Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-11
SERVING PROCESS.

Whenever deputy marshal serves
any process, or undertakes TO serve one,
especially if such process relates to case
Of unlawful cohabitation, such officer by
the Peoples party press is termed dishon-
orable and indecent. Our attention has
been drawn to this matter anew by the
following which appeared in the Ogden
Herald OF yesterday:
The raid at Logan, however, has been
total failure in so far as its chief object is
concerned. If Deputy Marshals Vandercook
and Mix were honorable, or even decent men,
they might accomplish some result, but, as
it is, they bring the dignity of their office
into disrepute. The use of such fellows in
such an official capacity is disgrace to the
United States. 1t is like employing renegade
Adventures and moral lepers to preach SER
mons, preside over national treasury, or
consort with virgins.
We do not know officer Mix, but we do
know officer Vandercook; and further,
we know Mr.. Vandercook to be gentle
man. The fact that the officer does not
first address note with his compliments
to the person upon whom he has a process
to serve, and ask him ii it will be agree
able and convenient to meet the officer at
u certain hour, is no evidence that the
officer is rot n gentleman. Ii the officer
were to employ the method above referred
TO, we are afraid the reply would state that
the gentleman whom the officer wishes to
see is not at home. The gentlemen whom
the officers desire to see are very rarely
at home nowadays.
Any person at all conversant with
the condition of Utah knows how ex-
tremely difficult it is for an officer of
the Government to find either prin-
,cipals or witnesses in cobabitation
cases. The principals and witnesses in
these cases not only look out for them
selves, but the people OF the Territory
are on the lookout in their behalf. The
appearance OF any two strangers in one
OF the smaller towns OF Utah-we may
say in any town in Utah outside of Salt
Lake, Ogden, Provo and Park City, will
put such town in state of CONSERVATION.
And why will the appearance OF two
CONSERVATION Because the two strangers
will be looked upon rs officers of the law
come TO arrest or subpoena some one in
an unlawful cohabitation case. In view
OF all the facts, is it any wonder that the
deputy marshals do not announce their
entrance into town by herald, and the
sounding of trumpets and the floating of
| flags?
The officers OF the Government in this
Territory have to execute the law and the
process OF the courts under very difficult
circumstances, and these circumstances
compel them to move about silently. If
Marshal Ireland has single deputy who
is ungentlemanly when executing the
orders OF the courts, or who is rude and
gross when searching houses, we trust he
will discharge such, and we believe he
would. But the officers OF the law must
do their duty, and in doing it they are
compelled to do many things that as pri-
vate citizens they would not do. II Off
GERS are ordered by the proper authority
to search private houses they must search
them, and ii those whose houses are
sometimes searched in any way obstruct
the officers, such conduct may compel
the officers to do things which under
other circumstances would be rude. II q
person must submit to have his house
searched, it is better for all concerned to
submit gracefully.