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

/ suppression of crime, from this case,
' which presents entirely new and distinct
t features. 1t is a matter of public record
D here that the
PARTIES ENGAGED IN THIS CONSPIRACY
HAVE BEEN INDICTED,
And they are to be put upon their trial.
> I am to be called upon to prosecute them.
I am now called upon to prosecute their
; victims. Are both right? If they are
right and justified in this undertaking,
they ought not to be put upon their trial
here by this Grand Jury, and ought
not to be permitted to Cypress and harass
men engaged in the line of their duty,
and would not be if it were an ordinary
case or usual case of officers of the law en-
gagged in the detection of crime, for all just
and wise persons and the laws OF all
civilized States recognize the necessity
for the employment of agencies for the
detection of crime The consequence is
that such agents are used in carrying out
the enforcement of the laws in the way
that have indicated, but never yet. /
believe, was such q scheme as this pre-
scented here to me as the prosecuting Of
| fcer-and [ must act upon my oath of
Office
NEVER WA SUCH A SCHEME PRESENTED
BEFORE
| In court OF justice, and l cannot believe
that it will be permitted, or that it ought
| to be permitted, to be carried out to Its
| legitimate end and conclusion.
[ don't believe one of these scoun
drels who comes upon the stand and tes-
titles that he entered into this undertake
ing, and that he stripped himself of his
manhood-if he ever had any-and got |
down in all his naked infamy and crawled
at the Threshold OF the house of a har-
lot, to view, to see, to understand all the
secret vices of humanity, in order that he
may give them broadcast to the world, in
order that he may furnish entertainment
to the families of the community, and de-
bauch the mind of the public, and
the young and rising generation, in
way no man can tell how far
reaching the consequences may bel say
| would not believe such man if he
stood in the high court of heaven itself.
don't believe that any American jury,
any jury composed of men who under
stand and realize the privileges offree men {
and know what it is to live in country ]
like this, and understand the easy work '
ing OF the laws designed for the ]
HAPPINESS AND PROTECTION AND BENEFIT
OF ALL,
l don't believe that any American Jury
would believe such an infamous scoun-
drel. And l say here, standing as a I
officer, right here upon the
prosecution OF the first of these cases that L
has come up to this court, that l set my
face against it; that no man connected $
with our office shall prosecute them
With my consent they shall not be prose-
,uted In this Court. l think it would be
! shame and disgrace to the administra- v
ion of the law; it would be A
OF THE GODDESS OF JUSTICE a
10 allow these cases to be prosecuted a
lere in this court under the circumstances IL
have indicated, and refuse to prosecute 81
hem, and with my consent they shall not IL
,e prosecuted. 1 shoulder all the respon- W
Utility right now, and answering to the ~ ~
Ulcers in authority over me and to the " "
'ubllc at large, as do to my own con- - -
cience, for my action, move to dismiss -
his case. don't believe in the reliable Dl
y of this testimony nor in the truth of u :
lese charges. l know there could be no d!
onviction had, and 1 am sure there Gu
ught not to be. DC
tn
In relation to the motion of United of
tates District Attorney G.. S. Varian for cb
le dismissal of the suits of the PEOPLE di
Utah against S. H. Lewis, the Court
resented a lengthy and sound argument or
summing up the facts presented, which pa
brief is about as follows: ire
This case in O1nStiOn hoe hoop oonoo1ol 49,,
ON the Justices Court to this Court. we
Id it is now moved by the Assistant la,
'osecuting Attorney to dismiss the suit tai
r reasons which he has stated, some of SC,
hlch will now mention. sta
Here the Judge made a terse statement ha
all the vital points set forth by Mr. oh,
arian, and said the Grand Jury has VIII
zen and is now investigating the facts sht
latlng to the source of this prosecution, ha,
ID that the substance of the facts as Law
ey appear to the Grand Jury, and other ant
formation of a reliable source, are. Gus
at the prosecutors of this case and the ha,
tnesses, some OF them, are police ant
lcers, and one OF the witnesses was 81
IN who was indicted for unlawful CO. tio1
Dltatlon. From these and other sources edl
appears that per
CONSPIRACY WAS ENTERED INTO dis,
which prostitutes were employed for era
e to open houses of ill-fame in this sub
y. IL seems these houses were rented den
these prosecutors and these prosti- at G
eS placed therein with the agreement no
i they should entlce such persons as tory
y might WISH and officers of the u. S. not
vernmenC ana others who take an in pyil
est IN the enforcement of the laws in who
Territory against polygamy and un- be 7
full cohabitation. Apertures or OPEN has
S were made in the doors through and
len these witnesses were to appear and the
" the practices engaged in in this TT
se. 1t appears that there are other alta
SEES in this city, but it is deemed nee and
Try to institute and create Cley
ONES FOR THIS EXPRESS PURPOSE in IT
it seems that the object was to COM arise
crime in order to get somebody else hioh
1olate the laws. Lust and lechery is Che
ng enough to lead men and women
ay. Since all time laws have had to
enforced as a restraining measure q,
INST these crimes MOOT
ldge Zane then spoke at length, with offer
70 81 1 carpa; VI .ie Immoral prac- Japa
nous, and cannot be characterized in ann
strong terms.
avs have one great object-to sur
s, and not to create, crime. : W.
he District Attorney is an attorney for and ,
e, and having investigated this mat l hnfar
IS ne states he has, have reasons to '0'o'
I'VE him as the attorney for the Gov
nent, and this people. We look to ,Jol
III tesI!ainIhg conduct OF all Soutl
1t; ., ~ - - MS GUY, after thorough lot o
, ,,as ,,;i. ~ prosecute tne people ne they
ey Tor testifying one way, if the