Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-27
the IDAHO CONSPIRACY CASES.

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TnE IDAHO CONSPIRACY CASES.
TnE Idaho conspiracy cascs have
gone over for the term, and II IL doubt.
ful whether they will ever be- resur.
reoted. One Of them was recently tried
at Boise, before Judge Beatty. The
defendant was n mau named West.
who had been indicted for wiliully aud
fraudulently registering, no,wlth-
standing that no was alleged 10 be n
member Of an organization which
taught, preached, aided aud Allotted the
practicoof polygamy.
The defen liant did not deny that he
was n member Of the Church OF Jesus
Christ Of Latter.day Saints, nor that
he registered, but he did deny that that
religious body did at that time teach or
had since taught, preached, aided or
Allotted the practice Of the doctrine Of
plural marriage. II was shown In
evidence that he had no fraudulent
MINIMUM pec''Se '0'o'o ieR's''inS nv
Ns '. 'he huV'eo OF an "',otn'y' VINO
told him that he had right 10 have
his name placed upon the lists. II was
aHo p'oN'u 'n'' h''ho"s' nv 'os'''e''u
Nv '"'io no a''''"l' W 'o'o w '"o SUI
soquent election.
nv u's'''o' "''o'hes "o'Nou na'u 70 ~,
n''so cAso' ou. " WI" upn'i'
"o'N' ,u was u''''n 1" oh' point
WON "n,on ne eAse heve'Sa,ny
n'"s'u.u'u 'no 'nu,cn u. inc ''','
wv ue'enush' ioB's'e''u' eacn'
p''No"' muo' aD'' 'no p'as',o" u P1Iy'
s"ny, my 'uuso wa" "'i anu im'
u'' 'A.,u''ins no perceptions oias'
,on'on"Y "o '''"s'a W po,'n' '"'
'' a''o,"o' W ~ o0''''u 'ho 'i'''
" .''' "''ss ''s''''A''o" ''' ''''.n.'
!" Wv ""0','nb' ""u P'"o''V' VI NV
.""''" '" i'N'0hVo W p'us"i mar
"'s'' ine prosecute. hau OUT ono TO-
'o"'so-'lo s'anu"'u lup'ioa'iohs o'
'"o 'nuIoh, WIN speul"i ieS"iu 70 .ho
"V'A " "'0','no anu 'oN'"an's'"n,cl
Ns ''''luohuS luo''u uuiihR uo ulHi'
IN niS "suineh' ulo u'sHlct attorney
'ns's''u 'u"' 'ho Ohureh su'i taught
Po'Ssauny' ~ 'nef" hau uoeh no tepuu''
huoh o. inc expressions contained IN
'~ puo''cauohs' Which eNhloit inc iai'h
anu doctrines OF 'he members
WINE INC prosecution was dwelling
win mueh emphasis upon the state
mehlS iAVonns polygamy contained
IN ths books President Bulge, who
was ono OF tue witnesses In the case,
sent someone VINO was present TO pro-
cufea bioie' when u was obtained
INC attention OF mr' hawley, attorney
Tor the defense, was directed, without
comment, 10 three particular passages
ono OF these references was Dout.,
tw.h'y'hts' chhptoh 10 TO IL verse
Inclusive IL lays down the law for tn,
prevention OF Injustice to the first born
OF family because OF bias on tn,
part OF the husband toward any one Of
his two wives. Another was Deut.r
tweniy'hfth ehsptor 9th and 9th
verses, which requires, In case Of ia,
death OF a married man without Issue
that tho brother OF tho deceased should
take the widow to wife, without refer
ence whether or not tho surviving
brother was married or single. Tn,
third quotation was III Samuel, Twelfth
chapter, where the word Of the LorJ
through Nathan 10 David il to ia,
effect that He had given The kiug ia,
wives VI Saul.
Mr. Hawleys attention had boet
called to these passages Just before IN,
Prosecutor closed his argument, RnJ
he had barely Tine to glance at them
When he addressed the jury he mad,