Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-20
THE CONCLUSION.
Some Of the Important Passages of
Governor Wests's Report Given
Verbatim.
Enforcing the Laws in Utah-COurt
70 be Held Under the Shadows
Of the Temples.
An Urgent Request for Vigorous Leg
islatiOn-The immigration Sub
ject Discussed.

ing IItOUfCC
In the year 1884, determined NOV
was inaugurated for the enforcement
the law against polygamy, and since tn
time the Territorial officers of FEEDER
appointment, charged with this dut,
have been and continue vigilant and dill
gent in their efforts tothat end.
The District and Supreme Courts hay
been open, and promptly disposed (
the business before them. While vigC
has been shown in the prosecution {
offenders, it has been, and continues
be, the custom of the court of conviction
to suspend the judgment and allow tn
convicted party to go free, upon his sim
pie promise that he will in future ODE,
the laws.
OF the number convicted up. to Jun
30, 1886, but seven have given that prom
Use and accepted their freedom.
THE PENITENT1ARY.
Seven days after assuming Office in til,
Territory, on the 18th day of May, ate
consulting with Chief Justice Zane anC
District Attorney Dickson, they approx
ing and concurring, | visited the Utah
penitentiary, where about fifty of those
convicted under the law were imprisoned
and proposed to all who would promise
to obey the laws in the future, our united
efforts to secure from the President theiI
pardon.
Not one OF them availed himself of this
tender, but sent me respectfully worded
communication, signed by all, declining
to do so.
COURT CONVICTIONS.
The following showing is made of the
convictions obtained in the courts in po-
lygamy and unlawful cohabitation cases,
from July lSt, 1884, to June Both, 1885 ::
Nine convictions were had, three for po-
lygamy and six for unlawful cohabita-
ton; eight OF whom resided in Salt Lake
City and one in Beaver county.
From July 1st, 1885, to June Both, 1886,
there were eighty-four convicted, three
for polygamy and eighty-one for unlaw-
full cohabitation; making all tod but
nlnety-three convictions. OF the eighty
four convicted the past year fifty-one re-
sided in Salt Lake, eleven in Weber,
eight in Beaver, five in Tooele, three in
RoX Elder, one in Utah, and one in Sc
vier county. Thus the convictions have
all been had in eight of the twenty-four
cOuntleS OF the Territory.
OF the sixteen counties in which no
convictions have been made, the Mormon
population is largely in the ascendant,
and it is known that the population in
those counties believe and practice polyg-
amy as we'll as their brothers in the other
counties
In the Second District Court which sits
at Beaver, Beaver county, there are now
pending fourteen indictments for polvg-
amy and unlawful CONSULTATION. three Of
those charged, residing in Beaver county,
live in Garfield, four in Piute, one in
Kane, and one in Iron county. | have
no information as to the number who
have been arrested.
In the First District Court held at Og-
den, there were ffty-fve indictments |
found against those charged with a like |
offense, thirty-four of whom reside in
Weber, eighteen in Cache, two in Davis
md one in Box Elder counties. Twenty 1
Of those residing in Weber county have |
been arrested, and of the eighteen re-
idlng in Cache county none have been
rreSted.
In the First District Court held at
Provo seven indictments are pending,
ii against citizens OF Utah county. |
ave no information as to the number of
rrests.
In the Third District Court held at Salt
AXE City, there were l23 indictments
ending, 115 against citizens residing in
alt Lake City, seven from Tooele and one
ON Davis county. The clerk of the
ourt says as to these indictments: "In
lrge number of these cases the defend
nts are at large, it not having been posi-
lie to arrest them" :
THE TEMPLES. )
In three OF the counties where no con- :
lotions have been had, the Mormons
ave temples located, where their secret l.,
ties OF celestial or plural marriages are
'lebrated; namely, at Logan, Cache
'unty, which lies north of Salt Lake
ty; at Manti, Sanpete county, which c
IS south of Salt Lake and almost in the L
ntre of the Territory, and at st. George. Q
Washington county, the extreme south t
estern corner of the Territory. S
THE COURTS. |;
Heretofore terms of the District Courts =,
we only been held at Salt Lake CITY. !
Ogden, Provo and Beaver. As the u
ndition of business in the First and 2
cond Districts will allow it, it is nv II
rpose, under the authority vested in .
e by the law, TO fix terms of the First ~ ~
strict Court, to be held at Logan and ~
anti, and OF the Second District Court u
st. George, believing that the presence al
the courts, and its officers, will have a \! ~
lolesome effect in preventing the con- Is
ctlon and celebrating of plural mar =,
ges, and that the authority of the law. u
not acknowledged, may be equally fell al
every part of the Territory, and that Ut
place of residence may not, as il Is
ms to have heretofore done, furnish iiSS
munity from punishment to law vio- 10
ors.
THE MARSHAL's OFFICE. ~
20 secure more satisfactory and In
clent administration of the laws. I ei,
lld recommend that all fees ofthe Mar 81,
i and his deputies as to this Territory al,
required TO be covered into the ito
asury. The Marshal TO be paid a of
airy OF not less than s., 900 per annum. fiji,
that he be allowed one deputy at
)OO per annum, and one at 81 800 per Co
lum; that he be authorized to appoint fer
employ such other number of depu. ma
as may be approved and authorized do
a board, to consist OF the Governor. vii
Justices of the Supreme Court and int
District Attorney; to be paid at the
OF 81 per day while actually in the
ice and on duty, the actual expenses WI
he Marshal and his deputies, incurred mu
ne discharge of his duties, to be al It's
I'd them.
pppA- t,N-1, ~AN
= iN>i 'oNDiiloNs' to
must be remembered, always, in sen
'lderlng matters concerning Utah. pro
unusual and extraordinary condi- con
prevail. A population of nearly, if upc
guile, 10000 people, hostile to the ma
and animated by religious fervor, to pur
Il and defeat the enforcement of the ma
|, believing they are doing Gods SER affa
when they can do so. The ordinary to I
OF officers, sufficient i'm all of onr A