The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-15
Further Mormon Outrages Mt Beaver Island
Brutal and Deliberate Murder by the Fol-
of StrapY,

IFrem the Detroit lMch.) Advertiser. June IL ]
The misereants who have gathered themselves ether
upon Beaver Island, under the title Of Mormons,
making rapid and progress in the degrees of crime
which lead from adultery, theft, arson, robbery, to
deliberate murder.
1t will be recolected by readers that publishes
during the past winter several communications from the
ialand, among which was giving the particulars OF
the burning OF the dwelling houses of two men by the
name OF Bennett These Btnnetts not Mormons nor
nafe tney eve. peen .ney happened 70 oe resiaent VI
the Islands and to be owners OF property there aud were
men Of good character and department; StIang who
has been in Detroit Jail and under various
has long sought the ruin Of these wei as that OF
other Genties he styles Them and his threats to
drive them the island dead alive, have been 80
often repeated to excite apprehension until the
burning their houses during the past wintr by him
which event the inhabitants Of the island not
Normons have kept close and constant watch upon
their houses and property
The conditions upon which strang offered immunity
20 these persons that they should become Mornons
and yield themselves to be governed by Mormon laws
not seeing fit to comply with this revolving alternative
these 6enues' have been constantly and particularly
pursued in various at times by mock litigation
snd at other times by nrosds their rights and
perty without color of law until the last week. when
they assembled together &c the number OF nifty or more
and proceeded to the dwelling house of Thomas Bennett
armed with rides pistols knives &c and bearing a. they
said Mormon precept authorizing them to seize his
person. and take his property Upon their approach
Bennett closed his doors against them telling them
upon which they fired forty shots into the
house the effect Of which was drive T Bennett forth
70 seek safety in fight but when he had gained few
rods h. fell dead pierced by five rifle balls and forty
buck
lively but after going few rods remembered the condi
ton of his poor wife, who was alone IN the house, and
receive their shot just he the thres
hold. His hand was cut in two by the shot and the
wound may not be mortal The fends then took the
dead body Of Thomas Bennett and dragging it by the
hair Of the head TO the boat threw 1t in and compelled
Samuel Bennett the wounded man, to follow and sit
by IT, they then drove the distracted woman after
them into the boat and took them distance Of 1--WE miles
70 the Iarbor where they held post examination
the body Of Thomas Bennett with jury posed Of
hormous with the exception of three persons who
"Gentiles 81 which il proposed by the Norm IN
jurors, 70 bring in verdict that Bennett 10 his
death while resisting the law while the persons who
not Mornons Decided that Bennett deliberately
murdered fearful excitement prevailed towards the
niscreant Mormons among the Indians the island
who hate and fear them well among the white popu
lstion who not Mormons; and they restrained
from executing summary upon the murirers
ouy through the urgent advice Of Messrs. Mckinley,
Bowers Moore and Dinsmore, who had persuaded them
20 await the execution Of the laws OF Michigan upon the
wretches.
T. n Mckinney. from whom gather the foregoing re-
Voting PARTICULAR Is business Of character and m
tegry ard deputy United States Manhal far above the
reach Of persion from Strang and s niniOns H. has
been himself prosecuted by that man. ~ has
planned but rather sought by kindness
hostility He resident Of the island long before the
Mormocs went there and has invested large amount
Of money there, in building fishing apparatus &c &c
We hope 10 efficient taken by the minis
ters OF the laws Of Michigan 10 vndicate its authority by
the arrest OF the actus murerers Of Thomas Bennett
and by the Indictment Of the miscresnt Strsn1 ac
cessory b, fore the fact