The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-28
THE MORMON ASSAULT UPON AN ED.
ITOR.

Mr.. j. II. Beadle, editor of the Utah
Reporter, published at Corinne, Utah,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Beadle
is the man who received such a severe
pounding at the hands of the "Saints" of
Brigham City four weeks ago, from the
effects of which he has not yet fully re-
covered: He was formerly a resident
of this city, and is very shrewd and
agreeable gentleman. From him we
learn the following particulars of his
trouble among the Mormons.
Some months ago Mr.. Beadle went to
Corinne, on the line of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, and engaged in the pub
LEGATION of the Utah Reporter. Corinne
he describes to be town of about 1000
inhabitants, nine miles from Brigham
City, which is the county seat, and the
consequent location of the courts. 1t is
a Mormon town, while Corinne is al
most exclusively settled by Gentiles.
Between the two towns, or their inhab-
itants, rather, there has been considera-
BILE strife, which was not materially les
sened by the articles at various times
published in the Reporter, with partic-
ular references to the Probate Court, of
which Elder Smith is Judge. At its
first settlement the people of Corinne
refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction
of the Mormon Courts, but subsequent
ly they gained more confidence, and
gradually threw their business in that
direction.
On the occasion which resulted so
disastrously' to Mr.. Beadle, that gentle
man with some half dozen others, had
gone to Brigham City on legal business.
He remained there until the close Of the
Court, in the afternoon. Immediately
thereafter he left the Court room, and
hox tod ~ IL.
walked out of the building. On the
steps stood a dozen or more overgrown
disciples" among whom was son of
this same Judge, or Elder, Smith. AS
Mr.. Beadle passed down the steps, this
ruffian sprAng at and knocked him down.
AS he fell there was a general rush made,
and he was kicked and beaten in the
most terrible manner. His scalp was
frightfully torn in several places, and
his chest was terribly bruised. His left
shoulder was broken and twisted in
such a manner as to leave his arm near
ly useless. Having pounded and kicked
him till their thirst fQS vengeance was
satisfied, they left him on the ground.
His friends found him in that condi-
ton and took him home.
This rekindled the old feud between
the two places. A mob at once gath
cred at Corinne, and for a while there
were dire threats of the sacking of
Brigham City. The few Mormon fam
lilies who lived in the former place were
waited upon, and they and their effects
bundled out of town. There was great
excitement for q while. as it was gener-
ally believed the deed was instigated
by the Secret Council, an institution
among the Saints" equaled only by
the Spanish Inquisition, or the Vene-
tan Council of Ten" which existed in
the Middle Ages. The leaders of the
Mormons promptly denied this, how
ever. and the affair quieted down. Mr..
Beadle has not been able to attend to
business since, and will not be, proba-
bly,, for some months. He is now on
his way to visit relatives in Indiana,
where he viii remain until after the
holidays. He viii then go to Wash
ington and endeavor to get some law
enacted for the greater protection of
those ''Gentiles" who reside in Nor
mondom.