Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-05-23
MORMON LAW AND ORDER.
The United States Court in Utah Cupturcs
by the MornaoDs.

L
by the MornOns.
tCorrcflonicncp Of the New York Daily Tmcsl
SALT LAKE CITY, March 8.
Prominent among the most recent occurren-
cas hce, stands the breaking up and dispersion
BIZ. tie L. :. Court by holy of armed men,
features Of Brigham Young and the Priest
ood, and commonly known here as the "Da-
ntes." The U. s. District Court for Utah
atrmenced lis session on Monday, the oh Of
ieu-uary, Judge Stiles, a seeding Mormon,
ocrl pying the bench. The U. S. District
A,,n.uey is Hosea Stout, an appointee, Of
elirse, Of the Government at Washington, and
noted member of the Dante Band. Upon
opening of the Court, he rose and stated
lat no Grand Jury would be empanelled, as
there we've no clscs to be presented worthy Of
lis notice. Thus, by one stroke of mastery
policy, administered by an officer of the law
and in the name of its majesty, were covered
Up long catalogue Of hinious Offences, incu-
ling murders, robberies and arsons, which had
been committed since the last preceding term
# the Court. A Petit Jury was then summon
ID and sworn, bat every imaginable impediment
hat could be thrown in their way to obsruci
t'C VI JuSNiOC NHch luHHiHo NouHlSi w
he cdicts of the Priesthood, we're avaied of.
All the members of the bar are Mormons,
except Mr.. David II. Burr, United States Sur
,eyor-Gencral, and DR.. Hurt, an officer
# The United States Indian Department.
These gentlemen were admitted by Chief
Justice Kinney about year ago, in or
Ter 10 attend to some controversies con-
necied with their official positions, and to an
important case that was then tried and which
involved large amount Of property belonging
citizen who was not Mormon. They
lave not praciced, however, since then, until
he present term of the Court, when they agreed
o do so al the earnest solicitation of Mr. T. s.
Williams, who had some very interesting cases
to prosecute.
1t is commended by the Mormons that the
United States Court has no cognizance of any
out untted States cases, and that all offences
committed in the Territory, and all Territorial
suits, must be tried before the Territorial Courts
and by the Territorial laws. Starting upon
this pretext, while the Court was in progress
on the 18th ult., the Mormon members of the
bar and others Of the Dante band inveigled
Judge Stiles into private room, locked the
door, barred the windows, and then with revolt
vers at his head and knives within an inch of
his throat, forced him to promise 10 uphold
laws Of h1b,fs'r illus oSerpowered threaten
d and inundated, Judge Stiles yielded, dis
missed the Jury and adjourned the Court, di-
recine the Crier 10 pronounce il adjourned sine
die.
The Crcr accordingly announced the Court
adjourned sine de, but also stated tina, it would
meet the n-xt day for the purpose of transact.
irg any Territorial business that might be
brought before it. The Judge, at the bidding
of the Dani,es, notified the U. S. Marshal, Mr.
Dodson, that after tina, day his presence would
not be required in the Court, that as Terrific
riai business was TO be transacted, The Terrific
rial Marshal would, with such baillfs and off
GERS as he might appoint TO assist him, he con-
siJe,ed tie officers of the Court, and that an
account Of the expenses of the Court would be
Kept by the Territorial Marshal, and rendered
20 the United States Marshal--who is "Gen
,is'-would interfere with the execution o
,ir plans, and therefore adopted this me,ho'
o. getting rid of him, and substituting the Nor
non Territorial Marshal in his place. Judg
SIZES on being asked by Gentle, directl
{; er the adjournment of the Court, whether
Vas possible that he could imagine his proceed
ngs and decisions correct and just, frankly &C
knowledged that he knew they were neither
and added-"You understand my position wit
this people / cannot do othririsc!"
Judge Stiles re-opened the Court the ne,
day, The 18th of February, in pursuance Of til
notice given, and proceeded TO business. Tl
Territorial Marshal, Alexander Mckay, occl
pied the proper station of the United State
Marshal, thus giving the Court an entirely Mo
mon aspect, with Mr.. Burr as the only Cent?
within the bar. The journal of the precedir
day was then read. Finding that it record,
the Court as adjourned "un,il Tomorrow, M
Burr asked if the record was correct. Jud!
Stiles replied that the crier had misundersto,
his order, and that instead of adourning Il
Court sine die, he should have adjourned it IL
Ill the next morning,--that he had adjourn
the Court sine die, only as related 10 Unit
States business, and that il was still in sess
on Territorial business. lie also remarke
that as The Legislature was a creature of /,
same power as that which created the Cou,
they were CO. ordinate and that in all the c
seS 10 Oe urea UcIoTe MIN, lie should be 90
erned BY the laws Of the Territory in pref,
ence 10 all others, and that he would have I
course to other laws only when the enaclmel
of the Territorial Legislature could not
made to apply 10 the case.
Mr.. Burr then asked him if he understo
him to say that he would be guided by the la
of the Territory in preference to the laws
the United States. Before any reply could
made, an attorney named Ferguson Jumped
and commenced most foul and abusive alta
upon Mr.. Burr, exhausling the stock of ev
Mormon bilingsgate in his malignant tira
lie then turned TO the Judge, and told him Il
II he dared to decide against their laws he co,
sit on sha, Bench no longer, that the cou
room would be cleared I'D quick :" I
District Attorney followed in violent Il
ranguc, in which he accused Mr.. Burr of I
ing 10 set aside The Mormon laws, and said d
e'Mormons had submitted 10 Geniie interf
ence long enough, that they we've now going
have their own way, and had good authority
what they did, as well as safe hackers. Il