Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-06

ANOTHER LETTER FROM FREDERIcE LoRA. THE
Ex-MonNoN HIGH PRIEsT-HIs Personal MAR
KA1IvE AND EscAPE FRoN SALT LAKE CRY
The New York Times of Saturday, publishes
a second letter from Frederick Loba until late
Iy High Priest Of the Mormon Church. We
give below the more interesting portions:
Loba is u native of Lausanne, in Switzer-
land, and was a manufacturer Of gas on an im-
proved principal, until five years since, when
ne yielded to the persuasions of the Mormon
Missionaries, and eInigrated TO this country,
arriving at St Louis in Dec. SO. While in
that city, he was appointed by Orson Pratt
temporary President of n Mormon church,
He soon discovered that his new brethren were
far from virtuous, and learned to his horror
that Captain Gunnison was not murdered by
the Indians, but by Mormon assassins. Al
though somewhat shaken, his faith in Nor
InOniSm was not vet abandoned and he star.
ted for Salt Lake with strong confidence in
the truth of his church, il not in the sinceri-
u OF all its protested disciples.
On arriving in Utah, Brigham Young pre-
Sented him with house and some land on con.
dition he should manufacture gunpow der. Short
I ly after he WINS made "ProfeSsor Of Chemistry"
and High Priest, and initiated into the mysteries
Of the Church, which at once opened his eyes TO
the terrible position in which he was placed
| lie found himself in the midst of n wicked and
peDplGt WIN Tic COlNlCllOu lOIGtu up
on his mind that Brigham Young was at the
bottom Of all the clAndeStine transformations,
| plundeTing of trims, Tobbcries of mails, and
the examPlar of every other species Of wicked.
ness practiced among his followers. Speaking
Of the unhappy effects Of pOlygnmy, he says:
( Il have seen two young sisters sold by their
/ own father to General Horace Eldredge for some
groceries. l have seen men marrying both
mother and daughter. l have known another
i'll inceStuOuS intercourse with his own sister,
and then witnessed Brigham Young, taking this
| last woman us his wife when she was about to
become q mother. One of my own personal ac
qunintances ". C. Stains-one of BtighaIn's
favoritc destroying angels and spcs-applied
to the Prophet for leave to take third wife =
Leave was granted. The next day the lover
appeared before Brigham with his betrothed,
when, greatly to his establishment, that worthy
changed the programme slightly, and married
the lady to himself, as he found her a very pref
ty woman. Poor Stains accepted his cruel be-
reavement as n trial frOm the Lord"
He accuses Brigham's brothers, and even
the prophet himself of murder. IL any body
was even accused of having INDUCED in any
ldiSparaging remarks concerning the head of the
Church, that man was certain To disappear sud
deply and mys eriouSly-bcing privately des'
trOycd. All the roads leading to the Valley
were generally infested by the destroying an
gels, either for purposes Of murder or plumber.
| Disguised with the condition Of affairs, LO.
ba prepared to escape. Notwithstanding all
his discrimination, he could not escape the Sus.
pcion Of the despots who surrounded him.
He was frequently advised to take two OF three
wivcs-he had but onc--but he always excused
himself This neglect, and some remarks in
regard to some of I}righam's friends, deIern,in-
ed the latter to order his private execution.
Finding that no time was to be lost, in com
pnny with his wife, the Inter dressed in men's
clothes, lac started on the lst Of April, aud af.
Ter great sulTriiugs reached Fort Laramie in
safety, although pursued by thirty horse
tnen whom Brigham Young had despatched
TO bring him back. 3lr. Lola is described tn
be an intelligent and highly educated man, and
I is now residing in Kansas.