The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-22
RRTuRNED. President Young and
his party passed our oiEice last evening
Oh their return, IN good health md
spirits WELCOME, welcome home.

spirits. w elcOme, welcome home.
SHooTINd iii the midstof drunluA |,
eIl spree Of some of the military inWhis-
~ Street, On Thursday night, one 81
the party was shot ia the thigh, not
very serious flesh wound being inflicted.
The same night some unknown per-
son came up to the Douglas Saloon.
Townsend Buildings, fred through
the doorway, and made or and escaped.
Fortunately no one was struck BY the
bullet. II was supposed, By the persons
present, that the missile was intended
for the wagon master of Lieut.. Higbtss
company Of dragons, as II passed near
his head and then struck the wall.
KILLED On Thursday evening, as
Mr. VIM. Hendricks was descending
Kimball's Kanyon, Davis Co, with q
load Of wood, the neck yoke broke,
Jerking the wagon with such violence
that Mr.. Hendricks and son Of MI.
Kinney, aged ten years, who were Sit
ting on the load, were thrown down d
dug way, about twenty feet, into the
rocky bed Of the creek. Mr.. Hendricks
was badly hurt, and the boy SO severely
that he died shortly after.
ARREST OF 4 RIoTER The follow
ing, clipped from the last number DC
the Deseret News, z gives the facts
correctly in the case, SO far as they
have come to our knowledge:
n Last Saturday evening i man named Andrew
M. Smith, who came from Camp Floyd that dry
and stays al, Id or around that post most 81 me
time md who had taken ittle Of The ertter, bnt
not much, il reported, threatening ID take tho
life of Mayor snioot and Others; said he mad
come over from Camp on purpose 10 shed A Nor
nlonn blood, and he intended h.. do Ii before lie
fsiufned- cursng and swearing 1t The tinis ia 1 4
shocking manner. He was soon arrested and
taken BIZ some persons who were present and
delivered over to policeman, who took him ID
the city lookup, where he was kept iii Monday
morning and then taken before Alderman Clinton
and fined On the morning Of Monday The I7,h.
very early, Peter X. Dotson, Esq, u. S. Mar
shat, served writ Of habeas corpus on Mayor
saoot, d which he following i I copy:
Tran TERRIToRy, .5.. s3..
Cedar Comfy II i
he County of Great Sail Lake, greftiag.---
Whereas 4 pc ition under oatli halls this dav
been filed with me, the undersigned ehiei Justice
of the Supreme Courtof said TpFfltory, 81 atine
among other things that one Andrew MI Smith
hath beeihy youiilegally arrested nnI Imprisoned
and that You vet keep md ImprisDm tho said
Smith Illegally aud unjastly, You are hereby
commanded 70 have the body Of the said ndFete
n. Smith before me III ng chambers III Fairfield
In the county fFsl Aforesaid forthwith afier hsina
SERVED with this writ, to show canss Il any YOU
have or can for the arrest ald imprisonment Or
The said Smith. that he m8g be dedlt with accord
Ing 10 law and ~ abide such order 90 the said
chief justice shall make In the premises, and have
you then and there this writ with the return Of
yoar doiugs In the premises thereon endorsed. s
M Y my hand the i7th day % October.
I'd. leSg. DELANA r. EcKELs,
81. Chi. J1s.of Snpr. ca, U. T..
Mr. smooi made the following return on che
writ, md returned II BY express 10 tho judge Who
issued II: 5 u
To ID. r. EekeIs, Chief Justice:
Z; lnis VIII was handed me BY Marshal p. *.
Doisan ON. the III Inst. on receiving which
informed Mr.. Dotson that the person VI as not in
my charge or custody, nor has ever been, and
desired him "a take Il back which be declined.
The within named Andrew Nj Smith was ar
rested for breach Of the city ordinance or Great
Salt Lake City, hut understand has beer, dis.
charged I therefore respectfully return the
sane, .. I. =..s Al. @. SaIo0T. i
The CoaING ExECUTIoN.-On the
bench north of the city wall, between
the City Greek and the cemetry, pre-
parations are being made for the exc
cution of Thomas H. Ferguson on next
Friday. The following preliminary
arrangements are ordered for the oc-
casion. s #. :s EN-. s..
S::..s. ExEcuTIvE OFrlcE, Ur4m
: Great Salt Lake City, October 10, 1859.
To GENEaAL hMrs FERGUsoS: - .s .s$ ..;
Srf-h eresvitil i a copy of q fequlsitioR made
by Peter X. Dofson, United States Marshal, for &
posse to aid him n performance Of his Official
10 view of this reqnisition you WIN furnish The
necessary force, carefully selected, well Armsd'
u need Hot ba suggested that the officer In T
command. as well Al his subordinates, must be
q unexcePtionable character In all tie qualities
beeeaing citizen soldier. tS s.ETE#s !.
You will consult freely with Marshal Dotson, !
and be properly influenced by bis wishes @
The officer In command or the posse win by
Yon DO ordered 10 report TO Marshal notson,
with instructions 70 implicitly obey Ills orders,
when upon duty. q z So :.
Very respectfully, your obsdent safvant,
:. ~. IS =. A. EUAaMINa, i
Gov. Utah TarritoFyj Ex.ofFieio CommandsE
II: . 7 10 CHIEF of the Militia. 81. &
= To GenI James Ferguson, .sl 9S.l..as. E:...
Adlt GeI1l Naayoo Legion, In Il i. zzls :
z Great Salt Lake Guy, u. IT,. I. E. \
: UNITED sTArss MAashAL's oEEIcE +.