Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-14

J the provision against reSOrt1ng Cnefeto
individuals is only an incident to tn
object. 1t is not limited by the statute
e furnishing the individual, but as niece
sary means in aid of the object of Il
statute, the Legislature very proper
added a clause relative to resorting
such places. Thus itldiffers, as will
, perceived, in its general object and scop
from the ordinance This being SO, v
find case like this: A criminal an
corrupt conspiracy is entered into to ope
houses of ill-fame in violation of the la
of the Territory. 1t is participated in b
the very men who, of all others, ought
have set their faces against it, Its objec
OF necessity, must be simply to
STRIKE DOWN AND sCANDALIzE INDIyIDUA
REPUTATION,
And cannot be for the suppression {
houses of ill-tame, and cannot be within
the scope and design of this statute
Every man in it. connected with it in an
degree, sufficient in kind to make him di
rectly or indirectly an actor, is guilty of
crime himself The Grand Jury have de
cided for themselves that every one con
nected with the transaction is guilty of
crime, and they have promptly indicted
these men who are engaged in these
prosecutions as conspirators and a.
keepers of houses of ill-fame, which
houses they do not deny they caused tt
be erected here.
will be compelled to be little more
definite, perhaps, in my statement OF the
facts OF individual cases, in order that
may clearly indicate to your Honor the
kind and character OF evidence upon
which these prosecutions are supposed to
stand. As matter of fact, referring to
the preparations 1 spoke of few mo-
ments ago,
PLACES OF coNCEALMENT WERE PREPARED
In the interior apartments of these houses,
where from time to time two or
three of these people engaged in
this undertaking would be placed,
and they were permitted to observe,
SO they say, through the medium of
cracks, small holes or apertures, what
was done, and to hear what was said by
the people they had induced and pulled
into the houses. This scheme was not
confined alone to watching these individ-
ual cases. 1t seems that one of the main
witnesses against the defendant is man
who is under Indictment now in this court
for the crimes of polygamy and unlawful
cohabitation, and who is now defend
ant in a suit upon the bond of the
very woman who kept the house
in which it is said these offenses charged
in this complaint was committed. This
IS strong circumstantial evidence, to say
the least, that that man was in the con-
spiracy. He is on the bond of the
and he was there, if he is to be
believed as witness, and he gives
evidence to that effect. The other two
witnesses were also in the conspiracy, if
they are to be believed. One of them is
police officer. Both of them, they say,
we're there.
LOOKING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE DOOR, |
Of the house they had helped to build
They had conspired to scandalize this
and to do a great public
wrong. Ii any one of these conspirators
we're on trial under the law of the Terri
Org, these others would be accomplices,
nd the ban of the law would be laid
lpon them in their testimony, and the
lry would not be permitted to believe
hem, by express provision of the statute.
technically, they are not accom-
Ices with the defendant in this
latter. Upon their own show
lg, it being assumed that he was
lere, every reason that could exist
move the Legislature to throw that
held around the citizen against the tes-
lnony of accomplices, exists with greater
rec in this case. Every object that l
'uld exist, every motive that could in
Ice man to testify falsely, exists here. .
This, it appears, is
LABOR OF LOVE, 7
we'll rs a labor of private malice. Some f
the persons engaged in this character Y
tic, elevated undertaking, served for
ere, while others participated for the O
od OF the cause, whatever that cause Y
ay be. With them it was labor of /
We, and all united in the strong desire r.
accomplish common end; with diff a
rent motives, perhaps, rs have sug- Il
sted. The methods that were en- i,
Dyed. the depth of infamy to which Il
persons connected with this scheme W
scended, evidences that their testimony OF
'uld not be taken by any upright or N
norable jury in any court in a civilized h
I'd. The history OF the past is that the If
ople have always set their faces strongly
alnSt even lntormers, who are necessa- p
officers IN the administration of the HI
our Honor will recollect in English b,
tory II long line of cases where tilered tn
s rebellion threatening the British til
one, and where the interests of the FIJI
If and the demands of justice required G.
It this class of persons should be used to
employed In bringing to Justice tn
,nders against the law. 1 la
your Honor will recollect in
v the English and Irish people stead wi
set their faces against that class of vi,
tlmony, and it took all the power of no
British crown and the judges underit no
enforce verdict in the teeth and face es
he public conscience. In this coun- NE
1t is believed that no prosecutions Ar
nded upon that kind of evidence can mi
maintained, for the reason that to
HE PUBLIC CONSCIENCE is AGAINST 1T, str
| the public conscience, as represented asst
he jury box, will not permit the law De
re prostituted and sacrificed and d;s. ags
ored in that way. =
ow, If that be true generally as to sur 81.
sons known as informers and spies. tlct
much more true is it of persons who inl
not entitled to even take that elevated 100
lie? They are not raised to the
llty of informer and spies they are pre-
men. engaged in ferreting out crime;
are men who are producing crime, pea
by their money, influence or efforts. ter
debauching the public mind, and at Del
ptlng to lead the young and the old ern
the very path that it was de- hlil
ed to Keep them from going. Men c :a
IN into their tolls in order that tboT bell
have the supreme happiness and mo-
faction of scandaIizing ron,t,+;anS moi
breaking hearts here and there, or THE
ething of that kind. I
hat would your Honor say if were mot
me here with an Indictment against mot
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