their being in the vilest part of the city. They toil not, neither do they spin, but are content to live upon the earnings of vice. They designate their places of abode as "the office," and are apparently indifferent to the opinion of the public. Their fines are paid by the women who keep them, consequently they never kick against being pulled by the police. They hand over the ducats, and a few minutes later may be seen driving out behind a fast horse to enjoy the air and the scenery. -Helena Journal.

He had his hat tied down over his
head with a white handkerchief. The
wind was blowing very hard and it is
supposed that a few minutes later he
lost his balance and fell through the
structure.

the man proves to be Karl Querenz and
From papers found on the remains
a native of Austria. He had his first
naturalization papers with him, made
out in Rawlins County, Kansas, July
he is 47 years of age. He also had a
14th, 1884, and from which it appears
timber culture receipt issued at the
receiver's office in Denver November
27, 1885. He also had a tax receipt
and the address of a Chicago furrier.
As near as can be ascertained the de-
ceased was a taxidermist.

LIKE THE BENWELL CRIME.

in Essex street, near Broadway, with his aunt, but, for reasons which he gave to the reporter, he would not tell the number. When they got there he went up stairs alone, told his aunt of his good fortune, and asked her to pack his trunk.

were

"Don't be a fool, Heinrich," said his aunt. "Maybe you won't like the place. If you want to stay there after seeing it there'll be plenty of time to which he wrapped in a newspaper. come back for your trunk." So Kraus made up two bundles They contained two suits of clothes The Salt Lake accident insurance which he had worn at his work in company has gone up Salt River. It slaughter houses, and which was last winter, a lank son of his ma covered with grease spots and blood bit the town and put on his bait for stains. suckers. He worked hard and bagged In one of them he put a butcher's knife such as is used in skinnsome game, but did not get rich in ing. The blade was about six inches Evanston. He was a dead give away long and sharp. Kraus wore his best to the company. Those who had been Sunday clothes and looked very neat punched by the life insurance companies gave him a wide berth, but in them as he joined Mr. Fredericks, Among the crowd of immigrants those who had not, underwent the de- that besieged the Labor Bureau at who had been waiting in front of the lightful sensation.-Evanston Register. Castle Garden on Monday and Tues-house, and they walked to Christopher day was Heinrich Kraus, a German, treated him to another drink and at street ferry. On the way Mr. Fredericks C. Craig and wife were passengers on train No. 2 last evening from Salt who asked if they couldn't find work the ferry he bought two tickets to Lake City, bound for Gerard, Kansas. for him on a farm somewhere. He is Mrs. Craig gave birth to a twelve-only 21 years old and is a butcher. He pound child while near Creston, is a tall, broad-shouldered, red-cheeked twenty-seven miles west of Rawlins, He told Jacob Godde, who is in charge fellow, with the physique of an ox. Conductor Roberts officiating. They left the train here and are now at the of the bureau, that he came to this ties would be. He told him that he Pacific hotel. Mother and child are doing well. This is the second occurrence of this kind within two months.

The other occurred near Laramie on

country in the latter part of 1890. He really came over from Germany in 1888, but a confession of this would have debarred him from any claim on train No. 7, in February. Conductor the Labor Bureau. There was nothing Kelley was in charge of the train. for him on Monday, so he came again the child (a boy) was named Tamany at 1 o'clock the next day. Kelley, in honor of one of the most popular conductors in the Union Pacific service.-Rawlins Journal.

Last week Dave Lewis had a horse killed by a panther on Clearwater, and he went in quest of his majesty, who had apparently decamped. Dave was fixing around the carcass for his trap when he stepped upon a large rock, lying about two feet from the horse, when he heard a rustling in the leaves at the other side of the rock. On observation panther in the act of springing towards him, and by accident or intuition, he put the muzzle of his gun to the animals mouth and blew its upper jaw off. This did not immediately kill it, but he had to fire the second charge into it before it succumbed. Dave says it was the largest panther he ever killed-and he bas killed a good many.-Free

Press.

he saw

a

Coroner S. A. Crawford, who drove out to Dale creek bridge yesterday morning to hold an inquest over the remains of the man who fell from the bridge and was killed, returned to the city last evening. When they arrived at the bridge yesterday at noon the remains were still down in the chasm where they had fallen from a distance of 127 feet. It was an awful plunge to death. The man had evidently struck on his head and his hat had been bursted from his head by the impact. It is supposed he fell about seventy feet and struck on his head on one of the piers and had then fallen about sixty feet further into the chams. Mr. Lane, the pumpman, stated that about 8 o'clock Saturday night the fellow came to the pumphouse and asked how far it was to the next house.

While lounging about the place he fell into conversation with some of the hangers-on, and told them all about himself. Once he was in business for himself, he boasted and was his own master. He bought a butcher shop and ran it for a year, but business was not very good so he sold out. He received a nice round sum for the store aud the good will, but still he was $300 out of pocket. That was all that he told them, except the fact that he had been out of work for eight days and was desirous of leaving the city. Yet some of his hearers thought enough of this simple information, it would appear, to repeat it, and so some one else heard it.

About 3 o'clock a well-dressed man, who did not appear to be more than twenty-five years old, came to Mr. Godde and said he was looking for a man to drive a milk wagon from his farm at Passaic Bridge to Newark every morning and do general chores about the place. He was willing to pay $18 a month, with food and lodging. This was just what Kraus had said he wanted, so Godde called him over and repeated the offer. It was accepted, and when the man had entered his name in the employers' book as "George Fredericks, photographer, Passaic Bridge," they left the place together. Kraus said he wanted to go home first to get some clothes and things to take along. His new employer amiably consented to accompany him and they walked up Broadway together. At the post office they turned up Park row, and when they had passed the bridge Mr. Fredericks invited Heinrich to take a drink with him. To make a good impression Kraus drank sarsaparilla. After that they proceeded to his home. He lives

Lyndhurst on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western road.

telling his new employe what his duDuring their walk the conversation had been all one-sided, Mr. Fredericks would have to get up at 5 o'clock and drive the milk wagon to Newark. If he worked lively he could get back by 11 o'clock, when, after feeding the horses, he could rest for several hours. In the afternoon there would be a little

more work to do, but at 5 o'clock he would be through, and the rest of the day he could spend as he pleased. Mr. Kraus usderstood better than English, Fredericks spoke German, which and he had not the slightest difficulty in winning the young man's confi

dence.

The train left at 6:30, and in a short time they were at Lyndhurst.

"It's a good long walk yet, Heinrich," said Fredericks. Kraus laughed, and said he didn't care how far it was.

They walked along the railroad track for nearly two miles to Delawanna

station, where their train would not have stopped, and then turned up Franklin avenue. Delawanna is a clearing in the woods, dotted with small cottages. Kraus and his new friend passed all these, and walked along the road until they had lost sight of all signs of habitations. They met an old man who works on the railroad, coming down the road, and Mr. Fredricks said "Hello" to him. In the gathering darkness the man could not distinguish faces, but he answered "How are ye" in such a cheery way that Kraus thought he was well acquainted with his companion. After a while they came to a footpath which branched off sharply from the road and led into the heart of the

wood.

"Now, we'll soon see home," remarked Fredericks, and then they trudged along in silence. Soon the path became very indistinct. By this time the moon was up, and her light threw shadows on the ground, which Kraus confused with the path. Presently he noticed that they were going up hill, and when they reached the top he discerned the outlines of a house about four hundred feet away.

"I owned that house once," said Fredericks, "but sold it for $2000."

Kraus stood still a moment and held his hand to his ear. Somewhere below him he heard water moving swiftly. Then he walked on ahead of his companion. The next moment he heard a crashing report, a bullet struck him in the neck and he fell forward, flat on his face. Half stunned, he lay there for a second, when his companion threw himself upon him and thrust his hands into his pockets. He felt his watch being torn out and felt the man's fingers excitedly tear the waistcoat open and pull at his inside pocket. Then he recovered himself, threw his assailant off, and rose to his feet.

There stood the man who had lured him to the spot, with a revolver in his hand. Kraus is a giant in strength. With one bound he clutched him by the throat with his right hand, shook him like a dog would a rat, and exclaimed:

"What do you mean?"

In a half-stifled voice, the man said: "I'll let you alone. Take your hand away."

With his left hand Kraus seized the revolver, but as he did so the man fired two shots. One bullet went through the young man's thumb, the other furrowed up the arm and lodged near the elbow. He gave a shout of pain, loosened his hold, and struck Fredericks a terrible blow on the arm. The revolver fell to the ground. Kraus then picked up one of his bundles, which he had dropped when first struck, tore open the paper, seized the butcher's knife, and rushed at Fredericks. He shouted like an enraged bull. Fredericks started to run away. In a second he was upon him, the knife was raised, and then Kraus fainted.

When he recovered consciousness the moon was directly overhead, and he saw that he was alone. His bundless were gone. He rose to his feet, weak from loss of blood, and dragged himself to the house which he had noticed before. It was an unfinished house,

muscles of the neck, within an inch of A happy surprise was given Sister
the spine. The surgeon probed for it, Hannah Sorensou last evening at the
but could not find it. He proped for it residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. B.
a second time, yesterday morning, and Keeler, by members of her classes in
then decided to let the wound heal and this city. Many friends were gathered
the bullet remain where it was.
to offer congratulations on her fifty.
Marshal Collins waked Chief Graut fifth birthday. Speeches were made
of the Patterson police out of bed at 4 by Bishop Booth and Keeler, and an
o'clock yesterday morning, and they origin poem and sentiments were
began to look for "Fredericks." The read. A splendid luncheon was spread,
ticket agent at Passaic bridge said that and the occasion was one of enjoyment
shortly after 8 o'clock the previous hroughout.-Provo Enquirer.
night a man answering the description
which Kraus gave of his assailant,
carrying two bundles, bought a ticket
to Rutherford. He handed the agent
a ten-cent piece, the exact amount of
the fare. That is the last that has been
seen of him. The general opinion is
that he came to New York.

A Sun reporter called on Kraus at
the hospital yesterday.
The young
man was walking around the ward
fretting at his confinement, and indig-
nant at himself and the man who at
tempted to kill him.

"Oh, the coward!" he said. "If I
had only had an inkling of what he
was up to, I would have bound him
hand and foot and hung him to the
nearest tree. I could have killed him
with one blow. Oh, what a fool I was!
Ugh!"

The last was a grunt of disgust.
reporter asked:

The
about you at the time?"
"How much money did you have
"Twenty-five cents is all I had with

me."

The friends of George Barnum are having oceans of fun at his expense. He went to Salt Lake the other day and put up at a private boarding house. On the street he met a tramp who ac costed him mildly and asked for 50 cents. Mr. Barnum told him that be could not give him money, but if he would call at his boarding house at a certain hour he would give him a pair of old shoes. The tramp promised do so and kept his word, but Barnum failed to be present. The tramp not only took a good pair of shoes but left the apartment minus the grip sacks as well. Mr. Barnum will probably not invite a stranger to call at his room very soon again.-Ogden Union.

It is said that the Rio Grande West

ern will not build any further south than Salina this year, but that train will be running into the last name place by July 1st. The reason for net constructing further this year is at to be owing to an effort on the part the railway company to reduce the very heavy grade over Soldier Summit to a two per cent. grade, so as to obri ate the present necessity of a helper engine over the Summit.

Kraus swore that he never told any one that he had any money in his pocket, and says that someone must have lied to the man who wanted to rob him. His father, he said, is in Germany and is well to do, and if he learned of this affair would board the of 40 entries have been made in the During the last two weeks upward next steamer for New York. That is U. S. Land Office, of lands in the inthe name nor address of his aunt. the reason that he would give neither mediate vicinity of Beaver City, and it icks had a good chance to escape. He use in any shape, that is for agriculturThe man who called himself Freder-around here that is at all available for is said embracing every bit of land evidently knew the neighborhood well. The path that he chose, which led to al purposes. the scene of the struggle, is an unfrequented one. The fact that he shot Kraus within sight of a house points to the belief that he knew it to be unoccupied. The water which Kraus had heard was that of a stream which runs within twenty feet of the spot. It was quite deep just at this point. A more could not have been selected. secluded and fitting spot for a murder

Kraus will be able to leave the hospital in a day or two.-N. Y. Sun.

TERRITORIAL NEWS NOTES.

without tenants. He managed to find
the road again and walked for nearly
half a mile, when he came to a farm-
house. He rapped at the door and a
woman opened it. On seeing his
bloody face she shrieked and slammed
the door shut. Kraus walked to the
back of the house, where two men
came out. They were Henry Wessel
and Henry Weed. At first they be-
rated Heinrich for disturbing people at
that late hour, but when they discov-
ered his condition they took him
to the house of John Kehoe, a
veterinary surgeon, who lives
close by. Kehoe sent a boy Ogden Hiles closed his office yester-
on horseback for Dr. William Hollister, day as an attorney in this city, and
who arrived within fifteen minutes.
He advised that a coroner be sent for,
and accordingly the boy was despatch-
ed to Rutherford, three miles away,
for Coroner Nelson W. Young and
Marshal Collins. When Mr. Young
arrived he took Kraus' ante-mortem
statement, in which the man told the
story that is here given. Then they
placed him in a carriage and drove to
Paterson, seven miles away, where
they took him to St. Joseph's Hospital.
The surgeon

next week he will go to Salt Lake City
to enter into a partnership with Judge
Powers. Ogden regrets to lose so good
a citizen and attorney as Mr. Hiles,
but he thinks it may be to his business
interest to go.-Ogden Commercial.

Information comes from Sanpete that grasshoppers are hatching out there in alarmingly large numbers, and grave fears are expressed for the safety of the coming grain crop. News comes also from Camas prairie and Wood river, extracted the bullet Idaho, to the same effect as that from which had lodged in the elbow. The Sanpete. Millions of hoppers of the first bullet had passed though the "warrior" variety are rapidly hatching young man's coat and lodged in the in both places.-Beaver Utonian.

Today the Beaver Woolen Mills close down for the season. The efforts of the board of directors have prove utterly futile in the way of arousing the stockholders to an effort to obtain sufficient raw material to run the con cern as of yore. It is a great pity that this mill with its fine machinery and unexcelled water power must now remain dormant, when ample raw material is raised right in the country and shipped clear to Philadelphia to be then returned here in the shape of manufactured goods. Comment is unnecessary.-Utonian.

Mr. Young of Newberne, S. C.. brought suit for $10,000 against the Western Union Telegraph Co. The cause was failure to deliver a telegram announcing his wife's sickness. The message came three days after the wife's death. Mental anguish was the claim for damages. The Superior court decided in favor of Young. The case was carried to the Supreme court There it transpired that Young was a bigamist, that he had deserted his first wife to live with the woman, on whose sickness and death he based his mental anguish. Young retired in disgust from the case, and it is expected he will keep shady for some time.

HEPATICA.

STHUTH AM

AND LIBERTY

VOL. XLII.

four of the Italians were at once shot word was taken and the word Mafia dead. Another, named Polizzi, was was coined. Do you know the first blossom that wakes in pushed outside the prison. A rope was

the wood?

'Ere the snow 18 quite gone from the valleys Hepatica lifts up a little green hood,

Her cold-benumbed forces she rallies.

All quickly she throws off her blanket of snow.
Awakes her green leaves from their slumber,
And while the chill breezes yet drearily blow
She sends out her blooms without number.

placed around his neck and his body
was soon dangling from a post. What
is now known as the "New Orleans
lynching" occupied barely forty-five
minutes. When the mob reached the
jail it was 10:20 and at 11:08 the last
victim (Bagnetto) was strung up.

News of this dreadful drama soon
spread all over the civilized world. In
ler blossoms reflect all the tints of the dawn-connection with it was mentioned
All the pinks and the blues, pale and pearly;
he ne'er stoops to tie the green hoods they

have on,

The murder of Chief of Police Hennessy last October in New Or eans was one of the most sensational

everywhere the word Mafia, the name,
it was said, of an organized band of
murderers, all hailing from Sicily.

Readers of history will remember the incident known as the "Sicilian Vespers." It occurred in 1282, and was one of the greatest masacres of ancient or modern times. The Sicilians were celebrating an Easter festival at a church near Palermo. A marriage ceremony was about to take place. Just as the young bride was leaving the church a band of French soldiers appeared on the scene. One of the soldiers insulted the bride, by placing his hand on her bosom, and acting indecently in other ways. A young Sicilian who witnessed the insult, uttered the words above mentioned, and the unmannerly soldier was stabbed to the heart by another Sicilian standing close by. Then rung out the word Mafia, and not a Frenchman present but was slain there and then. The cry spread all over Sicily, and piles of assassinated Frenchmen were to be seen on every street and highway. Wherever a man supposed to be a Frenchman was seen the cry of Mafia was raised, and he was immediately killed. In some cases men

In 1860, a Sicilian dramatist wrote a play entitled "La Mafia." He said the word was simply slang for a covenant made between prison wardens and criminals. There is a word commonly used in Florence which though similar to Mafia has no relation to it in meaning. The Florentine word is "Maffia" and means poverty. Travelers in Sicily speak of the word Mafia as a name for a band of criminals organized for robbery, blackmail and intimidation. They say that notwithstanding the efforts of the authorities to suppress it, it still remains intact. protested that they were not Several attempts have been made recently to trace the origin and history of the Mafia, but so conflicting are the versions that it is impossible arrive at any reliable conclusons. The Society is well known and in the annals of Sicily it figures largely. There is one very romantic account given of its origin. The incident on which this account is founded is a historical fact, hence the possibility of its truthfulness.

to

Frenchmen, then a sort of inquiry was instituted. It was very simple. A Frenchman always pronounced the Italian word ceci as sesi, the proper pronunciation being chechi. This test was applied, and if the unfortunate man used the French method, that ended his life.

The French were completely driven out of the island, and a new government instituted, with a scion of the old House of Hohenstaufen, Pedro the Third of Oregon, as king.

over

events of our time. This crime was charged to the members of an Italian In the thirteenth century Charles of It is possible that a society existed ociety called La Mafia. It was known Anjou, brother of Louis XI of France, hat Hennessy was particularly dis- Jonquered Sicily. The French became with the phrase above mentioned as its liked by this society. The arrest of possessors of all the wealth and splen- motto. The reason for this conclusion was so universal, several members soon followed, but dor of the country. They compelled is that the massacre SO the Sicilians to work like slaves. They and simultaneous all After a long trial they were acquitted. insulted women and girls, and did pret Sicily that some general unOn the day of the acquittal a card was ty much as they pleased. The Sicilians destanding must have existed issued by a lawyer named Farrar, did not relish this treatment. The This story of the Mafia is founded president of the Law and Order Society feeling towards the French devel- on fact, and the connection is plausoped into deadly hatred. Whether ible and logical.

of New Orleans. It read as follows:

All good citizens are invited to attend a a secret society was organized Other writers trace the word and its mass meeting on Saturday, March 14th, or not is not stated, but a phrase be- history to Arabian sources, and even at 100'clock a. m., at the Clay statue, to came current among the Sicilians the society is said to be of Arabian take steps to remedy the failure of justice which finally developed into a pass-origin. It is doubtless true that the in the Hennessy case. Come prepared for action. word. This was the Italian phrase Sicilians are largely tinctured with "Morte Alla Francia Italia Annela," Arabian blood. But it has not been which translated literally, means satisfactorily demonstrated by any "death to France Italy desires." This writer that either the society or the being too long a sentence to repeat on name Mafia is directly of Arabian all occasions, the initial letter of each origin. Though Sicily has been its

At the hour and place named 3000 men congregated. This body marched to the prison where the Italians were incarcerated. The jail was entered;

N

May 7th, 1891.

JUNIUS.

cradle yet it has extended all over The New Orleans tragedy, notwith-desperate chances; and if your courage Italy. However, Sicily is still its standing all the excitement and lite- should fail you, it may cost us cor stronghold and it is from there that the rature evolved from it, has demonstrat- lives. Brother Grover thought he society receives its orders and instruc-ed nothing tangible. The grand jury would be able to carry out my orders tions. A member of the organization report of a few days ago, shows noth-strictly and seemed to have no fears. is technically termed Mafiosa, and it ing of a determinate character regard- Consequently, when we saw the men is said that Sicilians can invariably | ing the Mafia as a society. recognize a member by his appearance and manner. His countenance is serious, his look insolent, his carriage swaggering, his hair bushy and curly, crowned with a wide brimmed hat. His only idea or conception of honor is is secrecy in relation to the affairs of his order, and faithfulness in all cases to a fellow-member. A blow or an injury if forgeven he regards as the mark of a coward. He never forgives, and his dagger is always ready to avenge an insult whether real or fancied.

At one time not alone in Sicily but in several of the Italian provinces this Mafia dominated society. Many a wealthy landowner and merchant paid large sums of money at the simple demand of the order. They would rather do this than have their cattle maimed or their property destroyed.

So outrageous had the doings of the Mafia become that in 1872 all sense of security had departed from the Sicilians. About this time General Pianell Conte Palloniscino, and Colonel Milon, three distinguished Italian soldiers were commissioned to eradicate the Mafia and societies of a kindred character from the Italian dominions, Pianell especially waged an unrelenting war on the order. At first the strength and influence of the Mafia baffled him, but in time he overawed its leaders. Thousands fled to America, while those who remained at home kept themselves very quiet. But the order is still in existence in Sicily and in other provinces of Italy, though not as active as formerly.

IN UTAH'S EARLY DAYS.

This morning, as I called on Judge Samuel Smith (one of the early settlers of Brigham City, and now a Patriarch in the Church), for the purpose of obtaining historical information, he related to me in a plain and interesting manner the following incident, which is characteristic of Utah's earlier days and also of a man who on several other occasions has staked his life in the defense of his friends and the cause of justice and truth:

"It was in the fall of 1857, about the time the Johnston army sent out against Utah had arrived near Fort Bridger, that all the able-bodied men of Brigham City were mustered into ser vice, in order to defend their homes, their wives and children and sacred rights as freemen. Col. C. W. West, of Ogden, had been placed in command of all the forces in Southern Utah, and I acted under his direction as commanding officer of the Brigham City post, holding the rank of major. All the boys had gone out with Colonel West on a reconnoitring expedition through Cache valley and the mountains north and east, to watch the movements of the soldiers and the Indians, and I, together with Sheriff Joseph Grover, were the only two able-bodied men left in Brigham City, when an express arrived from our brethren who were returning to Utah from their missions to Italy, perhaps, more than any other Carson valley, informing us that six country in the world is the land of desperadoes, bent on murder and plunsecret societies, of bandits, brigands, der, would arrive in Brigham City the and criminals of all kinds. This is following day. We were further insingular, considering the place held by formed that these men had traveled that nation in art and in literature. with the brethren for some distance, However, it is a fact, and the history had camped with them several nights, of it is largely made up of factions, and had laid plans to plunder the comfeuds, intrigues and rivalries. Even pany, in which, however, they had brigandage there was so colossally not been successful. At first I did not potent that it attracted the attention know what to do under the circumof poets and composers. The story stances. My orders from my superiors of Fra Diavolo the terrible brigand were not to let any body of armed men chief is familtar to most readers of pass the post, but how to hinder their general literature. His real name was men going through, or even preMike Pozza. His title of Fra Diavolo venting them from committing depreor "friar Devil" he acquired because of dations upon our settlement, was a his bravery and good fortune. The matter of considerable anxiety on my chase and capture of Fra Diavolo by part. All at once a feasible but danColonel Hugo, the father of the French gerous plan presented itself to my author, Victor Hugo, is matter of mind, and I soon made Sheriff Grover history, and reads like a chapter of an my confidant. He was a man of imAmerican dime novel. posing stature, standing over six feet Italy is honeycombed with organ-in his stockings-bold and fearless, and izations of the Mafia genius. It is with a countenance that showed a maintained by many observers that determination and will-power that the causes of these societies can be would cause any ordinary mortal to found in the mariners' and customs of the Italian people. enemy." habits shrink from crossing his path as an Others contend that the political, social Said I to Brother Grover: "I have and religious conditions of the coun- just received an express telling me that try originated these secret and oatb-a company of desperadoes is about to bound organizations. As to the political arrive here, and as my orders are to let oondition, at times Italy has been one no armed forces pass, I have concluded of the worst governed nations in the to take them prisoners; but there civilized world. Above all things, are only you and I to do it. there have been in periods of her his- Now do you think you will be able to tory no law, no justice, no respect for do just as I tell you without flinching the poorer classes. The consequence or in any way showing the white was that societies of the Mafia kind feather? For we will have to take developed.

approaching I sent the sheriff down with instructions to persuade them to come into town and into my office, by presenting to them that by so doing they might perhaps secure a permit from the commander of the post to pass through; otherwise they might be interfered with and stopped by armed forces.

"Brother Grover's appearance and gruff voice had the desired effect and they came. Hitching their horses to the fence in front of my house, they soon filed into my office, where seals had already been provided for them. and after being introduced to me as Major Smith, the commande: of the post, I engaged in conversation with them, duri which I soon learned that they were professed gamblers and were going to meet the soldiers to ply their profession. They also acknowledged that they were no friends of the "Mormons," but i sympathy with the crusade inaugurad against them. They were indeed s hard looking set. Everything in their countenance, manners and convers tion indicated that they were despers does of the worst type. Each of the six men was also armed with a par of first-class Colt's revolvers. besides rifles and other arms, which were fastened to their saddles and horses By and by, however, I informed ther quietly, but in a manner that was cal culated to impress them with the idea that I was in earnest, that under the orders I had from my superiors I woul have to stop their further progress fo the time being, and also that I was placed under the necessity of de manding from them their arms. Upa hearing this one of them, who appeared to be the leader and looked rather more desperate than the rest, jumped to his feet and declared with a terrible oath that he vowed never to allow any mortal man to disarm him. "That is enough," I interrupted, as I rose to my feet and presented a bold appearance "hand me them pistols, sir." "De really mean that?" said be. sir," I answered, that is just what I do mean, and not another word from you. Give me them pistols." While this was going on I had cast occasions side glances to Sheriff Grover, whom I noticed still preserved a look of deter mination and fearlessness; he was also well armed. "Well," said the desper ado, "If I must, I must, but I had sworn I never would do such a thing." And he handed me his pistols. I then went to the next man and the next. and thus succeeded in disarming them all, after which I told Brothe Grover to lock the whole collec

tion of pistols in a box which I had previously prepared for the occasion. This he did and then secured the guns and other arms which were fastened to the horses outside. The animals were next taken into the stable and the men shown into an upper room, which also had been prepared for the casion, and there they were locked in. But before Sheriff Grover left them he burst out in laughter, being unable to conceal the fact from them any longer that they had been taken prisoner and

much was obtained having direct con-
nection with and supported by the
great volume of testimony elicited
during the inquiry.

possession of the lists almost immedi ately after the names were drawn, and before they reached the district attorney's office. Influential friends It is clear, it is brought out by the alone could accomplish this, but it was evidence of the jurors that, as affect-secured in the person of one of the Jury ing three of the accused, Politez, commissioners, lately removed. Scaffedi and Monasterio, the jury were engaged in deliberation four or five hours, and on

REPEATED BALLOTS

disarmed by the only two able-bodied
men at the post, all the rest being away
in the mountains. "By G-," ex-
claimed the men, "if we had known
that before!" "Yes, but you didn't
know," responded Brother Grover,
"and that is how we took you." They
then commenced to praise the match-
less bravery of Brothers Smith and
Grover, and said if they would give
them their liberty they Would
enlist under the Major and defend stood six guilty and six not guilty. This
the "Mormons," and that they is clearly defined in the citation of the
would consider it an honor to fight conviction of the jury as to three of the
We kept them prisoners for three accused. It forces the conclusion that
days, until Col. West returned from the six jurors who stood resolute and
the evidence was sufficient to justify
his reconnoitring trip to the mountains,
determined for a verdict of guilty
when he took them to Salt Lake City,
where they were kept for some time making it well nigh impossible to reach
and finally permitted to proceed on The three accused named above were
any other conclusion than mistrial.
their journey, promising to leave the
probably unwilling actors designated
country at once, which they are sup- by the leaders of the conspiracy to exe-
posed to have done."
cute the villainous part, in which they
had neither personal motives nor in

under such a man.

When I subsequently related this incident to President Young, he seemed to be much pleased and said it would take only a few such men as Major Smith to outwit and whip & whole army.

ANDREW JENSON.

BRIGHAM CITY, May 1, 1891.

GRAND JURY REPORT ON THE

MAFIA CASE.

terest.

Following this investigation it was quickly learned that talesmen had been approached in various manners, the vile work even being carried forward in the courtroom during the trial. One favorite expression was that big money might be made by going on the jury and doing right. There is no doubt that such attempts were made by various parties in the service of the deNEW ORLEANS, May 5.-After a six-fense, entertained by some of the talesweek's investigation the grand jury completed its labors in the Italian case and this afternoon presented a voluminous report to Judge Marr. The report recites the killing of Chief of Police Hennessey, the trial of the Italians, etc., and, referring to the verdict rendered, says:

We cannot be mistaken in the assertion that the verdict was startling and amazing, a bitter disappointment, shocking to public opinion, and provoking repeated accusations that some of the jury had been unfaithful to their office.

THE ACTON OF THE JURY.

men and scornfully rejected by others.
In some instances a rebuff was met
with the answer that it was a joke, but
surely it was a well-directed joke of
deep significance, when a leading part
is enacted by the counsel of one of the
accused awaiting trial, now under in-
dictment for attempting to bribe a
juror.

ANOTHER CLASS OF TALESMEN

It is further learned that in the office of the detective agency is kept a book of names and addresses of jurymen. Out of three hundred names for the O'Malley's list, and later, as the men February panel, thirty-two were on were drawn, many more names appeared on that list. Truly the business of this enterprising detective agency of their selection could be drawn on a was facilitated when thirty-two names panel of 300 jurors from a wheel con

taining 1000 names.

UNRELIABILITY OF DEPUTIES.

The report goes on to speak of the unreliability of some of the deputy sheriffs, about court and at the parish prison, although they were not detect

ed in any act of a criminal nature. When the indictments against McCrystal and Cooney were read in the court room in blank the fact was at once communicated to the indicted men through some subordinate of the court. When these men were arrested in O'Malley & Adams' office, the deputy sheriff reported to the court that the arrest was made on the street.

The report dwells on the sworn statement of Thomas Collins as of great value. He, after entering the employ of O'Mally & Adams, was commissioned as a special officer by the mayor and paid by the city.

His duties while acting in his double capacity were performed with the strictest fidelity, evinced by daily reports of everything seen or heard. Its details are material features, and are so closely connected with the circumstances of the trial, as confirmed by other witnesses, that there is not the slightest reason to doubt the accuracy and correctness of Collins' sworn statement. It unfolds the whole story of

THE INIQUITOUS WORKINGS

took special care to deny any knowledge of the evil work and showed a remarkable deficiency of memory, causing us to conclude that they were silent from fear, or had been cautioned A numThe report goes on at considerable about incriminating any one. length to speak of the comments made ber of witnesses most emphatically of the arch-conspirator and his lieutenon every side before the trial touching denied having been approached or ants, revealing the boundless power of the action of some of the members of spoken to, even after telling it to their a man to overcome and defy the mathe jury, the remarks dropped in and friends, who informed us. Among the jesty of the law in criminal and civil about the court room, the quarrel in talesmen a number of our citizens have proceedings through the operations of the jury room, etc. A careful observ- come forward, relating their experi- an unscrupulous private er, it says, testified with special references, furnishing some of the missing The difficulties of establishing the exence to the marked inattention of the links in the chain of circumstantial istence of such conspiracies by adejury as the witnesses submitted their evidence drawn around the organized quate proof are almost insurmountable. Secresy is an essential element, and evidence, conduct most unbecoming gang of jury bribers. and fraught with the gravest conse the participants will reveal the vil seldom does it happen that any one of quences when the momentous import lainy, either before or after its execution.

of the issue is considered.

We are led to conclude that the jury undertook to try the case, when it was submitted, by their own estimate of the value of the statements made by parties not called as witnesses. With

work was systematically executed after
It is not to be questioned that the
careful preparation, and had to be done
tive for a complete list of the talesmen,
quickly. The necessity was impera-
and the grand jury knows that list of
talesmen was in the office of O'Malley
& Adams at 10 o'clock Sunday morn-

a strange unanimity they dwelt upon ing, February 22nd, though the trial
what they knew by reading and hear-judge had issued special orders that the
say of certain incidents of the assassi-list was not to be made public or given
nation prior to the trial, and made to the counsel of either side until Mon
these the basis of powerful reasons for day. It is not shown by whose hands
giving the accused the benefit of a
doubt, and concluding their deliber-
ations in their favor. We take occa-

shown to confirm the secret and pow-
the list was secured, but enough is
erful influence of the so-called private
to handle the machinery of the court.
detective agency and Counsel Adams

THE EVIDENCE

slon to say that it was not expected to
obtain any evidence of undue influ-
ence from the members of the jury, for
those who were uncorrupted had noth- shows that the lists of names were tam-
ing to reveal, while the others would pered with when drawn from the jury
not make themselves particeps criminis, wheel and before they reached the jury
yet in their numerous statements box in court. O'Malley was put in

BRIBERS INDICTED.

detective.

was

Sufficient evidence, however, offered by voluntary and reliable witnesses to justify the indictment of six men, as follows: Thomas McCrystal and John Cooney, with D. C. O'Malley, for attempting to bribe talesmen, and Bernard Claudi, Charles Granger and Fernerd Armant for attempt by These parties are clearly shown to each to bribe three different talesmen. have been intimate with O'Malley, ings, and were active workers in the often in his office, informed of all do|jury-fixing business generally.

We are forced to the conclusion that Dominick O'Malley is chargeable with knowledge of and participating in most, if not all, of the unlawful acts in