The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-20
A MORMON AGAINST DISTRICT AT
IORNEY HOWARD.
From ino sal. Lake Herald, Apri! AL


SALT LAKE CRY. April Is. 1877
Asa Mormon wish TO enter my protest against tho
statement that Is made by Attorney Howard that the
Mormons are In COLLISION with Ed Gilman max
Ing afndavits against MIN. This | deny. Tho Nor
mons have no for that kind Of and would not
give i've for 100 OF his afdavts. lie has been
employed oy United States officials and what is known
here as the ring for tho last years. and IT,
when he came here he lacked any OF the quail.
hcaions Of u grand rascal, Itch may be doubted,
the school that b, has been IN during that
me IS the agent and tool Of The ring, has emncntly
qualified him to MI just such a position as no says, in
the NEW YORK HERALD, Howard engaged HIM 10 ill,
VIZ ITO cxtort from Lee under promise OF repricvc,
confession that would implcats Brigham Young ana
other leading Mormons IN The massacre" This same
Gilman has been pcitcd and employed by United States
officials and the ring IN different capacities Tor years
past Iii baliif OF that notorious Mexican Grand
Jury, picked and packed on purpose TO indct Nor
mons, and did he not servo them iaithfullyS He
prominently associated with The notorious Gibson But
icrwood- Baker aidaviis on which prominent Mormon
citizens we're deprived OF their liberty. And has he
not been almost constantly IN the employ Of the same
INSCRIPTIONS ring up 10 the time when Attorney How
ard engaged the "dear boy' to perform service Tor
hm--scrvicc that was deemed 10 be worth good gov
eminent postony What was the service performed?
Gilman tells tho NEW YORK HERALD what IL was; How
ard denies IT, There 10 evidently a reward prom
by Howard to Gilman tor some kind OF service
ana the Endorsement OF Gilman by Howard 10 aood
friend in Washington as shown in his letter 10 Gilman
towit: -'Scc the Postmaster General, and II he
get the appointment for Ed Gilman, reliable,
competent, and good friend OF mine, To DO
l1s
March 3, 1877. Mark the change-Aprii 0. 1877 -
III one Gilman has made a statement regarding mo
inform you II is false The Mormons have used and
concealed him. How strange that In ono month utter
having Endorsed Gilman Tor government position
"a reliab.c, competent, good ircnd' he becomes
notorious that 'f no has mado statement regarding
me nicrm you that It is false ~ Hero IL another
statcmcnt:-"Not ten men would take his oath
word How sudden tho changci The question arises
In the minds of many Could Howard have been thus
deceived by man in his own employ and he be as
notorious as he rs now represented TO bcS My own
OPINION is that Gilman Howard made u
Judicious selection for just such service
Ho having been trained by the ring tor years
IN the that are dark consider him cmtnently
qualified tor tho service he says he engaged TO
perform. Ii Gilman could prevail on Leo 10 state
in1t Brigham Young ordcrcd the massacre and that
the only condition on which Leo could be
proved aud on which he tGmaE) could get his Office,
having failed funl his part OF tho contract, Of
course Lee was executed ana Gilman did not set his
Office. II appears IRON the Tribune OF Wednesday
last that Gilman did perform some service Tor the at
torncy by pItlipg up Job Rose. who It is
suddenly discovered, was innocent.
In conclusion, how does this matter standY Gilman
charges Howard with suppressing certain facts impi
eating prominent M0rmons. Howard says the Nor
mons are In collision with Gilman. Is this consis-
tent9 IL the charge had been that Howard had aided
something 10 Lees statement, duplicating the Nor
mons, then there might have been cause tor the Nor
mons to got him to make affidavit 10 that eject.
We deny that the Mormons collision with Gil
havo anything do with HIM. No, gentle
employed ana paid HIM, and II he has made any prog
ress IN rascay since he c,mo hero We attribute II 10
the training that lie has received in your employ.
Tho Mormons have for him. a MORMON.