The Placer herald., 1859-04-16
Later from Utah.

Copies of the Valley Tan to the Goth ult,
have come to hand. The Grand Jury of the
Second Judicial District Court has been dis
charged after session Of two weeks. They
refused to present any bills. A letter from
Provo City says:
The question came up before the Judge,
as to the naturalization of foreigners who
had borne arms against the Government in
the late rebellion, upon which the Judge put
in proof of the fact Of their bearing arms,
and showed his determination to reject all
applications of foreigners, for naturalization,
who had borne arms against the Govern
ment, within the last three years; upon the
point that they had not shown themselves of
good moral character. we'll disposed to the
Government, and attached to the principles
of the Constitution.
Several high officials have been charged
with crimes, warrants issued and they have
fled to the mountains; among them is the
Bishop of Springville, and the President of
the Stake in this region.
The TERRIBLE AMERICAN SoLD1ERs.-The
Mayor of Provo had addressed communi-
cation to Judge Cradlebaugh, requesting
the withdrawal of the troops, whose presence
he thought tended to intimidate persons
having business with the District Court.
The Judge in his reply says
You speak of their being here to the an
noyance of the citizens of this city and in
timidaton of those persons having business
with the District Court.
When, where, or in what manner these
soldiers have annoyed or interfered with the
citizens of Provo, challenge you to show.
A more quiet, orderly set of men | never
saw they have deported themselves with a
proprety and decorum truly remarkable
As TO your remark about intimidation, al
low me to say that good American citizens
have no cause to fear American troops.
DISCHARGE OF THE PRIsoNERs.-At the
opening of the Court, March %, Judge
Cradlebaugh ordered the criminals to be
brought into his presence, when he addressed
them in substance as follows:
"The Court will take occasion to inform
the prisoners that on yesterday it discharged
the Grand and Traverse Juries. The reasons
which induced the Court to adopt this course,
are, that it has been fully convinced that the |
community here we're endeavoring to use
the Court for improper party purposes. That
persons who were Of their own party, though |
the laws, AMI to humanity, were protected,
screened, and secreted from justice while
those who were not of their society had no
mercy nor justice to expect from them.
The Court regrets the necessity that has |
induced it to adopt its present course, and |
admits that justice demands that you should |
be tried and punished for those crimes Of
which you might be found guilty; but pris-
oners have rights as well as the public, and |
the Court is unwilling to permit itself to be
prostituted to the vile purposes of insincerty.
You are, therefore, discharged from custody"
The Court then resolved itself into a com
mony against A. +. Mcdonald and others,
for the murder Of the Parishes and Potter.
Though strenuous efforts are doubtless
being made to supprest the testimony in this
case, strong evidence of its final develop
ment begin to manifest themselves. and dis
closes an almost incredible State of compli-
city in crime.
1t is astonishing to think that an, almost
entire community could lend themselves as
accessories to the perpetration of so horrid
a deed.
The evidence es it now stands, duplicates
persons high in authority in the church; and
so far as others may have been concerned,
they only acted the part of slaves doing the
will Of their masters
1t now appears that Bishop Hancock, of
Payson, johnson, of Springville, and Pres.
j. G. Snow, of this place, have acted a con-
splcuous part in these bloody tragedies.
Several attempts have been made to arrest
two of them, but they have managed to elude
the vigilance Of officers.
Warrants have been issued for several
Others who are implicated, but they cannot
be found. The town of Springvile has
been quite destitute of its male inhabitants
for the last few days, This, as every other
circumstance, goes to prove their guilt.
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