The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-03
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Yes. It's False.

NIs ~ 10 u 1Al1e
We are not sure but We ought to
apologize to our readers for RIFE ng to
the shiny rot in the Tribune concerning
our connection with the affidzvits in the
Greenwich case. The simple fact tnst
so filthy sheet charges a person with
doing 4 certain act is usually a sufficient
guarantee that the individual never per
formed it. Bnt as the Tribune's false
hood gives us an opportunity to refer to
the evidence and court proceedings
which it so glibly quotes and endeavOrs
TO coin into fact, we will give brief re-
view of the case. We quote from sun
days TIIbu 9: "In mis- opening ad-
dress in the case of HObson. district
Attorney Hills said: He opened up
an academy Of perjury in the back room
OF butcher shop wit; himself the en-
tire faculty. Ga the trial, Mr.. Ford
Mr.. Spaulding and Mr.. Ducheneau each
testified that Greenwich had told him
that HObsOu drew the afidaVitS in the
back room TO his shop, that he would
not sign them at Erst, bat was per-
suaded 10 later"
NOW, as q matter Of fact, the wit
nesses did not testify that Greenwich
told them that he did sign tn afidayits
st all, but that be did not sign them
But let us examine the testimony OF
these witnesses and the circumstances
under which the witnesses got the ties
timony" from Greenwich that they
Gained to have got. First, Ford was 4
member of the Grand Jury who was
investigating the libel against their
g.. "a 81 a.
on business fer the jury. We take his
own evidence from the record. He did
not hunt Greenwich up 10 question him
in regard TO the matter. Of course not
He Just met him "promiscuo- sly;" but
he did mention the matter first and
Greenwich opened his mouth and told
him all about it. Not because Ford
wanted 10 know, but because he was so
"promiscuous" with his questions that
GreenEeu wss anxious TO tell him.
Second, SpauldiDg was another member
of the Grand Jury. DE had previously
been helping the officers hunt up polyg-
amists, having piloted them 10 the resi-
deuce of some OF his relatives, or his
wife's relatives.
According to the testimony of this
witness Greenwich was anxious to talk
to him about the matter; he even went
SO lAI ~ asa AOI OHAlAQA4
as to the case and led the grand Juror
on till he had told him all about Hot
son drawing up the affidayits and offer
ing them 10 him TO sign. This witness
could not possibly have had any inter
est in listening to 6reenwelps story, nor
in repeating il afterward; he would not
have said a word concerning il had be
not been subp9naed as a witness for
the prosecution. Why should her
Third, Mr.. Ducheneau has been a
bosom friend Of Judge Powers; has
been out hiding with hm aud has
been on the most intimate terms with
him. besides being an anti-Mormon OF
rather bitter prOpensities. OF course
he would have no object in getting any
evidence from Greenwich that WIS bene-
6cisl to his friend. This Ducheneau,
however, met Greenwich one morning
he could rot tell whether Il was on the
Thursdsy or Friday previous, but be
met him in the morning; this. witness
knew because he was taking his pants
to the tailor" At this meeting Green
well told witness that Hobson had
made the affidavits, but that GreeIwell
had rot signed them. Further Green,
well told him remarkable circum.
stAnce) that il he went to the Pen be
would not go alone; he would take
HobsoB and Hemenway With him.
Now there is one thing that Is strange
about the meeting between Ducheneau
and Greenwich. Ii i, that Greenwen
was at home sick on both Thursday
and Friday. the days upon one ol
which Ducheneau met Eim, and va:
not down t~wn at all.
True, Ducheneau might have beer
mistaken as 70 the time he met Green
we'll; but be could not be mistaken as q
his conversation. He could have no Oh
/ iect in being mistaken as 70 that.
This is the evidence upon which Mr.
Hiles based his opening argument e
the Jury. and upon which Mr.. Dickson
/ arraigned- the entire Mormon church
and endeAvored~ TO show that HobsOI
and HemenEay had put their head
! together" for the purpose OF preventing
Judge Powers name being resubmitteS
to the Senate.
As 10 the fnsidious efforts OF the pro
secution to show that We had anything
to do with Greenwich perjury, ant
/ that We desired TO 1njure Judge Power
maIiciously and falsely, or that vi
drew the affidavitr mentioned in tn
/ case. we have only one thing 10 say
that Is. that their statements sre false
| conceived in the blackened souls OF theT
1 originators, born OF hatred and malice
( ard hurled upon the world from ID
n-eciuots OF the bar by the versstii
retiary OF the public prosecutor, whei
no-ehance was presented for defense
they fell as harmless as the doEny sn1E
upon the bosom Of placid lake. ans
viii rebound only to the injury Of thos
who sent them forth
Personal and General.