The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-26
Selected for Himself q,
Whose Mercy He ID
Throw Himself
MANY MALEFACTORSl i
ARE NOT ACCORD
Franklin s. Richards
Case Transferred To-
Ritchie, and No Oh

""S'P" r smith, NJ
the Mormon church. pleadax
a charge Of unlawful cohah,|
day, he was given the unusu.|
of selecting for himself N.
on whose mercy he shonld h
self There are several bn.l
factors who were never m,
privilege. Judge George G. +
who presides regularly in n.
department of the District
mltted last night that 81
Richards, attorney for the n,
requested that the case be \
to Judge NJ. l.. Ritchie, and
be transferred to any othe,
the court.
81 transferred it," said n
strong, ''Just as ] would in h
any other man who did NOT
tried before me, and who hi
such request. -
Ibid Mr. Richards give
why he wished the case trar
was asked.
No, he merely said thew
transferred for reasons Of n
replied Judge Armstrong.
Feared a jail Sentenc
President Smith, it is wal
feared that if Judge Arms
nounced sentence upon him.
send him TO the county Jail
months which the law SAYS
confined for the offense 10
pleaded guilty. It was rumo1
" around the City and Counl
that Judge Armstrong had .,
the event the prophet was q,
pleaded guilty before him, n
pose a jail sentence upon
story was that Judge Armstr
declared TO Deputy County d
A. Smith, a son OF the propA
81 do not recall ever
such a remark, - said JudRe|
when questioned about the
night. 90 HSuch a constructio.
may have been placed on 4
said, but you know that M
tions are often drawn FROM
says. [ do remember some
me if it would make anv a.
the sentence if Joseph F. s.
plead guilty and save the o.
trial, and ! replied that in
a case a plea of guilty woul|
difference TO me.
Judge Armstrong was aid
would say that he had not'maI
ration that he would send 4
to Jail in the event he pleade|
was convicted before him, bui
reiterated his statement thn|
not remember having made
mark.
David A. Smith was asks1|
Armstrong had made such a
to him, but be declined d
TO affirm or deny the report.
what passed between him q
Armstrong. He did admit,
having casual conversaIi1
Judge Armstrong about his
case prior to the time the pro-.
ed guilty. 81 went down iba|
TO get a minute book" SAID =
and the case came up Incl
What Judge Rltchie 81
Judge Ritchia. before 81
prophet succeeded in hsyinc
heard, told a Tribune ~.
answer to a question. that 10
been made TO ascertain from
his sentence would be befMe
Smith pleaded guilt.
"The only time it vas erf
toned TO me, said Judr
was last week. Judge Auaa'7p
away. and | was requeslti g
the case of President Smin y
sence and dispose Of il.
do SO, because he is the lq'E
criminal department. | dId Z
the matter again until Fnday
attorneys came in and inform:
Judge Armstrong had trann''
case to my department" "
President Smith, howeveI'
ing his lucky stars that y
forced TO go to trial before ~
strong, because, whether Juu
strong made the remark am
him or not, the prophet pen
had the case been before 5
strong for sentence, he wond
given a prison sentence.
Joseph F, has a traditions
TO "doing time" In the
when the Edmunds law vas
forced against polygamisls
lreds of his co-rellgionists &c
Jail for "Fliving their reilgioa
:. Smith. then a counsellor
presidency, gathered to HIM
wives of his bosom and hlea
he Sandwich islands to con'
degenerate Kanakas TO the
everlasting gospel. He rem
until the trouble was ovq
,risnn doors no more Yawned