Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-18
MARSHAL IRELAND's DEPUTIES.
The West Jordan Outrages of the
ssDeseret News- Are Deliberate
and Malicious Lies.

A DEMOCRAT reporter, Saturday after
noon, found Marshal Ireland in his Office
apparently absorbed in a perusal of a
copy OF the Deseret NeWs which con-
tanned number OF accusations against
the deputies who had served subp@naes
on the parties brought in from West Jor-
dan last week on the charge OF unlawful
cohabitation. The Marshal was evil
IDENTIFY much agitated. A volume of the
Territorial statutes which lay open on the
desk by his side seemed to receive as
much attention as the newspaper, and
the reporter, whose eagle eye glanced over
the exposed pages, discovered that the
statute prescribing the duties and prvi-
leges of officers of the law was the one
under examination. To the customary
question, "Anything new, Marshal ?" MIR.
Ireland replied that he knew of nothing
new. He was just looking at the malicious
editorial Of the News, he said, which con-
tanned most UNANIMOUSLY false statements
regarding the conduct of his deputies.
1.-The allegations" continued the Mar
shall" with a force and emphasis which
told of his perturbed feelings, care en-
tirely and malciously untrue, and were
evidently manufactured by the editor him
self for purpose which we are all familiar
with. tell you," he continued, elf this
thing is kept up there will be row. l
am confident that my deputies are not
guilty Of such conduct as they are here
(pointing to the News) accused of; and
would discharge any OF them If l even
suspected them Of such actions"
Have you any evidence from others
than the deputies respecting this matter"
asked the reporter.
| EYES," was the answer, "and from
some of the very parties subppnaed,
which confirms what l have already
asserted regarding the making-up of the
story by the writer OF that article"
"Well, can't you adopt some effectual
MEANS" broke in the reporter, "by which
the public could be made to understand
the untruthfulness OF these attacks on the
deputies; for you know there has been a
great deal said from time to time respect
ing the outrageous department OF these
officers, and there is considerable preju-
dice on the subject existing among the
Mormons themselves"
off their prejudices are to be con-
sidered," rejoined the Marshal, "the
parties whom we are required to arrest
would in many cases characterize our
official conduct as severe, because in a
great number OF instances we have to use
strategy in order to defeat parties in their
attempt to elude us-and you know we
encounter not few OF such cases where
nothing but strategy could possibly battle
the ingenious Vaccinations fpersons de-
termined to evade the law. Why, the
Deseret News in this very issue gloatingly
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i'm search OF one person at West Jordan,
but arrived lust too late to catch their
man and yet, in the face OF this and
numerous other instances, they censure
us for entering houses Mt untimely hours.
| tell you there is no other way to ac-
complish the work in some cases, and
that work constitutes our duty in the
sight of the law, however disagreeable it
is to others. Besides, our deputies are
looked upon as intruders, and the conse
quent treatment they receive frequently
renders aggressive action quite impera.
tive, and without it they would often fail.
But in none OF such emergencies even,
do believe any unnecessarily harsh
measures are resorted to, and to this
there are many families who will testify"
81 noticed you were looking up the law
on this matter" ventured the reporter,
inclining his head in the direction OF the
open volume.
Eyes" said he, "and find something
bearing on the subject which the News
has either purposely or accidentally ~
) failed to include in their numerous quota
tons from the statutes, and which pre-
scribes much greater liberties than any
, OF us have ever taken, even in the most
stubborn cases. Here it is" THE stat
ute referred to is Section 80 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure, Laws OF Utah,
1878, and reads as follows: "To make an
arrest, if the ofense is felony, private
person, ii any public offense a peace Off
Ger, may break open the door or window
in which the person to be arrested is, or
in which they have reasonable grounds
for believing him to be, after having de-
manded admittance and explained the
purpose for which admttance is de-
sired."J
Don't you think, Marshal, that the
last clause requiring an explanation of
purpose might have been in some cases,
unobserved, by your deputies?" inquired
the scribe.
mo sir; believe that every requisite
courtesy has been extended; except in
those cases where it has been positively
necessary to take parties by surprise, in
order to prevent repetition of fruitless
chases, and even then / am convinced
that there has been no such conduct as
this paper (the News) charges. You
know we suffer the disadvantage OF
having the nature OF our errand suspected
while we are still at distance, indeed
nearly any strange-appearing Individual
is taken nowadays for deputy marshal,
and is given either u very cold reception
or no reception at all This, as you are
doubtless aware, has caused some book
agents and other individuals considerable
Inconvenience, and has resulted in not n
little discontinue to the parties them
selves, who are fugitves from the law.
There are great many things in connec-
ton with the duties OF our deputies which
should be taken as powerful mitigation in
these unpleasant proceedings-proceed
ings which are unpleasant to the officers
as well as to the parties whom they ar
rest. don't purpose standing any such
abuse as the News contains, which, be-
sides irritating the boys and inclinng
them towards less courteous treatment OF
guilty parties, is an Infamous libel ON nv
Official integrity, and will not be toler.
ated, can assure you"
Our reporter left with the feeling that
he had cause for rejoicing that he was
not News representative.
Grand Masquerade Carnival,