The New York herald., 1871-10-28
BRIGEaMS WOES.
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The Great Mormon Tragedy
and GENTLE Comedy.
The Judge and the Prosecut-
ing Attorneys.
/, MURDER CASES TO COME.
The Incentive to the Pros
ecutions.
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BASXIa'S DRAMiTiC Oath TO HIGH HEAVEN.
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The Hawkins Revelations and the
Maelstrom Of Polygamy.
The Incentive to the Pros
ccutiOns.
Bisxis'S DRAMiTiC GATH TO HIGH HEAVEN.

to be Tie most amusing reading that the puohc
may demand during the forthcoming winter. On
the Hormon side the proceedings OF the lawyers 10
ike damning tragedy; with the other portion of
the pepulaton the entire subject Is an amusing
comedy.
IN the palmy days or his undisputed, undisrurbed
control. Brigham Young hAd The laugh on his side,
ana win his fat, sleek, well-fed apostles ana
bsAops enjoyed the S2medy and cracked his fingers
at "Uncis Sann reJoiced IN the nations trouoies'
rnooked aad derded every attempt to cali hin and
his 10 question for anything The lie OF an "outsder"
wss then anything but pleasant his path wasevery-
thing but peace anu no bed OF roses cheered his
weary bones. But The tables are turned in every.
thing and II is truly amusing to see how they have
piled on the agony TO others and squlrm when
IItslc OF their own misdeeds is brought nome to
them.
Governor shaener told Brigham's representatives
that his s.same OF nur mad gone fr enough and n
that brave old gentleman had lived ouly o few short
moaths more he would have been surprised to see
how well he had mea -ured time and facts. Step by
stop tine Mormon hierarchy have played The blun
game aud threatened ana stamped ana cursed and
sw0re what they would do and TO give appearance
OF consistency their wrath everS man and boy in
the Territory has been provided with arms and am
munltion.
When the Grand Jury was first called before
word mad even got on to the tongue OF rumor touch
ing an- one, ine IrusLy secret police who hang on
tho pain OF everybody IN the places Of business aud
resort could be heard IN their loud voices telling what
would be done If such a man Or such another man
should indicted Their language was pnrposely
loud TO be heard and to scare whom II could; but
the crowd tnlt have been attracted by the mines
and the great increase business are not the men
TO lie easily scared.
AE>ACINC IN THE COURT.
As there Is no law against carving weapons these
professional cutthroais would parade themselves IN
the Court uosc with Their arms uanxllng by their
Bides ana SIT staring In The lace OF the Judge ana nx
their stern features ON tEe Geute lawyers VINO are
prosecuting tue olrgamstS. III the vain nope oil
iniimiaalng mem, Dul there sits the Chicf Justice
Mckean wlth his silver locks adOrnlng yet youth
fut cUuhtehance, rs pleasant ana c0ni leOs III man
ner were In the micst OI dearest friends
Firm IN the tiith OF MS cOubiry'S strength and IN
the right OF Impartial Justice ana statutory law ne
listens VITA pa renee and decides with dignity. 1t
wasa glorious day ior the people here when presi-
70 Ltan personal lie is lnai OF strictiy Chris
tan ecntieinau ana beyond impeachment IN The
ans ASSOC sl,on but that OF his family ana CHRIS.
tlau.1treiids, ana thiS IS TO tne Nor
mSa Sels s anos anersh S Oaa as MS cdn, a%
he be luubu IN TIE wnlskey cellar, gambling, swear
ing and 'nJuigng otherwise crimlnaliy. ~ many Of
his ieuera prede, essors have done, Brigham woulu
have hId nlm sue, aud with the appliances for easy
ditp,acelncnt M Washington, y. O., his official head
WouSu long this have been In the basket
Then there the Prosecuting United States DIS
trict Attorney, II. n. BaSkIn, ami tiS assistant,
George Il. Maxwell, Two vi the most fearless men
that ever looked Inside OF u BacSsiOne sheepskin.
Tnere are no mcn IN Utah who woId ever nave
tackled The Mormon question but Baskin and Max
wen. Ihe bar mas Brilliant men, but every
soul Of Inea would nave ieluscJ the oce OF United
States uslrlct Attorney; tut the Attorney and mrs
assssaut have had their reasons Tor accepting their
THEIR srcREr-rHE APPROACHING TRIALS FOR
MURDEa.
On the night of OctoLer % 1868, DR.. j. K. Robin
son, a naive the state Of Maine, highly re-
special le pnyslcian, ractlsug IN this city, was as
explained several oi my previous letters, decoyed
out U. under the lreIence VI renderug sur
gical AID injured man. Before he had got two
hunureu rods rom MS house ne was surrounded
struck SHOT dead HIS remains were soon q s.
covered Dy those attracted by MS cries and the
sounu vi tue pistol. seven or eight men were seen
To run In different directions, and a. II was clear
moonlight nIgnt lney we're seen Tor iong ulstance
yet sol u ace OI TIE assassins was ever reached
In u quiet. D accuDie city as TINS was then, with
seldom person on NE streets at ngnt am with no
hautts ot street walking, It was strange tnat so
many men could take part ~ such a fearful crime
anl escape The pcliCe did absolutely nothing
aud wnn dricuity concealed their indifference
MIR. Ba,kin na,i oeen the counsel Tor DOCTOR III
q suit with the c,ty which mad usL terminated
fav0rbiy To The latter, but II caused tie city much
expense to sustain tile suit anu a great deal Ol an
novance. Tie Doc or dreaded the wrath OF the
rulers soon Us tue suit gained, as they could
then argue, wnal had We 10 gam ny MS dca,n. now
that wo nave ucltcn nm the cOurls1 lie had,
howeser tie presentilncnt so forc.oiy and con
efAnH5 with MIN tiat lie conveyed hts Tears 10 Mr..
Baskia and ., her friends tile day before has murder.
THE i.AwNEk's OATH.
next niRg jaskin looked lileess lrie nd
and with upn ,ed hand bc ore heaven sw0re that
muruc ana brought home the crime 10 him who
devised ana Orticftu IT, II never originated with
seven OF c,ght men. No, never.
Five years nave passed away, bur Justice has not
sunrbeied IN tne BRAN oi X. h. Baskin. lie has
gathe,ed Ink oy ms and MS cham OF evidence IS
near enough coilp,ete 10 uerln his lam case ut
an earl, day. And what revelation mere VIII he.
Az the day o. Judgnncns here npproacaed the pre-
cedtng nftci Sta,es Dtstrct Attorney, Charles IA.
cau .iS rtsyV
ton n WAS proper step. Y ucbarred him from
was not tic ran or ne coming hour. but Il seems
singular 10 The Gentle community 10 und Mr.,
ham oung. tTlgUan ~ "A uce,i cleve,.n
The ASSISTANT Attorney Maxwcll II u brave young
geuc from Michigan. lie was colonel IN the
Second Michigan cavalry. was all through the wur,
and ci llInb The Hrid the day before Lees sur
render. Last wlntct ne contested tne election OF
Deirlate Hooper. and mas ever slce devoted nini-
sell 20 iie cause leormatIon. The Mormon lead
crs late rMchean, Baskin and MaAwel, and the
nrccfloc ui these IN turn IL PROBABLY not wasted
unou Inc heads OF The Church. In bIiei. 1t
IL n small handful OF men bra,ely representing
all VINO desire 70 sec G,sn nj ~ ~ me '.s. posse % son
IN tire Mon. ,hs tbev Know can never bc I'LL
p0Jgamy Is abolished aud The murders are aloned
Tor; anJ, with lDc greatest care anu patient aoor,
tileg aavano step 10y step guided by The statutes OF
Congress anu the .fel ntory.
Tpc tnegrums nave given YOU IN Inll the points OF
the IlawAlis' uiai as II proceeJs--a case OF the
most Iniei,se interest here, US u oreshadows the
future oI every puiy ganist unless some re- tape
fogylsm comes IN Inc question now under discus
siOn. but the proceedings III the court to-day IN
dlCatc thai tne second twin relic of Inc baroafisni
that has d,sg raced the nation ~ not 10 be boted
out WITHOUT revealing a maeislron OF pJlu'ion
under the gulSe vi religion tnaL Is perfectly APP
palliiig.
The charge OF Mrs Hawkins against her husband
~ nuuicry. the same a. every hrsi vile III Mormon
Hoih can present against every man living With
otnsI wives VI women BESIDES neisel The c.ence,
~ nopes VI naAii2 capital. forced The prosecution
10 ask 'ne most indciica,e questions of Mrs. Haw-
kins IN order 10 suslniu the charge IL was not
enough 10 STATE that she anew her nusDand had
passed hs ntns Tor years niIei The saue ROOF wItn
Nwo other women whom he called wivea sul mar
ehe kiicw thes, eaiions TO DC thai oi h0sbanl ard
VIE ~ me sensr ~ we mormon vocabulary, but the
attorney drew from 'he humbefi and plIishinv wlfe
what sne bad Witnessed tn her own ewes e, ie,,,s
putsuly prove te charge she preferred az sist her
Onw0rlhy husband -
In. INA and. III ! Is IN the tabernscc, forever par
AIDED before the world as me puiest u, Oh ,,ou'a