The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-10-18


The New Warfare in Utah
THE sERAGLIo OF THE PROPElIss
TO IsE BROKEN UP.
Tile H.1ires rho srW Testify against M'
OMrntch rAen Ge.jJustice .NcKetn
cun Get Decent ,j,py-7Ac i,miten-
nny or Lhe GaHo'cs Loomdg- up n
tie Future.
SALT LAKE CRY, Sept. 27.-Con-
sress niue years ago passed statute
constituting poi'gamy in the Terrific
ries of the Uuited States a crime, and
afixiug to its practice certain fines aud
imprisonment. Up to the advent Of
Chef Justice Mexican, over a year ago,
the courts OF Utah were farce. The
Legislature OF the Territory created
officers to attend those &C urts, to select
the iures, aud otherwise SO to fix up
the business oi the courts thai the
administration of this Congressional
statute was au impossibility.
In the early impecuuious days Of Tom
Corwiu. when a lee of $50 was a big
sum, Il smart fellow, who had been guilty
o! stealing hams. sought the professions
al services Of the needy lawyer. He
confessed that he had stolen the hams,
that certain number Of men seen him
steal them, mad seen him carry them
home. and had found them 10 his house
Tom said his professional oath required
hiu to say to his wouf' be ellen: that
he could render him no possible aid !;
that the case was too clearly against
him. The thief insisted that Mr..
Corwn should do his best for him, and
that would be satisfactory llre fee was
7Aad down, aud the court scene came
The prosecuting attorney stated the
f.c:~, and they were So crlruinating that
he thought no address to the jury
necessary. Tor maje his speach, aud
the Court handed ~ case to the jury.
They were.
ABSENT a FEW MINUTES ONLY,
and returned verdict of mot guilty"
Everybody was confounded, and looked
at each other with establishment. The
Judge interrogated singly each juror.
They remained steadfast, and Toms
client was Sc, at liberty. They retired
to the lawyers room.
Now" said Tom. cold fellow, tell
me how that was done"
at was due to your able speech"
"Gammou :. my speech never accam
plShed that" Alter Tom had promised
secrecy until the thief had time to get
ont Of the the State, he c,usenrcd to
reveal the secret. Tcm listened with
breaihiess in,ere<: as the thief put his
lips TO his ,ar to whisper something
"l;levcn out Of the twelve had some Of
the hams
When the Hon J. NJ Ashley Of Ohio
passed through this city in 1868, lie
was then Chairman OF the Committee
on Territories, and az was customary,
he met with Brigham. well, Mr..
Ashley, what are you going to do wirh
u? Are yon going to send US to the
p-ai'en;iary. or are yoa going 70 advise
u ike. Coliax, to have new reSela-
ton :"
TIE TOM GOWN STORY.
Mr. Ashley sajd. .sNr. Young your
. situation here recalls to mind an ~
cdcn. in the lie of Tom Corwin .
He relaiel the story told above. and
BrrghAm slapped his knee aud tu'si "u'
into roar of !aashter. Ashley saw
that 50 long at the Mormon juries were
composed of men who were themselves
guilty Of violation Of the statute
against polysamy, no prosecution WI:
possible Brigham fully realized it. and
that is the hqe ani cry here to-daY, for
Jadse Mexican is determined that the
United Sta:cs stature shall be enforced
here as well Il, in every other portiou Of
the Uniru, or it shall be demonSirai"d
who it is that sands in the way -of
justice
The persons whom the United Sta;c>
Court have thrown out of of the jury
lists are all polysamists George .
Cannon has three wives, and the third OF
them he has taken since the passage Of
the anti polygamic statute. Further
more. i; i, rs commonly known as any
fact is known to the community that
Brigham Young has delegated Cannon
to seal" the polygamic tnarr1ges in
this city for the l1st fVc years. lie
has
"sEALED" THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
to married men during that time. He
would be lovely Juror when a case of
polygamy was before the Court.
Townsend. another of the rejected, IS
the gruffy, stupid old man who keeps
the Townscpd lionse, where ali tbs Te@
lisious travellers .&rom the East prefer
to bring their wives and daughters. At
nome they lift up their hands in holy
horror at such degradation, and would
tell Mormon to stand afAr off; but here
they roll in the luxury of u pofysanlc
seraglio, and eujoy it because old Town
send has fue cooling trees before his
hotel. This boniface was not rejected
from the jury for his belief. Qp.to a
very few months, he too had three wives
but, fortunately for her; his ''old woman"
died, and now number tworuDs the ho-
tel. While the old lady lived, she
might be seen every forenoon carrying
the pail and scrubbing brush OF the
chambermaid aud maid Of : oil work,
passing through the corridor and from