Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-01
The War ON POlygamy.
HAWKINS FINED $500 AND SENTENCED TO THREE
YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR


YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR.
Chief Justice Mexican passed sentence in
the court at Salt Lake City, Saturday morn
ing, uponThomas Hawkins, the polyga1nlst,
who was convicted of adultery under the
territorial statute, follows Thomas
Hawkins: l am sorry for you-very sorry.
You may not think 50 now, but | shall try TO
make 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 wears you were kind husband
and a kind father. At length, however, the
evil spirit of polygamy tempted and pos
essed you Then happiness departed from
YOUR household, and now, by the complaint
of YOUR faithful wife and the verdict OF a
law-abidng jury, you stand at TINS Oar
convicted criminal. The law gives me
large discretionary power In passing sen
tence upon you. | might both hne anu I'm,
prison, or might fine or imprison you. l
micbt imprison YOU for 20 years and fine
YOU $1,000 | cannot imprison you Tor less
than three wears, nor fine you less than S3OU.
Ii is right that you should be fined, among
other reasons TO help to delray the expenses
of enforcing the laws,-but my experience
in Utah has been such that, were TO hue
YOU only. am satisfied the line would DC
Maid out of other funds than yours, and thus
YOU would 90 free, absolutely tree from all
punishment, and those men who mlslead the
people would make thousands OF others DC
lieyc that God had sent the money 10 pay
the fine, that God had prevented the court
from sending YOU TO prison, that by n mira
Gle YOU had been rescued from the authorl-
ties of the United States. | must look to 1t
that nv Judgment give no aid and comfort to
such men. must look to il that my Judg-
ment be not so severe as to seem vlndIctIve,
and not SO light as to seem to tribe with JUS
tice. This community ought TO begin to
learn that God does not interpose to rescue
criminals from the consequences OF their
crimes, but that, on the contrary, lie go or
ders the affairs of His universe that, sooner
or later. crime stands face to face with jus
tce, and Justice is master. l will say here
and now that, whenever your good behavior
and the public good shall justify me IN do
ing 80, | will gladly recommend that you pc
hardened. The Judgment OF the court Is
that you be fined $500, and that You be
imprisoned at hard labor for the term OF
three years.
Contrary to all expectations, there was
little or no excitement in the court room.
/ The attendance was large, but the audience
maintained proper decorum. The United
States marshal and his detectives were fully
prepared for any emergency. Notice OF an
I appeal to the supreme court was gwen by
1 the prisoner counsel.
Daniel II Wells. mayor of Salt Lake City,
/ Hosea Stout, formerly attorney general Of
i the territory, and William Bclden OF Aim
/ halls hotel ut Farley cannon, were arrested
Dv United States Marshal PatrieN on eatur-
day. upon an indictment Of the grand Jury
/ rbaroin, them with murder. Tom Fitch
made application 10 admit them 70 bail,
which auplication VIII be heard this morn
\ ing. The prisoners were placed IN a carriage
land taken To Camp Douglas. Some slight
excitement prevailed at the marshals office
while the accused were there waiting Tor
CONVEYANCE To the camp. Some policemen
tofd The prisoner that, If they didn't want
i TO go 10 the camp. they needn I, and one or
two women called out 70 the oihcers 70 take
them if they dared, and they would hgh'
1 them with vengeance, etc The oihcers-
i however, were firm, and nothing serious hap
uencd The ALLEGED crime consists Of the
murder OF Richard Yates and a man named
Buck, several years ago
4 warrant was out for the arrest Of Orson
HYDE. one of the twelve apostles, upon the
anne charge. bat he eluded the deputies who
were sent 10 arrest him Nothing had been
/ heard from him up to Saturday evening, and
/ il is thought that he has gone TO Arizona OF
+ New Mexico.
4 hundred people, principally Mormons,
visited Camp Douglas on Sunday, TO see
/ Mayor Wells and the other prisoners. Hcn
! Morrow gave the visitors unrestricted access
1 10 their friends The latter are quartered
comfortably. and seem quite cheerful Inc
guards march outside
Warrants are out Tor the arrest Of Brigham
. Y,uD, aud his son Joseph a. Young. upon
the cbar-c Of murder, in having ordered the
/ k3IIiu, 81 Richard Yates The indictments
IN aI these murder cases are understood &c
Pc founded On the testimony ot Bill HEX
man who was once what II termed by the
! ti,utIIr- a =. DANTE, or secret agent for the
( Mormon authorities. Yates visited the Nor
mon camp during tie rebellion OF 1897, os-
rensibly T. s,ll powder. The Normons re-
/ sariei him u7 a spy. and some weeFs alter
ward they arrested alm and pla ed nm IN
rHe eu,tGly of Hickman. to be taken TO Salt
Lake City. j. Il. Wells was then IN
command # the troops, ana Hosea Stout
WINS iudgc advocate On the way 10 Salt
Lake CItv. Yates was murdered, rs lick
man saws bv orders from Brigham Young
ami Joseph A. Young, and at the instiEation
LOT D. H. Wells and Hosea Stout. Hickman
also Is now confined at Camp Douglas lie
went with the officers 10 Echo cannon, and, at
ter uoiutiug out where he had buried Yates,
assisted them in di-interring the remains.
Ii j, sta-sd IN official circles that Brig
ham Young lett Salt Lake City on Tuesday
evening Tor the southern part OF the terri
tory. lie is said 10 have been 10 miles
south OF salt Lake on Friday, and was still
going in the same direction. Many think
that he intends leaving the country, but
Iothcrs think that he Will find refuge in ST
George village, 500 miles from salt Lake
city and about - days from the court. II
is doubtful whether he Will appear tor trial
and also doubt al whether he will appear al
salt Lake City again until the trouble j.
over. Joseph \. Honpg. son of Brigham
has returned, but has not yet been arrested
The church Is in the greatest terment
Delegate Hooper has gone 10 Washington
10 see the President, and ende avor TO effect
some basis for a compromise, and have the
United States authorities Ia Utah, both civl
and judicial either restrained or removed
lie hopes to accomplish everything with til,
President. The trials will he discontinued
If ne succeeds and promise of reformation
for the future is made. All the leaders are
slipping off secretly and without the knowl
edge of the people The officials are on the
alert Something mysterious Is IN the wind
and an ominous silence reignS. There wa:
Emo excitement Sunday evening, but the late
ARRESTS have created a marked depression
among the Mormons.
Elder Cannon arrived in Salt Lake CITY
on Sunday from San Francisco, and preached
IN the tabernacle to an audience numbering
at least 10 600 lie counseled his hearers t
abstain from any act of violence and to sub
NIT to the law. God, he said, would protec
them and deliver them from their persecu
tors. The crusade against them would only
strengthen and glorify them. The churcl
could not be overturned. Their faith wa
the inspiration of the Divine Spirit, anC
would endure forever. Elder Pratt was no
50 conservative, aud did not want any viii
ming judge to say to him, as was said t,
Hawkins am sorry for you He want
ed no sympathy from any federal official