Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-13
THE INVESTIGATORS.
Impaneling a Grand Jury for the April
Term.
Four MOrmOns Who Do Not Believe in
POlygamy.

The April term of the Third Distric
Court, which will be the most importan
of the year, commenced at II O'Clock this
morning. There was a pretty good at
tendance of spectators, as it was known
the periodical and interesting impanel
ing of Grand Jury would take place
The first business transacted was the
admission of citizen, after which O. p
Arnold was arraigned, which is noticed
! elsewhere.
The names of those summoned as
Grand Jurors were then called, as fol-
lows
28-Peter A. Bird.
142-Joseph II. Grant.
150-ThOmas Rogers
36-Henry Heath.
23-W. a. Cook.
49,. w. Cottle.
49-George Barton.
1S2-James Howell
137-Charles E. Kitchener.
1l6-Andrew Helm.
53-W. P. Noble.
12-Stephen Hunter.
15-J. K Gillespie.
30-Andrew Cowan.
34-Thomas G. Hull
160-Stephen Beard.
Peter A. Bird was absent and Henry
Heath was excused by reason of his i'm
portant position as ightwatchman.
Jacob T. Shurt was called in MIR. Heath's
place and the examination was proceeded
with.
Joseph II. Grant was the first victim
impaled by Mr. Dickson. He DOS
sessed the usual statutory qualifi-
cations and did not believe polyg-
amy right, although he had been edu-
Gated to believe it so. Ii sworn as a
Grand Juror he would not inform his
fellow jurors of any man who he sup
posed to be living in polygamv. He
would inform them if he thought man
had committed murder or any other
offense, but would not inform on polyga-
mists because he did not want to see
them prosecuted. He was excused.
Thos. Rogers, of Pennington, was
taken up. He believed polygamy was
right until the law came out against it.
Being further questioned he confessed
that he believed in the revelation sane
tioning polygamy and believed it right
for man to obey it. Excused.
Walter A. Cook of Park City, was not
a taxpayer. Had no money or other
property and was therefore allowed to
retire.
j. w. Cottle, of Salt Lake, was the
next on the list. He was not certain he
was a citizen and was excused.
VIM. Barton, w. p. Noble and James
Gillespie, of Salt Lake, and c.. E. Mich
ener, of Stockton, passed through the
ordeal unscathed and were accepted.
James Howell, of Tooele City, stated
that since the law against polygamy was
declared constitutional he had studied
into the matter and had come to the con-
clusion the practice was wrong. He had
been member of the Mormon church
since 1912, but did not know whether he
believed the revelation concerning polvg-
amy came from God. He did not know
and consequently didn't believe either
way. After further and rigid questioning
Howell admitted that he did not believe
any such revelation was ever given and
if sworn as a Grand Juror would
inform his fellow jurors of any
case in which he had reason to believe
the law against polygamy was be-
ing violated, and would furnish the
names of those who he believed could |
furnish information if called as wit
nesses. He would proceed against Apos-
lie Lyman as quickly as against anyone
Else. He was accepted.
Andrew Helm, of Mill Creek, believed |
t right for man to have more than one
wife if his religion taught it. Excused.
Stephen Hunter and Andrew Cowan
we're polygamists in theory, and their
hairs were vacated.
Thos. G. Hull, of Salt Lake, did not
believe polygamy right. Thought it
would be morally wrong in the absence
# all law against it. He did not believe
NY revelation commanding it had been
ryen by God, but thought Joseph Smith
night have been mistaken. Accepted.
Stephen Beard, of Mill Creek, was 2
nemb Der of the Mormon Church, but be-
eyed polygamy morally wrong. If
worn as Grand Juror he would be as
ealous in enforcing the law against
as any other. Accepted.
Jacob Shurt also answered all cues
ons satisfactorily and was accepted.
This exhausted the panel, and eight
lrors were secured, four of whom are
lormons and four GentiIes. A special
enire of fifteen names was ordered, and
he following names were drawn:
. b. Stout, Isaac Jennings,
II. Poulton, Lorenzo d. Young.
d. L. Harding, John A. Blve
oDert Iurnbull, VIM. Grimsdell, ir.
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