The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-22
BRrGHim's DIES rRoYIS0 AN0ELs.
Two Of their Grimes, ne R~citcd by One Of the
Muraerous Bnad.


DETROIT, Oct ID" What have told you
inust not find its way into print while brigham
Young livesl' These words were addressed to
your correspondent In December. 1871. ut
Omaha. The man who spoke them was George
+. Case. for several years resident o' Bay
county Michigan. found him In Omaha at
the date mentioned. sick. pcnnlcss. md sccm-
ngly about to die, and 1t was only when he had
become convalcsccnt. and VIVA about ready to
start for Mexico. that he gave INC the nforma-
ton used below.
George T. Case was no moro nor lcas than one
u Brigham Young's paid assassins or avcnging
angels. His Acquaintance with Young was
brought about rather curiously. H. was nj Salt
Lake city, on his way to California. This was
in the spring Of 1866 and the Gentle popula-
ton OF Utah was fast increasing. Being on the
street ut a late hour one night. tho prophet was
recognized hv three or four boistcrous chaps
and they were ready I" give nm rough hand
ling. but Case came w ana took the old man =
pnrt and beat them on He was asked TO call on
Young next day, and before the interview
closed Case had hired to- the prophet M II de-
t.ctive. II was not long before he discovered
assassination would become part OF his duiirs
Case was rough and rccklc but he was
neither u rohbcr nor n murderer. When he
found himself pointed out on the streets Ne an
aVcnging angel, he sought an interview with
Young. and stated his desire to resign his
1t would be- safer for you to continue ON. I"
was the prophets reply.
hut / don't want to- Case protested; !
want tO 70 on 10 California;.
Men who leave our service after being in
trusted with our secrets 10 not always gct along
finely" Young continued.
lie spoke very ulra-nutly md he seemed very
friendly. hut there was something in his look
gnd tone that gay. Case lerl NJ Of uucasiness
lie was given day or two To- reflect, and he
finally decided to ROMAN.
tusr said that after once a Gentle had been
g nad man ggr Tbcy I @ nG "n7 ~ WE so
NJ once. or might delay II month. according to
circumstances. but the shadow of death walked
10y the virtims side from the moment his nam"
was handed in To- the "angels" In some cgscs
the victim was imprisoned for "a time. in order
!orNl'ri nigrmnlion or Tor Reasons host known
70 "a" church. When once the dungeon doors
bad shut behind him no man came out alive.
II some cus's the dend body would be- left on
the man mad been waylaid. In other in-tan0 ~
u was carried out on some highway. or Hung
INTO the lake Many Of the Gcntil.e. aud more
particularly thos OF wealth and standing, had
nothing to say against the church. but in many
ctScs gave II more or less support Such p"o-
pie had no cause for fear. other G"ntIlcs were
fierce in their denunratiuns and sometimes
provoked quarrels but unli - they Needed the
contents OF a warning letter their tongues were
one day in 1867 William Foster Buckley Of
birmingham. England arrived IN Salt Lake in
qu OF his sister. n girl Of nineteen. who ran
away from home AMI joined party OF Mormon
converts ready to sail Tor America. on her ar
rival ~ Sa'f Lake she was married to a Mormon
named J. \. Thomas. who lived about fourteen
miles from the city. She WAS his fourth wife
and WIS by no means contented with her lot.
She ran AVA, from him twu or three times. and
was once punished by being shut NJ in the eel
lar lur two weeks and fed on bread and water.
NJ one know Of liurkley's presence in the West
until he had reached salt Lake and began max
INK inquiries about his sister. He found out
where she was. aud rode cut To the house. ana
when he learned from her own lips how she
was situated. his hot English blood hred up g.
the boiling point He return i 80 the city to So
cure an interview with tn" prophet. At the IN
tervIew ne was plainly given h. understand that
his lister must remain where she was. and that
salt Lake City would not br u safe place Tor him
after twrnty-iour hours more.
Buckley purchased two horses and additional
firearms and at IL O'Clock at night set out for the
ranch. his object being 10 rescue ll- sister from
the hous" and ride away with her. Spies had
teen wat hing all his movements. When he
left the city three avcnging angels. one of
whom was Casc. rode after him. In speak ing
81 this affair. Case SAID. He fought like a
tiger. As soon Us he knew we were after him
he dismounted. let his horses 70. took cover
behind the rocks. and We did MOI rot the drop
| on him till one of our angels had been killed
and another wounded. We left his corpse in
! the road. and II was generally believed that he
had been killed by robbers or Indians"
Buckleys sister knew enough Of Mormonfsm
70 suspect who had murdered her brother and
the tragedy preyrd upon her mind until she be-
came lunatic. aud one day destroyed her own
life.