The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-05-01
TIE MoRMOXs.

This people are tdst getting themselves IN
to trouble. they will never cease their di-
abollcal acts until they have drawn dow up-
on their heads the vengeance of a wronged
and outraged community. From tue War
saw Signal we copy the following tale OF
horror which is enough 10 shock any people:
About two years since, a man by The name
sv5ruvu IN KvuuyU, WHO was IN re-
spectacle circumstances, and lived IN enjoy
menI OF domestic peace and conleniment.-
Hyrum Smith, however, becoming coVeious
OF his wife, determined on making her a VIC
tim TO his sensual propenslies. For this pur-
pose he set about ner seduction in the usual
Mormon mode, by making ner "a convert 10
mat most abominable OF all inventions of hu-
man deptavity-the spiritual wife doctrine.
aud succeeded IN MS hellish purpose.
The agony of the husband may be imagin
ed when the fact became apparent thai The
ruin and disgrace OF MS wife had been efec-
ted. The seducer was 100 p lwerfula manin
| Nauvoo, for him 10 dare contend with, aud
there was no remedy but for him TO bear his
grief in silence. 70 drown sorrow he be-
took himself 10 the bottle, and soon from a
sober, became an Incorporate man.
In one of his drunken %frolics, BuIlard was
guilty OF some trtilng breach OF The City Or
dinances and Hyrum Smith, thinking this af-
forded an excellent opportunity of getting
rid of him, thai be might more securely en-
Joy the society of his victim, had HIM ares
Ted and brought before 10 Smith, who
wasthen acting as mayor of the city -
This worthy dignitary, exercising the usual
leniency, sentenced The poor fellow (whose
chief offence was having a wife which his
brother covetedD to ninety days labor in the
Temple quarry. In obedience to this~sen-
fence, a chain with an iron bail attached, was
fastened 70 his leg, and for ninety days, he
was compelled TO do tn labor of a slave IN
der cruel task masters.
The effect of this treatment was soon
slightly discernable on Billiards. mind, and
occasionally he showed the premonitory
symptoms of a deranged intellect. This af-
forded to Hyrum Smith another pretext for
oppression.
lie hid himself appointed by the munich
pal courl, e. tribunal having no jurisdicfion)
guardian for Bullard, aud by vIrlue of Ibis
trus; took possession OF as property while
he was serving his Term in lhe Temple quar-
ry, and sold or otherwise disposed OF neatly
all Of il,
When Billiard was released from his cru
-el, unjust and unlawful confinement, his
rage, ON hearing d al he had been stripped of
his properly, by Inc veiy villain who had be-
fore robbed hun oi his domestic happiness.
was intense. Finding thar his Cow was sill
in possession of Hymn Smth, he delermin-
ed 10 secure her, For This pa pose he went,
to his house and drove off line COW, bui vas
discovered and pursued by Hyrum. Fear-
ful that he would be overlaken, and delerm-
med not to slffer his villainous oppIessor toen
Joy his properly, Billiard killed the COW
while running. Hyrum about this time fell
and severely wounded his knee. Boiling
over with malicious rage, be raised himself
partly up and shaking his fist at Bnllard cried
out, ''damn you, I'll give you another nipey
days in the Temple quarry for this"
Accordingly, for Thus daring 10 take pos.
session of his own properly, Bullard was a
gain brought before his Holy Highness, 10
Smith, and sentenced to another ninety days.
in the Temple quarry. He was in obedience
to the sentence, taken immediately to a
b~lacksmilh's shop, a bar of rough iron bent
ar found bis leg, to this a chain and ball was
attached, and in this situation he was COM
to labor in the Temple quarry.