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Show News comes from Washington that Senator Vance, of North Carolina, and ex-Senator Kernan, of New York, have been retained by the Mormons as counsel in place of Emery A. Storrs, recently deceased. de-ceased. It is said they will appear before be-fore Judge Powers in November, in the case of Charles F. Middleton. If such is the case, we are glad, as Vance and Kernan are both good lawyers and good Democrats. WhetLer such is the case, we were . unable to learn, but we made inquiries among those who should know, namely, the local attorneys who are engaged en-gaged in defending the polygamists now on trial, and the gentleman who is the leader of these attorneys informed us he could not say as to whether Vance and Kernan had been retained, but he was informed on good authority that Cleveland Cleve-land intented to resign as President to come out and defend those who were indicted in-dicted for polygamy and unlawful cohabitation. cohabi-tation. This fact fully explains the News' editorial of last night on "The Star in the East." If those who are indicted for polygamy and unlawful cohabitation can get Cleveland on their side, they ought to win, for already, according to the News, they have the Lord on their side, and the Lord and one good man are a large majority. |