sober, more cleanly, more industrious, and in every way better citizens since
they listened to the teachings of the "Mormon" missionaries. You can vindicate
your calling and labors by the fruits that have followed, and prove that your efforts
have been as priaiseworthy as the truths that you teach are impregnable.

As we hoped, the United States Supreme Court at Washington has reversed
the decision of the local courts in the case of Brother Hans Nielsen, taken up on
habeas corpus from Provo. He was first committed and sentenced for unlawful co-
habitation with a polygamous wife, then for adultery. The Supreme Court holds that
two separate crimes were not committed by his living with a plural wife, and sent
down an order ordering the discharge of Brother Nielsen from the penitentiary. He
had served his term for unlawful cohabitation and was serving out the one for
adultery. We understand that Preosecuting Attorney Peters and some other officials
are much chagrined at this decision. They had hoped to introduce the segregating
system in a niew and very odious form. Now they must elect which charge they will
proceed on. No doubt, wherever the evidence makes it possible, they will proceed
against the brethren for adultery, as the penalty, on conviction, is so much the
heavier. Arrests for the infractions of the Edmunds-Tucker law are still frequent
in the remoter portions of the Territory, but not so numerous as at one time. It
is said that there are at present more Territorial prisoners in the Utah penitentiary
thayn at any former time. The number of United States prisoners is less than it was

sober, more cleanly, more industrious, and in every way better citizens since they listened to the teachings of the "Mormon" missionaries. You can vindicate your calling and labors by the fruits that have followed, and prove that your efforts have been as praiseworthy as the truths that you teach are impregnable.

As we hoped, the United States Supreme Court at Washington has reversed the decision of the local courts in the case of Brother Hans Nielsen, taken up on habeas corpus from Provo. He was first committed and sentenced for unlawful cohabitation with a polygamous wife, then for adultery. The Supreme Court holds that two separate crimes were not committed by his living with a plural wife, and sent down an order ordering the discharge of Brother Nielsen from the penitentiary. He had served his term for unlawful cohabitation and was serving out the one for adultery. We understand that Prosecuting Attorney Peters and some other officials are much chagrined at this decision. They had hoped to introduce the segregating system in a new and very odious form. Now they must elect which charge they will proceed on. No doubt, wherever the evidence makes it possible, they will proceed against the brethren for adultery, as the penalty, on conviction, is so much the heavier. Arrests for the infractions of the Edmunds-Tucker law are still frequent in the remoter portions of the Territory, but not so numerous as at one time. It is said that there are at present more Territorial prisoners in the Utah penitentiary than at any former time. The number of United States prisoners is less than it was