The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03

way consistent with the testimony of
Mr.. McCune and the theory of the de-
fense.
There is another matter, gentlemen OF
the committee; its bearing may be very
slight, but it is a fact of some siSnif-
canoe. and that is the conduct of Mr..
Law and the officers who were secreted
in the room in the Jennings block at
the time of this transaction. We have
q right in considering what men will
do and what men ought to do in certain
conditions and circumstances. to take
into consideration our experience in
human affairs and determine what is
reasonable and what is probable.
POLITICIAN OR OFFICER.
There is something strange in the
fact that when Mr.. Law went upstairs
into the room where these officers We're
and told them what had happened, and
showed them the money, that. Chief
Pratt, whose only duty it would have
been to administer the law, did not
then and there inform Mr.. Law that
Mr.. McCune should be Immediately ar
rested. Indeed, it seems strange that
without further consideration, these
men-these officers of the law, did not
at once, even without a formal COM
with a view to bringing him to justice.
But that was not, it seems, a part of
their game. From that day to this
they have newer attempted to make any
arrest. What was Chief Pratt's posi-
tion in that case? Was he playing
political part, or was he performing the
duty of an officer? If he was playing
political part, in whose interest was he
engaged? At whoge instance was he
there? In whose employment, and for
what consideration? These are matters
that L cannot determine, but they are
matters which you have a right to
consider; they are a part and q parcel
of this diabolical plot. Neither do we
find Mr.. Law making any effort or any
suggestion to have Mr.. McCune ar
rested, but, on the other hand, these
men who were there for the purpose of
assisting in the commission of a crime
in order to expose it, separate from one
another, Mr.. Law repairing to the Joint
building, where he is to make a speech
in the joint assembly, and Chief Pratt
and those associated with him, drop
ping out of the case from thence on, as
has been demonstrated UP to the pres
ent time.
This speech of Mr.. Law in the joint
assembly is itself significant and Pc
culiar. He does not claim to be any
thing but common, simple man of the
people-a man who is easily agitated-
man who. on that occasion, feared
that he might become agitated when he
come to relate his story to the mem
bers Of the legislature. His speech be-
fore that body was dramatic He COM
menced by illustrating his position, his
feelings, his patriotism and his love of
country, and incidentally compared
himself to the immortal Benjamin
Franklin, one of the founders of this
government, and relates the story about
the sun, moon and Joshua. A careful
reading of that speech by this commit
tee ought to convince them that it was
not delivered by a man who. at the
time was acting as might be expected,
in view of his pretended knowledge of
the facts relating to this transaction.
as Mr.. Law assumed.
EFFORT TO RUIN MCUNE.
1 now pass from any further consid-
GRAFTON of the Law charges to the con-
d