Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-17
SUSPICIOUS.

In recent case OF unlawful cohablta-
ton in Idaho, the defendant, one Charles
Simpson, pleaded guilty, and said it was
his intention to live within the law in the
future. His Honor asked him if such was
his intention without regard to instruc-
ton that he might have received from
any one else, to which the defendant
answered that it was. Following this
the Court said it was difficult case TO
deal with, as the Court was entirely unac-
uuainted with the character OF the de-
fendant, and was uncertain whether the
promise was made knowing that 1t Woulu
in all probability have an effect with
reference to the judgment that the Court
would pronounce. With these suspicious
and doubts in his mind, the Judge SEN
fenced the defendant to pay fine OF SOU
and stand committed until it was paid.
The suspicious of Judge Morgan as to
the sincerity and honesty of Simpson
recall a passage in O'Donovan's 'Ihe
Merry Oasis" which we give below.
Our readers will see the similarity, and
that the suspicious were justified in one
case at least.
"a propos of police administration, L saw
at Tchikislar an example of what hao Deen
led TO believe was abolished In Russian rule
-nnnisbment bv the l1nout. Large numbers
of Khirgese and Turcomans had been hired,
together with their camels, to serve In the
baggage train of the expedition. They
received fixed sum per diem for the services
of themselves and their animals, and IN case
of any camels succumbing to the fatlgues OF
the road, or being captured or disabled by
the enemy, the owner was compensated TO
the extent of one hundred rubles IN paper
money for each camels-a sum then equal TO
about ten English pounds. Many OF these
paople brought with them only the very
weakliest of the camels in their possession,
knowing that they would not be able to dis
pose of them at so good price elsewhere,
and took the first opportunity, when on a
long iourney to abandon them Ill the desert.
In cases of this kind, they were required,
in proof of their assertions, to bring in the
tails of the camels which were supposed
to have died. party of Khirgese and Turc-
omans were dispatched with material from
Krasnavodsk, and directed to follow the
shore to the camp at Ichlklslar. Ihey
abandoned their camelS on the way, naElnB
first cut off their tails, which they duly
brought into camp. Lazareff's suspicious
were aroused, and he ordered a company of
cavalry to proceed along the track by which
the camels had passed, and to scour the
country in search of their bodies. The
horsemen came upon the camels, which were
calmly grazing over the plain, IN as good
condition as ever they were but for the alb
sence of their tails. The evidence against
the culprits was overwhelming, and III or
der to make an example, and prevent rep
etitiou of this fraud, each was sentenced TO
receive. upon the bare back, a hundred
blows of Cossack whip.
Among these people it is considered very dis
graceful to allow any amount Of pain to
wiring from one of them any groan or ex-
clamation, and / hare been told that the
man lUhO exhibits such sign Of lceGhneSS
aCiU not afterwards be able to find any
lOOmdn to marry HIM"
That part of the last sentence, which is
in italics, gives very good explanation
for the abundance of martyrs that Utah
has recently produced.