The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-27
A Startling Story from Utah.
ASSASSINATION OF A "aENTlIB."

ASSASSIN ALlON OF A NENTtDE,"
The Salt Lake Union Vidop2 of Apr 4 comes
to US with its columns in mourning, and the fol-
lowing startling statement:-
last Monday evening the community was
astounded with the intelligence of another foul
assassination, committed on Theatre street, only
few steps east OF Main street. The man who
was assassinated was known throughout Nevada,
and more particularly at Austin and Reese river,
as one OF the best citizens OF that State and was
engaged in the frelghting business between tbs
place and Reese river. His conduct, while here,
was that OF good, quiet, peaceable citizen,
violating no law OF the land, intertellng in no
way with the legitimate business of any per-
son, and honored and respected by all who
knew HIN.
"a few davs ago he was lawfully Joined in
marriage by Judge McCurdy, one OF the easo-
ciate judges OF the United Sta.es courts in and
for this territory, to lady OF this city, who was
claimed by the Mormon leaders as the wife in
polygamy OF a Mormon now absent on foreign
mission. This lady, by the sanction OF law and
by the authority OF one of The highest legal off,
GERS of the Territory, abandoned the false posi-.
tion in which she had been placed, and legally
Joined herself in marriage with Squire Brass.
field. Charges of resisting the police on the
night OF his marriage were instituted against
him. and his wedding night was passed IN one
of the cells of the city prison.
'Brasshsld, conscious of having done NO
wrong quietly went into court with his counsel,
gave the bonds required OF him, and in every
respect confoTmed to every requirement of the
courts In the premises,
"In the meantime, the lady fearing that efforts
would be made TO take her children from her,
caueed writ OF babeas corpus 10 be issued from
the United States Court, III order to ascertain
whether she was entitled to the custody OF them
or not The writ was issued last Friday, return
able and triable before Judge McCurdy. This
issue broueht no at once the question of poly
gamy and its position under the law. BY request
of the opposine counsel, the hearing was post
poned from time to time until Monday evening"
April 3 1866 Mr.. Brassheld was in court with
the counsel tor himself and wife.
''Judge Snow announced to the Court that the
case iu issue involved the legal and constitu-
tional right OF polygamy and that he thought
1t better to so state the case in plain words, for
which we give him full credit. He did not
appear at all desirous OF eyading the issue.
Add tional time being requ red, and by mutual
consent of both counsel, the case was furthey'
postponed until 10 A. NJ. this morning, and the
Court adjourned. Within halt an hour there
after, Brass6eld, when within few steps OF the
hotel where he resided, and when in company
of the United States Marshal, was shot in the
hack, and within one hour from the time he
left the Court House he was dead man.
1--WE carno1 close without referring to the
Dubhcly expressed opinion OF certain Mormons
m this CITY, that Brassheld was Justly punished
by DEATH and that the balance OF the Gentile
here would be served in the same way if the
were not careful"
1t adds:--
at would be useless to deny the fact that il
the opinion of the Gentle community OF thl
city the Killing OF Mr. Brass6eld was delib'
rateIy planned scheme, cOncocted and advise
by men high in authority in the Mormo
Church"