Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-14
THE TERRIBLE FIFTEEN.
Four MOrmOns and Eleven Gentiles
Compose the April Grand jury.
Judge Zane Gives them a Cast Iron
Charge.
Opinion of the Court on the Boycotting
Associations.


this morning by Judge Zane. the in
paneling of the April Grand Jury wa
proceeded with The following names
of the special venire, ordered yesterday
were called:
ST.. j. Ruth.
95-J. L. Dickinson.
46-Robert F. Turnbow.
8-Wm. Grimsdell, Jr.
51-Julius Lovendale.
92-B. S. Young.
27-Louis Cohn.
L. j. Ruth, J. L. Dickinson, and Loui
Cohn passed satisfactory examination
and were accepted.
Robert f. Turnbow believed polygamy
right and was excused.
VIM. Grimsdell, jr., and julius Loven
dale did not furnish sufficient proof O
citizenship, and were retired.
b. S. Young, in response to Mr.. Dick
sons questions, stated he was a native
! born American citizen and a grandson O.
the late President Young.
Mr. Dickson-Do you believe it right
for a man to have more than zone wife,
living and undivorced?
Answer believe it is an offense
against the laws of the land.
Question-Do you believe it right?
Ali not contrary to the laws of man ]
do. When the laws of man and the laws
of God conflict, l should obey the laws of
man. l would not encourage the prose
cution and punishment of polygamists as
eagerly as | would other classes of of
tenders.
Challenged and excused.
The following names were then called
42-James II. Poulton,
165-Enoch F. Martin,
134-Allen E. Stout,
6S-Isaac Jennings.
James II. Poulton believed it right for
a man to have several wives, and was
excused
Enoch F. Martins answers gave salts
faction, and he was accepted.
Allen E. Stout was a resident of Mil
lard county, not in this district, and was
excused.
Isaac Jennings was a citizen taxpayer
and possessed all the other qualifications.
He did not believe polygamy right, but
had no belief as to the genuineness of
the revelation concerning it.
Question-Do you believe revelations
are given to the head of the church in
these days?
answer never saw any given.
Q-Do you believe they are given?
Al hardly believe they are. l think
the revelation concerning polygamy may
have come from God, but do not believe
a man who believed it came from God
would be justified in obeying it, when it
is against the laws of the land. If sworn
as Grand Juror | would conceive it nv
duty to give my fellow jurors any infor-
nation possessed concerning violations
of the Edmunds law. Am not opposed to
the prosecution of that class of cases.
| would consider it my duty to furnish
my fellow jurors with the names of wit
nesses by whom supposed violations of
the Edmunds law could be established. no
matter how high in authority the often
ders were. | do not believe it the duty
Of members of the Mormon church to
obey counsel.
Mr.. Jennings was accepted.
Two more jurors were needed and
Lorenzo ID. Young and A. L. Harding
we're called.
Harding was accepted, but Young be-
leved polygamy to be right under some
circumstances, and was excused.
John A. Bye, clerk in the u. c.. MI.
vas called. He did not believe polygamy
light but was not in favor of prosecuting
hose who went into it prior to the pas
age OF the act of 1862 and who continued
o cohabit with more than one wife. He
vas excused.
James Dryer was called, but owing to
ONE doubts as to his citizenship he was
,llowed to retire.
M. II. Lipman, the last on the special
enire list, was called and accepted.
The panel was now completed, and
,harles +. Kitchener, of Stockton, was
worn as foreman. Following are the
NAMES OF THE JURORS:
Chas. E. Kitchener, foreman.
Geo. Barton.
James Howell
w. p. Noble.
Thomas G. Hull.
Jacob T. Shurt.
Stephen Beard.
James Gillespie.
L. j. Ruth
j. L. Dickinson. +.
Louis Cohn.
Isaac Jennings. !,
M. H. Lpman.
Enoch F. Martin. =
A. L. Harding. ,
-Four of the above. Howell Hull Beard :
Id Jennings are members of the Nor a
on Church, and the balance are Gen Il
es, q
CHARGING THE JURY. e
ter the jurors had been sworn Judge a
me proceeded to give them their in t
'uctlons. The charge was delivered
Tn great earnestness and in the Courts A
ually impressive manner. An almost
eathless silence pervaded the court u,
)m while the Judge was speaking. all Z
esent seeming anxious to catch every h
'rd. The charge IS printed in full be- n
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THE CHARGE. W.
GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND JURY. T will 90
re you a brief charge in respect to your V,
Ties as jurors. 1t is your duty, gentle 81
en-, to Inquire into all crimes and Of SC
lses against the criminal law in force in I'll
IS Territory, and also, it is your duty as til
and Jurors, If you have any Informal OF
as to the commission of anv crime in
hin the district, by any person. to W
Ike it known to the Grand Jury, and it in
.he duty of the Grand Jury to INQUIRE ps
o all such offenses. Of
n your inquiries, gentlemen, YOU bl
ould find indictments 80
ONLY UPON LEGAL EVIDENCE.
ard in the Grand Jury room. While If
proper Tor you to communicate vour in th
nation with respect to the commission M
,rlmes to the Grand Jury, you should in
lndict except upon legal evidence tic
N sworn witnesses, or upon record or of
umentary evidence, when that ;s in.
per, or dispositions when they are no
per: Ii there is at any time any ques- &C,