The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10
DOOM OF POLYGAMY.
Elder Hopkins Sentenced - Affecting
address Of the Judge Warrants for
Brigham Young and Son, Charged
rih Abeliing ia Murder,

Elder Hopkins Sentenced - Affecting
address Of the Judge Warrants tor
Brigham Young and Son, Charged
pih Abeliing ia Murder,
Sal, Lake, October y Chief Justice
NJ kean this morning
PASSED SENTENCE UFoN rHos. HAwKINs,
the polygamist, as follows;
Thomas Hawkins ann sorry for You,
very sorry. You may not think SO now,
but l shall tTy and make sou think so, by
the mercy which shall show. You came
from England 20 this country with the wife
Of your youth. For many years you were
kind husband. kind father. At length,
how ever, the eyn spirit Of puiygamy
tempted you and possessed you Then
htppiness departed from your household
and now, by the complaint Of your faith
fll wife aud the verdict Of law abiding
jury, You stand At this bar convicted
criminal. The laws give me = large dis
creIion in passing sentence upon you, ur /
might fine you only or imprisun. ! might
imprison you twenty years and fine You
one thousand dollar. cannot imprlson
you less than i've years nor lne you LEES
than three hundred dollars. Ii is right that
you should be fined. among other reasons.
=
experience has been such that were | 10
lue you only, am satisfied the Ene would
be paid cut vi other funds than yours and
thus you would 60 free absolutely free
from all punishment; and then those men
who misied YOU and many Others. would
believe that God had seat the money 20 pay
the fine; that God had prevented the
Court from sending you 90 prison aud that
by miracle You had been rescued from
the authorities Of the United States. I
must look 10 it that my judgement gives .
aid and comfort 30 such men. l must look
20 Il that my Judgment be not Ia severe as
20 seem yindicillyc and not So light as "a
seem 10 tribe with justice This communi.
~ ought to begin to learn thar God doe.
not interposo 10 rescue criminals from the
consequences oftheir crimes. but on the con-
trary that He 50 orders tho affairs of HI,
universe that, sooner or later, crime stand.
face 90 face with justice and, Just as the
Master, / will say here and nov that when.
ever your good behavior and the public
good shall justify mo in doing 50. I will
gladly recommend that you be pardoncd
The Judgment Of the Court Is that you
be hucd 500, and that you be Imprisoned
81 hard labor for the term of three years
Contrary 20 all expectation, there Ma,
little or no excitement IN the Court room.
The attendance Was large, bui generally
al maintained a proper decorum. Tn,
United States Marshals aud their dcpgilo,
were fully prepared FOR any emergency.
Notice of appeal % the Supreme Couri
was given by the prisoners counsel.
BRIGHAM YoUSG AND soS ~ THE ROLE o,
MURpERERS.
Warrants are out for the arrest 81 Brig.
ham Young and his son. j. A. Young. on
-. 80 Ia al
killing Of Richard Yates The indicimcu,
on these murder cases is understood 20 bS
rounded on the testimony Of Bill Hick.
man, who was once what Il termed by tht
Gentilcs Dante, nr n secret agent of the
Mormon authorities. Yates visited the
Mormon camp during the rebellion Of 81,
ostcnsibly To sell powder. The Murmunt
res arded him as a spy, and some weeks AZ.
ter arrested him, and placed him in the
custody Of Hickman. 90 be taken 90 salt
Lake. ID. Wells thcu,commandcd the Nor.
mon troops, and Hosea Stout was Judge
Advocate. On the way 20 Salt Lake ht
killed Yates, as he sRys. By an order from
Brigham Young and Joseph A.. and at the
insiigation Of Wells and Stout Hickman
is also confined now NJ Camp Douglass.
He went with the officers 20 Echo Canon,
and after pointing out the spot whore he
had buried Yates was arrested in disiuicr-
ring tho remains.
TWO OTHER MORMON DTuNtTARtEs ARREs-
TED FoR MURDER.
Daniel H. Wells, mayor Of the city, and
Hosea a. Stout, formerly Attorney Gem
cral Of the Territory, w. Beldcn kimbal
and Hobart, or Harty Canon, were arrested
upon an indictment Of the grand jury
charging them with murder. Tom Fitch
made application TO admit 10 bail, which
will be heard on Monday. The prisoners
were placed in a carriage and conveyed TO
Camp Douglass. A slight excitement pre-
vailed at the Marshars Office while the ac-
cused were there waiting for conveyance
10 the Camp. some policemen saying they
should not 20 to prison If they did not wish
to go; and one or two women calling out
to take them II they dared. They would
fight them with vengeance The officers,
however. were firm, and nothing serious
happened The alleged crime consists In
the killing Of Richard Yates, and man
named Buck, several years ago.
An APOSTLE ESCAPES.
A warrant was out for the arrest of Or
sen Held. one of the Twelve Apostles, on
some charge but he eluded the deputies
who were sent to arrest him. He was pur
sued to the Southern territory.