Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-03
IpIdcmic Of whooninE -Cousb -Jadgc Du-
senbetry retiiioued to Ne.ign.

Vcrnai. April 1.-The funeral services
over the infant child OF Mr.. 4. L. Coll
ton, was held yesterday under the di-
rectlOn OF bishop John n. Davis. a
large concoursc of people turned out
TO show thor sympathy and respect.
Tho funeral had not ended before
word was received OF the death of two
more babies from whoopinE cough,
one the child 81 Mr. \. Ellis, Of MIL
ward. about eight months old, the other
the child 90 MIR. Oscar tollett OF Mcr-
rllfH ward. Htiii youngcf. The disease
IN quite prevalent and this N NJ least
the fourth babe that has died OF II.
Representative VIM. Omen reached
home ON Thursday evening and was
shaking hands with his friends In town
today.
The citizens Of Ulntah county are
taking an active interest In the Judge
Dunenhorry matter and propose 10 fol-
low the matter up. The alleged inter-
view with John Cope. our city marrhal.
as published In the Herald Of March
2Sth. IN causing considerable feeling
here. The majority Of Mr.. Pope'a
friends don't believe that he said what
IN accredited % him In the Interview
referred to, as, before leaving Salt Lake
he expressed himself very forclbly about
the Judges conduct and condition and
advocated some action with respect Ia
II. To show how the matter Il Viewed
here In rintah county. the following
petition has been prepared to present TO
the Judge;
'IIon, Warren n. Duscnbcrry. Provo.
UTAH
"sIr-Your petitioners respectfully
represent that they believe the time has
arrived when forcbearancc toward your
habltuhl misconduct has ceased a. be
virtue, and the public service as we'll
as outraged decency demands your I'M
mediate resignation as district Judge.
I'VE therefore respectfully pray that
you do forthwith resign.
"Thc details OF your misconduct are
TO you as familiar AZ they are To your
petitioners: IL II therefore useless 10 re-
cite them here. but as result there
Of the people OF this Stata and more
especially Of the Fourth Judicial dis
trlct have been grossly outraged. We
have repeatedly Witnessed the disgust.
ing spectacle of a district judge reeling
on our streets In "a state OF maudlin In
toNlratlon. the object Of contempt from
all classes Of people You have not hes
itnted TO sentence 10 the state prison u
man convicted OF felony when you were
In such a state OF intoxlcation as To
prevent the clear articulation Of words.
The still more reprehenalble act OF sen
fencing a boy 10 the Reform school
when you were In the same drunken
condition adds TO the disgrace. Not
content with this last act. you went "a
far az 10 accompany the boy on por-
lion OF the way to the Reform school
continuing your drunken spree on the
stage coach IN his presence. Some OF
YOUR petitioners have heretofore NJ
tempeici Ia befrlend you hoping for
the reform you no faithfully promised
but your conduct NJ the March. 1889
term OF court. held In this county con.
vinoos us OF the utter hopelessnesa OF
such reform.
Among the signera are found the
names of most OF the prominent men
az Uintak county. Following Is a par
| tlnl list;
Harden Bennion, state SENATOR WIN.
o'NeI. state representative; 4. NJ.
brown, mayor OF Vernal; VIM. Preece,
sheriff; G. y. Gable, County attorney;
Peter Hanson. county clerk; John q.