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


copy of the Deseret Neps which con
tanned a number of accusations agains
the deputies who had served subpgnael
: on the parties brought in from West Jor.
dan last week on the charge of unlawful
cohabitation. The Marshal was evi
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 privi-
leges of officers of the law was the one
under examination. To the customary
question, Anything new, Marshal ?" Mr..
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.
''The allegations" continued the Mar
shall, - with force and emphasis which
told OF his perturbed feelings, "are en-
tirely and maliciously untrue, and were
evidently manufactured by the editor him
self for purpose which we are all familiar
with. tell you," he continued, ''if this
thing is kept up there will be a row. I
am confident that my deputies are not
guilty of such conduct as they are here
(pointing to the News) accused of; and I
would discharge any of them if / 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 subpenaed,
which confirms what I have already
asserted regarding the making-up of the
story by the writer of that article.''
"Well, can't you adopt some efectual
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
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"
eff their prejudices are to be con-
sidered," rejoined the Marshal, ssthe
parties whom we are required to arrest
would in many cases characterize our
official conduct as severe, because in
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 of persons de-
termined to evade the law. Why, the
Deseret Neacs in this very issue gloatingly |
refers to case where our deputies went |
IN search of one person at West Jordan,
but arrived Just too late to catch their
man; and yet, in the face of this and
numerous other instances, they censure
us for entering houses at untimely hours.
l 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-
luent treatment they receive frequently
renders aggressive action quite impera-
i've, and without it they would often fail.
But in none of such emergencies even,
10 L believe any unnecessarily harsh
measures are resorted to, and to this
there are many families who will testify"
1 noticed you were looking up the law
IN this matter" ventured the reporter,
nclining his head in the direction of the
open volume.
Yes" said he, "and find something
bearing on the subject which the News
las either purposely or accidentally ~
allied to include in their numerous quota
ions from the statutes, and which pre-
crlbes much greater liberties than any ]
fob 1
tubborn cases. Here it is" THE stat
tie referred to is Section 80 of the Code
I Criminal Procedure, Laws of Utah,
S7S, and reads as follows: ''To make an ,
rrest, if the offense is felony, a private {
erson, if any public ofense, peace off
er, may break open the door or window
which the person to be arrested is, or
which they have reasonable grounds
'r believing him to be, after having de-
landed admittance and explained the
urpose for which admittance is de- 4
red."]
Don't you think, Marshal, that the g
'st clause requiring an explanation of r
urpose might have been, in some cases,
nobserved, by your deputies ?" inquired t
lie scribe.
mo sir; believe that every requisite E
'urtesy has been extended, except in =,
lose cases where it has been positively o
ecessary to take parties by surprise, in r.
der to prevent repetition of fruitless R
lases, and even then | am convinced a,
at there has been no such conduct as a,
is paper fthe Necs) charges. You fo
low we suffer the disadvantage of n,
wing the nature of our errand suspected As
bile we are still at distance, indeed 70
arly any strange-appearing Individual ell
taken nowadays for deputy marshal, r,
d is given either very cold reception nj
no reception at all This, as you are dr
ubtless aware, has caused some book in
ents and other individuals considerable
convenience, and has resulted in not a
Tie discontinue to the parties them
YES, who are fugitives from the law.
ere are great many things in connec- 80
n with the duties of our deputies which u
ould be taken as powerful mitigation in
ese unpleasant proceedings-proceed rel
g which are unpleasant to the officers s'e
well as to the parties whom they ar
t. don't purpose standing anv such Phi
use as the NeWS contains, which. be- the
es irritating the BOYS and inclininp ,
m towards less courteous treatment Of he.
lty parties, is an infamous libel on INV Sh
cial integrity, and will not be toler- rec
d. l can assure YOU" ,
bur reporter left with the feeling that VIII
had cause for rejoicing that he was lial
NeaCs representative. lad
to-
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