The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-23
Arrests Of Criminals Who Gan Make Ugly RsTs-
htions Against the Hoary Prophet
A HOWL OF CRUELTY. !"
Enaniiss Of Hardship Claimed Against the Iunbls-DsVn
Prison and Its Open Air Rh
M P E N NC boo M


do not know whore lightning viii strike next, are ire
mendous'y exercised. TAe arrests Of Burton aud
Jeer Ciiuton, and the confinement OF the latter old
scdndrcl in the United Staos Pcnentiary, were the
first that seriously disturbed them, aud Brigham
Young, knowing how much Jctcr could tell
n he would. procured from Judge schaener
of the Third District Court, order fortunate for
himself and unfortunate for justice. that tho prisoner
be removed from the custody OF the UnIied States
Marshal and put IN charge Of the Mormon Keepers oil
tho county Jail Marshal Nelson had already probed
deep enough into Joter Cntons consciousness 10 feel
assured that should this wreiched door of Brgham's
"dirty work" IN former days Ind his own mock actu
ally In danger lie would epdaugcr that OF bis
master with revelations which none but he
could make. Jetcr Clinton Is now the
disposal Of Brigham Young, who can let
out Of jail have him bloodatoneo and silenced
forever at any moment 1t s hoped, therefore, that
Judge SchacYer, whose well known beuevoenco led
HIM 10 believe that by his order no simply con-
serving the prisoners health, will revoke that order
at tho earliest convenient day. 1t was protested
against most strongly by District Attorney Howard
and the marshal and the Judge is possibly now con-
WINGED that In double sense tho Mormon Jail Is
unhsaher place for Mormon cutthroat than the
federal Penitentiary pi
These not tho only that disturb the
Prophet A dozen others have been made during tho
past week by deputy marshals. Several Mormon
coucubincs, whom polygamsts are pleased TO call
their 'women," have boon brought to bail for illegal
voting This latter proceeding inceused the Prophet
and his counselors beyond composurc and though all
parties who have been thus lar arrested Tor dit
ferent offences have been treated kindly by tho
marshal aud his deputies and allowed such
privileges consistent with their safe keeping
have boen given to the dogs OF the church
70 howl against the unnecessary crueties' perpc-
trated on these prisoners And howl they do accord
,ngy. The Mormon Salt Lake Herald and the Deseret
Evening Ne,as which Is now 'edited' (Heavcn save
tho mark) by George Q. Cannon and Brigham Young,
Jr, daily contain the most ugubrious lies about
the matter, both that the passions OF the
Mormon masses may be aroused aud that
Eastern people may be deceived These slaves OF the
Prophet assert that tho dongs of the Dark Ages
being done again in the United States Peniten
tiary, under the special supervision OF mild-nan-
nered men Marshal Nelson aud Warden vandercook
whom readers led to fancy sitting and grinning
with demoniacal Joy at victims writing In
chains and cables, sufocated In dismal dun.
geons and perspiring until their tongues
loll out Ia horrible sweat boxes. According
the Mormon scrlbes there Is at the Pontentiary
continual dance OF joy by Gentle monsters the
bodies Of PROSTATE, innocent. tortured Mormon
saints whose suGerngs cry The government and to
Heaven for alienation and redress. With such
ridiculous ialsehoods tho 'smoothest and greatest
OF lars'' OF Brigham Youngs domain seek TO impose
as they have often done BEFORE upon the sensibtes
OF crcdulous nation
THE pENITExTiARy AND THE SWEAT BOX.
The fact Is that the Utah Penitentiary-a tumble
down affair, surrounded by high adobe wall, the
top of which armed guards have to pace watchully
keep prisoners from kicking holes through and thus
escaping-was built BY u Mormon on swlndhng con-
| A.
shared with Brigham Young II built SO badly
there been from several general escapes
breaks OF prisoners occurring last year. Together
with individual escapes they due to the
| miserable construction Of the WALL and the interior
buildings which not divided into cells, but afford
several prisoners opportunity for mingng together in
large rooms. This eau surely not be called iphu-
nanity Tho only place oil punishment for recalctrant
prisoners is cage set out In the corral where the
sunlight falls full upon tho inmate who Is kept there
without water until no repents. 1t Is open air Tur-
ksh bath minus drinking water, and some OF the un
washed saints who into prison sadly deserve
and need it. 1t is alleged to have been devised
alter consultations with competent physicians. who
say that no permanently bad effects can follow tho
sw eating process unless should be cruelty pro-
lonGed 1t has been prolonged, and probably
never will DO under the present humane admnigtra-
non OF the Penitentary, and in truth no worse
elect than the reduction Of bullying con.
| victs to obedience has ever resulted from
! it. II Is only recently that Brigham Youngs
absurd little newspaper organs here have questioned
the proprety OF the box; there too much dan
ger Brighams greatest scoundrels" may yet DO
subjected 10 brief MONDAY scjourn In II. and 1t Is
well understood that the average Mormon is' disin
clined any sort OF bath undcr any circumstances.
Only lately in tfuh have Mormons objsctod TO. they
| hav hard al nd La out
writer this mornings Salt Lake Tribune thus dis
courses their prossLt wrath
Cruelty to prisoners forsoothl These great smooth
lars who upnold and support every dagiiious act OF
tue brutal police force In ns city, providing 1t is COM
mtted against u Gentle, are nice people 10 talk OF
''harsh conduct" toward prisoners IN the hands Of
forgotten the time when Joe Hyde, BIZ Hydes
brother, then on the police force, after shockingiy
beating drunken man, not a Mormon, WIN brass
>knuckes, dragged him by the hair oil the head from
Goddess corner OF Commercial rect, all because he
was 100 drunk TO walk. They forget that II was the
rule and not tue exception TO beat every GENTLE they
arrested, the beatings being administered with
brass knuckles, sIung shots, biudgeons and
six shooters: they forget that such unfortunate
Gcntilcs were frequently kept in the City Jail until
the wounds inflicted had hcaed over they forgot that
such unorunaies were robbed by the police nd finally
made TO work OF tho pubic streets with ball and cham
attached to their legs while others were murdered
outright. And all this was dcionded unblushingy by
tie very papers and the trucking scribes who
now donouncc tho United states officers as cruel,
whenever they arc called upon IN the limo OF their duty
TO arrest one OF these aforementioned priests or his
alien ana aw-brcaking concubinc.
BRIGHAMs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR APosrAcY
The Prophets convention in the old tabernacle yes
terday presented lively scene Abouta fortnight ago
word was sent out all the presidents Of stakes and
bishops OF wards Zion that they must be prepared
to report to tho Prophets convention the
ton OF affairs their several precincts They
to ascertain by inquisition into the secrets
Of every household now far suspected mem
bcrs thereof had backsdden from tho inth
and how stanchly the rest stood by It, BY
THIS Brigham sought to gain knowledge OF the
cxtent OF the dsaic cton among the brethren which
has grown up the beginning OF the exposures oil
Mormonism In the New YORK HERALD The convcn'
ton therefore largely attended and interest and
apprehension sat on every brow
THE PROPHETS WRATH.
As the reports OF presidents and bishops were sue