The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-11-02
FROM SALT LAKE CITY.
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FROM SALT LAKE CITY.
Tise United States VS.. MormonisE-
sentence ca EEasVkins.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 2S.-Chief Justice
Mexican this morning passed sentence upon
Thomas Hawkins, the polysamist, as fol
lows:
Thomas Hawkins, I am sorry for you
very sorry. You may not think 50 now,
but | shall try to mike YOU think SO by the
mercy which | shall show YOU. You came
from England to this country with the wife
OF your youth. For many years YOU were
kind husband and kind father At
length, however the evils of polvgamv
tempted and possessed you. Then happi-
ness departed from Your households: and
now, by the complaint of YOUR faithful
wife, and the verdict of law-ahiding Jury.
you stand at this bar a convicted criminal
The law gives me Il large discretion in
passing sentence upon you. | might both
(. fine orr imprison you, or might fine YOU
only. and imprison. | might imprison YOU
twenty years and fine You 81 900. | can
not imprison Won less than three years nor
fine YOU less than $500 1t is right that
You should be fned-among other reasons
to help .de(ray thc-cxpenscs of enforcing
has been such that were to fine YOU only
! am satisfied the fine would be paid out Of
other funds than Yours, and thus YOU woula
90 free, absolutely free, from all punish
mcnt: and then those men who mislead the
people would mako you and thousands of
others believe that God had sent the money
to pay the iine-,hat God had prevented
the Court from sending you to prison-that
by n miracle YOU had been rescued from
the authorities of the United States |
must look 10 it that my Judgment give no
aid and comfort to such men. | must look
to it that my judgment be not so severe as
to seem yindictlve, and not so light as to
seem to trifle with justice. This commu-
nifty ought TO begin to learn that God does
not intcrpose to rescue criminals from the
/ consequences of their crimes. but, on the
contrary, He 50 orders the affairs of His
universe that sooner or later crime stands
face to face with Justice, and Justice is
the master | will say here and now that
whenever your good behavior and the pub
lie good shall Justify me in oing so, | Will
gladly recommend that YOU be parcloned
The Judgment Of the Court is that YOU be
fined $500, and that You be imprisoned at
hard labor for 4 term of three years.
Contrary to all expectations. there was
little or no excitement ia tie courtroom
The attendance was large, but generally ali
maintained proper dccarnm. III" United
States Marshal and deputies were fully
farafa"al fnr ..r.-- emergency. 4 notice az
appeal 70 the Sur.nu Court was given Nv
the prisoner counsel.
SALT LAKE, Oct 2S-Dancl II. Wells.
Mayor of this city, Hosea Stout, formerly
Attorney General Of the Territory, and
VIM. BclGen, Of Kim5alrs Hotel, on Farley
Canon, We're arrested an hour since bv
United States Marshal Patrick upon an in
dlctment Of the grand jury charging them
with murder. Tom Fitcl, made arplica-
ton to admit to bail, which application
will be heard on Monday morning. The
prisoners were placed in a carriage, and
! taken to Camp Douglas. Slight excite
ment prevailed at the Marshars Office while
the accused were there waiting for convey
ance to the camp, some policemen saving
they should not 90 to prison if they did not
wish to go, and one or two women calling
out to the officers to take them If they
dared, that they would fight them, etc
! he officers, however, were armed and
nothing serious happened. The alleged
crime consists in the killing of Richard
Yates and Il man named Buck several
years ago. y warrant was out for the ar
rest of Orson Hyde, one of the twelve
apostles, upon the same charge, but he
Guided the deputies who We're sent to ar
rest him. He was pursued to the southern
part of the territory.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 28.-Warrants are out
for the arrest Of Brigham Young and his
/ son Joseph \. Young on charge of MUIR
der IN having ordered the killing of Rich
ard Yates. The indictments on all these
murder cases arc understood to be founded
on the testimony of Bill Hickman, who
was once what is termed by the Gcntles a
9 Dante, or secret agent Of the Mormon
authorities. Yates visited the Mormon
camp during the rebellion of 81, ostgnsi-
bly, TO sell powder. The Mormons regard
ed him as a spy, and soon afterwards ar
rested him and placed him in custody Of
Hickman, to be taken to Salt Lake. u.
Wells then commanded the Mormon troops
and Hosea Stout was Judge Advocate On
the way to Salt Lake, Hickman killed
Yates, as lie says, by orders from Brigham
Young and Joseph 4. Young, and at the
instigation Of Wells and Stout Hickman.
also, is now confined 1T Camp Douglas
lie went with the officers to Echo Canon,
and, after pointing out the spot where he
had buried Yates, assisted in disintcrrinr
the remains.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 2Q-IIundreds Of peo-
pie, principally Mormons, visited Camp
Douglas to-day to see Mayor Wells and the
other prisoners. Gen. Morrow gave the
visitors unrestricted access to their friends, |
and by his courteous remarks and manner. |
inspired a much better feeling than might !
have been expected under the crcnln-
stances. The arrested parties are quar-
tered IN q comfortable, well-furnished cot /,
taSe, and seem quite cheerful. 4 guard Of
soldiers march 10 and fro on the outside. !,