New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-18
THE UTAH COMPLICATIONS.

TIE MORMON AND ANTI MORMON DELEGATIONS
IN wAsHINGTOS-THE ENGLEBRECHT CASE
TROUBLE FEARED.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OP rHE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The decision of the
Supreme Court, rendered yesterday afternoon. the
question Of the jurisdiction Of the Federal Courts
in the Territories, though for days antici-
pated, took many by surprise, and has created
quite lively interest in Utah affairs For several hours
before the case reached the Hon. Wm. H. Hooper.
the Delegate from Utah. the Apostle Cannon and their
assistants and lobby friends hung around the court
with evident restless anxiety, counting minutes
like hours, as II time dragging painfully They an
ticipated JOY and longed possess It, The principal
attorney in Utah, Mr.. Baskin. who as acting United
Prosecuting Attorney and through whose labors
Brigham Young and the leading MOrmons had been IN
dicted, IN the courtroom also and associated with
him were other citizens OF Utah vsibly anxious 70
the decision, and anticipating apparently another
rendering than that which TRANSFERRED They had how
ever stepped out only few minutes before the case
reached. and the effect upon their eoaatenances
when the decision wac learned There was
Joy, great Joy the side and something amounting
TO contempt the other.
Judge Mexican. the Chief Justice OF Utah. and the
gentleman the most interested In the question submitted
the Court, perfectly amazed and confounded He
very naturally expected opposite conclusion; bur-
though defeated he ia by daunted. While bow
ing he must 70 the decisions Of the highest tribunal
he Is sanguine that the Voorhees, bill before Con-
will place the courts of Utah in proper position.
and within the last "a hours many members OF Congress
have expressed q warmth this Utah trouble that
promises TO turn McKean's defeat into McKeans VIC
tory. As gentleman alluded 10 remarked 20 your
correspondent The Bulls Run defeat after ell.
victory"
The National party" In Utah have cent here dele
cation Of three prominent gentlemen 10 oppose the adj
mission OF Utah into the Union. These are Messra j.
Robinson Walker. Henry W. Lawrence, and r n tBas-
kin. The two first named very wealthy merchants
and the latter the attorney referred 70. They arrived
here yesterday morning. and bring with them memo
rial praying Congress 10 favorably extend such egsS
ton over Utah viii protect the non-Mormon COM
munty from the despotim OF the Utah priesthood they
regard the defeat Federal Judiciary In that Terri
tory only temporary believing that the decision OF
the Supreme Court viii make the heplessness of the
loyal citizens there clearly visible that Congress WILL
not adjourn before taking proper action IN the case
They very properly point TO this very case on vmcn
the Supreme Court has gwen decision as an ILLUSTRATION
of the hepessness Of those opposed Mormon rule ana
Mexican, they ssk. WHAT can the people expect nov,
when fanaticism has become intoxicated with succoss
This Englebrecht a gross outrage and "antoh
destruction of property for which there was not
shadow Of excuse. Engiebrecht was charged 500 per
month for license liquor dealer He thought IL ex-
brilliant His counsel had arranged with the oounse Tor
Salt Lake City. that there other OF slm
lar character this should be accepted as test case
and they would abide by the decision OF the District
Court 10 which Englebrecht had appesled against the
prosecution Of Alderman Clinton. While this case Was
urged ~ readers the Church make an example
VI Lns.Irecbt, AID ~ strike terror to the HoH " vi