New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
UTAH GENTILES DISGUISED.
MORMON MONEY FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
CHARGES THAT THE CREATURES or THE AD-
MINIsTRATIoN ARE MAKING THE
LAW FARCE.

Denver, Col, Oct. 10 (SpecisD-A. D. Johnson.
Editor OF The Salt Lake City Tbune.7 arrived here
to-day He said that the inside history of the deal
which resulted in President George Q. Cannon de-
lIverng himself up justice. after being a fugIiive
for many years, Is under Investigation. The runors
regarding Chief Justice sandfod arc all true. When
he out It with Instructions from President
Cleveland show Icniency all the high officials In
the Church, for which courtesy nearly 100000 was
handed over 30 the Democratic campaign fund chef
Justice Zane who has done more TO cripple tho Nor
Church and suppress the Asastic harcms in thas
Territory than all the other judges combined for
twenty years, and who stood incOrruptible host
before whom all the devices and schemes of the corrups
priesthood went down, removed in spite OF the
Civil Service professions of the Adm nistraton ana
unknown and untricd from New-York was
sent out TO take his place Last month this ne"
Chief Justice entered upon the discharge OF hs duty.
The first that came before him was that ol
President Cannon who for three years had been eNau
ing the officers and who had forfeited $1,000 bail 10
avoid punishment He walked into court and pleaded
guilty to unlawful cohsbitatlon on two indictments
and received nominal punishment 1t was generally
given out that the officers knew nothing Of his intention
until about fifteen minutes before hi surrender
Later appeared that this mistake, as they han
by previous understanding, had him indicted the Gay
before covering the tine to the appearance Oh the
Chief Justice, so as preclude any subsequent in
dctments and the witnesses who gave the inormanon
were members Of the Cannon family, who under any
other circumstances would haye perjured themselves
rathr than say any word that would have led TO an
Indictment Tbs was not all When
Cannon appeared before the court not
a question was asked him, and the Judge even made
the sentencing still greater mrce by asserting
from the bench this the first offence, hence
the punishment would be mild The official organ
Of the Church that night in its reioicings over lis
victory, said:
AMIR Cannon had not sacrificed single principle.
He acknowledged in open court that he had been
living continuously, up to the previous day with five
wives. Immediately the lygamsts began TO come
In and plead guilty and after another were given
few days imprisonment and $50 fine, and thus the
farce has beer going since the new Chief Justice
took his seat on the bench Gentiles are disguised
and indignant. Mormons iubllant and defiant
They do not hesitate to class the Chief Justice among
their friends and dclivercrs and almost 10 man they
are strong Cleveland men, and declare that they VIII
have Utah admitted and make II Democratic State.
While say these are the boasts, the Gentes realize
that they Will still be able to defeat all such aspra-
lions In the Republican senate, If even the Admins
tration dares to whip the House into line. THIS Is
the outward appearance Of things in Utah to-day
There Is an understanding between President Cleve-
land and the Mormon Church. and II Is more than
likely that the conspiracy Will be unearthed IN tho
next few months