Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-29
THE GOVERNORS LgrTER.BOx.
Communication from an India, Ia.
terpreter.-Two Petition, for
Pardon.

Governor A. l.. Thomas Ia In receipt
OF n letter from @. l.. christensen, Of
Monticello, Ban Juan county, In which
the writer, who has been an Indian
Interpreter for fifteen years, says that
n Colorado IL prevailing upon it,
mombers In Congr 80 to have the Ute
Indians removed further wesl into San
Juan county, Utah, he has taken II
upon himself 10 Inform the governor
and enter q mild protest against en-.
croachmcnt. He observes that the
Blue mountain country is covered with
rich mineral ores, and that several
claims have been located. Assays Of
the orc produced there show rs high as
l3l ounces OF silver and s57 10 gold.
They aro already shipping ore to
Durango and the miners are highly
elnted. Mr.. Christensen thinks that
Utah's delegate should DO instructed
10 ask the government 10 provide Tor q
rowing band OF Ride Iniians, number
Ing something fewer than three hum
dred, who steal ponies and other loose
articles from the settlers and miners
there. The redskins, he says, are
lazy, gambling, improvidcnt set, who
violate the. game and all other laws,
and against whose depfedations the
people have been struggling for twelve
years.
Sheriff w. II. Gillespie, OF Tooeie
county, writes supporting strongly the
request OF those asking executive
clsmency In tho case Of Donaldson
who 10 undergoing n term Of imprlson-
ment for taking part In the burglaris.
Ing o. Bruno's saloon at Tooele, anu
assaulting. the proprietor. The sheriff
thinks the prisoner committed the
ofienss while under the influence OF
drink, and that n he were given his
liberty he would make useful and
lAw.abiding Citizen. Mr.. Gillespie
was the man who arrested Donald
son, aud says he has known him since
childhood.
There IL . petition, aligned by q large
number OF citizens OF Hyrum, Cache
county, prayiug for the pardon VI j.
Anderson, who was fined by . Justice
OF the peace for allowing his dog to run
at large without q license, against
town ordinance. His due was $3.50
aud costs, amounting In all TO S22.
Anderson appealed 10 the District
court, which sustained the Justice OF
peace and augmented the hne with
costs 10 sll2. Mr.. Anderson came TO
salt Lake without paying the nns. In
defanlt he was last November sentenced
to ll2 days In q che county jail. A
short time ago Anderson returned To
Hyrum and was put In jail, where he
had served twenty-six days up to tho
day OF making this request for pardon.
To remain there the full time OF the
sentence will, ne says, place him In
destitute circumstances. He IN de-
scribed by tho slgners Of the petition
M IN upright, honorable man.
| Since the receipt Of the foregoing Q
second petition has come to hand from
William Goodwin, probate judge Of
Cache county; Iugwald q. Thorensen,
mayor Of Hyrum City; J. q. Thoren.
son, attorney for Cache county; and
q. ID. w. Fullmer, clerk OF Cache
county, each Of whom speaks OF tn,
con vict rs q poor man having "a large
family dependent upon his labor, and
public aims, 70: their support" He Ia
they further say, tan able.bodied
inoifensiv-, honorable, innocent man;
but ignorant and deceived by hi,
attorney, which fact he has since 40,
knowlodged to your petitioners, and
also promised us TO do all in his power
10 support his family"