. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . The closing argument was made by U. S. Attorney Van Zile. Itwas the 5lh of March when the case was given to the jury. Twodays later they came into court and by their foreman, Joseph Gor-linski, presented a verdict of not guilty. The announ
. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . The closing argument was made by U. S. Attorney Van Zile. Itwas the 5lh of March when the case was given to the jury. Twodays later they came into court and by their foreman, Joseph Gor-linski, presented a verdict of not guilty. The announcement wasgreeted with loud applause, and the defendant was overwhelmedwith congratulations. To the general public. Mormons and Gentiles,the outcome was a satisfactory termination of an important andinteresting trial. The triumphant acquittal of General Burton, by a jury com-posed equally of Mormons and non-Mormons, marked a cessation ofsuch vexatious proceedings. Doubtless one reason for the suspensionof this ghoul-like practice—this robbing of the graves of the past—in order to harass and annoy reputable citizens against whom nocrime could be proved, was the failuie in so many instances to secureconvictions. Another reason was, that matters more pressing, casesinvolving living issues, now began to claim the attention of the pub-lic (^f^a^iy^^ : ^eyc^/y^G^^ HISTORY OF UTAH. 4o CHAPTER II. 1879-1881. Prosecutions for polygamy—the Reynolds c.\se—the anti-polygamy law of 1862 declared constitutional by the supreme court of the united states the precursor of a coming crusade george reynolds in the nebraska and utah penitentiaries the miles case the spark that kindled a conflagration the anti-polygamy society mormon women protest against misrepresentation by their gentile sis-ters the m1le5 trial daniel h. wells upon the witness stand he is sent to prison for refusing to reveal the secrets of the endowment house grand popu-lar ovation in his honor elder miles c
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