The Portland daily press., 1871-10-30
Hawkins Sentenced!
Arrest of Prominent MOrmons for
Murder.
Brigham Young Indicted for Murder
The Prophet not to be Found.
THE SAINTS ARE DEMORALIZED
The Prophet not to be Found.
IE SAINTS ARE DEMORALIZED.
A CANNON SPIKED.


| ELDER PRATT DEFIANT.
SALT LAKE City, Oct. 2S.-Chief Justice
Mexican this morning passed sentence upon
Thomas Hawkins, the polygamist, as follows
"1homas Hawkins 4 am sorry for you,very
sorry. You may not think SO now, but shall
| try to make you think so by the mercy which
l shall show you. You came from England to
this country with the wife of your youth; for
many years you were kind husband and
kind father. At length, however, the evil
spirit of polyg amy tempted and possessed you.
Then happiness departed from your household.
and now, by the complaint of your faithful
vito and the verdict of law abiding jury, you
stand at this bar as a convicted criminal. The
law gives me large discretionary power in
passing sentence upon you. might both fine
and imprison, or might fine or imprison you
might iDprison you twenty years and fine
you $4,000 I cannot imprson you for less
shan three years nor fine you less than $300O.
liz Is rig TT that you should be fined, among
othr. reasons, to help defray the expenses of
e'fofciuz tha laws But my experience in
Usan he's been such that were 1 to find you
only Am Satisfied the fine would be paid out
OF other funds than yours, n Dd thus you would
go free, absolutely free, from all punishment,
and then those men who mslsad the people
would make thousands of others believe that
God had cent the money to pay the fine; that
God prevented the Court from sending you to
prison; that by miracle you had been res
cued from the authorities of the United States
must look to it that my judgment gives no
aid and comfort to such men. must look to
it that ry judgment be not so severe as to
seem vndictive and not so light as to seem TO
trif1e with justice. This community must be-
gin to learn that God does net interpose to
rescue criminals from the consequences Of
their crimes, but, on the contrary, he go orders
the affairs of His universe that sooner or later
crime stands face to face with justice, and jus.
tics is the master. will say here aud now
that whenever your good behavior and the
public good shall justify me in doing so, will
gladly recon mend that you be pardoned. 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 at
tendance was large but generally all main
tanned proper decorum. The United States
Marshal and detectives were fully prepared for
any emergency. Notice of an appeal to the
Supreme Court was given by the prisoners
counsel.
Important Arrest.
Daniel Fl. Wells, Mayor of the city, Hosea
Stout, formerly Attorney General of the Ter
rtory, and VIM. Belden, of Kimball's Hotel,
and Psr!ey Canon were arrested to-day by the
United States Marshal upon an indictment of
the grand jury charging them with murder
Tom Filch made application to admit them to
bail, which application is to be teard Monday
morning. The prisoners were placed in q car
riase and taken to Camp Douglas. Some
slight excitement prevailed at the Marshal's
office while che accused we're there waiting for
convey sfce to the camp. Some policemen
said they should not go TO prison if they did
not wish to, and one or two women called to
the oficsrs tU take them if they dared, and
they would fight them with vengeance, etc.
The officers, however, were firm and hothing
serious happened. The alleged crime consists
In the killing of Richard Yates and man
uoiOu DUOh ooNOi0i ycoio o6o' A W4tAAuo
was out for the arrest Of Aaron Hyde one of
the twelve Apostles, npon the same charge,
but he eludsd the deputies who were sent TO
arrest him. He was pursued to the southern
part of the territory.
A man named Bennett was found murdered
on the State road, eight miles from the city
this morning with four bullets in his body.
Warrants are also out for the arrest of Brig
ham Young and his son, Joseph A. Young, on
the charge of murder in having ordered the
killing of Richard Yates.
Ind ictments ON all these murder cases are
understood to be founded upon the testimony
of Bill Hickman, who was once what is called
a DANTE or secret agent of the Mormon au-
thorities. Yates visited the Mormon camp
during the rebellion, ostensibly to sell powder.
The Mormons regarded him as a spy and some
weeks afterwards arrested him and placed him
Lake City. D. Wells then commanded the
Mormon troops and Hosea Stout was Judge
Advocate. On the way to Salt Lake City hs
killed Yates. Hickman says:-"My orders
were from Brigham Young and Joseph A.
Young and at the instigation of d. Wells and
Stout" Hickman also is confined at Camp
Douglas. He went with the officers to Echo
CT non, and after pointing out where he had
buried Yates, assisted them in disinterring his
remains.
official circles that Brigham Young LETT on
Tuesday evening for the South. Yesterday he
was said to have been 100 miles south and his
course is still onward. 1t is not known to what
point he is bound; many think he intends
to leave the country, but think he will find
refuge in St. George Village, 800 miles from
hero and about 10 days from the court. 1t is
certainly doubtful whether he will appear for
trial, and it is also doubtful whether he will be
seen again here until the trouble is over.
HOnpar has Washin q IN
see the President, and eDdeavor to effect some
basis for compromise by which the United
States authorities here, judicial and executive,
will be restrained or removed. The church is
in the greatest ferment, Hooper is in Washing
ton, Cannon in San Francisco and Brigham
Young in the South. All are slipping off Sc
cretely and without knowledge of the people.
Hooper hopes to accomplish everything with
the President. The trials are to be discontinue.
ed if he succeeds and promise OF reformation
for the future made. Something mysterious
is in the wind and omnous silence reigns in
the Mormon quarters.
One hundred people, principally Mormons,
visited Camp Douglas to-day to see Mayor
Wells and other prisoners. Gen. Morrow gave
the visitors free access to their friehds. The
arrested parties are quartered in comfortable
cottage and seem quite cheerful. The guard
march outside.
San Francisco and preached this afternoon in
the Tabnerce to an audience numbering at
least 10, 900. He counseled his hearers to alb.
etan from any act of violence and to submit to
| the Jaw. God would protect and deliver them
| from their prosecutors. The crusade against
them would only strengthen and glorify them.
| Their church would not be overturned. Their
faith was an Inspiration of Divine spirit, and
| would endure forever.
Elder Pratt was not so conservative and did
| not want any whining Judge to say to him
| as to Hawkins:-"I am sorry for you"
| He wanted no sympathy from any Federal off
| cial. He was ready to go to Jail for twenty
| years but did not want any pity from such a
| source He predicted that God would totally
overthrow and annihilate the present perse-
| cutors of the Mormon people.
Nothing further has bean heard from Orson
Hyde. 1t is thought be has gone to Arizona
| or Mexico. N
Joseph A. Young, son Of Brigham, has re-
| turned but is not arrested.
A row late last night between a Mormon and
the U. s. Deputy Marshal resulted in the Mar
shall knocking the Mormon down and arrestinQ
him. 1t was reported that au attempt was
made to assassinats the Deputy, and for time
there was great excitement. There is no ex
element tonight, but the late arrests have
created marked depression in the Mormon
community.
| NEW YORK.