The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-10-21 00:00:00

The PROSECUTION of BRIGHAM YOUNG
and OTHER MORMON LEADERS.
Under the head " The War on d'olyeamy," the
Xs. l'or4 ?",of Oct. oives the following tele-
graphic despatch sent from Salt Lake City, Utah, ou
the previous day :

Brigham Young was arrested this attenuant at four o'clock,
Upon the indictment of the gnuot jury chatying him, under
the Utah statute, with lewdly and licentiously cohabiting
with sixteen different women. The arrest %GUI made by United
States Marshal Patrick at the residence of Young. Owing
to the sickness of the prisoner, he was allowed to re-
main at his house to-night inn charge of the Deputy Al ar-
shut lie 0111 he taken before Judge Melican tonnonow.
'rue penalty imposed by the statute, on conviction on this
shame, is Imprisonment not over ten years, nor leas than sit
noaltbs, and is Hire of unit over 1,010 dollars nor less 100 dol-
lars. Rumours of troubles and an ontbreak of the Murmurs
arc 1144 to be credited the Nlorinon leaders give assununce
that all processes of the court out b 0 obeyed. Governor
WI rods has made every preparation for an emergency, and he
win maintain the law at any cast. Another company of
United States troops arrived here tonight from Fort
Bridger. It is reported and generally believed that In-
dictments have been found aaainat Brigham Young today
for ontrder."

The Trihsne of the following day contains smile)
telegram from Salt Lake City, ,filtell Oct. 3. in which
it is stated that in court that morning, the counsel for
Brigham Young, having alleged that Young was tick
am! unable to VI war, moved that he he admitted to
bail. Judge McKean tail that if the prisoner was sick
he might remain in his house unguarded for the pre-
Sent, but that the motion to admit to bail could not be
entertaine,l until the prisoner appeared at the bar of the
cant The accomat irrocettils to say :

. - -
° Daniel 11. Wells, Mayor of Salt Lake City, and Mini
President of the MOMPITI Church, was arrested this evening
by I lilted States Nlarshal Patrick, umai an indictment ,A
the grand-jury, charging him, under the l.tah statutes, with
lewdly and lasciviously cohabiting with one Luisa Free,
whom Wells claims as one of his wives. Accused woo taken
before Judge McKean, and hell to bail in 3,000 dollars to
answer at the Present term of the court.'

The n,ilitary prparations made for enforcing, if
necessary, the supreme authority of the United States,
and the 111,11,-ly disposition of many of the inhabitants,
at both indicated by the statement that General
Ikb.rroVV, flirtingly ill emnimuni there, had arrived the
night before, and was enthusiastieslly received. It is
added thst is company of cavalry from Fort Steele and
a full battery (nun Fort lfalleck were expected there
on the td!uTviog' day, ant that tilere wore about wo
troops in vamp. Commenting on these events the
.IV,Ir Fork 2'et6,,neobSerVes, with evident satisfaction:—
" ft Ishoo.otsioli, to prcdiot with any certainty the result
of the legal font), spoil the polyg.tmous ii iii of the Mir-
mush Illicit, lint the gio far are quite regular,
and net what we should hare expected long ago. To Brigham
Young, arrested upon SU indictment for adultery, We now
have widest bishop Wells, the Mormon Mayor of salt Lalce
City, and a high functionary in the Church of Latter Day
Saints. The indictments are mildest in their charges, Young
being credited with iaii4.lsiXteeri Wives, slid Wells with only
rile silperditioni condo:nibso of his j,,ys and sorrows, while it
is notorious that both have tinny more. We IlaVe no infor-
mation aft to tile number of Morinidni indicted, but it Is
obvious that (ti-an cst :del trial id a large number would
not have the striking moral effect which w,,uui attend the
trial aliti coin-kilos id One or twit leading 3iodinoli9."