The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-03

Every few weeks go to Salt Lake City. When 1
have time from my business, often step into the
Federal Court Room, to look on at the mighty ring
performance of Uncle Sans show which is winding
up many of the law breakers of Utah. The Judge
is Illinois man, Charles S. Zane. Messrs Dickson
and Varian, the prosecutors, understand their busi
ness-and it is remarkable fact that jury dis
agree among themselves to the guilt or innocence
of polygamist Not is allowed to sit upon
either Grand Petit Jury who believes in polygamy
as divine revelation.
One day not long ago, Oct. 3D. saw on trial Edward
Brain, old man of about 65. He was charged with
unlawful cohabitation, which is the only kindred
crime for which polygamist can be indicted after
the statutory limit for polygamy, 3years is passed.
Brain brutal looking old man. with heavy jaw and
thick neck face very red with hardened expression
Three of the witnesses and they all the
tion had except of his were his wives. The
first one, ''the old woman,' put upon the stand
and testified that she married to Brain, in the
40s she had by that marriage, children. While her
children small he turned her adrif and lin the
name of the Lord" took another woman, who is now
perhaps about 35 40. She also witness. She
testified that Brain had married her and lived with
her until she had children, and then turned her
away to root hog die.'' The next witness called
young girl of about 20, who had in her arms
baby months old. She had been in this country only
four years, having come from Holland, and in her bro
ken language her description of their courtship
laughable beyond my power of describing. In about
five minutes the jury brought in verdict of guilty
charged in the Indictment and then the ball opened.
The Judge asked him If he had anything to say,
whereupon he preached his large and attentive audi
Sermon setting forth the principles and doc
trines of the faith the Latter Day Saints He sad
Your honor, embraced the faith of the Latter Day
Saints in 1s41. In connection with embraced the
doctrine of celedtia marriage. believed it then;
believe it and rather than be dishonored by my
co-religionsts, and tabooed in the society where
am wont to move and do my business, will go to the
Penitentiary. know it is of God. I have seen the
eloI-l4 4J,n
and the blind to Moreover, have been the in
strument in the hand of God, and by His have
accomplished them myself want to follow the eX-
ample of my renowned forefathers in the Gospel,
Abraham Isaac and Jacob" etc. He continued until
the whole congregation of Judge, attorneys lawyers
officers, jury, spectators and ALL with one consent,
would have voted him senced.
The Judge: "Mr. Brain, your talk has to me the
sound of Hypocrisy Your celestial marriages appear
to have been very temporary at least with three of
them, lit appeared in the trial that he had had
other wife, and abandoned her tool and this talk of
celestial marriage appears to but little less than
blasphemy. Any man Mo degrades woman the
testimony shows you have done can be not less must
be moral leper. He who degrades the mother de-
grades the children and whoever degrades woman |
degrades all of u.s. The Judge then proceeded to
give him the full extent of the law. which is six
months Imprisonment, and a fine of $500 and costs |
Judge Zane is very lenient, and when any of the |
polygamous criminals will promise to obey the laws
in the future and to encourage and advise all others
to do he does not imprison them, but fines them
only Another unlawful cohabiting criminal brought
in to plead on that day was Andrew W. Cooley, an
exBishop. Andrew had been before the police court
twice, but short time previous, the charge of
drunkenness. He had been fighting too, for his head
was all bandaged, and the left side of his face
black and there sticking plaster clear along the
left side of his nose. The Indictment read. He
plead net guilty. He tried and convicted, re-
ceiving in the the full extent of the law
he would not make any promises for the future. He
fpor1r
up his religion p. The word religion used by
5he Mormons is but parody on the true meaning of
she word. JAMES d. GILLIAN,
Tooele, Utah.