New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-23
THE MORMON MURDERS.
THE ASSASSINATION OF DIR. ROBINSON In

TO the Bdtt0r OF Tho TrSov"e'
SIR: Special dispatches from Salt Lake City
have announced the arrest Of James Ionf Aio..nuo
Bart. and John L. ply the. charged with inc muraer
Dr. J. K Robinson late Of that city, on the night OF oct
g. 1885, The following 10 history OF tho case ~nn
tho time OF the murder attracted the profouno
Of the whole country. by reason OF tno Puro anu
character OF tho deceaed and the utter Anu
horrid barbarity OF the onense:
syyrca OF THE VICTIM.
Dr Z pobi,.on vas o nstive Of Caais. Me. ho
migrated IN California In the early days OF that S'ate
settlcment established himself and continued IN tno
medical until the Spring OF 1864 when No wss
comm as Assistant Surgeon OF Unteo ooeee VIZ
unters and ordered repost to Gen. Connof commAnu
inc at Salt Lake City. Cen Conner, 1t VIII DO re"em
bcred, Twas sent! to Utah from CALIFORNIA WIN WV
OF United States volunteers In 1867 10 prevent
pr,oh,m Young from giving that aid and comfort 70 tno
mat IA to say to tho rebels which he progressed
o.. he ab,s and anxious to Offer Dr. Robinson TOOK
charpo of the hospital at Camp DouRass nea sa Laho
(v and continued charge Of winter OF 1862
when he was mustered out Of e service with record
ithont blemsh and suc indeed, as few men attain
In similar circumstances.
r1 The, engaged in the practice Of medicine and sur
cery at Salt Lake CITY which he obtained high
nosition and commentable renown. He also became
conspicuous bis efforts to advance the religious and
Of ut his DEATH he hold the
nositiou Of Superintendent Of the Gentle SabbathScnool
Of Salt Lake City. Seven months prior to his murucr
he married q Young and accomplished Mormon woman
He was never known to havea quarrel, Or personal
enemy His habits entirely correct and exemplary
lie never nterfered with the rights the prcudicos OF
Others His life devoted to his family ana MS pro-
fcsso, but he Gentle among Morinons, when tho
Mormon Church did not hesitate to spin GENTLE blood IN
fur crance ~ its designs.
TIE MOTIVE FOR TIT NrRpEH
Concerning the influx Of United states troops into
tab BRIGHAM Young had nothing to Isay hy way OF Oh.
lection for though he Ia apt to buster and bully whcn
he can with safety he is also inclined to much discrcoh
when he has deal with bayOnes under the command
Of such n man Gen. Common He only snio Dy
,v o personal consolation that In keeping two regi
men,s in Utah and away from the cld he was contrib.
utinc his mite to tho cause" which was subsequently
"os" But when their term Of service had expired and
bov wore mustered ont some OF Gen Counors GcDtics
fingered in the Mormon land.
This was more than brigham had harganed 'or ana Ii"
set abort to pluck ont by the roots these OBNOXIOUS
Weeds which we're growing there under the drophngs
even " Tabernacle. In the month or OCTOBER l'o'
bs organized campaign rid tho Territory OF all med
ding Gentiles The first attack made on man who
had estob sbcd raccolrse the westerly side or tho
River Jor,lan about three miles from Salt Lake CITY
The Church claimed the land he had prompted, ana II
soon happened that the racc-course man WAS pun
died iuto his tent and thrown mo the J"t-
dan; 40 the Church was rid OF that
william on and Capt Bro both OF whom had s"rvcd
under Gen Connor-wcre selected for bapiSInal pur-
poses These had sinned against Tie Chnrch IN 'hs
that they had taken possession ~ piece o ahu oh 'e
east side of the Jordan, which tn Church a'o claimed
The Chu,cmcn had rolled them INTO their tent and were
just abont irnnerse them. when they rrlrnt'' ana
cave the C4ifOrnianS * hours ~ luh Uiah.
At this time Dr. Robinson claimed certain property
near the rity and located and commenced 10 IN
prove il. This also the Church claimed. ana hring tue
night the 18th Of October gang OF disguised inch
% 10 10 in numher-cnter,d on the Doctors land and
destroyed his buildings For tbs ccnsc. the Chicf Of
Police Of salt Lake CITY aud two of his subordnafcS
were arrested and held to bail On the Goth o October,
Dr. Robinson went to thhou'e of the Mayor OF the city
10 rive n;co that intended hold the city "iis-
ble for the loss he had sustained but this churehufan
refused 10 him. aud ordered him 70 leave the
house. This Gentle was becoming TOO troublesome He
was IN unbcliever. He stood in the Church's path His
WIS a aut case for tie JORDAN treatment anh me
saints thrstcd for bio nj.
CriWr.
the NIGH; " thr 22d of OrtoDrr brwrrn III" honr'
o. 10 ifd H. and after the Doctor had retired, man
cp at and begged tor his surgical aid for
u brother, who had broken hiS leg ny the f Of mule.
Tho Doctor dressed hastily and went with This nan-
who probably Gtnti:c fOr the Doctor had 10
mch Gentle entu, he Supposed. IN GRAND Of
mercy: nui II wac Mormon rotr'y which Is i!pdci n
,hr mar ferrous KNIFE and pistol II the SAINTS.
When few steps from his ho,Nr ne ~ He'd w
the car'b. aud SHOT through u'e brain Will" u" Wa
down. II bright moonlight m@ht, and on III:
corner Of one 81 thr principal :irrta OF the tirs pre-
,i.cy where tc p.ice ought 20 ars been, hit were
not. that his seven a-Srs,inH ,"war.lIy and
hruIu'l, murdered tins nlil IN tho fbifh and
praci -,s of the Mormon Church. only in ue
MORMON iani WI, there c.cr known such
a sanity lrdcrous for ID" settl ncnt Of the title
To rcn. estate hctwern the individual aud the COMMON.
wcath cut only III the Mormon land wer" there
known such policemen and doctors salt Lake cry
then had and nov ha:; FOR. when w"rzcns, aroused by
the shrics the iylug and the m'dcrers pistol
rots went ont investigate. and limiting the victim,
went for help tor ihu d"o and the other for tho
roce The doctor refused ~ utieud HE brother
Of al alleged sorc throat, aud the I"lc"m'n-hve
in uurNrt, with The Chief who Lad m"n held III bail
were found sitting ny stove. pla,,dly .>ripmg ahon
circus wli these five Of III" eight constituting the
reg uar force. bad attended that nisl
The Chef o,dcInt his faithful guard ans "f the public
peace to Investigate the cnse, aud Then rtIrrd. And
those policrmcn who We're also cbuIcInch and saints
carried the bodY of the dying man into building; and
then, without 0enling any sort Of Information 10
the widow AMI without lo0ans for 'ht murdcrcrs en-
;s tcy looked each III the others face they too
retired An tonr alter III" 'i"ntics pulse erased the
Church WAS avenged aud IT'S rights III property were
maiItaincd
TIP SHAN INVESTIGATION.
Certainiy there vas INVESTIGATION. hut never
there before such aggregation Of Know NOthDgs
as was collected in that Mormon Court. The policeman
ON whose heat the murder committed knew nothing
and saw nothing of IL. because he with his fellows ive
OF the eight regular police OF the city-had attended
circus that nigr, and. when the deed was Committed
were toasing their toes indoors by stove. These po
liccmen were all saints In Mormon way. Citizens who
saw the assasns Tass them within four feet did not
know Who they were and did not take any pains to learn
The sanity Mayor said "Jls came to my house
and began to complain that he had been traatcd TO
bis property, ind opened The door and bcckOned him
out" No one Of all the saints knew that he had