Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-23
HERE'S A PRETTY HOW DYE no.
peputy vandercook Arrested by the
city Police for sUnlawfut'-
ssTnken From the City
yail,, Etc.

sational, and it has ever been thus.
Should a history be written with red
letter for every startling event known
here, upon every page would be found
crimson capital. Every day brings forth
its issue, and so accustomed have the
people become to excitement that they
live in expectancy OF it. Recently, how
ever, little has occurred to break the
monotony, but on Saturday evening the
"spel was broken" the occasion being
the arrest Of Deputy Marshal Wander
cook, who was "taken in" by the police
at the Utah Central depot as he got off
the evening train from Ogden. The news
of his arrest spread through the city as
quickly as though he had been SELF
exiled polygamist who had re-
turned and given himself up to
the minions of the law. Ever
since 1t has been the chief topic OF con-
versaton Many and various have been
the speculations rs to what the result
will be in this particular case and what
may follow, especially us il is rumored
that the officers of the church party have
''booked" large number of our leading
citizens for the same ofiense. which is, as
alleged i'm the Nandercook complaint,
"lewd and lascivlous conduct committed
with one Mrs. >. D. fleld. Inc com
| plant is sworn to by b. Y. Hampton,
and places the 9TH OF last August as the
date when the offense was committed.
Mr.. Vandercook upon his arrest was
Immediately taken to the City Hall,
and after some delay, the complaint was
read 10 him. Before this official act was
proceeded with, Marshal ireland, MI.
varian and other Oh Mr.. Nandercook s
friends came TO render nm What ASSIST
ance they could. Alter this MI. Sahuer-
cook was released on Soo0 bonds, Messrs.
Hugh Anderson and Z. 4. Mason gong
his security.
Soon after the arrest OF the deputy, Inc
ponce walked INTO the station WIN y. ".
Pearson, U; >: commissioner Tor DAVIS
county, ana at preseh, lawyer Oh tnis
Guy Mr. fearsoh ilau peeii arresleo lor
tne same ohense, upon similar com.
plant, which SET iorth III pam terms that
the crime hau been comihittea WIN one
LYDIA Bailey, on June iHn: PEARSON was
released on Sooo Dohu, LINDSAY eprague
ana w; w. WOOD becoming security.
Vandercook's case was set Tor near,
ing tnis morning pelore Judge opiers' ana
that oi fearsoil ior tomorrow.
some considerable time before the h0uf
SCI ior the nearing at tne foilce court this
morning large crown gathered at the
olty nan. me crowd increased III every
avallaple men outs,ue Oh the raliins was
taken up, anu tlle ra.iway was lamIneu
10 the outer doors; Judge Speirs, prose
cutting attorney, Moyle, sip Kenner, b. T.
hampton, ana otner Guy oficiais, scripes
/
porters, anu several otners were INSIDE tne
railing before ~ O'Clock. Among the
onicers OF inc court there was an air OF
proiunuity anu importance as though
tne ulgh oouhcii was IN session.
Mr. Nanuercook uiu NOT put IN an ap'
pearan!ne' anu the uine wore yearly
away r' ny. llli an hour llad passed Marsha,
Inlllls t'el stepped mo ine room ant
WhisPereu sglhe.liiIe 70 MI. Moyie ana
tneh 10 tle Judge ana IN rev SECONDS,
JusV as NJ. MOVIE was ABOUT 10 speak, up
poppeo Nelihet ana ANNOUNCER 10 lie
ment. that the case Of Vandercool, had
beon taken tn the District Court on !, wr;,
~ 49, 800 WI r,,t In ,,,o,'iJ ~ i'1
III M muo.aS 'WPas, a.iI i''a. ne "ouiu W
uisciiarBeu OF re.iahueu pack 10 tine JUS
tees court. With crestiallen air the
justice meekly and weakly said, tina,
being the case, his court had nothing
further tn do in the matter until n was
Lnnwn whot .ot;on tLo n;str;nt o.,
,,a,,Id +,'.n '0'' ''' i''''s' oo"i
"ou.u u'ke'
M .iiis poi.it the CROWD cleared lhe
CITY Hall and Immediately proceeded tC
the Federal courtroom. In short time
Mr. Jos. l.. Rawlins stepped forward and
oddrassad tl,a Court in o,hat,nna ,., III
lows In The cose Of vardaroooi, br r,1 ,J
before this Court on writ OF hdbeas cor
pas, the parties in the case were all in
court and ready to proceed with the pc
tition.
The Court asked II counsel for the city
was in court, at wnich the young prose
cutting attorney, Mr.. Moyle, said that he
desired little time to get prepared fol
the case. Two O'Clock this afternoon was
then set for the hearing. Mr. Wander
cook, by mutual consent of counsel, wa.
allowed to go on his own recognizance
The following is u copy of the body OF the
petition for the writ OF hdbeds corpus.
The netition Of Oscar va,dercoo,, shous
That he is now a prisoner confined in tb,
custody of W. II. Phillips, Marshal of Sal
Lake City, in the city and county Jail o.
Salt Lake, for supposed criminal offense
to,wlt' hewa ana lascivloqs conduct ant
sek SG intercourse, IN violation OF city
ALLEGES 10 be invnI;d '''''i''e your pe'i'iohel
Your petition also shows that such oonfine.
ment is by virtue of warrant, n copy OF
which is hereto annexed; and also upon {
written complaint, copy of which is here