New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-19
The Utah Trouble,

I The Utah Trouble. 4
From Salt Lake letter Of the 9th of April to ii
New York Times We extract the following INTEL
gence:
Y The Q. 8. District Court at Provo City adjourne
,e four weeks.
This past session Of the Court has been Of
4 interest," and has formed ore of the most importan
y events in the history of our country.
II It is now demonstrated beyond the possibility o
doubt or contradiction that the Mormons are deter
mined not 70 submit to Federal a9,noIy or 70 any
u s. District Court the only court of record having
criminal Jurisdiction, which the organic act of the
Territory has provided for cannot hold session IN
less 1t acknowledges and submits to the superior
:. power OF the Mormon priesthood and acts only il
d obedience to their dictates.
Last fall and winter session of the United States
District Court for the Third Judicial District of the
Territory, was held in the city by Judge Sinclair
It's Grand Jury was selected impartially, from all
classes, without regard to their religion or creed and
in fact vas constituted Of small majority of Nor
mons This majority, however, was sufficient to pre-
vent the finding OF bill Of Indictment in clear case
OF wiilfu murder and the court found ITSELF after
long, patient and strict effort to administer Justice
compelled to adjourn, in consequence of the refusal
Of the Legislature to acknowledge accept its au-
thority and functions, by willfu failure to provide
Tor its maintenance. Judge Sinclair then asserted
that every possible effort had been made without re-
sorting to open violence to twhart and break up his
worse than useless to hold term of court as long as
majority of the people had fixed purpose Of Cd.
posing its proceedings.
| Judge Cradlebaush. willing and anxious to give
the citizens OF the Territory every opportunity to
justify themselves and retrace their rebeous steps.
published call for session of the U. s. District
Court in his, the Second District, this spring. The
results OF bis attempt to administer the laws Of the
lana nave been made public, and are Of ncacuable
Importance inasmnch as they have given positive
evidence of the direct interference of the Mormon
leaders, even with U. S. Courts, and of their deter
mlnatlon to keep the law ID their own hands.
On Saturday last the examination Of witnesses in
tne case Of the murder Of the Parishes and Potter
held before Judge Cndlebaugh, was concluded, and
after hearing arguments from counsel Of both Sides
The Judge fully committed four Of the prisoners now
ln arrest for trial for this crime. Their names are
Kearns Mcdonald, Durfee and Bartholomew. Alfred |
Nethercot who had also been in arrest was released
ana J9hn Daley was permitted to give bail in the
still in the hands Of the Marshal for several other
persons who have fed the country.
In summing up the evidence in the case IA sum. |
mary OF which sent you by the last mail, ) Judge
Cradlebaugh said
" Until commenced the examination of the testi.
mony IN this case, always supposed that lived in a
land OF civil and religious liberty, in which we were
secured BY the constitution of our country the right
to remove, at pleasure from one portion of our 1o
main to another, and also that we enjoyed the priyi
iege Of worshipng God according to the dictates of
our own conscience. But regret to say that the ev
idence 10 this case clearly proves that far as Utah
is concerned, have been mistaken in such SUPPOSE
ton. Men are murdered here-coolly, deliberately,
premedtatedly murdered. Their murder is delberated
and determined upon by Church council meetings,
and that too for no other reason than that they had
apostatized from your Church. and we're striving to
leave the Territory.
You are the tools, the dupes, the instruments of
: tyranncal Church despotism. The heads of your
Church order and drectyo You are taught to obey
their orders, and commit these horrid murders, De-
prlved OF your liberty, you have lost your manhood
and become the willing instruments Of bad men.
! say to you, it will be my earnest effort while
WIN you, to knock off your ecclesiastical shackles
and set you free"
Just at this point in the Judges remarks, an
elderly, grayheaded man, who sitting in one OF
ne front seats, and who was apparently engrossed
sln what was being said, forgetting where he was,
ung ont in an audible voice, so as to be heard
trough the dense audience, Amen"
On Monday, Judge Cradebaugh finally adjourned
1e court, and made the following entry upon the :
cord
This conrt has sought diligently and faithfully to
its duty to administer the laws of the United E
tates and this Territory. 1t could not have any q
ner oblect. But at every term it has bad to en- tt
'unter difficulties and embarrassments. Men high !
authority 10 the Mormon Church, as well as men s,
gliding civil authority under the Territorial Govern
to have conspred to obstruct the course
public justice, and to cripple the earnest efforts Of in
ne court. d
The whole community presents united and or h
anized opposition to the proper administration of tt
lsuce. Every art and every expedient have been Of
mployed to cover up and conceal crimes committed O.
y Mornons. Witnesses have been prevented BY K
greats Of violence from obeying the summons of this
curt Others that have testified have been driven to
eek safety in the protection Of the small detachment
United States troops stationed near here who it o
proper to say are here my requisition and for o.
hose presence am responsible. The absolute ne
sslty of having those troops here has been fully ht
monstrated by all that has transpired during the ~
ssion Of the Court. n n
TO crown all, the Grand Jury sworn to perform &C
gu public duty, has lent itself as willing nstru. T. g.
ent to this organized opposition the laws Of the Of
nntry, and refused to meet its obligations most tel
Hing inclination has been manifested to prosecute r.
ufans and other persons not Mormons for their ter
lenses, while Mormon murderers and thieves are sic
owed to go unpublished cr
This Court determined its action maniests that so
Will not be used by this community for its protec mi
n aone but that it will do justice to ALL or it will an
nothing. Not being able to do this, the Court will
Io1'Ai "ieiAou' oay' arr
The writer is very severe upon Gov Cumming and Ga Ca
District Attorney for their undoubted Mormon ms
'cvties, and says that the latter does everything Ia
his power to defeat the ends of justice in every tol
e where Mormon is accused of crime.