Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-05-08
From the Worcestershire Eng. Chronicle.
Mormonism in England.

monlsm and the villainv of its "apostles.''
On Spring chill, Tallowhill, in this city,
lives Mr.. Joseph Hodgetts, a coal dealer,
who, by dint of industry and perseverance,
has accumulated considerable property
His wife, an active and managing woman,
supplied his lack of scholarship. and con
due. ed his business at hone, while he was
engaged in voyages up the canal, with
both thrift and shrcwdness. They were
blessed with several children, all of whom
their parents Nigh; fairly be proud, and
they felt themselves we'll enough off to al
low of their adopting ana bringing up The
child of a relative, in addition to their own.
This picture of prosperity and domes ic
happiness was unmarried, I'LL, in an evil
hour, an emissary of Mormonsm da ken
ed their door. The eldest son became en-
amored Of the picture drawn of presen. III
diligence at the Salt Lake, and future bliss,
which the apostles of this detestable SUI
perstition know 50 well how 10 paint, and
started off to 90 tC America. By and by
he came back, having attained to high Of
fee in the Mormon community, charg ID
with the erranl of inyeigling other-''eli
gibie parties" who had plenty of money, to
the settlements He succeeded III inculca
ting his mother and sisters with the Mormon
faith; they believed with all their hearts
the widest of Joe Smiths stories, and ev
cry thought was turned to the far West
Last week the signal was given by the lead
ers for general exodus, and the '.Saints"
from every part were ordered to embark in
vessels chartered at Liverpool for Boston.
The scene at New street Station, Dirming-
hSm, where some three hundred persons
from the Midland Counties set off for the
Northern port on this FOOLS errand, is said
to have been crowded enough Amongst
that crowd were Mrs. Hodsetts and her
family Mr. lIodgetts had started on one
Of his usual voyages into the coal country
on the previous Sunday. He left his home
just rs years of quiet and habit and domes
tic pleasure had erdeared it to him, but
when he returned on Saturday morning, he
found it stripped and desc ted; there was
no welcome, and no voice to answer him
as he stepped across the threshold. His
wife had rot only left him, but had induced
all the children to accompany her, had tn
ken away much ready cash which she had
had drawn f3l4 by check out of the bank
on the previous day, and had carried off
everything portable-even the bed linen
from the house. The poor mans agony
and distraction of mind can scarcely be i'm
agincd; he implorcd the all of the police
in recovering his wife and children, and
Sup't Chipp started with him on Saturday
night to Liverpool, on this almos. hopeless
errand. They got to that town about ,
O'Clock next morning, and of course imme-
diately procured friendly aid at the police
office there, but at such an hour on Sun
day morning it was very difficult to learn
anything of the fugiiives After some hours
inquiry, they ascertained that 400 Nor
mons had just set sail in the Enoch Trail,
fine American ship. and it was reasona-
bly, supposed only supposcd-thai Mr..
Hoigett's family were of the number. Ii
was TO have sailed at 4 o'clock that morn
in., but had fortunately been detained till
about o'clock. 1t was now between and
10, and with some difficulty Mr.. Chip
struck bargain with the Captain of u
steam tug named the Great Conques', Ga
new tug boat and one Of the fastest on tie
river) To go in pursuit The fires wrrr
fortunately alight, and steam was spoa -.
up, but the little party of the pursuerS
were not much encouraged by the CIpa.n
To hope they would have ans cl ancc f
overhauling the Enoch Trail, for she hal
been taken out 10 sea by a strong tug. AMI
and had all her sails set to a favoring
breeze. They saw nothing of her TIL they
had c-osscd the bar at the mouth of the
Mersey. but the Captain of the Great Con
quest then made her out with his glass,
and screwed down his safety valves. For
two or three hours the chase continued;
but it was clear that they gained fast on
the biz ship, and when within haling dis
tauce. the Captain of the Enoch Trail slack
ened sail, supposing that her pusuer5 were
Custom House officers and who had scent
ed something wrong. As soon as the two
vessels were dashed alongside, Superlnten-
dent Chip and Mr.. IIodgetts, with the
Liverpool officer who had accompanied
them. jumped aboard, and when they an
nounced their errand the excitement among
the Mormon cmi9rants was intense. The
Captain took them into the cabin and ask
ed to see the warrants under which they
were actIrg. That the husband should be
robbed IF his household gods and goods at
once was felt by the Captain, who avowed
himself no Mormon, to be an uncomfortable
rascality, and he was evidently willing
enough to render Hodgetts what assistance
he could. The women and children were,
however, kept out of sight between decks;
poo, Hodgetts, who was more than half dis
4 maeted. rendered the position which Mr..
Chipp had taken up untenable by declaring
! that he did not wish to punish the rlna-
kssays. For ali hour and half did the Of
I'D the Captain aud the Mormon
3Grs xrangle, the vessel all this time 90
ing further and further out to sea, and it
was Only by the fnesse and firmness of Mr..
Chipp, declaring that rather than fail in
his mission he would accompany the YES
eel to Boston and deBouGee the whole par
~ to the British authorizes there, that Nor
mon slave-driYers consented to produce the
woman, and Jet her hare al interview with
her husband. The upshot Of the matter
ras that the wife and youngest child were
first of all handed into the ting and the
t,ob,nd still knott IN tho huluarl-- tbo