The New York herald., 1874-10-31

4Iubt00 IN ltuot LOT tu0 WuOI0 eOmmUutby,
never rendered any account OF the millions that
have come into his hands. He has become I'M
mensely rich 10 real estate, and his hand y over
that may have aniicted honest men and women,
there was o still greater eviI to complsin Of
was . Kind Of mixture Of Chrisssnity ana spirit.
uaiistn, and here the name OF christ Il seldom
that iney mad In tue Old country are ignored and
repudlated. may aay, without fear OF contra
% 51as mas s I'm
telligent men and women still rejoicing In the
Church 81 % Brigham m r. Dus they are lew ndsed and
as Mormon said TO me the other day, the priest
hood can whip and persecute them. Thousands
Bftshan's deatn. and the work Of disin
viii 80 on iii the Intelligent are emancipated, and
been, weak and poweress, capable only or holding
together those VINO are afraid TO think and to
powers @ nom without Would nave been impotent; Ec
but incredullty within has done the work and
over which Chief Justice Mexican presides, has
begun in earnest TO 90 work. On the frst even.
dictment was found against one OF their own
number, Mormon, for .'lasct,i ious cohabitation."
hs very sns IL
Cache county. about about eighty miles north q M THIS
to show the representatives OF the federal govern
everybody" and that he "would Ieacn them
is destined to 90 test case similar TO that OF
Dred Scott and the otner relic OF Darbarisn, shall
give details without prejudice or partisan bias.
For some years the Mormon apostles nave an.
Woud test Tue vady and
antipolygamlc law OF Congress passed in 1862; but
when they had an excellent opportunity OF testing
Young Mormon Grand Jury actually declared
that they hau no evidence that he had married his
have been more heroic. The case Of the stubborn
Ricks comes Unexpectedly TO every one, and win
either side can desire to settle this yexsd Question:
s t wss 9T the
In nquiring into the Qualifications Sc Of the Jurors c
ask the question whether tne person before him
was polyRamist and whether he considered that
he was competent to tndict any person who was a
sress gUs already alluded to- The Court desnas this
country where horse stealing under certain ctr
cumstances was not reprehensible, that It would
aS loose notons on the q horse
Court. When Colonel Kicks was asked
answered 1 si ness,lvsy and addsa cnseriaIiy
that he would have no hesitation in nnding q true
the moment ne answered, ana II had heard such
the gallant colonel Is usually called is as good
Mormon % there is IN the Territory, and sucn
day. before the oath was administered TO the
jurors, the District Attorney questioned Brother
was immovable. He allowed that he had said the
day be ore that ne was mot poygamist, (" and he
SH-'Si had, in - the meantime. been been furnished
WITH isss sns oss s. 81 f four ,oet Of 1Us
He was sworn with the rest OF tne Jurors, and
before he retired to rest he was In the hands or
United states deputy marshal inuicted for the
violation Of Territorial statute that makes
The snS on
preferred going 70 the penltentlary, and tnither
that Colonel Thomas Rcks was 70
law. frs'N' ~ '' - ''''''' 80 ''''
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
On the following morning there was big ex.
citement In the city, the faithful who had come
terence, were moving to and fr0 IN great numbers
and "rom" was the subject OF comment more
than any sermon preached 10 the Tabernacle. The
sound OF indictment Tor perjury was heard every
against him for murder, aud 50, very contrary to
his expectations, he iS destined to become ian
object OF interest.n
| LIGHT IN DARK PLACES.
Persons at distance and unacQuainted with the
intricacies OF Mormon law may wOnaer why the
Grand Jury die not lndict him Tor polygamy. The
secret Is here; Mormon polygsmc l nc maIriases are
House-a place where no unclean feet can tread,
Tor lhe ground thereon is holy. The witnesses are
5 to sssy F
statute, "Lasc'v- Conab," was intended to keep
have any possible APPLICATION to polygamists.
Had Colonel KICKS confined himself to answer
ana MS Dee IN poygams as
OF iaith he would thereby have been set aside as
disqualined for 2 juror, and that would have been
the end OF It; but his open reputation OF hts
plural wives placed these unfortunate women In
the position or mistresses and brought him under
intended to so grossly have injured The women
who married him, believing In tile sancity or their
thought thai he conlo with impunity follow in the
wake OF brigham and say as he said recently,
tnat ne had "only one legal wife," The misfortune
in his own acuteness, while Brigham played Urian
Heap and answered through I've lawyers.
ter. The M0rmOns take great comfort in the laws
delays ana look to the supreme Court OF the
several ranss nave
reversed there and 1t Is natural that the Mormons
should look there again with confidence that this
questioning OF the jurors on the subject OF
polygamy will not be sustained. Tne Grand Jury,
satisfied. presume, that the Territorial statute.
Court Of the United States, was amply sufficlent
to reach Mr.. Kicks, preferred to indfct him under
its terms and eave the results to che petit jury
AFTER DELEGATE CANNON.
have no doubt that the Grand Jury viii inter-
view the acQualntances Of MIR. Cannon and learn
something ms domestic AFFAIRS since 1852. There
seems an evident desire among liberal Mormons,
as well as among TauLCal deutlleS, J1at the DcIes
gate should be brought TO bay ana manfully de-
fend himself His denial before Congressional
committee OF having married other women In con-
traventlon Of the law OF 1882 was It Is alleged as
wnoly untrue as the statement uttered BY the
unfortunate Kicks two weeks ago In the court
room Lere, and for wlicn he Is now studying
ethics In the Penitentiary. When Kicks Ia heard
on trial ne may have some private Interpretation
euase, and so may have Mr.. Cannon;
but in the language OF 'the Kings Eng
llsh" both OF them have four wives
Cannon,s own family relations, and they know
that he has for years, under the appointment OF
Brigham Young, united thousands OF men and
women in Mormon plural marriages. All this
being done In the name OF revelation and
commandment" and boastingly and denantly
honest person here TO see q representative man
sucn as Cannon tested. II Mr.. Cannon is in
the very best man who could be
selected Tor this purpose: He is in the bloom
q haa inlluance. and Il In every nualifnd 10