Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-20

DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE UNITED STATES
COURT AT SALT LAKE.

A DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE UNITED STATES
COURT AT SALT LAKE
The conviction and sentence OF 4. NJ Cannon
A NJ Musser and James G. Watson was the oc-
casion OF very dramatic scene in court The
men are all prominent in the church. and
though they have many enemies they are
looked upon by hundreds of the faithful as
martyrs. Cannon made a long and grandlo-
quent speech which touched his Mormon hear
eIs deeply. Musser was iuquistiNe. The Judge
lad eN planned before passing sentence that il
the culprits would pledge themselves Ia live
with but one woman lac would suspend sem
tence. Musser wanted 10 know ii he should d.
Norce his wives The Judge replied You must
divorce them So far as living with them H. com
cerned. You cannot live in the same house
with two or more of your wives. The only sure
way is for you 10 live with your wife and let
these other women alone"
Would attending these ladies 10 the theater,
to the meeting or 10 public celebrations he con-
sidered As cohahiting with them under the
law" asked MusSer
well" said the judge, .'if you were living
with them, in the same house portion of your
time, the fact that you took them to the theater
would be pretty strong circumstances against
you.
AS Musser refused 10 make any promises he
had To stand aside. Watson when asked TO
pledge himself To obey the law would say moth
ing, and after a warning from the Judge, as he
still held his peace, the three culprits were
each sentenced 10 pay a fine of $500 and to be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for six months.
on leaving for the prison Cannon, who is an
Apostle, stood up in his carriage, surrounded
by hundreds, and lifting hs hands To heaven
asked God TO bless the pure in heart every
where.
W. q. Newson is now on trial for polygamy
and unlawful cohabitation. IL Is thought he
was married Ia his second wife, Lucy Dew
ereaux, after the passage of the Edmunds law;
but AS yet this cannot he proved. Lucy was
put on the stand on saturday, and, though
sharply questioned, she refused To answer. She
had children, but she would not tell who was
their father. Most of her replies were II don't
KNOW Finally, the court gave her fifteen min
a
said mpudently: Il don't want any time. NV
answers will be the same" The Judge then
asked her If she wanted counsel. and, as she
said that she did not, he sent her 10 the pent
Tertiary for contempt.
John Taylor, the president of the church, is in
seelusion, and George q. Cannon is up in Idaho
or oregon hiding.-Letter from SAT- Luke, Utah.
Across the Continental Divide.
Thomas stevens, In Outing for June
Ten o'clock next morning finds me leaning on
my wheel, taking In the scenery from the
continental divide,"-the backbone of the
continent Facing the NORTH all waters at my
right hand flow to the east, and all on my
left flow to the west,-the one eventually find
ing their way TO the Atlantic the other to the
Pacific. This spot is a broad low pass through
the Rockies, more plain than mountain, but
nom which most commanding view of num-
erous mountain chains are obtained. To the
north and northwest the Seminole,
Wind-river and Sweet-water ranges, hold,
rugged mount ain-chains, filling the landscape
jagged, rocky piles, grand beyond conception;
their many snowy peaks peopling the blue
ethery space above with ghostIy, spectral forms
well calculated TO inspire with feelings OF awe
and admiration a lone cycer, who standing in
silence and solitude profound on the great con-
tinental divide, looks and meditates on what he
sees. Other hoary monarchs are visible TO the
east, which, however, We shall get ac-
quainted with later on. Down-grade is the
rule now, and were there good road, what an
enjoyable coast it would be, down from the con-
tinential divide!-but half of it has TO be
walked. About eighteen miles from the divide
i am greatly amused, and not a little as
tonished at the strange actions of a coyote who
comes trotting in q leisurely, confidential way
towards me, and when he reaches a spot COM
manding good view of my road he stops and
watches my movements with air OF the
greatest inQuisitiveness and assurance. He
stands and gaZes as trundle along, not over
fifty yards away, and he looks much like a
we'll fed collie, that actually feel like pattng
my knee for him to come and make friends
Shoot at him? Certainly not. i never abuse
a confidence like that He come and rub
his sleek coat up against the bicycle If he likes,
and-blood thirsty rascal though he no doubt
isl will never fire at him. He has much
right 10 gaze in establishment at a bicycle
anybody else who never saw one before.