Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-14


against him. and that would Kill our |
movement. We shall wait tn near the |
time OF the meeting 81 Congress and |
then bring our complaint. Then, N |
llobcrts stays TO defend himself he |
cannot be In congrcha to b. sworn In |
at the opening; II he does not stay In |
Utah to defend himself ngainst our
charged. hut goes TO Washington. he
VIII be n fugitive from justice and VIC
can appeal TO the people on that line"
In response We have received the an.
nexcd communication. which we give
oven greater prominence than we gave
10 the statement from Mr.. Poet.
jay prudcn. Colportcr and sunday
School Missionary.
Salt Lake city. Utah, Dec. H. 1897.
Editor Dessert News. Salt Lake city.
Dear Girl was surprised to read In
your paper or Monday evening. the iith.
the surrender" u the plot by Mt.
V. =. rcet = would thank ynu Tor
space 60 nay that Mr.. Pect has made a
mistake.
a pilot" would hardly have been
worked ~ openly as the opposition to
MI. Roberts has been, ! would hardly
have given away pilot" TO q man
who was leaving the Impression with
those who heard HIN tnlk that he WA
a Mormon" Elder Just starting out.
When a few Of tho positions he was
taking wore mot by Irresistible Scrip
turc he made hnsty retreat and de.
clnrrd he was Methodist
was on my way to Richmond. Va.
TO meet with our young people In their
annual convention. I was taking nd.
vantage OF every opportunity to get
people Interested In the putting forth
| of every honorable effort to hinder "a
| law-brrafcr from taking place among
our law-fnakcrs. Hoping and expect
| Ing, that when the people were made
| acquainted with the condition Of thlngfs
here. that the rejection of Roberts. and
constitutional amendment would BE-
i prayed for.
AIR. Pcot asked the question, why
don't they arrest Roberts u he IL guilty
| of these charger My answer. AZ
nearly ~ I can remember. was this,
In all probability they viii II he per-
sistA In taking his seat" We'll. why
don't they do II right away" he asked.
MY answer was this 60 eject. Ills
penalty would amount to but little.
| The law provides "a very llght penalty
against this crime even at Its maxi
mum. Then. the courts are left TO
their discretion IN iniilctinE this penal.
~. 20 therc would be very little salts
faction TO those who urge the pro-ecu-
tiOn. There In plenty time 10 prose-
cute n that u necessary"
We passed our opinions. 7 did not
belong to any gang Of ''plottcra," and
I aid not suppose that h. ala. I did
not know that Mr.. Roberts would be
arrested. but I had my opinion about
what the course might be. Mi. Roberts
had violated thf iaw. There was q
certain amount ~ time that was al the
disposal ~ the people In which 10 do
this ARREST HIM. " they chose to do 20.
a great many gucsscs were being made
M to what would be- done. Among the
events Of the past few weeks some
things have come TO pass worry nearly
ns they were prophealed This makes
Mr.. Peet very certain that Il was all
plotted"
I never had thing to do with a
plot In my life that know OF.
Yours very truly.
JAY PRUDEN.
our readers having heard both sides
OF tho question. can judge for them
selves which TO believe. SIR. pcet stated
his Willingness TO testify under oath Ia
the accuracy Of his statements. We
heard many months ago what the In
tcntlon was among the schemera
against Mr. Roberts. Il was exactly
that which Mr. Pcet says wns disclosed
TO him by Mr.. Pruden. The scheme was
certainly carried out as closely as pos.
nibic. The departure OF Mr.. Roberts
FOR tho East little sooner than ,h'
consplrntors anticipated, spoiled q
! some extent the plan that had beer
conooctcd. but they took advantage Of
that turn In the udc Of afairs to prefer
the charge that he was n fugitive from
Justice.
Mr.. Pruden admits that the event
OF the past two weeks were some tim
, ago 'prophcsicd." OF course. That q
very simple, The gentleman does no
. seem to relish the word plot" Yer
well. call Il plan. II that will suit hin
. better. The facts remain. The inton
. tion was the same The dirty detail
q are not altered The planners arr n
I better, The crime committed aEalns
A Utah ana her Representative at III
. hchcst Of excited people. deceived an
Il cnragcd by the uttcranoos OF sectaria
. preachers and sunday school mission
o aries, IL not pnlliated. Ana Mr.. Prudc
y does not exhibit very much prudence. I
parading his own connection with on
m Of the most Infamous movements eve
!. innuRuratcd In this country In the nam
OF the Christian religion.