The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13
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in the sum OF 81 800 for defendants ap-
Dearance TITS morning.
Prior TO the hearing this morning 4 hau
q lengthy interview with Mr.. Elder and
his attorneys and some newspaper Te-
porters He stated that he was subjected
20 rough handling az the time Of his an
rest though not brutally treated or ma
any way injured. and that he was given
buE 6eanL opportunity 20 examine the
warrant that ne was FASTENED 70 Jan
ana GenleQ the privilege or intercourse
with reporters or friends. and that, when
subsequently taken before the justice. he
was required to give an altogether eNor-
bitant bond IN order 90 secure his release
from confinement. Iia declares that with
two others he was confined in cell
where there were hunks for but TWO; that
armed guards were In an adjoining part
Of the jail, but that so far as warmth
and food We're concerned he had no COM
plant TO make. Deputy Sheriff DOwse,
Doc Shores and others were aftei-
ward seen by me; the former made tho
arrest, and Shores witnessed IT, DOWse
said he compiled I'm this case with every
usual 1ormality in making arrests under
Mr.. Edler, and only used force az all
Wnen the latter attempted resistance,
that this resistance went 70 the extent
or calling the deputy shertfls vile names
kicking and struggling. and by general
behavior indicating an intention of rally
ing friends to his support; that he was
given the opportunity of sending mes
sages By telegraph or otherwise. and that
the presence of the guards IN the Jail was
Tor the purpose OF preserving the struc-
turo and its inmates frOm injury. par
ticularly from fire. which was easily pos
siDle unless the defective little stove IN
the building was continually watched.
The justice of the peace before whom
Mr. Edler was first brought two or three
hours after his arrest. declares that he
fixed the amount Of the bond (S20)D with
no notion Of either favoritism or preju-
dice but in conformity with what he
deemed the gravity Of the offense 1
have further talked with members Of this
command who witnessed the arrest and
with citizens who We're present at the
time. The result Of my investigations
leads me to the opinion that whatever
may have been the merits of Mr.. Elder
case, his own actions provoked whatsO-
ever force was used-and this, according
TO his own admission, amounted TO moth
ing more than taking him by the collar
and pushing him along; that his confins-
ment I'm jail was the plain duty of the
deputy sheriff inasmuch as the Bond was
not furnished. that his treatment Ia the
jail was as cOnsiderate as the facilities
Of the place afforded. and that his subse-
Quent release on bonds was effected with
out difficulty when his counsel resOrted
to the usual methods in such cases.
His attorneys stated to me that they
considered his treatment outrageous, in
view Of the fact that he was a member
or the profession. a resident Of the state
and in this county I'm the interest of his
clients; that a nominal bond, or his own
recOgnlZanCe should have been sufficient
to have procured his release in the out
set. } cannot feel entirely to endorse this
view. The amount of bond required may
on that-but I cannot close my eyes to
the fact that unusual conditions exist
here at this time and that perhaps I'M
usual procedure must be adOpted-thOugh
am far from intimating that illegal
methods should be or have been adopted.
Statements were made to me by Mr.. Ed
Ter and his attorneys which I deem eX-
traVagant and entirely unwarranted:
and yet / am pleased to say that the par
4 ties named in further conversation eN-
/ pressed their desire to do all in their
power TO bring about a speedy and peace
able settlement Of the present difficult
! ties
/ 7 am Of the opinion, in conclusion. that
the whole incident has been ridicul0usly
magnified by Mr.. Elder himself in the in
terest Of his own nOtOriety. and by the
war respondents who. I'm the alb
] sence of anything at all exciting in a
campaign so entirely uneventful and
i pretext around which to weave a STORY"
The episode would not have warranted
more than an inch Of space in the ordina-
| ~ neWspa per column If occurring under
normal conditions. Very respectfully,
your obedient servant
Brigadier General, Commanding.
Governor Wells was asked last even
/ ing if ne believed General CannOn's re-
port
II do" said he.
All reports to the contrary nOtwith-
( standing?"
Il stand by General Cannon and in
sist that justice has been done"
will You take any further action in
/ connection with the report2'
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