The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-20
The Bulllss Case.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Special to THE
HERALD. This morning at 10 O'clock con-
trary to the expectations of those connec-
ted with the case, Robert G. Bulliss adj
peared In chambers before Judge Bradley
in answer TO the habeas corpus sued out
before Justice Bingham. Hugh Turner of
Salt Lake and his man Friday who have
been Attempting to discover Bulliss hiding
place since his escape at Dockville, heard last
night that Bulliss, would present himself at
the city hall this morning and declared
that they would mob him before he got
there. At an early hour this morning
they had all the apporches to the
courts guarded but Builiss and his attorney,
Mr.. Barker, ran the gauntlet After get
ting TO Justice Bradley's door Turner
made an attempt to take the man but did
not succeed. He had received advice from
his counsel, Mr.. Maurice S. Smith, that if
he secured Bulliss on the street he could
hold him. AT 1870 O'clock Judge Bradley
took up the arguments upon the habeas
corpus. He stated that so far as the suf
hciency of the papers was concerned, thew
had already been passed upon by Justice
Bingham, but he would listen to argu-
ments upon the facts set forth in the affida-
Wit filed with the habeas corpus.
Mr.. Barker took up the arguments and
forcibly presented the facts which have
heretofore been quite fully given in these
dispatches in regard to the conduct of Mr..
Turner since taking Bulls into CUSTODY.
He also demonstrated that there was a
: conspiracy existing between Hugh Turner
and Messrs. Francis and Holiday. Of Salt
Lake, who entered into partnership
with Bulliss in his chemical motor. They
were all anxious to have him back in Utah
and would resort TO any desperate means
to get him back and Mr. Barker laid
considerable stress upon the point that
after the case against Bulliss had been dis
missed by Judge Hills Turner had openly
threatened to see that Bulliss, after once in
Utah, would not sec his eastern friends
again. The process of habaes corpus had
been properly issued, served and return
made. And this had been ignored by Hugh
Turner. MIR. Barker held further that he
had perfect right to serve the papers him
self, as he had first thoroughly well salts
fed himself on this point legally.
Mr. I. Maurice Smith, in opening in
behalf of MIR. Turner, said there was not
much use in wasting time on the matter,
as the habaes corpus was not, under the
statute, in proper form, in so much as it
had not been served by United STATES
marshal, but by MIR. Barker, Bulliss' at
torney.
Judge Bradley here interrupted and
stated that he did think this was necessary:
there was rule which required service to
be made by a United States marshal, but
the law did not so consider So far as the
writ was concerned, he held that it had
been properly returned. MIR. Turner had
deliberately ignored the dignity of the
writ issued by Justice Bingham direct
ing that he be Immediately taken
TO Utah as required by the requi-
sition papers Mr.. Turner lad
no right to take possession of and hold the
1prisoner in custody. From the representa-
tions made Mr.. Turner was not exactly the
proper agent to have the custody of the