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Show ! HERE'S A PRETTY HOW D'YE 1)0. j Deputy Vanaercook Arretted fcy the i city Police for Cnlawfnl "Taken From the City Jail," Etc. Salt Lake would be nothing if not sensational, sen-sational, and it has ever been thus. Should a history be written with a red letter for every startling event known here, upon every page would be found a crimson capital. Every day brings forth its issue, and so accustomed have the people become to excitement that they j live in expectancy of it. Recently, however, how-ever, little has occurred to break the monotony, but on Saturday evening the "spell was broken," the occasion being the arrest of Deputy Marshal Vander-cook, Vander-cook, who was "taken in" by the police at the Utah Central depot as he got off the evening train from Ogden. The news of his arrest spread through the city as quickly as though he had been a self-exiled self-exiled " polvgamist who had returned re-turned and given himself up to the minions of the law. Ever I since it nas neen me cuiei topic 01 conversation. con-versation. Many and various have been the speculations as to what the result will be in this particular case and what may follow, especially as it is rumored that the officers of the church party have "booked" a large cumber of our leading citizens for the same offense, which is, as alleged in the Vandercook complaint, "lewd and lascivious conduct" committed with one Mrs. S. J. Field. The complaint com-plaint is sworn to by B.Y.Hampton, and places the 5th of last August as the date when the offense was committed. Mr. Vandercook upon his arrest was immediately taken to the City Hall, and after some delay, the complaint was read to him. - Before this official act was proceeded with, Marshal Ireland, Mr. Varian and other of Mr. Vandercook's friends came to render him what assistance assist-ance they could. After this Mr. Vandercook Vander-cook was released on $500 bonds, Messrs. Hugh Anderson and C. P. Mason going his security. Soon after the arrest of the deputy, the police walked into the station with C. E. Pearson, U. S. Commissioner for Davis county, and at present a lawyer of this city. Mr. Pearson had been arrested for the same offense, upon a similar complaint, com-plaint, which set forth in plain terms that the crime had been committed with one Lydia Bailey, on June 17th. Pearson was released on a $500 bond, Lindsay Sprague and W. W. Wood becoming security. Vandercook's case, was set for a hearing hear-ing this morning before Judge Spiers, and that of Pearson's for to-morrow. Some considerable time before the hour set for the hearing at the Police Court this morning a large crowd gathered at the City Hall. The crowd increased till every available inch outside of the railing was taken up, and the hallway. Avas jammed to the outer doors. Judge Srjeirs. prose cuting attorney, Moyle, Sip Kenner, B. Y. Hampton, and other city officials, scribes from all the town dailies, short-hand reporters, re-porters, and several others were inside the railing before 10 o'clock. Among the officers of the court there was an air of profundity and importance as though the High Council was in session. Mr. Vandercook did not put in an appearance, ap-pearance, and the time wore wearily away till an hour had passed. Marshal Phillips then stepped into the room and whispered something to Mr. Moyle and then to the Judge, and in a few seconds, just as Mr. Moyle was about to speak, up popped Kenner and announced to the court, much to everybody's astonishment, astonish-ment, that the case of Vandercook had been taken to the District Court on a writ of habeas corpus, and that he would be discharged or remanded back to the justice's jus-tice's court. With a crestfallen air the justice meekly and --weakly said, that being the case, his court had nothing further to do in the matter until it was known what action the District Court would take. At this point the crowd cleared the City Hall and immediately proceeded to the Federal courtroom. In a short time Mr. Jos. L. Rawlins stepped forward and addressed the Court in substance as, follows fol-lows : In the case of Vandercook, brought before this Court on a writ of habeas corpus, cor-pus, the parties in the case were all in court and ready to' proceed with the petition. pe-tition. The Court asked if counsel for the city was in court, at which the young prosecuting prose-cuting attorney, Mr., Moyle, said that he desired a little time to get prepared for the case. Two o'clock this afternoon was then set for the hearing. Mr. Vandercook, Vander-cook, bv mutual consent of counsel, was allowed to go on his own recognizance. The following is a copy of the body of the petition for the writ of habeas cornus. 1 The petition of Oscar Vandercook shows : That he is now a prisoner confined in the custody of W. H. Phillips, Marshal of Salt Lake City, in the city and county jail of Salt Lake, for a supposed criminal offense, to-wit : Lewd and lascivious conduct and sexual intercourse, in violation of a city ordinance; which ordinance your petitioner alleges to be invalid. Your petition also shows that such confinement confine-ment is by virtue of a warrant, a copy of which is hereto annexed; and also upon a written complaint, a copy of which is here also annexed. Your petitioner prays a writ of habeas corpus cor-pus to the end that he may be discharged from custody. Signed. Oscab Vjlndebcoox. A few minutes after the courtroom was opened this afternoon it was packed by an eager crowd of spectators, anxious to hear the proceedings in the Vandercook case. Counsel for the city, in the persons of -the legal firm of Williams & Young, who had been retained by the city during dur-ing the noon intermission, asked the Court to allow an extension of time in the case, as counsel for the city wished to look into the matter. Mr. Williams said that the. question before this court was a matter of deciding as to the validity of the city ordinance under which the petitioner who asks for a writ of hafaas corpus had been arrested. The question does not involve the guilt or innocence of the etitioner or prevent him in any way from the discharge of his duties upon the court, counsel having so agreed. - Counsel tor the petitioner, " J. L. I Rawlins, once prosecuting attorney attor-ney for the city, was prepared to argue the case, but as the matter had only been in their hands but a little time to prepare argument, he would ask for a postponement. After considerable talk from both sides, Friday morning at 10 o'clock was the time 6et. This matter revolves on the whole question ques-tion as to the validity of the city ordinance and Vandercook's case will probably be made a test regarding the settlement of that point. |