The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
CONSPIRACY CASES.
Only One Found Guilty Out of
Fifty-fve.
SAMUEL K. DAVIS THE VICTIM.
He Has Appealed to the Supreme Court OF
the United States and win Await
Its Action.

MALAD CRY, Idaho, Sept. 14.-[Special
Correspondence of THE HERALD. Since
my last letter to THE HERALD, giving the
full proceedings of the celebrated perjury
cases, this place has been scene of
extreme excitement. 1t was then thought
that the conspiracy cases could not be tried
at this term, but that they would be con-
tinued until the next term of court to be
held here. However, the Indictment charg-
ing some fifty or more persons for conspir-
acy, which was found by the grand jury of
the last term, has been brought to trial and
disposed of, at least so ia" as the Third
district court is concerned.
All those who were included in the indict-
ment were charged with conspiring to
pervert and obstruct the due administra-
ton of the laws of Idaho. by pro-
curing themselves to be registered
when. they were not entitled to
do so, for the reason that they were
members of the organization known as the
Mormon chnrch. This indictment included
the following named persons: d. L. Evans,
Jenldn Jones, w. L. Evans, D. F. Jones,
George Thomas, Nephi Lewis. John e.
Owens, d. j. Reynolds, j. W. Lusk, ir
William E. Jones, John c. Jensen, Brig
ham E. Jones, James H. Chivers, W. Il.
Griffiths, Thomas Z. Thomas, BENJAMIN
Williams. John r. Thomas, Thomas W.
Thomas, John G. Evans, Hugh w. Thomas,
William Lusk, all of Malad precinct: and
A. Campbell, August Bingham, Nephi
W. Perkins, Jensen Nicholson, Nathan
Smith, Andrew Nelson, John SAINT,
Norton, John G. SAINT, Melvin Henderson.
Edward Taylor, Henry Dixon, Luman
Taylor, ID. L. Hopes, all of Dayton pre-
cinct; and John Z. Price, Hyrum Ashton.
H. 5. Powell, Samuel d. Williams, David
Jenkins 7. j. Howell, Samuel D. Davis,
William P. Camp, Evan Jenkins, John E.
Price, sr.. William E. Hawkins, G.. Moss,
George Williams, William Morse jeremiah
Jones, John Jenkins, 7. r. Roberts, w. L.
Jones, all of Samaria precinct.
The jury found Samuel D. Davis. of
Samaria, one of those embraced in the in
dictment, guilty as charged, but they dis
agreed with the balance of the names.
Defendants counsel thereupon moved
for a new trial, but the court overruled the
motion, and sentenced Davis to pay a fine
of $500 and to stand committed until the
fine was paid. Failing to pay the fine he
was taken into custody.
Counsel for defendant then applied to the
court for a writ of habeas corpus. The
judge refused to discharge him from i'm
prisonment, and from that decision he APP
pealed to the supreme court Of the United
States.
Davis will remain in custody until a de
clslon OF the supreme court as to the
validity of the test oath law of Idaho has
been. rendered. The supreme court of the
United States will meet on the first Mon
day in October, and it is expected that this
case will be advanced and the validity of
the test oath be determined by the end of
the present year. Davis will be detained
at Malad until that time comes around.
The decision is looked forward to with
extreme interest. The law has been de-
clared to be valid by the supreme court of
the territory. but until now it has never
reached the highest tribunal of the land