New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-22
FIGHT WITH THE MORMONS.
six Men Dangerously woasded.
Erom The Chicago Jnurp.l.

From The Chicago Journal
Ne are indebted 10 Capt T.. : Stone. of the bark
MORGAN who arrived here yesterday for the following
extract from hs log book detailing bloody renoontro
between party OF Mormans from Beaver Island, and
party Of citizens from the main shore
BARK M N9R94S 1 5sST sis.S TIs e%sa
OF Beaver Island IS mile, fom the main opposite Pine Rv
Heard reports Dire and ud shouts ~ Of gene
raj reee or the main Directly saw two snau boats com
ing of from the settlement At Pine River Immediately
another arge fish boat pursuit OF the two ahead, all ap
pareutly filed with men brisk firing WAS kept up from
The stern boat upon the two others As they approached
saw there was trouble and excitement The two boats
shead endeavOng 10 get clear from the more power
fu ASSISTANTS in the larger boat which ws fast gaining on
ihem-keepng up brisk running fire Without receyings
shot in In this condition the tgO head boss APP
preached within hsDg distance Of US and begged US TO
take them board ana afford them protection 10 which
s.sented and they board The boat in chsse
about 80 rods distant threw up and lay their oars,
ceased firing and hailed iorbddng my receiving the
ourssd MormoDs on board-thst they we're pirates, de
served death and should die also all those who protected
them &c to all Of which mildly replied that the A.
fair somewhat exciting one, and that could not
permit them to approach sny nesrrr the vessel in their
present xcited state AZ which they held short cOnsuta
ion then rowed OF from the shore from whence they
came, " Pine River
Iron an inquiry into the affair and an examination OF
the wounded who had come on b0sr1 | snsd the
following facts The party consisted o. 10 among
which The High Sheriff Of the Mormon County lBes
yer Island other officials citizens &c-an Mor mons or
sdherept- Of the Lau,r DOy SdiHsx Of which from the
severe wounds will probably fail victims or martyrs 10
their faith all events believe them % be In their
latte, doy' From all Appearances they hsd narrow
escape from their nurasd pursuer Rife balls Id shat
tered rdded the boats IN Dcaregae sfy and had in
discriminatory broken legs arms tbighs So Of the boats
crews but msculousy escaped taking eject in immediate
vital places After the excitement bad son-"hAi subsded,
snd the wounded had been cared for 20 the best OF my
ability obtained the following Information in relation TO
the general tight difficulty &c &c Beaver Island 10 sst
ted with majority OF Mormons ny late legislative scts
II has been set off into county. towns &c The nba6t-
ants have proceeded to orgsDz elect officers, &c The
Mormon being the ascsndsnoy Of course carried Ls
election snd the test in politics TAs hormons aud Den
tles mot Wings Democrats and Free So-r. The Gen
tiles were beaten the election and when they saw their
situation tO the determination 10 De- non dct0rs-hst
IA claimed no Organlz alton subject 10 ssOscay to
nc Mormon law However, the authorities that be went
legsy in and in pursuance OF a~ the Sherh on this
casion had projected 10 the Township VI Pine RIVER lin
said county, to summon three Jurymen 10 attend the
County CoDr', then session At Beaver HArbOr. Upon
the Sheriff landing 10 these Jurymen the Cen
tiles Of Pine River Township assembled NTH arms sticks
stones sc, protesting against any law, especially
Mormon law ordered the Sheriff Of sod the running tight
a. before described, then ana there commenced
The party arriving Al Beaver Island went ashore in
their own boats and from appearances the matter will not
be settled without further blOodshed
SAINT JANIS BEAVER ISLAND, Thsr.dsy July 1855
" STORY, ksq StT A mos bloody and m1rdsrous
assault Vas made upon Joshua Miller sheriff Of thiE
Emnet County At Pine River, yesterday afternoon hr.
Miller went 70 Pine River yesterday morning ~
three Jurors residing there who had been drawn for nc
July Cir U this place A. many threats had been - It
out from Pine RIVER against The erTDg any process u.res
no vert With two bss and seven men in each NIL aaarg,f,
thinking the psencs Of that number Of witnesses YOU'D
prevent any sudcen outbreak until his business vas VI Ter
stood Wien hs thought, there could BE- opposition
He VIZ shore but twenty I'VE minutes, hGished his
sne- ard got into as bOst- % return when b. = u
,ory msB Sho had 5asly gathered 90 the biuib IN
u-rced mot murder0us 6rs upon them More ma ma
Lundsed guns 6rd before the boats got Oh hs sOfs
auc al within n . distance " I've RODS oI men rsfe'
wounded but surprising a. J. my BE-, none moftA4iy
The fr1ng Continued until the boats were beyond gun.
bot ,sng- b.n they filed three boats and pursued. At
The distance Of miles out the nrsi boat IN pursuit With
b. men 10 her commenced firing agaio and continued ths
Gre Tor fys niles the sheriff AMI hi, party made the
b.rk Norgas Cspt Stone aud were taken ABOARD
Tey arrived Al home lat ght and by this time thsff
wounds are az dressed. The following u the list Of
Iaac Perce an ounce bal through bis arm both bOas9
brcke I, r. hoped BIS arm viii b. saved
Porter shOt through the bp the ball pssssd ~ b5
Tie ra Of boat length VIC Of the limb stopping Il
the knee doing vel.
A. j Hal severe ash wound IN the &rn Just below the
shoulder bed very prOf1sey, but not d angerou1y -,
J I Perez, Alex WeltEOrih and Louis Briggs shgnt12
wounded
] yllsr Sheriff Franklin Johnson, Lorsnzs Tlbbe.
Christopher Sc II, Orlando Bnggs, David FINK Longs
tsG D. Hickey and Egbert Carpenter were unioJared-
Their ubder the circumstance seems impDsstbA-
More than two hundred shots were cred al N short r@nses
~ en vel exposed % view without The slightest me2A
q resistAIc and whose only means "i Escape T~p
pain view and row the boats, 9th vastly stronger ic4
IN pursuit -,
none % return here alive and no pretenss was H4S0
the deed but the de,ermnaton 10 bare - lar TART
No arrest had been made attempted and Hn<ieve<
wicked may plea>e say hers b. no pretsnss ss
any improper act intended the part Of tne o1fH
bis party for the trarl@cton Sls 10 ne no. P.,as
oslr o. Al 2 ok the zf@r.,Jn, ALI ths rms n-sh
were I've 3. 10 the Sheriff party 80, "a,
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