9973-9993, May 27, 1886 - May 29, 1886

              9973
to his excellency caleil w. west.
governor of utah territory;
sir:
your t'eti r|c i ier        spectfulty represent that hrigham
y.   hampton was, at the de08mr£rt term of the district court fur thk thi
Riudi -iAt.   mstmot of utJ| itory, eonvi !t o ..,.-   • i-,\ iraoy aW> senkj*
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T--NO    •>  T(    IMPRISONMENT   IN    IHE  COUNTY   JAIL  OF  SALT  LAK      QO-JNTV   FOR   ftM
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I'IE  Evlf>Ei*<5F. VWOJCEO AT   THE  TRIAL  OF H'i.    HAMi'Ti.      :>I'SCLOS(d   THE  FACT
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THAT   HE  PROJECTED  A  W AN   R)R TlfE   DETECTION   I  F  90CIM.   VlCf   MM   BJL.T  LAKE
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CITY.      HE  CLAIMED   THAT   NO    IMPROPER  MOTtVE  ACT-UA^ED  H*.    '    /N  v»l*r? ' HE   Dl D,
BIT   THAT   HIS  HONEST   OEOIREWAS   TO   SUPPRESS   THE   SOCIAL   EVIL  AS   FAR  AS
PRACTICABLE  AND   THAT   HE   BELIEVED  THE  M  ANS  WHICH   HE   EMPLOYED   TO   BE  LEGIT.
I MATE.
YOiR  PETITIONERS   RESPECTFULLY  REPRESENT   THAT  THEY  HAVE  REASON      TO
OELIEVE   THAT  MR.    HAMPTi N   ACTED   IN   GOOD  FAITh;    AMD,   AS   HE  HAS     ALREADY
BE  M   IMPRISONED   FIVE  MONTHS   FOR  THE  OFFENCE,   WE   DEEM   IT   JUST   AND   RIGHT
THAT   HE   8HOULD   «F.   RELIEVED  FROM   FURTHER  PINISHHENT   HY   EXECUTIVE   CLEMEH-
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*F  THEREFORE: ASK   YOU* E»6ELLEH0V  TO  QUANT  TO  THE  ftAlP  BRIGHAM   Y.
SALT  LAKE," UTAH,   MAY     JrV,    I *»«,
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