Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-18
PERSECUTION OF HON. /. H. HaTcr !.
ONEIDA COUNTY =. "

AAatCu was Il mem.
Der Of the legislature two years aeo. from
Oneida county, and proved an able and 90
ficient worker in that body. The cause 90
this persecution Of leading citizens Of
oheiaa county, will be more fully under.
stood upon perusing what follows Al
air OF truthfulness pervades the whole
article:
I'VE nave received information of tho
arrest, last evening, of Hon. Lorenzo n
Hatch, of Franklin, on charge of subor
nation OF perjury. We have known for
some time that the officers of Idaho were
on the lookout for Mr. Hatch, and that he
had been on the lookout for them with
the purpose, if convenient, Of avoiding ar
rest II may be matter Of surprise to
some that Mr.. Hatch should evade ,eoa,
process, as that gentleman is well known
to be a law-abiding, honorable and upripht
citizen. \ little explanation will make
this matter clear TO all.
The facts in the case are, that persist
ent effort has been made, by certain par
Ties IN Idaho, 70 bring trouble upon intlu.
entail "Mormons," in Cache county and
that part OF Idaho Immediately adjacent
TO it. Hon. Moses Thatcher, il will be re-
membered, was arrested on similar
charge To that preferred against Mr.. Hatch
ana although the evidence presented, on
The examination before Commissioner Too.
ny, was TO The exact reverse of the charge.
Mr. Thatcher Was bound over in the enor-
NOUS sum Of 100000 Ia appear for trial 4,
boise, hundreds Of miles away. whittier
he had ID travel III the dead Of winter sim.
ply because he was a Mormon" of high
reputation and influence This was the
only definite charge agains, him which
WAS supported by the evidence The nom,
inal oiicnse alleged against him was the
procuring Of fraudulent entries of land
near Franklin, certain persons having pre-.
cmptcd land according 70 law, and after
wards sold Il, the attcmp, was made 10
sho" that Mr.. Thatcher was implicated H.
legally in the transaction The facts be-
Ing made known la The Attorney General
nj Washington. and the vexatious charac
ter oil the case being demonstrated. IN Or,
der was issued 10 stop the proceeding,
Nr Thaichcr's case VA. dropped like a
hot po,ato-, but shortly afterwards war.
rants were issued against Mr. Hatch, Mr..
Blgg, and other gentlemen living in the
of Franklin Mr. Eigg-
la arrest. and went 10 Boise it'll
just ~ good security AMI reliable bonds.
men u, could bc desired in any court in
any country But the object being per~c.
cu'ion not prosecution. and the parties
moving in the matter, knowing they would
have no case when i should come Ia TRIAL
the bond, we're refused. and Mr. Biggs
standing that the intention was IN treat
him in n similar manner. did not put him
SELF directly in the way Of the officers, De.
10 20 to Boise, and surrender
himself in the fall. when the court should
be in session, having abundant proof OF
his innocence.
Some persons may wonder why any one
should wish to institute such proceedings
against innocent men We will explain
further. Al the last election but one for
Delegate to Congress from Idaho. one 10.
W. Huston, District Attorney for the Ter
ritory, aspircd To the seat. To secure the
Mormon" vote he visited the Mormon
settlements in Oneida county, battered the
Bishops. praised the people, was lighted
with Mormon" virtue and industry, and
tangled polygamous children on his knee
He thought tie Mormon aotc WAS his
ror certain. But ala, the "Mormons went
for honest John HALEY to . man, and
HALEY was elected And thea wasn't Hus-
on mad! He openly sworc that he would
,inchc Bishop Hatch and others, and has
since tried his little utmost to keep his
word
Huston ia nj the bottom Of all this trouble.
He Is the prime mover in the conspiracy
against these gentlemen, and il he can shut
Mr.. Hatch up in the penitcntiary till next
Icrm Of court his malice will be grained.
But we rather fancy that Huston will DC
,ignally foiled and this vile conspiracy
exploded, and we will keep our readers
noated On tie case as il proceeds.