New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-30
TITAN.
THE LAwLFs,SE,5 or SoRMoSIsM-!yQUAsr oS TIL
ASSASSINATION oP DR. ROBINSON


ASSASSINATION OP DR. ROBINSON.
The last act Of Mormon yiIliuy reported from Great
salt Lake CITY, was the prcmedtatcd and praHangei
assassination Of Or Robinson, account Of which has
already appeared IN TN TEBUSE An inquest. which
proved 10 be bu; an illsguisci farce. held, aai 10
deceive PEOPLE az distance. large reward IS ocrc fo'
the discovery Of tho muricrrr The prosecution before
the corouers court conducted by the Hon John b.
Weller who thus summed up the result or the in0cstga
ton:
Gentlemen - tho JgryLc u' oos fr one moment At he
circumstance com, yea WIN il.' guy. ,"''if ~. ~.
testimony. d. Robinson ueed 30 ye1r' Dad IG'a IN w
city Tor t4cc years ha'ias "'ol'y been attached 10 the
tiln. UNIVERSAL! loved and respected In MHch L't pc
married 20 Young lady u j. Year, OF one oi your
uuon which DE Warm spring j, found near ii, city
wholly un0.cuped and believing 30 o hc portion o tie pubhc
Wot auy pteyou, notice Whatever armed force u The
police sent D., order Of the city authority Who destroy DIS
the bounden duy good citizen q tie orgnn1 tribunal.
Of jusce fof redress During he posrs' q. the case
Of tie Fclcra Court e CITY because Of the perform
Of certain acts lad no ga e,s,snee pig gqc 2n Tas
in favor Of the city Dr Robinson notice ~ Bio intention
70 appeal On the l day q October bowling aa.oo ow e
whom disguised For this act performed at midnight
AHMED before he District Court The Choi Police and two
Of Bis suboIdnates identified parties IN The ais anl
bound by the ChcfJusucihe hist IN The slm o. 80"
and tie other two n the Of q - each On saturday the
10Th In Robinson under the advice Of h counsel Fon 20 ihc
house The Mayor give notice that be- intends 90 lod ic
CITY responsible Tor the damages which DE- bad sustained W DE
wanton destruction Of his property The Mayor son a. be
asccrtaued Who he ordered him to leave s house
On the rr ncr dag after the publication Of ih soene BE-.
tween the hours Of and ~ man goes 10 the house Of
the doctor after he bad retired 10 bed wakes him up tells hin
that brother Of his JONES' had broken bis leg by the ml OF
mue-ihnt he was suffering very much and required his pro
fessonu services immediately The doctor hastily throws on
mission Of mercy At distance Of 10 steps from biz dwelling
Dc struck the head two blows with some sharp nsu
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doctor when be struck aud the report Of the pistol
heard by number Of witnesses Two gentlemen IN
steps, who had yet retired 20 bed hearing the noise stepped
70 the window and three men running 10 the east At u
speed They went down stairs, aud In very few minutes
found the murdered man one remaining on the ground aud ne
other (Mr WINNER goes to the CITY Hal Tor The Police ne
finds the Chief aud Gve Of his sitting by the stove all Of
whom had shortly before returned from the circus The Chief
directs bus men 70 go Gown at once ana messs9 INC
policeman goes for Dr. Ormsby "a distance Of some go
yar who u too much indisposed 70 out Three other
physicians for who arrive In due time The body Is
removed 10 Independence Hall some 80 yards In the mean.
while the poor wife b informed Of the murder. hhe WHY
PUSHES to tic Hall and upon the removal Of the body TO
the house lie carried to the house and In an hour expires
Previous 10 this the police to the City Hall and retire to
The Chief Of Police goes down to the Of the murer The
third day after The Mayor Is informed Of the murder at ~
O'Clock the next day after II occurred
And upon ibis evidence have few plain questions to pro.
pound which will leave you and others do not
rse 10 discuss them simply because could not with.
out Increasing the excitement which already exists ana Ponc
ing eKaspreed state Of feeling which could not at the pres
emit time result In any public good.
Prs Ifmy associate Judge stout the City Attorney hadbeen
murdered under the circumstances Dr. Robinson woud
tho Police have exhibited greater degree Of vigilance and
Second Would the attention Of the people whoassmbed
the tabernacle where secular affairs often discussed
the succeeding Sabbath have been called b the cmo and
exhOrted 10 use every effort 10 ferret out the assassnsf
Third Could any prominent Mormon be murdered under the
same circumstance and no clue whatever found to the muir
dereri
Fourth Would any portion Of the 200 special police have
been called into rtquisiuon OF ordered on duty
FIN: Would any OF the numerous witnesses who tho
fleeing their bloody work able
recognize and name themi
Sh. Have we not utterly failed TO prove afer full inycst.
CATION thai D Robinson had personal enemy in the world
and have not proved that he had difficulties with none eX
Srah Is there any evidence that he had done anything
make personal enemies unless II was having the Chief Of Police
EqAh Would he have been murdered If he had not by his
land claim raised question as TO the validity Of the city
THM Would the tcnpn alley hive been destroyed II had
not been his property and that he had suit pending against
Ten4 Would the Mayor OF the City have ordered him OF
his DAYS before he murdered lac had not under
stood that he claimed damages from the city for the wanlon de-
ETeIh Is not remarkable that gang Of could go
to bowling alloy nearly surrounded by houses within 90 steps
of the most public Of the city between the Of II and
70 night demosh the windows and break NJ with axes and
sledge the alley and witnesses found 20 identify the men
who knew anything whatever about the perpetrators OF the
act
withheld evidence calculated TO asen guilt upon certain par
ties because they feared personal violence
Thirteenth Il there not an organized influence here which
prevents the detection and punishment Of mon who commit acts
Of violence upon the persons property Of GentesP
Fourteenth, IL Mormon OF good standing had been muir
dered would the Mayor 10 whom the Chief OF Police reports
have been Informed OF the &c. before 10 O'Clock dayi
Fifteenth, Would the Chief OF Police have gone 10 bed
soon as he heard OF the crime and waited days before he
visited the scene Of tho murderi
SirtsenA; Was the murder committed for the purpose o.
striking terror into the Gene and preventing them rom
settling 10 this Territory
Seveaeh the settled policy Of the authorities here 70
prevent citizens OF the United States hoTmOns from a.
sertng their claims TO portion Of the public domain IN tho
regularly ORGANIZED Judicial tribunals country
EightenH. all legal questions which may arise In this
city between MormonS and Genes 20 be settled by brute
FORGET
Hinseenh DO the public teachings OF the Tabernaee
lead people respect and obey the laws Of tue county OF
DO they lead 10 violence and b.oodsbedi