The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-01
TERRORISM.
Mount Pleasant in a Bad Way.
Mt. PLEASANT, SANPETE Co.,
January Goth, 1881.

Mt. PLEASANT, SANPETE Co.,
January 29th, 1881.
Editors Herald:
The burg OF 1t. Pleasant is again
the theatre OF a thorough resistance
to law and order. 1t seems the .po-
lice arrested a drunken man, and IN
der the ordinance they required him
on oath to tell where he got his bellig-
e.ency from. This he declined, and
agreeable to said ordinance he was
fined S. for contempt, aud one days
imprisonment. Failing to answer
and purge himself OF contempt, the
justice assigned him rooms in the
city botel. By some means the man
got away and with few others he
found refuge in Levi T. Pritchett's
store. The police followed, found
the door of the store fastened, Pritch-
EFT and the prisoner inside, with some
five persons ready for.resistance even
to blood. One of the party had been
out warning persons not to pass on
the fcotpaih in front of this store.
Presently shots began to pour out
from the inside, through the window,
and lodging IN the cottonwood tree.
The police seeing the armed resist
Rnce, beat q retreat, and left the
prisoner with Pritchett and his force
inside. The city, although energetic
in the suppression of the stupendous
evil of gambling and the further evil
OF selling liquor unlicensed by Pritch-
EFT, called to their aid the arm OF the
territorial law. On Friday, January
28th, 1881, Pritohett was complained
OF and arrested. He plead not guilty,
and asked four days to get some emil
nent counsel from your city. Bail
was fixed at $500.
On Thursday evening he applied to
United States Commissioner Beau.
mann to file his affidavit that the
people we're going to lombard his
place, and, whereas the lombard
ment was all on his and companions
side, the filing dodge failed. He
comes to your city for help sure, and
perhaps by oath and affidavit ask
other help, because he and his house
are endangered.
Last night q mass meeting was
called 10 organize a committee of
safety to offer personal and pecuniary !
aid to the city authorities to rid the
town OF the desperadOes. Preamble
and resolutions OF strong and digni-
fed nature we're endorsed alike by |
al classes OF the city.
The postmaster testified OF the fear
Of people to visit the postoffice and
Of deficit in postal revenue consequent |
upon the proximity OF Pritohetts
store. and people go one street around
10 avoid the house. Rumor has it |
that the morning succeeding the fir
ing arms were carried therein.
Women Of delicate health and con-
dition are trembling between life and |
death as q reeult of threats because
their husbands are in the police force
and were conspicuous 10 the Bran
pan-Hsmbrick affair. Men in peril
or extremely nervous sleep on their |
arms, and one man, dreaming he
heard a noise, and him the victim,
drew his pistol, discharged the same
and took of the end OF his finger. |
CONSERVATION is modest term.
Great unsnimity prevailed at the
meeting, composed as it was of the
mixed population OF this civilized |
burg on the 6anpitch.
Next Wednesday, February ID, 81,
is the time for Pritcheit's appearance
10 defend his plea of not guilty.
Mr.. Jacob Johnson assists the prose-
cution, as he has done in many in
stances, at a sacrifice Of dollars
offered. He labors for
peace and good order.
1t is on dit that Commissioner
Beaumsnn has sold ont and retires to |
Omaha or Minnesota.
Certain it ia that the civic authori-
ties have been trying to stop the
growth OF this dreadful state of society, |
but it is uphill work. 1t was, per-
haps, delayed too long, but they are
encouraged by the vote of confidence
and public endorsement given at the
mass meeting. II any prOnuncia-
mentO can be got mp in "the sheet"
or from the cabinet in your city, let
me say receive it with largo grains OF
allowance, and be assured that the
civic and county powers, backed by
the people OF all shades of politics
and religion, will be brought to bear
to wipe out this reproach to Mt.
Peasants fame.
MORE ANON.