New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-01


Is by what cbicsnery and falsehood they may nave
been inveiged into this society OF sbominatons inc
esy hope Of safety lies in the servlle acquleeoeD' "
ne viii of those who have plotted tneL rum are d.re
These other clauses Of the Constitution arc NN
Saxded or overlooked, which declare tna' houses
The 5sa Of Ii. people e s ,Sas .s.be. %
rs. .eaI not b violated anita, d, otherwise
No person hall be held 20 .nswei o1 or BY
Nor .S.ll any person be %See' for the sane On'o''
EOr .hsn e Be compelled in any criminal case % Dc
- ss'S deprived ofHs liberty or property without Que
:. H. Sir are a few clauses Of Constitutional law
-.-.hv AZ our most ardent esteem and devotion, as
,yming The basis Of civil liberty, the protecting ags
sf the citizens rights; but with what degree OF gooa
S;,h tbsv have been observed by this Mormon hier-
s,cbv viii best appear from the recital of few incl
Sests among many that have obtruded themselves
upon my notice. oo ,o.c
krmed that the Office Of the Clerk of the Supreme
Court had been broken open the night before and
robbed of the docket official papers and library OF Tue
report I visited the Office rooms where met {. +.
Bolton, Deputy Clerk, and also Judge Stiles and l. ).
Williams, and 10 my astOnlshment found nothing 6at
tbe Office furniture remaining in the apartment Not
Saly the books papers, documents, &C., OF the ou-
preme Court but the law library of Messrs. Stiles aud
Williams had also been extracted. While we were
yet lingering about the premises 1t was discovered
Mat privy in the back yard had been destroyed by
FIRE, the smOuldeIng remains OF which were stnI
visible, and examining the vault several books
were found, partly burned and still burning. was
little surprised learn, from letter published by Mr..
Bolton subsequently, that the Court records had not
been destroyed, as | do not recOllect of his having
made any allusion 70 their safety at that time ln
sonyers alton with mr. h. ewfdays after this occur
renee, be tod me that he satisfied that the bur
Rlsry had been committed by party of mischievOus
boys (wbose names be did not nentlOn) but said that
It would be useless to try 10 bring them 10 Juetce as
the evidence no; sufficient TO produce convection.
On the night Of January s. 1884, III the western sub
prbs Of the City Of the Great Salt Lake, the voice of
efemale iDglng with the outcri,s OF children was
beard in the streets Morning came, and with II the
bews that the house OF Mary Collins, poor widow,
had been attacked about o'clock at night, and de-
Hroyed by band Of midnight incendiares. Mrs.
Collins fed with her three small children, in their
hghtcothes into the street where the snow lay three
teet deep and every gust of the night wind pierced
Chem TO the vals aud where they came nigh perish
bg before they found a charitab door
On the morning OF the 10Th day of the same month
the house of Charles Clark in Great Salt Lake City,
wss attacked, in open daylight, by band OF ruff
bsns and razed TO the ground Clark had rented the
house the day before tpayng the rent III advance),
and us moving into It. He demonstrated, but TO
no effect; offered resistance, but oyerppwered.
His wife cried for mercy, but was not heard. He tnen
appealed to know why he was thus treated, TO which
the only reply I'VE don't intend that any damned
Gentle shall live in ward. Clark and hs wife
were left standing in the street, in snow three feet
deep not knowing where 20 look for shelter from the
storms of a ruthless Winter.
"On the night Of the 18th day of the same month
band of rans repaired 70 the house of Henry j. Jar
via merchant, Oh the corner Of South Temple and
Emigration streets in Great Salt Lake City, a. the
hour Of 10 O'clock and calling Mr.. j. into the store.
room under pretenie OF wanting to trade, cnched |
him by the hair, erked him instantly over the cOun-
YER threw him violently upon the floor, and commenced
Stamping him. Jarvis struggled for life, a1d as most
Of his sssaiant had oosed their hold on him. for the
purpose ofssmping, he succeeded in throwing himself
out Of doors into the street. His wife and some female
visitors, hearing the raca, and The cry of murder
b the well-known voice Of the husband fled also in
sonsterDatOn into the street. but the appearance of
men armed with bludgeOns frightened them back TO
their rooms again Seeing that their victim had
eaped the ncendiares set tire to the house and re-
treated in the dal kness. Jarvis reached the doors OF
bh nearest neghbors and iDplored Their protection,
which was denied him the ground of his being |
&ssenter from their faith. Finding that the ruhans
had left, Mrs. Jarvis and her companions went into
the and by neans of snow succeeded IN extin-
guishing the hTe, which was knded on the counter,
and had yet reached the walls OF the building. At
b late hour Mr. Jarvis returned to his house accom-
panied by William Bel, ESQ., late merchant III Salt |
Lake City, WHO remained with him during the rest OF
On the night of the 18th day of March last, three
men, TIVE o them by the name of Parrish Gather and
sopl and named Potter, were most nhuInsnly
murdered and butchered on the public highway, about
quarter Of mile south Of the town Of Sprngvlle,
h Utah County. i am of opinion IL at If t1s .esl
pQpy ip this ease she ever BE hr" .s@: light it
VIII present one OF Tie most bloody atrocities known
20 the catalogue of crime The copses of the dead men
were literally nddled with rifle and pistols balls the
throat Of each of them cut aud the elder Parrish
had his cheek cut off and his bowels ripped out. With
- little noise possible an inquest was held over the
bodies, which found death by unknown assassins.
And then, if to add insult to injury, have heard
aen attempt to justify the deed by saying that they
had threatened the Bishop and again, to satisfy the
poor Indians who could not any reason tor spill
bg so much blood, that they had threatened the
Indians. One man told me in round terms, that the
hes could say about it the better il would be for me-
know nothing of these men-the Parishes and
church. Potter was a brother Of William Potter
sho was murdered with Gunnson, and il may be
that the Lords secrets were in danger, and that
. dead men tell no tales ID maxim which they seem
70 understand and appreciate. The testimony in this
esse lie struggling for utterance in the breast OF
many an honest man and woman IN Utah, and should
ever come forth, will rend the ven OF secrecy ana
show mp and measures in their true colors That
{ murder will out is an old and pretty well estab
kahed maxim and the Lord reigDetb, Judgment
viii yet be laid to the line and righteousness TO the
"On the night Of December a. 1856 a female who
led recently arrived in hand-csrt train committed
suicde in the eastern suburbs Of Great Salt Lake
City, rather than submit to poygamy, the existence
Of which hsd been denied by her teachers in England.
Soon after her arrival she had been told that she must
BE sealed to the in whose family she was then iv-
ing and on refusing TO do SO she was informed 10
peremptory tone that she would be denied protection
and the of subsistence from any source and de-
Dounced as prostitute. Such announcements brought
Asr unfortunate situation too plainly before her. 1t
wss too much for the tender cords which bound her
pprt to its mortal tenement and the faa razor Was
thought 10 its relief.
Here, Sir, is presented catalogue of crimes Of the
deepest dye, most Of which have been pepetrated IN
the metropolis Of this New Zion, the capital OF Utah.
and the home Of Brigham Young; and in respect TO
either OF which comment unnecessary 10 show that
more of the above clauses of constitutional law
les been most shsmefuy, openly and hagranty dsre-
gsrded. In the face Of all these facts David o. Cal.
der, Brigham loungs chief clerk and letter writer is
eager to have understood throughout the world that