New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-18
The Mormon Troubles at Beaver l>land-Both
sides OF the Question.
From the Detroit Tribune June

From the Detroit Tribune, June IL.
read IN the Tribune OF last evening,
with the deepcst pain and anguish, the comhuhc1-
uon and your remarks ON the recent ourageS peTpe-
iraicd az Beaver Island. | have since learned the
facts M the case upon reliable information, ana oeS
YOU. Justice To some hundred persons nose llNVS
are daily peril. 10 slve place 10 TINS oIeI STATE
menl
Nearly four weeks since, two men. whose names |
have forgotten fell upon Mr.. Samuel Grahanl; a
Mormon, and for many years most reSpec'aOIc
resdcn, OF jackson Co. IN thus state bat now resi-
dent AZ Beaver, and beat HIM with ciuo cane
breaking rs arm and ms >cNll
Awalrant Wa, issued against them oy ). VI UrclS'
Judge of Nackinac co. charging them Win assault
and batter, with nt,nt 20 kill and directed 10 the
Sheriff, and he refused 70 arrest tae outhuei IS
Subsequently,, another warrant WAS issued oN VI. NJ
Adnch, Justice OF The fe"'' ol et"vNiaI - -
and the sheriff refused 10 execute that and the
NormOn>. IWcd down bY threats ana menaccs' We're
obliged 20 submit without legal protection for 'nc
correctness of these facts | reieg ~ PERMISSION %
hon. DAVID SHOOK. member OF ne LEGISLATURE rom
Maconb Co and Hon Air Lockwood. now OF Pine
Run. la,c a member, both OF whom were tneIe Al 'Ae
time
some time last week VIM. y. Mcleod, the Prose
Cuiirg Attorney OF MacAmac Co went 10 Beaver
Island 10 prosecute such persons as ne iouhu IN it-
beilOn against the I,rS Of ne state ana obtained
warrant OF VI. N, Adrlch. Justice OF me ftSce'
against those who made the aSSAul. upon Nrahah'
and pat IL INTO the hands OF Mr.. Chambers. duly
elected AID qualified constable, TO be- executed
NhanlJeIS started 70 make the arrest, oet Was
warned BACK by Thomas and Samuel Bennett VINO
With arms .n Their hands. threatened blm with deaih
Il he attempted To arrest the offenders. Aticr So,
nous ana IN chectUa remembrance, he returned and
reported on oath 20 the Justice the result of HIS eff
forts.
Mr. Mcleod, the Prosecuting Attorney, then APP
phod for, and obtained a warrant agalnS, the Ben
neits for resisting The officer IN the execution OF pro-
Cess Constable Chambers under tae direction Ot
he Justice. and IN pursuance OF the instructions of
The Prosecuting Attorney, took a large posse and
went 90 arrest the BenncitS.
As hr approached their house they went in and
closed iAC door Leaving MS 9oSSs behind. he
went alone and urged them 80 deSlSt from acts OF
violence pointing on. 20 them The irultlcSsneSS OF
resistance, and m the AindeSt manner entrcTod
them 10 submit 20 The authority OF the law They
no' only refused. oui drove hlm away with the
Afcai OF shooting him. Retiring 4 short distance,
ne called ms posse 10 ms assistance, ana as they
Su'aiced. The BENEFITS lred upon them. The thlrd
no. 'ooA effect upon The Constable, wOunimg nm
~ we head but not fatally AiteT tins the posse
ed and submit 10 q candid world. that If they had
40. zone n, they would have been branded as COW
uS' oI as rccrcant to the law Unfortunately, one
" tue Denneits was killed and the other wounded