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
10 be Held Under the Shadows
Of the Temples.
An Urgent Request for Vigorous Leg
islatiOn--The immigration Sub.
jeci Discussed.

In the synopsis of Governor Vests re-
port, printed in yesterdays issue, some
of the most important passages were
greatly abbreviated. These are given in
full to-day as they appeared in this morn
ing's TribUne:
In the year 1884, determined move
was inaugurated for the enforcement OF
the law against polygamy, and since that
time the Territorial officers OF Federal
appointment, charged with this duty,
have been and continue vigilant and dill
gent in their efforts to that end.
The District and Supreme Courts have
been open, and promptly disposed OF
the business before them. While vigor'
has been shown in the prosecution OF
offenders, it has been, and continues to
be, the custom of the court OF conviction,
to suspend the judgment and allow the
convicted party to go free, upon his sim
pie promise that he will in future obey
the laws.
Of the number convicted up to June
80, 1886, but seven have given that prom
Use and accepted their freedom.
THE PENITENTIARY.
Seven days after assuming office in the
Territory, on the 18th day OF May, after
consulting with Chief Justice Zane and
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 their
pardon.
Not one OF them avaled 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-
| lvgamy and unlawful cohabitation cases,
| from July LIST, 1884, to June 30th, 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 LIST, 1885, to June 30th 1886,
there were eighty-four convicted, three
for poygamy and eghty-one for unlaw-
ful cohabitation; making all told but
ninety-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
BOX Elder, one in Utah, and one in Sc
vier county. Thus the convictions have
all been had in eight of the twenty-four
counties 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
ut Beaver, Beaver county, there are now
pending fourteen indictments for polyg-
amy and unlawful constellation. three oil
those charged, residing in Beaver county,
i've in Garfield, four in Piute, one in
Kane, and one in Iron county. | have
no information as ~ the number who
| have been arrested
In the First Distric Court held at Og.
den, there were fl I've indictments
found against those charged with like
ofense, thirty-four OF whom reside in
| Weber, eighteen in Cache, two in Davis
and one in Box Elder counties. Twenty
of those residing in Weber county have
been arrested, and OF the eighteen re-
siding in Cache county none have beer
arrested
In the First District Court held al
Provo seven indictments are pending
all against citizens OF Utah county.
have no inform ation as to the number o.
arrests.
In the Third District Court held at Salt
Lake City, there were 1913 indictments
pending, lis against citizens residing in
Salt Lake City, seven from Tooele and one
from Davis county The clerk OF the
court says as to these indictments: I'm q
large number OF these cases the defend
ants are at large, it not having been posi-
BILE to arrest them"
THE TEMPLES
In three OF the counties where no con
victions have been had, the Mormons
have temples located, where their secret
rites OF celestial or plural marriages art
celebrated; namely, at Logan, Cache
county, which lies north OF Salt Lake
City; at Manti, Sanpete county, which
lies south of Salt Lake and almost in the
centre Of the Territory, and at st. George
in Washington county, the extreme south
western corner OF the Territory.
THE COURTS.
Heretofore terms of the District Courts
have only been held at Salt Lake City
at Ogden, Provo and Beaver. AS the
condition OF business in the First anG
Second Districts will allow it, it is my
purpose, under the authority vested il
me by the law, to fix terms OF the FRS
District Court, to be held at Logan ant
Manti, and OF the Second District Cour
at St. George, believing that the presence
OF the courts, and its officers, will have
wholesome effect in preventing the con
traction and celebrating OF plural mar
riages, and that the authority OF the law
ii not acknowledged may be equally fel
in every part of the Territory, and tina
the place OF residence may not, as i
seems to have heretofore done, furnish
immunity from punishment to law vic
latOrs.
THE MARsHAL's OFFICE.
To secure more satisfactory an,
efficient administration Of the laws,
would recommend that all fees OF the Mar
shall and his deputies as to this Territory
be required to be covered into tin
Treasury. The Marshal to be paid
salary OF not less than 5000 per annum
and that he be allowed one deputy q
81 900 per annum, and one at 81 800 pc
annum; that he be authorized TO appon
and employ such other number OF depu
ties as may be approved and authorize,
by board, to consist OF the Governor
the Justices Of the Supreme Court an,
the District Attorney to be paid at tn
, rate OF 81 per day while actually in tn
service and on duty, the actual expense
of the Marshal and his DEPUTIES incurred