The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-15
Look Out For Spoilers

As the crusade against polygamistl
and men who have been guilty of the
awful crime of living with and support
ing families that they took years age
progresses, the arts and lodges that are
worked to get information and witnesses
to secure convictions become more nu-
merons and despicabie. The prosecut-
ing officers and deputies are very gener-
ally, men who are almos total strangers
IN the Territory or had only a limited
acquaint Incs with the people of the
country. Ii Is. in fact, almost impossible
for the court officials to have any great
degree of knowledge concerning the
family relations Of more than a limited
number of the residents OF Utah. When
this fact is considered, the importance
of having itinerant spoilers to
furnish the names of offenders
against the law and the names of wit
nesses is easily understood. Without
receiving this information from some
person outside of official circles, the
prosecutions must necessarily soon
stop for want Of victims.
The greater knowledge Of men and
their private affairs man possesses,
the more valuable does his services be-
come as 3 spotter and the more danger
Gus does he become 70 the country. It
Is a well-knoSn fact that no honorable
Gentle or outsider will descend to
such a depth of depravIty as TO fur
nish Information against his neigh
bors and acquaiDtances. Hence
the most eligible person for this dispic-
able position are apostate Mormons,
who, through their long continued BUSH
ness relations in the country and per
sonal acquaintance with numerous res
idents of the Territory. are either per-
sonally acquainted with, or can ascer-
tain the relations of large number of
and give the names and
residences of the requisite witnesses.
A tavorite dodge of these things, You
cannot call them men,is to take team.
load q wagon with tinware or some
other article and go through the coun-
t-y peddling, supplying both country
dealers and families with their wares.
They will frequently grasp the hand Of
an acquaintance, calling him brother.
and deplore the existing state OF affairs
which subjects many people TO prosecu-
tons, give what purportato be some in
side facts in relation to the progress of |
prominent cases and appear to be IN |
full sympathy with the cause of those |
who are under. the ban of the law; !
denounce the Leputy marshals and /
their methods in strong terms. while /
they ingratiate themselves into The con- /
idence OF their entertainers and get in /
concerning their friends, /
1ply 70 turn away and betray the con-
fdence Teposed in them, pocket the /
blood money" and contain their
ilabslical operations in other fields.
For such characters as this we have no
use whatever. The public will do well
70 give them a wide berth and be
cautious in entertaining strangers.
Dhere are some persons of this kind
1eregrinating Through the northern part
,f the Territory at the present time and
people will do themselves an injustice
they do not turn cold
h0ulder on them. We would be
he lat to injure any person, of no mat
er what creed or persuasion in their
egitimate business; but We do not con-
lder such business legitimate and
would feel that we were doing our read
Is and the great pubkc an injustice.
we're We TO utter no word OF warning. h
\ safe way is to beware Of Rinerant
Of all kinds and especially
hose who approach with specious
tories and profess attributes that they
10 not possess and cannot appreciate