The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-30

Horrors Of Mormenisn.
A letter from Salt Lake City to the New |
YORK Ti,nss. reveals state of affairs in Utah, |
which we are happy TO think is without like
or parallel in the history of our species A
brief abstract OF the narrative which it en-
braces will, we are convinced. impress our
readers with the same view Of the matter.
Judge SINCLAIR, of the District Court for
the Sd judicial District OF the United States.
having after great trouble, obtained place
10 held his Court organized IL on the 18th of
July, and Immediately had n Grand Jury
sworn in Upon that two Mormon Attorneys
flied motions on behalf of clients 10 quash
the array of the Grand Jury, because it
was not summoned according 10 the law Of
the Territory which provides that all Grand
Iuries shall be summoned by the Clerk OF the
County Court These motions being over
ruled, and the law in question being thereby
declared to be of no effect, the Jadge proceed
ed 10 charge the Grand Jury On the Both, the
nudge ieued a writ of hdbeos corpus in favor Of
one DEIoss GIrsos, who had been tried for
murder. and convicted, an the Probate Coart,
ard was then awaiting sentence of death
The Judge peremptorily enjoined the Probate
Court not TO proceed in the matter, and thus
gave death blow 10 its assumption Of power
.otry criminal cases GIBSON had killed She
SON Of a Mormon Bishop. and that was the
reason why they were so anxious to hang him.
Civil cases were first tried. The first on
docket was n suit of one MCNEIL against
BRIGHAM YorNG for false imprisonment
This man had been declared by Young, a pri-
soner of war and thr own into chains, his only
offence having been free expression of opin-
ion in opposition to the Mormon rebellion
The damages were laid at $4,000. On the
night of the I'd of August, while MCNEIL
was standing at the door of his boarding
house man advanced towards him, extend
ing his hand, Us he thought, 10 shake hands !;
but as il proved, he had pistol in his hand
and fired it into McNEILL's abdomen. He
lived until the next morning, saying on his
deaf bed that he knew his murderer, and Civ
ing his name. lie was conspicuous leader
of the DANTE association
On the sd OF August, the Court proceeded to
the trial of a negro slave, for the murder of
another negro. The only witness was a third
negro, who kept out of the way for several
DAYS, but having been at last arrested, escaped
from the Marshal, by the undoubted CONN.,
vance of the Mormons, and has not since been
heard of The jury who were to try this case
were confined in a room during the night and
next day wrote a most insulting letter to the
Judge.
The case Of MCKENZIE and BREWER de-
tected in the act of counterfeiting the drafts of
the Deputy q uartermaster-Genera at Camp
FLOYD having been called up, the ] Judge receiy-
ed from JOHN WALLACE a witness who saw
them perpetrate the act, in reply to a subpoena,
a letter dated Camp Floyd in which he ex-
pressed the greatest anxiety to obey the sum-
mons. but declared that he durst not do it,
since he very well knew that the inevitable
coHseq uence would be his assassination.
a man named THORPE having been convict
ed of burglary, on his way to the penitentiary
told the Marshal that he lad been first taken
up by the Mormon Sheriff OF Davis county on
suspicion, and that he was repeatedly hung
up by the neck until he was nearly dead, by
that officer and others, to extort confession.
The truth of his statement was proved by the
marks of the rope around his neck
On the 10TH Il suit for $780, in which man
named DROWN was plaintiff and BILL HICK-
MAN, the leader of the Danites. defendant
was brought up and decided in favor of the
plaintiff, who appears not 10 have been Nor
mon and had been living some. time in Cali
fornia. A short time after this verdict, DROWN,
who lived in the country came into town
with friend named ARNOLD and both Of
them took lodgings at the house of a Mr.. EDDY.
That evening HICKMAN and his gang, TO the
number of nine persons, got upon a big spree,
rode about town shouting and yelling fired
about thirty shots in two minutes in the main
street. wonnding several persons, and at night
surrounded the house in which DROWN was
Upon his declining to obey, they broke down
The doors, both front and back, made their way
to The room where he and ARNOLD We're, and
immediately commenced firing on them
DROWN was mortaliy wounded, and died in
short time. ARNOLD was shot through the fleshy
part Of the thigh, and wounded one of the as
sailants in return, having discharged all the five
barrels of his revolver. The band then left, and
rode about town if nothing had happened.
The same night, a man living in a house adj
joiDing that in which this murder had been
perpetrated, saw, from his window, two men
engaged in deadly struggle, one of whom fell
with deep groan, and the other walked Off
Afraid TO go out he watched the fallen man
from the window, saw him get up, walk to the
other side of the street and fall again. and, two
or three hours after, several persons come and
j..
the Marsha, went TO the spot, and there found
a ma, and pool of blood.
Sergeant PIKE, of the 10th Infantry was
indicfed for an attempt to kill one HOWARD
SPENCER. Mormon, in Rush Valley. A true
hill was found against him, and he was placed
nnder the charge of the Marshal. On the 1lth
al August be was conducted to a hotel to get
HE dinner. being under guard At the porch
Of The hotel he was met by HOWARD SPEN-
,rpp .xho first asked him If he was the man
who had struck him in Rush Valley, and then
ahot him in The ribs with pistol. PIKE lin
spred several days in great agony, and died on
the 18th The murderer ran across the street
without moles station, and mounting horse
which had been prepared for him. rode Off
At iesst one hundred persons saw this murder
committed; yet, nobody except few of PIXIES
comrades who came up after lie had been shot
aud small number of gertii,s who happened
10 be near, attempted TO pursue the assassin
In the pursuit, one Of the soldiers ATTEMPTED
10 shoot him, but was prevented by the Mar.
shall. All these mnrders took place within the
space OF three weeks.
Such has been the issue of the attempt to es.
tabiish, i'll Territory OF the United States tho
judicial institutions which the Constitution
provides. Y iah Is clearly conquered country,
ruled by the will OF the conquerors, indepen-
IDENTITY OF any authority claimed by the United
States. TO whom il nominally belongs.
+. S.--We forgot To mention that the Mar
shall of The Territory, finding il impossible to
execute the laws, had resigned. Judge SIN.
CLAIR Is now on his way to Washington, BY
California, TO report the state Of affairs.
29e 49, Webxterss Statue.
"A petition Is circulating and receiving sig
NATURES In various Massachusetts towns, ask
Sng the LAstslature 3 70 remove from the state
Honss aounis--as no honor 70 The State aad
], rspnesast 10 the nseral sense Of the people