The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-07
PUNIsHING MOBoCRATS.
How the British Courts Handlethe
HOOdlums.

trast in the manner IN which BRUSH
and American courts deal with mobo
Gratis, even though the persons injured
are Mormons: 81
At the Summons Court, Nottingham,
Today, before Mr.. Starey and Mr.. 7.
Hill, John Taylor, 81, Kirke White
Street East, and Professor Wood, Clar-
endon Street, were summoned for I'M
lawfully and maliciously Sdisquieting
aud disturbing certain meeting or
congregation Of persons assembled for
religious worship at the iatter-day
Saints Cha pei. st. AIMS Street. The
offenses- were alleged to have been COM
mitted by defendants on two occasions,
the 29th November and 26th December.
Mr.. Williams Nottingham and
Williams) appeared for the prosecution,
a3d Mr.. Green defended.
Mr.. Williams said that the prosecutor
was G. Burrows, who was the president
of the religious association called the
Latter-day Saints. Their chapel was
registered. and the defendant Taylor
has a solicitors clerk IN Nottingham;
the other defendant called himself Pro-
lessor Wood. The defendants were
Iu6lHD0IS VI IuC Autl-hOIulOu OOSiOtys
which was opposed to the Latter-day
Saints.
Charles Burrows, carter, said he was
president of the Latter-day Saints i'll
Nottingham. On the Goth of November
the two defendants were in the chapel.
They came in about $50 o'clock A
great noise prevailed at the meeting
1t proceeded from where the defend
ants were sitting, and they were stamp
ing their feet. Professor Wood said /,
"Can ask question:" He (witness)
was speaking at the time. Defendants
had their hats on when they came in !;
they kept them on. They declined to
take their hats off until he gave them
his name. Defendants appeared 10
have a number of followers, who
kept disturbing the meeting.
After the meeting was over
the two defendants went outside, and
on the congregation leaving the defend
ants "hooted" several of the members.
On Sunday, December 9th, prosecutor
was at the chapel about $50 O'Clock.
The defendants came, and Taylor asked
to be admitted /; prosecutor said, mo,
we have tried you before, and there
has been disturbance, therefore, there
is no admission for YOU" Taylor then
tried to force himself in, and Professor
Wood assisted him. Prosecutor i'm
peded their progress, and Professor
Wood pulled book out of his pocket
and read scandal, which agi a4ed the
minds of those present. Prosecutor was
then subjected to some rough treat
ment, some of the crowd pulling him
off the doorstep and tearing his coat,
In consequence of the conduct of
they had to have policemen il the
room. On one occasion they had SIX
policemen in the chapel.
In cross-examination prosecutor ad-
mitted that the only disturbance TAYLOR
made on November 10Th, was by stamp
ing his feet and talking 10 Professor
Wood. On that date about six people
disturbed the meeting.
Charles Astill, Al, Victoria build
ing, said that on the Goth of No
vember he Was at the Latter day Saints
Chapel. He saw the defendants there
and several persons were with them.
The defendan; IS behaved in a mean way
and he heard Professor Wood say that
he would bring a larger force on the
following Sunday, as he intended to
smash that organization up. Witness
admitted that he had relatives in Salt
Lake City, and he had other relatives
in other parts of the Territory.
James Davis, Grey Terrace, Clarence
Street, said that an the 29th OF Novem-
Der he was acting as a deacon at the
Chapel of the Latter-day Saints. Whilst
the meeting was proceeding, Professor
Wood was continually wanting to
ask a question, and laughing and talk
ing. The defendant Taylor was also
laughing, talking, and stamping his
feet. Witness then gave evidence con-
frmatory of that given by Burrows as
to the disturbance on December 9th.
John Wells, living with his father at
Bambury Street, said he was the secre-
tary OF the Nottingham branch Of the
Latter-day Saints, meeting in st. AIMS
Street. He was at a meeting there on
the evening of the 10Th November. The
defendant were tamping and shutting
their feet. Professor Wilson attempted
TO ask questions.
The bench committed the defend
ants on the charge for November 9th TO
take their trial at the Quarter Sessions,
and they were ordered TO find two sure
ties each of ESQ, or, in default, they
would be committed to prison. until the
next Quarter Sessions.
Cn8rleS BURROWS, the prosecutor III
the last case, was then charged with as
saulting and beating Professor Woods
and John Taylor on December 9Th.
John Taylor said that the defendant,
on the afternoon of December 9th, took
him by both shoulders and threw him
into the crowd. He fell on one knee.
In reply to Mr.. Williams, Taylor said
he went to the meeting to take notes
for producing at the meetings of the
Anti Mormon Society. That society did
not meet on a Sunday. He (Taylor) be-
longed to the Church of England.
Professor Woods stated that on De
cember 9th he went with Mr.. Taylor to
the Mormon meeting place. The de-
PENDANT pushed Taylor down twice and
he also pushed him back and he hurt
hiSfeet. In reply TO Mr.. William Pro-
fessor Wood said he was Wesleyan.
and vice president OF the anti-MormOn
Society.
Joseph Daft, a youth, confirmed the
evidence as to the fc -eible election of
the compliments. but cross-examina
ton he said they tried again and again
to enter the chapel.
The case against Burrows was then
dismissed.
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