Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-12-13
Moro Mormon Troubles.

Below we copy from recent number
Of the Warsaw Signal an account Of late
outrages committed by both Mormons and
An'i-Mormons in Hancock county. Out
RACES as demeralizing and unjust as they
are degrading to civilization and humanity.
Who are the perpetrators of these lawless
deeds may well be asked by every lover
Of peace and quiet! And who to protect
the innocent and unoffending from the stabs
Of the midnight assassin? Law and order
have long since been dethroned in old Han
cock, and mobocracy reigns triumphant,
bidding defiance to the strong arm Of the
law. Still the hope fingers that the SUI
premacy of the laws Of Illinois may yet be
reinstated, and that the perpetrators Of
the villianous deeds here chronicled. be
they who they may, will yet be detected
and have even-handed Justice dealt out to
them unsparingly.
RoBBERrEs.-On last Monday night
week, the house of b. C. Bride, l9 miles
east OF Warsaw, was entered by three per-
sons, and large iron-bound trunk, con-
tanning about $40 in cash, all the best cloth.
ing of Mr.. Bride and his wife, and all his
papers, was taken out. The door, it an
pears, was unfastened. The robbers en-
tered about two clock, and took the trunk
from the room where three females and
one hired man were sleeping, without
awakening any one, until they were pas
sing out Of the door. One of the females
was then aroused, and on rising, found tina,
the trunk was gone. Mr.. Bride being ali.
sent from home, the alarm was given to the
neighbors, who started ia pursuit. Thew
tracked the three robbers towards the Nor.
mon settlement OH Bear Creek,-near
which they found the trunk broken to ME
ces, and the papers scattered over the
ground, but the cash and clothing were
gone.
| Every effort has been made to ferret on,
the thieves bat thus far without success
Mr.. Bride has had several Mormons
hired as hands upon his farm, during the
summer, and it is evident that some of these
must have been concerned in the robbery,
The thieves certainly had an exact knowi.
edge Of the position Of the trunk; other.
wise they could not have taken it from the
house without noise or disturbance.
Mr.. Howes, IL miles south east Of War.
saw, has had two horses stolen from him
during the past week.
James, Gallaher, living near Lima. had
tive cows stolen from him OH SUNDAY nioh,
the lrth inst, one mich COW and the
other beef cow. The mixer got awav
and returned; but the last that was seen q
the beef, she was tied behind wagon be.
longing TO Elder Cox, formerly Of Morlet.
Town, and on the road to Nauvoo. Thi,
was seen by one Of Mr.. G's. neiehbors
On the same night, and in the same
neighborhood, Davis Hill had two sheer
stolen.
.Murder.-A foul murder was commit.
ted on Saturday night last, OH the persor
Of Mormon, about ten miles south ~a>l
Of this place.
The circumstances, as related by the
Mormons, are these. About ii O'Clock
stack Of straw, near the house Of Nor
mon named Solomon Hancock, was Sc,
on hire. The inmates Of the house, a.
mongst whom was men by the name Of
Durfee. run out to exinguish the flames,
when they were fred on by some person
or persona in the vicinity Of the stack. and
Durfee was Instantly killed.
Who did this diobolical deed, remains