Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-25

afraid that be would be charged with
 the murder itself, that be refrained iron,
 giving information to the police. He
 made sworn statement and satisfied
 the police he was telling the truth. The
 police refuse to reveal the name of the
 prisoner. The Associated Press dispatch | giving information that criminal an-
 svering the description of Tascott, the
 alleged Shell murdered, was captured at Los Angeles. but had broken jail, was eagerly perused tonight by Inspector Bonheld and Detective Sergesnts AL drich and Elliott They exchanged sig nIicsnt Rlsnoes and 1t was plain from their manner that the news was in line with one of their theories as to the flight of Tsscott. This much was virtually sd- mitted by Sergeant Elliott, who said Tsscott was known to have been pre- viously in California and to have expres- sed more than once smsrked inclination to return there st the frat opportunity. Elliott showed the dispatch just received from the warden of the Kentucky penI- tentiary, where Tascott had been incar- cersted, stating that the fusiiive's body was peculiarly marked, sffording certain means of identification. He has 8 scar on the right hip where he was shot. while attempting to escape from Frank fort prison. There were also scars, some perhaps unhealed, on the right leg and on the knees and both elbows, the result of wearing the ball and chain. The de- tectives are anxious, the information should be spread, especially to California and the southw west, that Tsscoit's upper front teeth exhibit gold filing line or surface of metal extending along the edge. The filing seems to be from the interisr, but shows prominently. The upper lip being slightly drawn back.
 VIRaISIA. February 1S.-W. R. James has brought suit sgsint the Virginia 4 Truckes Railroad Go. 10 recover $500, 900 damages for the running over and killing of his son on January 4ih, ths accident he claims being due to care ness on the part of the train men
 WASHINGTON, February 1S-Ex-Ssn- stor Mcdonald followed Richards. dis cussing the legal features of the case and arguing that the power of congress Co compel submission to any regulations ID regard to marriage relations was no, impaired by sdmission as state. A provision against polyRsmy and bigamy had been incorporated in the oonstitu- ton and he claims congress had no right 10 keep the territory out of the union after its people had fulfilled the conditions and complied with the rs- quirements prescribed for sdmIssiop.
 Delegate Csine and Judge Jeremiah Wilson addressed the committee on the same question,
 Cains said the present legislature of Utah, now in session, has before it . bill for marriage laws. prohibiting polygAmy and bigsmous marriages It has been reported favorably from the committee on judiciary. Those who oppose statehood for Utah, he continued, care nothing for religion or morals, It IS politics which they oppose. If you would satisfy them, you must disfranchise every Mormon on account of religious belief. Osine de- tended his co-religionists of Utah for the charges brought against them by various writers and declared they were an up right and worthy people, Through revelation they were permitted 6 plural of wives and the majority of the members, of the church might have married repeatedly, but the people had sought to put themselves in con formity with the requirements of the country. The constitution adopted by the convention was not conspiracy, and there was but one point in 1t about which there could be any question at all, that was whether the section making poly gamy and biRsmy 6 misdemesnor em- bodied the honest views of those who voted for it. He declared upon honor that the people of Utah had deliberately and unreservedly adopted that section in good faith and intended to enforce it in the new state.
 Judge Jeremiah Wilson said the whole opposition to the admission of Utah might be summed up in two propositions -sssault on religious belief and SD st- tempt to govern the majority by the minority.
 Delegate Dubois of Idaho ssid that Utah has been blessed with c superior climate snd that she lay on the direct line between the east snd California, yet with such advantages her taxable wealth only aggregated S35, ,0O, 900, one-seventh of which was railroad property not owned in the territory and SIC, 900 belonged to the thirty thousand gentle lnbabit- ants. The gsntiles did not believe there would be two years of statehood before the constitution would be changed to meet the views Of the church.
 Los AsGRLks, February 18,-The the ory was published today that 6 notori- ous crook with several aliases, one of which is Clark, who was jailed hese Wednesday and escaped in 6 few hours, by digging through the wall, IS the man
 A Ck.xa. e kkn rAa nf the millionaire, Shell.
 WAsHrSGroN, February lS-The sen- ate committee on foreign relations heard arguments to-day from the Pacific coast delefasion n favor of further Chinese restriction legislstion. Senator Stewart explained the provisions of the bill He thought the courts should be relieved of these cases and the secretary of the treasury, ss pro opposed in his bill. be given enlarged power regarding Chinese eer- tif1cstes.
 Los ASaRLEs, February lS.-But few witnesses were called in the trial of An sohlsg, and the evidence was of minor importance and did not help to bear out the plea of insanity set up by the defense. Judge Cheney delivered careful charge to the jury who, st nve o'clock retired, but returned in fifteen minutes with 8 verdict of guilty of mur- der in the first degree. AnsohlsR re- ceiyed the verdict with seeming indif- ference. The court fixed February 18th for pronouncing the sentence of death
 SAs FRANCISCO, February 18.-In ihe United States Circuit Court this after noon District Attorney Carey asked that Benson's bonds be increased from 50, 900 to $84,0O0. Judge Sawyer fixed she amount ss S60.0O0. Benson's represen- tstives stated they were prepared to furnish S30,000 today and would offer the amount Monday. Benson was then committed to the custody of tue mar shal until full security is furnished. He refuses at present to make any state ment.
 SAN FhASIsCIsCo, February 1S.-Mich- sel Ahern, sn ex-convict recently con- victed of robbing James Barry of thir- teen dollars, was sentenced Sy Judge Toohy to-day to twenty-five years im- prisonment in San Quentin Judge Toohy also sentenced Jules MauriD, convicted of signing the name of phy- sicisn to the death certificate of vo- man who died in the lying m hospital from criminal malpractice. to pay 8 fine of 33,0O0 or to be imprisoned in the county iail for 5000 days. the offense not