, 1876-09-29
.,u,c+;on Of Leo by the Mormon
V'''' Church.
.,,,v of tho I'rosccuting-Att0r-
noy.--r'ss'htiitlcs OF Its
SUCCESS.
o...,,,s Tia Ohurch's Torrorism-Brig'
''' hahn and tho Massacre.

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a'su ws.,r m bayjpu col,echtrtl to the rotl-
P.um,"s II 1obp y. Lee--t'n having a!,les1 Il, It,
'nuoa .aa,or heen tic rhlef party To lt-of killing
a.n o. na'"e woucn, and children nlnetcen ycats
!U'"'a, 1,ouni,,u Meadows. Nov, I.ce Is n fer
III, fellow, a h"Fsc, alni'hoFse, enn'.
no'. su ,,c,sc ffrchpr e. Kinba1 oncc shid that
= tbe doctrine Of tho trat,snlsration Of souls
..un -. hr would b. Il ttiiy.gont tn tito hcxt
W. ,.,, i, I. nr) to Ia nslse,l to believe, for MI
lle, h shat nr extcrmnatca that entire trait.. al
tna., 'aI"nc. ond that Tor nHetees ypars Hr!E.
hs's III ni i,js Church lave been anxtns to have
PAU flm Finished for Il, but never could hrllsF It
slou! tit t TIC t,ns ,sss t'arne 1'e fns " r"
yleu, yeu HpIu1 thcrc e. aml h!licd tho lot, ontrnE-
nys' w. .la females as l,o went along.
w.. w. 'au stock, ttp wagons, tho tcSclry,
fn,m I'm tle kair victims enrs untl fingers, were
a1e n'a nsP s ,SE ~ y1sa a ID was ot o"y MY
sakst kI IN fellowship, hut prnmotetl anil g'yet'
kgps y r brigham of al whlrlt I've chose. Yet
now wc mrs. askcil 10 bHaacVc, not only ttc satn~
sonIc feat of the killing Of Whole ttstn oI eni mi,
t. 'n,cstatlnu nrl husrpr by the blessed sainsa
" ~ 'tftt IA Latter ]aya; and tf,cy bayo lal awake
irhs from that tlay 10 this ptn7ing for IN oi,.
porsunity to deliver Leo over to tic Justice oi
lhe peop)e ..,.n.,,,,,.r p 10 r,uu.
,,c 1rhnrrl, )1as etnhrnera It. y. Il. Wells, Sec
md md n Churcl, rank only to Brigham, wen. to
1eSyer Eea s ss,tmmonca s,]i witnesses himself AZ
ihc or2secution didn't know Of, took the Jury
all Siorrnons-lnto hts spiritual keeping:
cuilty. b. II. Wells md nll iiis frlcntie have
fssan m their fares MI additional smirk OF sac-
III s on accotnt Of this, and, whnn they wipa
tI9,t brows, have no doubt they think they
arc sha browa Of g"oa men, and tf!at good mel. men
;ntnlerahle, 1t possible; they hnyc at Inst hca,'
mrT1nt.cd 10 clear thor consriencea Of the guilt,
Ind purge the Churrh Of the infainy, Of the fa-
mu1ts massacre, which was never surpassed In
daSos s1 agn asS vn ad Leo Ie' y tho raoms ah M
t,,t2 # tss Ss1y ser 's' tSeer Sofsr f the
work aud the tool, and having covered
ticir tricks With additional treaclery and u'ur-
der % aud Of Lee) why shoultn't theis gar
Iberc L. but one opinion here Of The course of
thc Church In this matter, but there are two
TIE POLICY or THE PROSECUTION.
Most Of the t;entlles consider II a. clear, aim
pjo rase Of selling out-tIlat tlo Dtstr,ct-Attor-
ncy, Sumner Howard, Of Michigan, has bnr-
gafactl for whatever consideration, 10 clear the
Church II tho Church would aitl him to convict
zion That they must convict as jurles when the
proui Is clear, regardless of the sacred ties OF
sbe Endowment House; that they must clear
their is sIsirts Of tie Mountain. Meadows and
es s,sao mussas5ss and 0ssselE, a,v at a 1sa;t
ersT sSs''Ts securd simisss!on into lie Union.
tieurgc Q. Cannon las been In Washington two
or three years. anti lie Is man Of too much In
telligcneo not to haTe arrived Ut precisely this
contlusior The conviction OF Leo is a tenta-
mil ie1lowship'ug assassins for = scoro OF
years, In furtl,cra1lcc Of tlotr Jcsllftlc policy,
they aro now going to dollVcr ttcm up to
jnsitce in obedience to new demands Of that
same policy. ! havc no doubt this h tho hest
mlIcy circumstances have loft tho Church.
Whether 1t can be carried out without aoma
very unplcas2nt consequences remains to la
scen. 1t is not enpposablc that 1t can be, but
nothing that all their butchers might tell
under tho gallows would or could in
tinued resting under the infamy Of a long
string Of pplftco-rcllgfoue nssass!natiops. DC.
slaes, Will their perfect control Of their lncin~
DctBh!p, which means unlimited resources in tho
Tay Of jary.sh3a!gcs !sp!r't4al), und the mana-
thc force Of oil unpleasant revelations. Fllau-
raily, whate7cr tluT motives the fart that they
sre aiding In bringing criminals to Justice tells
moro for them on tho whole than their conttn-
ued shielding Of them. For, although It i'm
"A treachery to which corporations among
human Institutions arc alone c1ual,-tho
effect at largc Of tho exposure and pun
lslmcnt OF erimo is onu that runs be-
i1na G% ts sontsFo,msye" tolmam hns o. eorposaton
harler for then, to use men as assassns tn tu.
lure, when mon come tn know that they are lia-
Ilo 70 d!sayow oil responsibility In tho nntter ut
thc bidding Of policy. and band them oyer to
The hangln1n rs eoolly md incxorably rs, they
originally made murdcrcrs OF them. i should
not % surpr!ecd to SEQ series OF tho old Assas-
slnattons IN Utah raked up, and the Guilty par
AID THAT II THn cnAHcR Tan rRosrcur,oN
HAS TAKEN.
,Mh Howard Ia not ono of tho sell;ne.out
Klhl. lie llas evidently invoked, or ut least
nuTptca, the aid u tho Church to convict Lee;
, aaa ho has PLACED Leg under tho gallows, not
SSn,y Sn3y oeeause II %as the only proper Thing for
!ptpsing him guilty of murder, but In
f. s asins Ana Tic ehpsfsh eehpss1ha'l0n Or thnt aSs
.nroretl'sna y had thrown of GU him, wo,ll till
srSnn.h ero ,d,h d5aen i not to sayo himself to get
thst sonse q his friends or his relatives woul!.
M tG 1f!ort, that Tim conviction Of Lee By lilo
Snafeh would break "thc faith among thieves"
~ WaNn Us heFetafurc enabled them 10 conceal
tfas tas a.nth y y bold stroke On the part Of
it;GThat ~ h and works Us lie expects will jus-
~ 1aY Mn,, and wlil reflect great credit on him iu
~ lesuste. 4 II doesn't work Ii he cxpccts;
.,e oaa iattlI Of the Church itself towards its
10Y o1s a.t 4ssaSelnS shall not util0nst tbs minds
ana a tongues 80 long para!yzed by fear, or by
usssa Of exposure Tor crime eomIntttcti; II THO
conviction st'n Of Lee Is all, md ends ull,
Metl Ill wt!I have bccn lost. Wo llavo tried tho
ssnes s'a =, policy long wh!le,-lnany uny years,
~ ,a., W. lAVg Effected nothing. 1rAn1Iot blan.o
a,a"yer ad!a " liowarl's plwe tortgyrlg something
e%' escii II 1t fa!ls In all respects to meet his
atiH1pat1ons-or whether It fails or not. It
r. Soks a nox precisely as though he had permitted
~ .ahfsh to nsc The eourt TO sacrifice Lee md
smtesasf, ftself, and tho storm Of indignation
aafoas ~ Henttes Is not thing to bo trilr1 with
or lgnargl II Howard could bc lot alone few
,1,s,Il 'n.as ~ would stand some chance Of yind.
thasas tthhs1ns fi's policy by tho results. II
,,sa ,%ssc ls nothing moro than the convic.
mua oi Lee to como Of It, II Was %
E.sa. as. mtstakc, for Lee Ia no more guilty thnn
saas Others, ana 1t docs not xattsfy the de-
s. Maa4s OF Justice to have the whole crowd es-
sam y swearing away Leu'a lie. Lee, although
nat,'1sI sted and sentenced. may very eastly dn
asarai a.sa death BY means Ut uppcals, and I'LL the
IN IT, 4eluys, before ho actually stands under
s5e ni. .eaio%s. And he may still bo So infatuated
,,aas4 1%n ~ relgon" as to he willing 10 be sac-
.'iSsu ~ ior tlle good OF the Church. And How
Io.aa a. ma5 % brukon down BY our side, or In a
Hvsea ,"s, utcrent why's defeated before hts ultI-
H. IaM eaas cau ha SECURED. do no look upDll
s sIuaeon ~ very hopeful, aud yet II Is ,cr-
~ r. aot .sa ,ess hopeful than over before.
Af,oxnal mal' 10 seore OF trials, no Prosecuting
~ IT. no nothing, can ever LIT the infancy