Show 4 I THE DECISION Tie Topic of Geucrnl D cssslon I I When Clawsoii Will Commence His Sentence I Hl The decisions rendered yesterday J the Clawson and Hopt cases by the Supreme Court of the United States have been the topics of general discussion on the streets j today There has been a great deal of t doubt among members of the bar as to j I the regularity of the open venire preceed ings When the question arose last fall it will be remembered that Mr Varian of the prosecution expressed doubts ns to the legality of sucha course while Messrs Sutherland and McBride were earnest in advocating it The decision that came over the wires last night will encourage the prosecution in their effort I to enforce the laws and removes all doubts as to the regularity of the past proceedings pro-ceedings There seems to be a pretty general impression im-pression that the time Clawson has already spent at the penitentiary will apply on his sentence but this is a mistaken mis-taken idea When an appeal was taken last fall sentence was suspended pending the final decision and since that time Clawson has been simply held in custody at the penitentiary and not held as a convict The case must be returned from the Supreme Court of the United States to the Supreme Court of the Territory which meets on the 30th and thence to the Third District Court I will probably be several weeks before Clawson is re sentenced and commences his term of service As he has already been in the penitentiary for six months and the sentence sen-tence is for three years and a hal the whole period of his confinement will be more than four years I is pretty safe to predict that there will be no more appeals ap-peals in polygamy cases The ordering of a fourth trial of Hopt is i universally regretted especially by Marshal Mar-shal Ireland During the last trial it was with the greatest difficulty the indignant crowds could be restrained while Hopt was being conveyed back and forth from the penitentiary to the city and serious trouble is apprehended when the next trial commences It is not likely thecae the-cae will come up for trial during the present term of court |