Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-06-05
From Tac It. Louis Democrat, Mag 3.
ANOTHER STARTLING TRAGEDY.
ELDER PRATT, THEMoRMoN. KILLED.
Seduction, Of n syife in California,
She Deserts her Husband-Stcals away
her Children, and is Sealeias
the Ninth Concabine 10
her Debaucher.

w nave 10 record t3-ilS another painful
narrative of Mormon iniq ,ity. seduction and
villainy, followed up in tins instance, how
ever, as it will be seen, hy summary ven
geanee from the injured Husband. The ac-
count which We publish below il taken from
The Van Buren, {Ark.) Iateih9encGr, and
gives in briet the facts of the ease pretty
much as they have occurred. From The Fort
Smith Herald and The Ner-Orlcaa> Ba}htia
We also have confirmation Of tn Who'll story
up to the last act in the drama. the tragic
death Of Elder Pratt, the Mormon Apostle
Thus it will be seen what utter ruin and
devastation has been wrought in a yirtuous
family by the designing arts ot n sanity -
cun1ael and the lures ola false and icentious
faith Here is what Tac Van Baron Istei-
hnGcacer records of the tsr.ninati1n @! this
affair
TRAGlCAL.
1T is with regret that We have to enron.
icle thu homicide, committed in oar vicinity
on Weda.siiv last, by Mr.. Hector H. NJ
Lean. lat o; SIN Francisco. California up-
on the person of a VI 3rm N preacher II re
than all do we depl2ra tie melancholy affair
that led to i,s commission Tn, y,-.s.d
who's n me was Farley Parker Pra;:. was
man of note among tie MJrfnolS ana
ii''' '''s 'i''i anu '''s .'sf L NE
uSi.eIn, nc WIS IN ~ =. III Tam 3fli'3
~ h''eiiisehee "il'i ah''''S' lie i,'.i ha=a
ireIo,te' anu liisS' mar. OF I've iAFh Us
a. a. o'h .iai'e's'o' N"i,Iofi,,'' "'eFt ne maze
.'.9 INV % 4I> u In y '''1' IT,
iitaVtu - 81" y a. az -''e'lH n is.t.'..
va, Il. al N ''a"'~ 80 IT
,.s's.''''t ~ 81 " - ~
II ."u t.'s IS - ''li''i s'2 A',5,,' -
a, u - a.
-n:fslon , iAi, y, 7'@ i, - 10 's
I'M. I'm -. =. =, " :. at ., - -.5,
anu sssais - y ~ - ~ ..9s ssss' =
e .. ...',...' -. 49,. 81
80. "..i e'''- 81 Il. = 'a.'' y ~
wv tV'Is * : a51#s - = "a :
.o"teit :. ,l''''i ms 'a n
:, ''-as' w. % az. IN -.
We '.se' -'ii IA "a q MI ~
VIZ VIZ M"s 'tel, "a e'1'i2F',lt m f's'4i,57
w WV us 'i2''t iii-t5.", NJ. = i..i4.
1le s'o, "t'sI' 80" VI, .s5't ~ .si.S u
eioi's Win saiu r'''a . 2tit Lake. W re
ii Is sa.d, sue ''aS'i'i's Il 5 mat, Wdt,
AFTER 'ae et'l'''!n nj 81 Ms Aei.s.Ii.
her lN'r1i,'s' We rfsie.. Il II y tw-IEt'-as,
WI - nt -i.i-l'' II, u 'f...'' = III
''e eui 'a'Vs' - = u. II a =, - "a
mont Is "!seF ~, -hE.- NJ al r. vel
news tf,i' LIS VIE iiad - = EaF i.1'-'Ti N
Ne"-N'tls,.' rs a'iY Hi9ls'" Ntt3 s.se Nv l-tsf-
81 cAi10r II, lie i.n4itesii~1i y lfts @tn
FRANCISCO Tor New-Orl,liis. and On arriving
a9 'he nous, oil his idther.In-l'", ~ lsir''ss!
rom 'aen that Mrs. Mol. had beea
1Aere, ana after an laeh actu1l Ell ri 10 CON
vert hcr iather ana mother - MpFmetls'A.
she pretend. ID to ahandon 1t herself, and =
ia1 eo'1.iheSi tae confidence VI her parents.
as % induce them TO entrist her IN the CITY
OF Ne"-oTie;ans with the children 81; they
soon iouhd she nad e4trayed their confidence
ana eioped with the eAlllrtn
ney then Wrote to Mci.slu n San Fran
cisco VINO. upon the receipt OF their letter,
went TO New-oele.lns' and farming from
them them the above facts III Relation 10 the
atair, immediately started IN pursuit Of his
ehl.iren. lie went 10 New-AoTk ami then
70 81 LOUIS hIle IN st Louis he learned
that the woman and children were in Hons
Ton lexas. On his ARRIVAL IN Houston. he
found that his wite had lett some time be
iore ms ARRIVAL. To foin large party Of Nor
mons en- route Tor I tab. lie tlea returned
70 New-orieans and from there to Fort Glib
son, IN the therokee Nation, With the ex-
Pectatlon OF lntereeptIng ms vile and chill
aren al that point.
"on arriving at Fort Gibson, AMI while
taere: ne ieand letters in the Pos,-ofhce to
nus wi,e rom fratt' some OF which We're