The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-04
ARREST OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.

of Bingham 1ounS on the charge OF
bigamy, and it is reported also that
of murder. The dispatches from
Salt Lake assert that the charge for
bigamy is based upon the accusation
of having and keeping sixteen women
as wives, The murder charge Is not
definite. but if it was made at all IS
probably connected with the death
Of Yates, in 1897, or perhaps with
the Mountain Meadow massacre
many OF the facts associated with
these and other events of similar
character having been brought before
the United States Grand Jury now
in session ut Salt Lake. 1t vas de-
cided by the presiding Judge during
the impannelling of the Grand Jury,
that Mormons believing in the diyin-
ity Of poIySamy, or not regarding 1t
as a crime, were not eligible to serve
as jurors. Hence the action of Il
body composed exclusively OF Gen
tiles.
Brigham Young was arrested on
the ID, but owing to the illness Of
the prisoner. he was allowed to re-
main at his own house during the
night in charge of the Deputy Mar
sinai. The day previous dispatches
from the city predicted resistance,
stating that lively times were antici-
pated. and that all the Gentle fam
lilies were leaving Salt Lake that
could get away, on the supposition
that the Normons would rescue
Young. and go through every one
not a Mormon" In this they seem
to have been mistaken, as at the time
of the arrest no resistance was made,
and assurances were given by the
Mormon leaders that none would be
made. but that the decisions of the
Court would he o5eyed.
\ friend ut Salt Lake, under date
Of September 29th, writing to the
editor Of this paper, furnishes some
thing Of an inside view OF the status
Of affairs. Among other things the
writer says:
The present state Of affairs be
tween the MJrmons and Geutiles
looks rather breezy, and shall not
be surprised to see rough times very
shortly. The L. S. Grand Jury is
ROW in session, and the prospect Is
that BRIGHAM Youngand some others
of the high d~ignitaries OF the Church
will be indicted for polygamy, and L
have heard i. intimuteI that the
Mountain Meadow affair viii be ven
tilated. The Mormons are secretly
preparing for warIike measures,
drilling theirmenin military tactics,
not only in private places in the
city, but in the neighboring outside
towns. Several days since the com
mander at the Fort here Camp
Douglass sold at auction over LOCO
stand OF condemned muskets, etc
Clawson, Brigham's s~on-in-law, pur-
chased the whole lot. These arms
were brought into the city and taken
to one OF the cooperative stores.
Every day, Tor the last three days,
| that store has been filled with Nor
mon men purchasing those arms.
As | pass the store, on my way to
my boarding house, L meet men-
and scores of them-With mUskets
and c~utlasses on their shoulders and
in their hands. 1t certainly means
something. The Gentiles are on the
All rire, however, and Will be pre-
pared to meet them. l understand
quite a military force is to be sent
hither Immediately. How things
Will end, time alone Will tell. Ii
would be just my luck to get here i'll
a time of trouble, butt shall remain
a time at any rate"
Wun of III most n~ntnrin1s Of thf