Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-16
MARSHAL PHILLIPS SPEAKS.
He Expresses HIS Views Freely on
the Subject of the Recent
Outrage.

A reporter called on Marshal Phillips
to-day, and questioned that official anent
the outrages perpetrated on the residences
of Messrs. Dickson, Varian and Mckay.
Mr. Phillips answered all the questions
without hesitation, and announced his
willingness to assist to the full extent Of
his ability and that of the force which he
commands to spprehend and punish the
guilty parties.
"What about the police being in
squads, looking around suspiciously,
Saturday EVENING"" queried the reporter.
ooh, az to that" said the officer, "they
were not in squads SO far as l am adj
vised, more than they usually are-two
together, 1t is fact, however, that they
were on the lookout, for a burglary had
been committed the night before, and
clues for the perpetrators were being
sought and followed up as far as they
would go. That is all"
"How is it that the force or any part
OF it were so late in proceeding to the
scenes of the trouble and making inves-
tigations?"
"For the same reason that there was
but little talk and no excitement about it
till that time. Even then we got no in
formation officially, but gathered it from
the talk on the street."
"Did you then 60 Immediately ?"
Without the least delay. Mr.. Salmon
and myself went straightway to the resi-
dences of Judge Zane, Messrs. Dickson,
Varian and Mckay to ascertain the facts
and get such information as was in their
possession others went also first to Judge
Zane. Salmon and me were not received
in the spirit of our calling by Mckay, he
showing an unwillingness to impart in
formation, and acted generally as though
his recent honors and emoluments iusti-
fed him in insolence.'
"Was the Irib,lnc's account OF that in
terview correct"
AS to the disposition manifested by
the Commissioner, yes as to the language
used, not entirely"
"How about its account OF the affair in
general?'
part OF it is true, to my knowledge;
part believe 10 be true, and part-the
greater parts UNANIMOUSLY false, as much
80 80 as as is generally tAss s2 ihsS ob Is
W
o ~ n i eGtfkked up against the Mormons'
Gould the parties have obtained assist
ance at the Hall, on complaint?'
"A1ost assuredly We have n telephone
and man on duty near it at all hours of
the day and night, for that special pur-
pose; but we heard and knew nothing of
the trouble till afternoon, and, az said
before, started out Immediately"
''What do you assign as the cause of
your not being called on?"
"You will have to ask them about
that. don't know what their object
was, perhaps for the reason that am not
in their confidence and not consulted in
relation to their schemes. Ii they are all
like Mckay, shall, of course, remain in
ignorance till the trap is sprung"
"What is your personal opinion in re-
lation to the affair?''
"That it was heartless outrage, by
whomsoever perpetrated The natural
effect which such thing skillfully used
would have against us at this time, affords
a slight clue az to the motive, but not
enough to proceed upon"
Ii information furnishing justifiable
suspicion against any one or more per-
sons were placed in your hands to-day,
would you act upon it at once, no matter
whom the offender might be?"
CRY me and see," said the Marshal.
Not having the desired information to
impart the reporter Withdraw