The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

his 18th day Of October, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
lred and seventy-one, and Of the In
dependence of the United States the
ninety-sixth.
(Signed) us. GRANT.
By the President
HAMILHpN FISH, Sec'y Of State.
UTAH.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 20.
d. III. Wells, the Mayor of this
city, Hosea Stout, formerly Attorney
General Of the Territory, and VIM.
of Kinball's Hotel, were ar
rested to-day by the United States
Marshal, upon the indictment of the
Jury, charging them with the
of Richard Yates and man
named Buck, several years ago. The
prisoners were taken to Camp Doug
las. A slight excitement was arous-
ed in the Marshals office while the
prisoners were waiting for their con.
veyance to Camp Douglas, some of
the policemen saying that they
should not 60 to prison if they did
not wish to, and one or two women
calling to the officers to take them if
they dared, but nothing serious oc-
Cured. A warrant was out tor the
arrest OF Orson Hyde upon the same
charge, but he eiuded the officers
sent to arrest him. He was pursued
to the southern part of the Territory.
An application to admit the prisoners
to bail was made by Tom Fitch, and
will be heard on Monday. Warrants
are out for the arrest of Brigham
Young and his son Joseph A., on
charge OF murder in having ordered
the killing Of Yates. Indictments in
all these cases are understood TO be
on the testimony of Bill Hickman,
formerly leader of the Dante band.
Yates visited the Mormon camp, du-
ring the rebellion of 1857, ostensibIy
to sell powder, the Mormons regard.
ing him as a spy,and some weeks AT
forwards arrested him and placed
him in the custody of Hickman. to be
taken to Salt Lake. d. Wells then
the and Hosea
Stout was Judge Advocate. On the
way to Salt Lake Hickman killed
Yates, and he says by orders from
Young and Joseph A.. and
ut the iastigation Of Wells and Stout.
Hickman is also now in confinement
at Camp Douglas. He went with
the officers to Echo Canon, and after
pointing out the spot whore he
buried Yates, assisted in disinterrii,g
the remains.
Sentence Of Hawkins the Polyganist.
SALT LAKE, Oct. "a.
Chief Justice Mexican this morn
ing passed sentence upon Thomas
Hawkins, the polygamist, as follows:
"Thomas Hawkins, am sorry for
you, very sorry; you may not think
so 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 years you were a
kind husband and kind iather; at
length, however, the evil spirit of
polygamy tempted and possessed you.
then happiness departed from your
household, and now, by the com.
plant of your faithful wife and the
verdict of law abiding jury, you
stand at this bar convicted crimi
nal. The law gives me large dis
,retlon in passing sentence upon you
might both fine and imprison You
,r ! might fine you only, or imprison;
might imprlson you twenty years.
md fine you one thousand dollars.
cannot imprison yous for less than
hree years, nor fine you less than
hree hundred dollars. 1t is right
hat you should be fined-among
'ther reasons to help defray the OK.
'enses Of enforcing the laws. BIT
ny experience in this State has been
UGH, that were ! to fine you only. ] !
m satisfied that the fine would be-
aid out Of other funds than yours.
nd thus you go free, absolutely from
II punishment, and then those men |
7ho mislead the people would make |
GU and the thousands of others be-
eve that God had sent the money to
ay the tine, that God had pre-
ented the court from sending you TO
rison, that by u miracle you had
ecu rescaeu nom the autkoFTUfys ur-tt
20 United States Unjust look to it
lat my judgment. gives no crumbs
comfort 10 such men, | must look
II that my Judgment will not be so
'yore as 70 seem vindictive. and not
light as to seem to trife with ius.
&c. This community ought to be.
IN to learn that God does not inter.
)se to rescue criminals from the
,nscqucnce OF their crimes, but on
70 contrary ho so orders the
fairs Of his universe that soon
or later the crime stands face
face with justice, aud just as tho
aster. | will say here aud now that
hcnever your good behavior and
Q public good shall Justify me ia
ing SO | will gladly recommend
at yon be pardoned. The judam't
the court is that you be fncd
oo and that you be imprisoned, al 4
ri labor for tho term Of three
ars. Contrary 10 all expectations,
3re was little or no excitement in
court room. The attendance |
$ large bat generally maintained
proper decoram The u. S.
rshai aud deputies, were fully pre-
ted for any emergency. Notice
pppcal to the supreme Court was A
on br the prisoners counsel.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 80. u
adge Mexican, OF the u. S. Dis la
i Court, to-day admitted Daniel 90 30
Wells, Mayor OF the city, To bail
II charge OF murder. Bail was -
d ut fifty thousand dollars.
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