflect leef and abd the question should become general to is it right or politic to violate law in a endeavor to execute law and the idea ought to th penetrate to the winds minds al toe thoughtful 1 that a people cannot be as had bad as they are pala painted sest who reached by law unless toe e law itself to Is perverted in the theat attempt t e mt to bring under its penal it es one ne thing is certain bertain respect for t 0 law and its administrators caw can never be promoted by such palpably pal pablo departures from its well known pro visions and principles as have disgraced raced the judicial crusade ogain against st ne the cormons mormons Mor mons under color Q t the edmunds act |