Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-22
ARTHUR WILD

g ARTHUR WILD
! testified-I was in Salt Lake
In 1873; remember the procession
. with ID. III. Wells, when he came
out OF imprisonment for contempt.
| saw the American flag trailed in
the dust. ] do not know who trailed
IT. 1t was hanging from a wagon.
Ii was in the procession.
To LeGrand Young-I don't
know who was holding It. There
'Fere lets Of nitei states flags, but
no others were trailed. The others
were all up. Don't know whether
1t was man or woman, a white or
black man who carried it. The
crowd also hooted when they passed
the court house. I've often men,
toned the fact. l made the remark
that it was d. shame. | told it
about two weeks ago, and was
brought here. ID. II. Wells was in
front OF the procession. / don't re-
member whether or not there was a
flag in his wagon. There were
many other tlags. / am in the saloon
business.
To Dickson-Men, women and
children were in the procession.
Saw no banner with eve believe in
polygamy."
Il. f.. Willinms-D. II. Wells was
imprisoned for refusing to reveal |
the endowment ceremonies.
MRS. CoRNELIA PADDOCK
testifiei-I saw the procession re-
ferred 10. The City Council or Fire /
Department headed the procession.
| saw banners with owe will up
hold pOlygamy,o Another banner
was 1--WE will obey the Priesthood"
Dickson read from the Doctrine
and Covenants, rage 2il,. from
revelation given to Joseph Smith
by the Lord, verses IS, ~, 26, -, y
and %. He also read from a ser
mon by President Young, in June,
ISL, regarding trading with apos-
tates, in which the speaker said
the people could DO as they pleased,
but should bear the results and not
whine over il. Several other eX-
tracts were read from the journal Of
DIscOi1ses, by President Young, hut
Mr.. Dickson did not give the refer
ences by date. He also read from
discOufses 10y Presidents George q. ! :
Cannon, John Taylor and MILFORD ,
Woodruff. in the years between
1857 and 1865.
Court took a recess till p. IN.
At the commencement Of this {
afternoons proceedings, 5
GEORGE WALTON
was called as n witness, aud testified q
i saw the American flag trailed I
in the dust i'm the procession which j
followed ID. II. Wells in May, 1879. i
AS they were passing the Federal 4
Court House they gave n hideous,
Missing yell. o
To Mr.. Thurman-There WIS n 5
good deal Of noise and copmotion. =
am bailifr in the Third District
court. l told the attorneys OF this
hree or four days ago. ?
To the Ccurt-The procession was
Of Mormon people.
JUDGRE. u. HoGE
estified that ne saw the American
lag trailed in the dust on the date 3,
famed. and also heard the yells. :
To Mr.. Thurman There were "
'ther American flags, which were s
lying. The procession was a pro- q
niscuous rabble. o
To the COurt-The procession was .
bout three blocks long; there were =
900 or 5000 people there; don't re- u
member the banner. ;,
JUDGE M'BRIDE
estified similarly and said there r,
we're demonstrations Of defisiDn; II
las the largest procession / ever 7;
lw in Utah. There We're 10000 or al
:, 900 people. There was n motto =
POlygamy is of GOd:'' another
We will be- Faithful to our Re
gion,' and others of that class.
}. IL. Wells was oOhi.iiitted in the
lse Of the United States VS.. Miles. Ba
Tho was being tried for polygamy. ":
DEPUTY S. L. srRAGUE e
.stified: On theday named there was o.
card out in front Of the court house n
wing Miles was convicted. Saw Pr
lie procession, and in front OF the So
iurt house they shouted. Judge -
felt very indignant. All op
inds Of noises were made.
CLAYTON T.. ILAINEs
the It'll OF July, tSS5, y
le flag was half-masted ON sever q
places in Salt Lake City. l :
ct Captain Evans, and with a
ImbeF Of others went to the City , !
all to SEE why Tie flag was at half
asst there. 4 little while after -
ard Marshal Phillips and Charles --
row came liz. Major Wilkes
oke to Phillips, who said il was a -
him Of his own; he said some Of
cir best men were i'm prison. Crow no
III he would like 90 see somebody C:I
1t it up. We started, but the door 81,
rs locked, and Marshal Ireland At
III MARSHAL Phillips went 10 talk
c matter over. Crow put MS hand
hind him. After we went out Crow !
III he would see IL the marshal "a.
nnted the moi dispcrsfi. Sfter- ~
ards Mr.. ireland came out aud W.
id Phillips had agreed 10 put the -, -.
y up within twenty minutes. GlS
Iags were also at half mast on the IA
l-op, at the County Court House,
:bernacle, and News Office. We COZ
IepbOned to Sheriff GrOesbeck. inc
no had the flag at the County SUI
,urt House put UP. There was n
Getting of Grand Army boys, who
nj n committee to Mayor Sharp. ,
.hink Phillips served his full term =
marshal &c
To Mr.. Thurman inquired who 'oo
Is responsible for the half-mast- '
: OF the flag. We did not trace IL Sh
any one. Did not hear Of such n rel
ing happening in any other town
Utah. Did not trace it to any
thority i'm the Mormon" Church.
&c mayor and City Council dis me
limed any authority for the act. POI
lillips went up street, and no doubt
snt TO the Tabernacle before he In,
listed the flag. Nc,
To Baskin-I know the Mormon -,
Ople; never heard any of them IN
Otest; heard the Gentiles protest. ~
To Thurman was with 4 num-
T Of Morm0ns that dag - Crow boz
"a others. WI
To Baskin- There was n big Co
ovid near the Coop; Baskin I
jected TO the proceedings, and ma
'ow wanted TO arrest him. Bas- In
n deficd him. The crowd was "
city excited, and was mostly
To Thurman-The crowd was not Str
1stly Gentle. | can't name any he
tile "STormons' there except col
ow. thr
JOSEPH FOLLETT, 10
aged and nearly blind gentleman,
me forward for the defense, and i
was 10 last Juna; reside Ba
Westony Idaho: lived in Utah - all,
ars; came in 1862, in Capt. Danes col
mpany; there were about sixty Is
lgons; remember man named APP
ardell in the company: l rel