Letter from Karl Gottfried Maeser, 19 March 1888
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
A. O. SMOOT, President.
H. H. CLUFF,
W. H. DUSENBERRY,
M. TANNER,
D. C. YOUNG,
J. E. TALMAGE.
KARL G. MAESER,
Principal
PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
Brigham Young Academy.
Provo City, Utah, March 19, 1888
President Wilford Woodruff.
Dear Brother,
Your kind letter of March 6th was duly received, and
its contents have been a source of joy and gratitude not
only to me but also to my fellow-teachers. It was im-
possible for me to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter in a satisfactory manner any sooner, as our
treasurer was prevented to attend to the proper division
of the funds before last Saturday. All the teachers
of this Academy join me in expressing to you and
the Council of the Twelve our gratitude for the generous
assistance rendered to us.
Saturday, March 10, I was arraigned before the
Court on an indictment for unlawful cohabitation
and plead "Not Guilty". The legal council for the
defense here stated to me, however, that the Pro-
secution had a clear case against me, members of
my family having acknowledged the fact before
the Grand Jury. Judge Henderson was willing to
let me off from imprisonment, though, if I would
withdraw my plea of "Not Guilty". He would
