Show dads column following Is another interesting early day story of 0 park city by that clever and versatile writer chas E street it Is a true tru story A DAY IN COURT dear sam the time was on a summer day in 1877 as I 1 remember right after pay day the place was in the office of john L street justice of 0 the peace park city utah which was situated on the east side of main street centrally located c there had been a knife and pistol fight among the irish the night before it was unusual to have a strictly irish row generally a melee of this sort was between the english and the irish but it must be remembered that ireland has a northern part now that office which was also the th court room was crowded with the of fenders the witnesses and counsel mr robert hobert waddill ll attorney had been ap pointed to prosecute col J A nelson was defending one or more or of the of fenders of 0 the law A J moore was the regular constable and as special deputy depute tor for the occasion I 1 had been added regardless gard less of the tact fact that I 1 was not ol of age I 1 could name some of 0 the parties concerned but not all so eo we will kindly draw the curtain as to the personnel As to originating causes the evidence did not deal except as to the quantity ot of whisky absorbed the quality even was not a question atter after two or three in the sma hours it was usual to open a keg of nails unroll a barrel of barbed wire fence or uncork a jug ot of hell fire the scene in the court room had waxed warmer with the rising temperature of 0 the afternoon session incriminating statements charges and counter charges with much explosive language had drawn an all idle crowd about the court room door and the one window there was no room inside for visitors in fact the place was tar far to too 0 small for the belligerent occupants w who ho were thrown too near each other part of the spirit ot of contention was doubtless the aggravation of the left over effects ot of bad whisky for there came a flare between prosecution and defense that stirred the halt half sleeping enmities ol of the offenders suddenly there were mere two half drawn bowle knives and three pistols were in sight emphasizing the bad language of the acting attorneys the judges gavel was a notarial seal and it smote the pine table in front ol of him with a sharp blow and a command of order constable mocie near the window inside had drawn his gun and the aforesaid special deputy standing guard in the doorway had his gun in hand at that moment one of the defense witnesses stepped to the judges table and hit it a smashing blow with a big revolver saying 1 I arder these pro stopped quicker than one could co u id say scat with his mouth open tb be judge was on his feet and his bis pistol covered covered the heart of the objector m while hile the words leaped out drop that gun I 1 fine you thirty dollars constable disarm everyone in this room there were three drawn pistols on the side of the law as the constable prepared to execute the order i A lew few words ol of comment at this pol point n t may not be out of place red the per sort son who made the violent interruption at a critical moment may have had an extra jolt but lie he was not so drunk hut but that he instantly dropped his gun if and his lower jaw constable moores f gun was weaving uncertainly and I 1 know my gun was far from steady as I 1 held it on the man with the knife who was accounted the most dangerous prisoner the usually usually quiet judge stood with pistol in hand band yes eyes blazing at the indignity offered the court this was the tableau tor for a moment while the arms were being surrendered L later a friend present told me he had bad beard that the judge had a montana reputation of quick on the draw nerves of 0 steel and was a sure shot and he now believed it the trial proceeded after a fe few w moi ments delay with a small arsenal piled on the judges table at the end the three on trial were condemned red p was added making lour four who were all fined or thirty days in jail each r park fark city had no jail the prisoners it or their friends refused to pay the fines i athe the prisoners were handcuffed and put f h k in ill a smell small room back of the office or 01 i sturt staurt room with a guard this prison S I 1 seemed something of a loke joke to the par fi ties concerned in a short time six horses with sad idles adles appeared at the office door pour four of I 1 them had no BO bridles but instead had heavy rope halters batters each horse was wag tied to the saddle ot of the next six in a row the lour four prisoners still handcuffed were tied securely on the tour four horses K without bridles the lead horse was I 1 amounted mounted by the constable and the aearl rear horse by a special deputy supplied with 06 long black snake whip both men were well twell armed at the word go the black snake cracked over the hanks flanks of the horses and they were off single file all tied together this cavalcade went down main street at a last fast gallop the prison ers were mere clinging to the pummels two especial special deputies had been sent to a f point opposite Morri morrisons sons saloon just t below the park city hotel where it was t rumored the caravan would be held up by insurgent friends there was a crowd there but that six elx horse line was i hardly distinguishable lor for dust as they passed Morri morrisons sons saloon and made the sharp turn at lower main west and again a straightaway for or Co chali ahille ille down the road with the prisoners sagging from torn selde side to side like bags of meal it was by tar far the most spectacular race irever ever staged out ot of park city and the time to the door ot of the Co coalville alville jail i was a record lor for six teaming foaming cruses the t prisoners were ere dumped in stone cells more dead than alive and all very sober i within forty eight hours their friends redeemed them at 28 00 each and they were brought back to park city in ill a wagon with plenty of 0 hay it was a lesson not soon forgotten k pines thereafter were promptly paid by i all offenders act yours youra truly CHAS E STREET EARLY MORMON HISTORY publishers auxiliary says the only known copies or of the first newspaper to be printed in jackson county the evening and morning star a mormon publication printed in independence missouri have been discovered in a new york book shop says an article in a recent issue ot of the kansas city star they were offered tor for sale tor for 1000 this now virtually unknown mormon paper exerted a tremendous influence on the history ot of the county the evening and morning orning Af star made its first appearance in independence in 1832 and was printed monthly until its plant was destroyed by infuriated citizens in 1833 the residents of independence pen dence had begun to tear fear that tie be cause of their rapidly increasing numbers be the mormons cormons would soon control the city an editorial that appeared in the evening and morning star ripened this feeling into a growing hatred it was entitled free people of color inviting tree free negroes and mulattoes from other states to become mormons cormons Mor mons and to move to independence and settle in the colony immediately about citizens held a mass meeting and sent a committee to the mormon leaders to demand sus pension ot of the evening and morning star the immediate remodel from in dependence of the leaders and the checking ot of faither lui aber mormon immigration it into the county the Alor cormons mormons moris asked SO 30 days to move their effects this was refused they were told that 15 minutes was long enough tor for them to start compliance with these terms being refused the crowd razed the printing plant and r scattered the type in the street the mormons cormons Mor mons efforts to return to jackson county were not abated tor for some time but in 1846 after being expelled from missouri and illinois the they y made their final settlement in salt lake city if it hid had not been tor for the evening alq morning star the history of kansas city and independence might be quite a dif ferent story in all probability independence would be the great mormon center that salt lake city is today 0 the tact fact the tare rare copies ot of this paper are for sale presents an opportunity to make a gift to the missouri state historical society officials of the society pointed out pleasant evidence ot of the popularity of american mothers is contained in a recent report by the department ot of commerce concerning the effect ot of mothers day on the sales of candy national statistics collected by the department show that candy sales jumped twenty per cent last year during the week preceding that holiday to be celebrated this year on may mothers day it appears sends more people to the candy counter than any other holiday excepting christmas and easter I 1 modern mothers mothers may y be rouged gouged an and d powdered they may play bridge and golf they may do less cooing over their babies but the tenderness ot of mother hood Is theirs as it was their own mothers A few women in every genera tion have been callous end and indifferent to their ma maternal terrial duties and pleasures buti but in this day as in all others a mother Is the most influential factor in a childs life I 1 so lets pile her lap high with candy and flowers and lets write poems in her praise on mothers day her unselfishness fish ness and sacrificial spirit have made her worthy ot of all we can do and give and her love will follow us around the world the one proof of an all abiding faith and a constant affection it was elbert hubbard who said nature intended that each animal should live to an age approximating five times the number ot of years it takes to reach its bodily maturity man reaches his height and maximum strength at twenty and should live to be a hundred eloc just w when hen the democrats rats are about ready tor for their annual spring election of a new president of the united states along comes the baseball season senator key pittman Pl silvers dependable champion Is not the only westerner who Is disappointed at president hoovers silence and inaction in an effort lor for the stabilization of the price of 0 silver ot of course the president may be ol of the opinion that the longest way around will prove the quickest and most permanent solution as regards the future of the metal it is disappointing however that the president has so eo far ignored the many resolutions adopted in all parts of the country and presented to him tor for action anti and in a public way at least never even ventured an opinion regarding his attitude relative to the white metal in which millions of 0 people are so vitally interested senator pittman was in salt lake wednesday and at a luncheon given in his honor by members or of the international sliver silver commission and leading min mining flig men at the alta club the senator in te expressed his views regarding the vexing sliver problem severely criticizing tic izing ing president hoover tor for his failure to carry out the requests of 0 the senate resolution asking tor for the calling ot of an international conference for the purposed pur purpose ot of stabilizing silver and restoring it as a monetary metal and deeply regret regretting tin g the lack of developments along these lines senator and mrs pittman will sail tor for china on the 0 of this month where the senator will study every phase of 0 the silver problem as it effects that country and Is decidedly optimistic that the investigations of himself and thel the other members of the subcommittee sub committee who will study the problem in europe will result in constructive action toward the t rehabilitation ol of silver 0 0 julge roger 1 I mcdonough the rising young jurist of our home city is deserving I 1 and will receive commendation aorl tor his courage and honesty in publicly condemning the present inefficiency of the prosecuting system or of the courts court 0 or the state in granting a motion ot of district attorney I 1 ray van cott to continue the trial C ot f fred A fisher who Is charged with obtaining money by false pretenses judge mcdonough said 0 0 this Is just another example ot of an inefficient prosecuting system whereby the district attorney Is unacquainted with facts ot of a 96 case until it reaches the district court prosecutions should be under n der one head either the county or district attorney and that wherever the responsibility lies there also should be the authority to investigate facts and retain contacts with witnesses |