The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-05
HEBER GRANT MAY
RETURN IN PEACE
County Attorney Hanson Dis
misses Case Against Accused
Mormon Apostle.
is PAYING HIS DEBT
FOR HIS ELECTION
First Result of Last Falls Con-
test Is Disclosed by
This Action.

Heber J. Grant. the Mormon apostle,
who for over three years has been un-
der charge of unlawful coha bitation
IN Salt Lake, may now return 10 Zion
in safety County Attorney Willard
Hanson yesterday caused the case
against him TO be dismissed In Police
court The motion for the dismissal
was made by Assistant County Ator-
new David M. Haigh, who says that
Hanson directed him to do il because
Grant had never been arrested.
Grant was in Salt Lake for several
days in December, following his release
from the presidency Of the European
mission Of tho Mormon church, to
which he was set apart with great sud-
deuness after tho issuance of the war
rant for him. The Sheriff s office, how
ever, was unable to find him at that
time, Just as unable as they were when
the warrant was issued for his arrest
on November 10, 1908. He slipped
away again under cover of darkness.
although the organ of the hierarchy
declared that upon his next return to
Salt Lake he would be ready to an
swer any and all charges against him,
and would walk down TO the Sher-
ifs office unaccompanied and surren-
der himself.
hanson OuL Dbl dill
County Attorney Willard Hanson, in
dismssing the case against Grant, has
commenced the payment of the debt
which he owes the Mormon hierarchy
for his election last fall 1t was no
secret then that the church authorities,
particularly those living in polygamy,
were exerting every effort for Mr.. Ham
son IS election, because it was known
that he did not favor prosecutions for
polygamous cohabitation.
Hanson secured a nomination on
two tickets-the Republican ticket and
the stool pigeon Independent Labor y
ticket. placed IN the field by the church
in the hope of dividing the American
party vote. During the campaign Han
son repudiated the Republican ticket
the labor ticket. 4 great outcry went
up from Republican politicians, cou-
pied with demand that Hanson be
forced Off the Republican ticket for
party disloyalty, The command went
out from the hierarchy, however, that
he be kept on the Republican ticket,
despite his reputation of it, and this
was done.
On election day the polygamist lead
ers Of the church delivered enough
votes to Hanson to elect him, although
uls SHeElCHH opPohrt, 'u'Se ~ VI, !,
Weber, received the highest vote polled
by any candidate on the American
ticket, The issue between Hanson and
Weber was sQuarcly drawn on the lines
of whether or not polygamous living
and unlawful cohabitation were to go
unwhjpped in Salt Lake county.
With the aid of the polygamists Han
son won. Now he has commenced to
deliver the goods, and the dismissal of
the unlawful cohabitation charge
against Grant Yesterday was his first
move toward paying tho debt,
Boasted OF Unlawful Life.
in the fall of 1908 Apostle Grant
made speech before the student body
Of the University, in which he boasted
openly that he had two wives. and de-
cfarcd that he would take more except
for the fact that it was contrary to
law For this boastful declaration of
his mode of life C. NJ. Owen swore out
warrant for lbs arrest
Within Few hours of the issuance
of the warrant. and before it was
served, Grant left in the night time for
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