Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-18

processes q horror OF lynching" Is
equivalent 10 wilfhl falsehood.
The term DANTE policemen Is
Islander upon the peace officers
Of this city, and intended as a repeti-
ton Of an old and exploded fiction with
which anti" Mormons" in former times
used TO regalc unsophsticated visitors
to Utah, There never were any DANTE
policemen here. nor did the officers
" this city take any part IN the lynch
ing Of the negro assassin who shot
and killed Andrew Burt, the chief Of
Police, and also shot Charles Wilcken
through the arm when he endeayored
to protect his superior officer. The
police did not throw their victim out
to the mob, nor did the Dcseret News
defend that lynching in the least, but
on the contrary used this language
Judge Lynch is not favorite In
Utah. IN the rough times when vigil
ance committees were strlnging up
criminals IN the regions around, Utah
Kept free from the spirit OF mob Ylo-
lence and criminals we're dealt with
according 10 the provisions OF law"
I'VE are against mob law In any
shape. We are In favor OF the law
first, last and all the time.
The sympathles Of the paper which
now yilifles the News" and defames
the officers Of the law who arrested the
wretch that killed the Chlef OF Police
and wounded one Of his aids, were at
the time distinctly with the assassin
The full particulars Of the affair which
we're published In The papers here,
showed that he made the most desper-
ate attempts TO resist being locked up
i'm the lail. that he fought the officers
ike wild beast, and after being put
in the jail before the door could be
closed. he leaped and darted Ike a
cat between two of the policemen and
tried to run through the crowd which
had gathered None OF the police took
any hand in the hanging Of the muir
derer. II was spontaneous outbursl
ON the part of the people who were
greatly incensed at the inexcusaple
staying of beloved public servant
The miserable endeayor TO rake up
from the rubbish of the past this un-
sayory morsel Of Utah history shows
the deprayed taste Of the paper when
| publishes 1t. and It's lntense ana UNI
| dyinglhatred OF the people OF Utah ana
OF ne Deseret News which represents
their cause.
The News" has never approved OF
mobocracy at any time but the CIR
cumstances attending the sudden tax
lne off Of valuable officer and highlS
esteemed citizen, who was recognized al
hlgh-minded, honorable and capaoi'
man. were 20 horrifying that the iufS
of the populace was not surprising
The general sentiment was one OF ute
detestaton against the assassin an'
while ynchlng received disapproval !
was felt that justice had overtaken tn
murderer.
II Is not our purpose today To io'
low the defamer OF the Mormon PEG
pie through all its slnuosIties' distor
tions Of facts and peryersions Of IN
language and course 6f prominent me-
among the "Mormons That wou
take up too much OF our time and space
It is but occasionally that we notice tn
chronic slanderer which exposes II
mendaciiy almost daily before the olde
residents Of the city, apparently 10
the exalted purpose Of prejudiclng ne"
corners and deceiying people who do no
read the refutations Of It's unblushln
falsehoods. We apologize to our friend
who dislike any mention OF the ant
Mormon" paper In these columns 70
once more taking notice Of Its effuslonl
hut for the general benefit we felt
was due to the public and 10 this pa
per that the truth should be set fort
and the ialsehood exposed,
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