Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-15
the SOUTH CAROLINA INCIDENT
Particulars or the Trlai-Eldsrs Re
leased on Bonds Pending Appeal

an appointment 70 preach nt Brother
+. l.. s.osn's, eighteen miles east OIL
here. We went down Ia that section
Of country Ia the middle of the week.
in order TO visit the Saints aud if.eni'.
AZ the appointed time on sunday the
neiehb1rs gathofet 30 20 hear tue
plain. pmpla Gospel OF Christ sc taught
bv tho Lfttpr.day Saints. Though our
numbrfs were few we hal time Oh
reloicing, auu enjoyed a iull now ~
the spiflt Of Coz. After meeting We
answered several qupstous iu fcgafI
90 the message VIZ bear, IN the tutlto
satlsncl5n OF those present We
STAYED with Brother Sloan thnt night,
anu before going 10 bed We enjoyed
ourselves singing the songs uf Lioni
nuu converting on the principles %
the Gospel. Elders Smith aud Patrick
were sleeping together. 40 daylight
Monday morning Elder BfnlUy came
TO our bed room anu Informed ua that
there were two coDslables Ia the house
with warrants Tor our arrest, On the
charge OF vagraucy. We dressed as
fUon ns possible and went 10 meet the
coustabies. one Of them arose when
We entered the room and read ihe
warrant TO 40; Of course we had 10
submit 10 toe arrest The good Chfi.'
tIaus OF this section have been
holding large, protractcd must.
lug, and they all claim Go
have got sancliilsd, anu some oi ihUm
got 20 full Of It that they went before
the TRIAL Justice and got out warrants
Tor our arrest.
We were taken before Trial Justice
Taylor aud ArrRigncd Tor ttlnL Our
accusrr and thu wltnpsog, with one
exception, were men we nsd never
seen before. But that did not seem 10
make any difference. They hai made
Up their minds 20 convict ua ana they
Intended 10 do 800 the Judge saii b
one Of our friends. His houOf's on 20
or the court room, was a dingy, uIiapi-
dated old nut; In ono ond was a large
stone chimney, with a Fireplace large
enough 70 Put a good ezs1 load OF
wood a.; close by tho chimney corner
stood the judges desk, II lur barrel
with onu enu knocked 10; mis- seat was
nn old wooden stool, aud the tnst VI ~
had no seats at all. Howevor,wo man
aged TO ma n plank about eight feet
long, which We stuck through a crack
in the hut, aud propped the other Gnu
up. This served a. a seat for the de-
PENDANTS. At the other ond of the
court room were tho accufcr, witnesses,
oonA,ablos ami spectators, lying around
on the hlor In every conceivable man.
ner, whiting sticks aud squirting
their nltny tobacco iulco all oyos the
floor.
The constable called tho court TO
order 10y shouting at the top 0f his
voice, "Hats o." Elder Btaioy was
tho fir6t one called for trial, lie en-
tered n plea Of not guilty. Our accuser
was the hrst witness. He testified
that no bad only seen the defendant
once; no did not know OF his having
any place oi abode Ia the county OF
any visible means OF support. The
other witnesses testified 10 about tho
same thing. Elier Rfaley then proved
beyond a dsubt that he vas licensed
minister Of this Gospel ani had mluuy
sufficient 10 pay his expenses. After
the evidence was all la Elder Braley
arose anu plead his own case, after
which the Judge aiksd tue accuser "
he had anything TO say. lie ar5st
aud said he did not have muoh % say,
only that we had no right IA this coun-
try, and no threatened u We did not
leave he aud his men lwould put a.
out In a hurry. Tue Judge just at anl
laughed at him. Tue judges name b.
John Taylor he then said the state
mad found Eller Braley guilty OF vag.
rancy, and he must pay huo OF $40
or gO 70 Jail for twenty days.
Elder Alvin Smith was then called
for trial. Ho also plead not guilty.
The evidence given Ia his case was
similar TO that Ia Elder Btalsy's. Hp
was convicted Aud the sans fine i'm.
posed.
Elder Patrick was the next one on
the program. He also plead not guilty.
Alter examining two state Witnesses
his honor arose aud said the stale had
failed 10 tlnd case against him, on the
grounds that he was only in tue county
ON visit and did not intend 10 s.ay
long.
Elders Braley and Smith then took
an appeal 10 the court OF general sBs.
sion, 10 be- held Ia Columbia the last Of
this month. Their bonds were fixed nj
$500 each aud the court adjourned
amid threats OF violence, ami warning
rs % leave tho county or thoy would
put the buggy tugs on our backs. They
said all manner OF evil against us
falsely, but We feiutod their assertions
ani stood up Tor Tue Truth, like true
Mormon boys.
We then started Tor Columbia 10 get
a ATTEND 90 10 our bonds. We arrived
ut Mt, w. IL, Blwer's, a warm friend
20 the Elders, at $3.50 y. m. Ito lives
three miles from the city. Hu said hr
would only DO too pleased 20 go our
bonds or DO anything he could ~ hulp
a.. Consequently We all started lot
Columbia. We arrived there at $3.50
Do M. Mr.. Bowers ~. and Eilur
Pau ok stsr,ed % hunt Tor trial iu.-
tlCo 20 fix the bonds, They huntuI
until II O'Clock, uut could not HuI
Que, In the meantime the constable
had committed tue L,iurs tl iall until
we got luu bonds fact, BIt aa tho
b0ul. could not be- hGcI tuHtuigut
they hal 90 remain there nll night.
NuXlm rniug early we got tIr bsuI.
fixed aud the Elders ubgmtoI. We
Jueu hired "a lawyer 10 represent us iu
tLU higher court
lhu whole thing was C1uc0c.ed
scheme OF mob with trial Justice aI
their head 10 get us QUITO thr country.
We expect tho higher court viii over.