Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-26
MIR. PENROSE LIBERATED.


der Of Judge Anderson, c. w Pen
rose, Esq, editOr-in-chief Of this
journal, was released from the peni- 1
Tertiary last night
The cause Of his imprisonment
was that, when on the witness
stand, on Friday last, in the investi-
CATION resulting from the aPplca-
ton Of John Moore for naturaliZa-
ton, he declined to answer ques-
tion addressed TO him by the Glib
eraI'' political attorneys for the pro-
secution. The interrOgatoEy was:
"How many wives have you 20 On
the refusal Of the witness to reply,
the Court was appealed to by the =
political prosecutors and his honor {!
ruled that the question was proper. .
Now, just where the propriety OF u
the inteTogstOry appears is not
quite clear. The incident reminds III
one Of the story Of schoOlmaster "'
who had puzzled 4 novice with arith- II
metioal problems which he could not re
answer. The puzzled person said ~
he could formulate one that the lis
dominic couldn't solve, and forth an
with presented this: 'If cheese elg
costs four shiHings, what would be Oh
the price Of a cart load Of turnips.'' up
The utter absence Of relevancy in the
the problem was too much for the ahe
skill Of the schOOlmaster. So Just rea
what connection there is between me
the domestic affairs Of Mr.. Penrose iors
and the application Of John Moore mo-
for citizenship has not yet been ex- pes
hibited. If any exists it is scarcely ialr
to the naked eye. The &c
Of the interrogatory on but
he part Of the political prosecutors from
must he, as logical inference, that mea
he particular dimensions of Mr. enc,
penrose's family would establish won
he fitness or otherwise Of John lowe
,ioore to he clothed with the dignity pres
{ citizenship Of the Republic. BE
We suspect, however, that the Rep
Liberal' nti-"Mormon" prosecu- small
on simply seized favorable op- part
to place one whom they proc
steemed TO be an opponent at a hold
sadvantsge. They therefore in two
sted that he he imprisoped fer ron their
mpt. Their malignancy was conse
atified, and for a technical Of who
use the victim of their spite, a party
ntleman Of standing and ability meas
the community was consigned to forceI
prison in which felons convicted South
every conceivable crime are con- them
ed. We do not attach any special again
me to Judge Anderson for what substi
esteemed, even by many Of the for tn,
idcal opponents Of Mr.. Penrose, to which
an outrageous indignity. The longes
or Of the Court was in allowing intrOd
question as proper. For the go as
snetic trio who were the cause of unanil
ho~ ever, there is no excuse. jority
d their demand been carried ont any ST
object Of their venom would still the 81
e been languishing in prison, parties
the court could not be induced suprem
1erPetrate such an unmitigated than
fnailsm. party
ne unmercifuI Dickson insisted practice
the witness be imprisoned till Then
time as he should answer: the sidered
ISM Baskin, with his character has adv
combination Of snarl, snap has not
whine, cOntended that, if the of
ssary, the case could be adj necessit
ned ''for a year or So" until last tim
lould answer as to his domestic troll of Il
ions. This was followed by the they ha
too Of the anti-"AIormon,, ey- have n
?, 2. L. Williams, whose bitter more di
10 people who never harmed and We
approaches close to the border days at
macy, with perhaps an occa- ton thr
! step over the boundary. full lead
are pleased TO know that MANY would ,
minded Liberals have been from all
sted with the recent doings in Democn
Of some Of the ''bosses,, of advauta
party. They are against the sibly al
p's 10 override The rights of legislatiC
TO belief free speech for ever!
.eeIoih oil the press. Attempts the othel
TAI the latter by efforts TO in be quiet
the courts to imprison editors rails wit
bic Journals among convicted | country
nails, In a penitentiary, cannot second c
'''ueu "IlD favor 10y any class getting {
Gus "IiO nave the slightest re- Presiden
y nonof ana The eommOnest ample ii
: summon uecency. this, as Il
u nlisnt De imagined that called, "
oi L defending him those VIII
- 'oiulils' we take oc- The pol
I ''e 'iiat 'hls article is cannot J
1"o'iieF hand than his, count Of [
Ms '''sence from this office. The new