Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-23
The Bulliss Case

Washington, Aug. -. - The
Utah case, a. the Turner-Rulli..
hdbeas coTpUs hearing now bein,
fought Out in the courts. j. calI,-i.
came up again this morning. A
number Of arguments were made on
various statutory acts in rerari T.,
the habsas corpus, and Mr.. smith.
the attorney for Turner, suggested
that more time IT, taken for Tn. cBD.
sideraliOn Of the case. To this Mr.
Barker, who is counsel for BulIis.
consented, but asked thst the I,,.-
uti0ner be allowed his freedom in
the meantime. Mr.. smith uiiitr.t,-i
aud insisted that Mr.. Bullis- -h8ulIi
be committed. Judge Bradley. in
reply, said:
II any one ought 10 be in iaiI in
connection with this case. IL Should
be Turner. No doubt he vas inn
properly advised and acted urpu n
DO not think he Is the pr0ps.r man
70 have the custody u this prisoner.
There was 4 very eifecinal de.,-
OnstratiOn Of this I'm my own mr.
sence on Tuesday morning. when
Mr.. Turner undertook 20 takp 'h..
petitioner from the door oftEg court
room Mr.. RgllisS has shown n,
disposition 10 leave the city. IL,
has voluntarily come lef6r. NJ.
twice, and | believe he will rnr,.
here again II there il a continuance.
The manner In which he was cartel
around and through Alexandris
Rockville and other places will ,t,nT
investigation"
When Mr.. Smith saw that ,bir
disposition was % be made Of ~.
case he suggested tlist they =, ab,.aB
with it, and Mr.. Barker c5us-,,,..,i
10 It. Judge Bradley said that b,.
understood the case was 10 be di--
posed Of today. He would moi
however, enter into the question III
the guilt or innocence Of the t,ri..,,- I
er- Bulls Wa then placed on On.
stand anu told hi- sis-y n IL tb,.
manner IN which Hugh Turner. tIt,. /
agent for Utah, hal taken him on ~, /
4 ulp ABOUT the country, the fact, /
d which have already been given
in these dispatches. He narrated 1
With dramatic effect the story
u MS enforced wauderiuy- ana I
declared that Turner. afteT finI- /
.ng out that he hal Informed IN.
" lshingtOn people that he va. In 4
All IN Alexandra. threatened 4.
moot him If he s4gealei any NOR.
After several witnesses had c8rr,b-
rated Bulliss' story Mr.. Smith to1k
~ turner's side OF the case. H.
laced Detective Carter on the stand.
'ho testified that Mr.. Bulliss hal in :
ne presence Of himself, Carter and
Inspector Swindles, at poli,t. head
uar;ers, asked that he b. allowed =, ,
here a day or two - that b,. .
0uli obtain some mOneT. Mr. (,
urner accepted the proposition M
ne tlnle, anu said that he too hat
lne business that wanted 10 h.
xel up before going - Utah. In d
.-7ctor SSindles verified the state {
tents made by Carter.
Mr.. Hugh Turner then took the .
and and testified that he had tas- g
Mr.. BullisS out Of the county a
al been stated, and had done - I
nder the advice Of counsel. He q
al not supposed that in doing . 1
was in contempt Of court. [
IT. Turner admitted that his motive [
keeping Bulliss here was for the d.
irpose Of obtaining money with {
hlch TO carry himself and prisoner {
Utah. He denied that ne aud q
lllisS had ever unfrienily won,is d
that he had threatened him AZ o
~ time. He also denied that he a
ale a request % be the agent Of 4
lie Territory Of Utah To take Bull G
: back there Justice Bradley 1
Ill render his decision in the cas.
morrOw.-HeTdId.