Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-17
SINNER HOWARD AND BRIGHHM
YOUNG.

Utah has completely cleared himsslf ON
the charges made BY Ed. Gilman In his
famous AFFIDAVIT. to the effect that he 10
In league with the Mormons, and has
suppressed parts Of John d. Lees con-
fession for the purpose Of shielding
brigham Young. In his affidavit. al.
dressed 10 Hon. chari,s Devens. Attor.
ney-Gsnsral. and which 10 eorroboratsd
by numerous Witnesses. including W.
". Bishop. Lees lawyer. and Associate
Justice Emerson Of the Supreme Court.
he co~nclu.ivsly proves that Gilnan'~
statement Is q lie from beginning to end.
lie shows that Gilman was simply a
guard on the outer walls Of the Psuitsn-
tiary /; that he never hal an oPp0ptu.
nifty to talk with Lee at all. and that.
therefore, Lee could not have told him
that he (Howard) had deceived him BY
promising him q pardon ; and that. In
short. the whole story. from beginning
10 snd, il a wicked and malicious lie.
concoctcd for the sole purpose OF secur-
ing tho removal Of District Attorney
Howard, the man who knows more about
the iniquitie. Of the Mormon Church
than any other. and who Is therefore
best qualified to bring the criminals in
high station to the same justice which
WAS iaeted out to John ID. Lee.
The affidavit Of Howard and the &C.
eompanyins documents are = complete
RECITATION Of the charges made BY Gil
man. and prove the latter to be not only
mn unpriueipl-d and unarateful scoun
drsl, but a perjursr. IL he has mot al
ready secured his escape by msans OF
Mormon all, he should be arrested at
ones aud placed on trial for false swear
ing. We have dealt too lsnisntly with
p~eriurers in the past. II Ia very seldom
that ws bring them to the bar Of justice,
and the result Is that men Of loose char
aeter arc not only willing. but eager. to
swear to any number Of falsshoods for
stated price. Once let these men see
that the Law against psrjnry is not .
dead letter ; incarcerats q few Of th.m in
prison. where they Of right bslone. and
tho crime Of perjury would sOon disap-
p-ar In the land. Aeood beginning can
be made with this scoundrel Gilman. II
he can be caught. and il Is the duty OF
the Government TO make an example OF
him.
In the light of District Attorney
Howard's statement. the motive which
prompted the Gilman affidavit 10 easily
discovered. Sumner Howard was the
prosecutor Of John ID. Lee. In that
capacity he has made the Mountain
Meadows massacre = study for years; he
knows Just who were the principals In
that horrible tragedy. and he Is steadily
working up the proof to convict them.
The Mormons know this. and they
know. too. that u n new man we're APP
pointed. he would have TO 60 over the
same ground that Howard has now
passed. This would be n labor oil
months. perhaps OF years. In the
meantime the greatest criminal OF all.
Brigham Young. Is an old. old man. and
would probably die before Howard's
1000. ...,n ~ .,i.
s"''tsSof eou'" "'"'e" N
dsuco about him. And 10 Gilman was
,i,., d, n~.,;,,. him..if In order TINT
""'" 1890.
the "frophet, seer anu he'ess"'
,,;,Lt La enabled 10 die quietly in his
- . 40
oeu in tno "'"s' '"' P'op''
blindly follow him. Luckily Tor the
anil. of iustice the conspiracy has
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tai'su' ah' 'ue's =" o"' Aof.
the Old reprobate will be shot nj Noun
al, N.aJovs N, nj least driven out
~
into the wofiu, an ouscass a"ous nen'
", have not the space TO reproduce
..c,,..,, =, n;s,,;., A-,,o,rsy Uow.
'"e
ard but u extinct II important as
sh,x;,,, Thai he knows that Brigham
A.
Young did ave ths u'fse' o'ue' 'o' Wv
Mountain Meadows massacre, and that
\. wo,l;n, ,,on nj. i~pform.tion IN |
-.
secure Inc necessary PROOF I'd oon''e'
the old hypocrits. Howard says:
81 then believed. and do now. that
whatever written communications were
,on. ,Ian Lee and have long si.c. been
taken care Of N brigham Young. Who.
Win All 'ns o.ns. ,' ss son.S,
81 being either a fool or so Indifferent 10
bis " safety as TO allow written evidence
men ONtT utui ut has hSa suIfthao w