The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
LOCAL HISTORY
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 13.

Two days; they called upon the Utah
legislature. A number Of speeches
SSo--Alta In Little Cottonwood canyon
destroyed by Suowslldc and sixteen
lives were lost Tho following persons
were dug ont. dead. James Watson.
Mrs. John Ford. Timothy Madden.
Madden was taken out alive and con-
sc!ous. but after talking with friends
and telling them he was hurt ana
could not live. died few hours after
ward Andrew 5. White, JeTH Eea-
gan. Barney ellison. David T. Evans
Fred Cullinan. Matte Hickey child
Of John Ford. four children Of I'd
Ballou. Charley Falk (Chinamanj. Big
Jim (ChInaman). Thirteen persons
were taken out alive. some OF whom
were injured slightly. The property
loss was $50 900; The others rescued
are: Albert Thomas, Louis oliver
a. r. Fuge, Joe Baker. Morgan
Richards. John Burroughs. Mrs. Sam
kcisc. Ed Ballou. wife and daughter
Mrs. Cornelius Johnson and child.
SS6-John p, Ball and John Y smith OK
Salt Lake and Thomas G, Jones found
guilty Of unlawful cohabitation. tho
latter for crime committed in 1883:
two other indictments against him
were continued for the term. James
Moyle and George III. Tavlor were also
convicted Of a Ike offcnsc. while two
other indictments against them were
continued. All this In the third dis
trlCt court. Utah supreme court sus-
tains the decision Of Judge Powers Ia
the Lorenzo Snow case. President
George .. Cannon. for whom federal
officials had been hunting for several
days. and for whom United States
Marshal Ireland had offered a reward
Of 5000. was arrested forty miles west
OF Winncmucca. New The arrest was
made by Sheriff Fellows OF Humboldt
county. who found President Cannon.
In stateroom in q sleeper. 4 dis
patch 10 The Tribune announcing the
arrest stated that Cannon offered
10 lH ~, ,ta.a.
continue his journey west" Marshal
Ireland OF Utah brought the prisoner
back from WinnemucCa, When Prom
ontory was reached President Cannon
made an attempt 10 escape and
jumped from the train while il was
moving. He struck on his head and
shoulders and was badly bruised.
Hall an hour later he was recaptured.
aud In his pockets were found re-
volver two loaves Of bread and bot
tie OF water. Cannon had boarded
the west bound train the Friday night
preceding his arrest at Willow Creek
fourteen miles from Ogden and was
accompanied by four friends. An cs-
CoTt of troops was sent TO accompany
United States Marshal Ireland and
his prisoner as II was feared that
an attempt to rescue Cannon would
be made The excitement I'm Utah.
particularly i'm Salt Lake City and
Ogden, was Intense. Marshal Ireland
landed his prisoner in Salt Lake on
Neuue5udE morning, L ttbEpdEF -, bt
a. m. Soldiers with fixed bayoncts
met the party and escorted IL to the
United States marshais Office. Pres
ident Cannon presented a battered APP
pearancc. His nose was GislDcatcd.
his countenance marred and SCARED
and his head Swathed In hdndngcs.
His bond was fixed at SOS. 600 which
nc gave, and was released. and soon
after was driven to one OF his houses
on his farm southwest OF Salt Lake.
The hearing OF his case was post
poncd month
SS-EusiOn ticket with Francis Arm
strong for mayor elected in Salt Lake
City. In the first district court, Og-
den, the following were sentenced TO
the penitcntlary by Judge Henderson
for unlawful cohabitation. viz, AL
yin Crockett OF Logan. four months
william Williams of Hyrum. six |
months and Sl0o fine; MAIDS Chris
tcnseu OF Pennington eight months: |
Carl NJ. Boggstrom OF Brigham City. |
four months and 500 fine William |
III. Griffin of Newton. three years |
and six months and $500 fine: Mar |
rincr w. Merrill. Jr.. OF Richmond, |
five months James Hansen OF Brig |
ham city. six months and 800 fine. |
Charles y. Anderson Of Hyrum two |
months: Ira Jllen OF Hyrum. six
months and $500 fine: Hans Peter
Hansen Of Hyrum, six months and |
5000 fine; Ulrlch Stauner OF willard,
six months; Gehart Jensen was fined |
$50. Thomas Henderson discharged
from the penltentiary
Sole \. Jensen of Clarkston. Cache
county. discharged from the peni-
,O-John F. Beck of Spanish Fork dis
charged from the penitentiary.
residence Of President
George Q. Cannon at First West and
South Temple streets soized by
United States marshal as eacheated
church property.
'2-Application for amnesty for polyg-
amists signed by the first presidency
and the apostles and dated Salt
sonted In Washington. At this time.
February l3, 1892. a committee of
the United States senate was hear
ing arguments from Utahns IN be-
for amnesty was indorsed by Arthur
l.. Thomas. then governor of Utah
territory. now postmaster OF Salt
Lake. and Charles 5. Zane, then
of the United States: We, the FIRST
presidency and apostles of the
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter day
to your eXcellency the following
facts. We formerly taught TO our peo-
pie that polygamy. or celestial mar
riage., as commanded by Cod through
Joseph smith: was right; that 1t was
n necessity 10 mans highest exal-
tation In the life 10 come. That doc
trlne was publicly promulgated by
our president. the late Brigham !
Young, forty years ago. and was
steadily taught and impressed upon
the Iatter-day Saints up 10 Scptem-
Der. 1890, Our people are devout and
sincere, and they accepted the doc :
trine and many personally embraced {
and practlced poygamy, Then the I
government sought to stamp out the
practice. Our people almost with
out exception remained firm. as they. {
while having no desire TO oppose the 1
government In anything, stll feat
that their lives and their honor as
men was pledged TO n vindication of II
their creed and that their duty III
toward those whose lives were q part II
OF their own was paramount one.
10 fulfill which they had no right =
to count anything, not even their own
lives, as standing in the way. Fol- =
lowing this conviction hundreds en- N
durcd arrest. trial. fine and inprIs- N
onmcnt, and the lmmcasurable suf-
fering borne by the faithful people
no language can describe. That suf- II
ferlng In abatcd form still continues. II
More. the government adds diSfran- II
chisement TO It's other punishments i
for those who clung to their faith and II
fulfilled It's covenants. According 10 |
our creed, the head of our church re- |
ceives from time to time revelations |
for the religious guidance OF his peo- !
pie. In September, 1890. the pres |
cnt head OF the church. in anguish |
and prayer, cried to Cod for help |
for his flock and recpiypd pern1iGsio, III