Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-20
JOE BUSH'S TRICK.
what the Colorado Officials Did
When They Learned OF Il.

: Yesterday the News published an
account Of the arrest, by Deputy
, Bush, at Trinidad, Colorado, Of Mr.,
John Hopkins, on a charge Of un-
lawful cohabitatioR. The Denver
Neics also has an account Of the
transaction, which it places under
the following headings: 'Bush's
Bold Bluff. a Mormon Marshal
tries to take Prisoner Out Of Colo
RADIO Against the Law. He Fails in
the Attempt and Goes Home 10 Salt
Lake City Empty-handed." There
is one striking inaccuracy in this
heading, and that is, that Joe Bush
is "Mormon marshal" He is n
deputy United States marshal, and
much Of his time for several years
has been spent in hunting for
"MormOns" accused Of Violating
the Edmunds law. and he il one of
the class that has heretofore been
petted and encouraged by the Den.
yer paper. Now that they have
had an experience with him in
Colorado, here is what is said Of it:
"Deputy United States Marshal
Bush Of Utah has been guilty Of
great discourtesy 10 his brother
officials in Colorado. He made an
effort 10 violate a well known law,
but was called down 10y Uncle Sans
servants here. In the Territory OF
Utah, as is well known, TO disre-
gard customs established in other |
States is not considered a misde-
meanOr. The deputy marshals sci
the example. Whenever they want /
a man. IL matters not where he is, /
they 90 for him. Ii has been Gus
tomary for them 10 20 up into Idaho /
and arrest men there and take
them to Utah. They were able 10 do
this with IMMUNITY in Territory
and thought they could do the same
in an organized State. Mr.. Bush
learned that he could not. The law
and the rule is that when individ-
u4ls are wanted in a United States
court in another State or Territory,
the warrant is delivered to the mar
shall Of the State in which the per-
son lives. This official makes the
arrest and it Is usually customary
for the prisoner 10 be brought before
the nearest United States commits
siOner and give bonds for his ap-
pearance at the place he is wanted
at the appointed time. No requi-
sitiOn papers are necessary, but the
arrest Is not legal If made 10y the
Of different district than
that for which he is appointed.
Deputy Marshal Bush went
down to Trinidad "A few days ago
and there arrested a man 10y the
name Of John HOpkin. Having
done this, he was proceeding to take
him to Utah. Hopkin was wanted ]
for an alleged violation of the
Edmunds Mormon law znd the
warrant for his arrest had been
made out in Utah. 1t looked as If
he was going TO reach the line al! {
right, when he was intercepted by
kilograms from the offices Of the Q
United States marshal and the
United States district attorney. d
These commanded him TO take the q
prisoner hack TO Trinidad or Pueblo,
Is he might choose, and instructed q
aim To take him hefOre a United Z
States Commissioner. Bush did 50 i
mi landed in Pue bio with his man
Monday. HOpkin was aTrIigned q
md bound over in the sum Of 81. ilJ {
o the United States court. He
ave this amount OF hail for his lp I
,e2rance at the proper time in Utah.
Bush then returned TO Utah empty D
landed, having all his trouble for /
IOthing." "a