Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-17
RISEN FROM rHE DEAD

The New hOfk Hcruu
Jerome b. Shllson. is doing = good ser.
vice to humanity and his country. As
well a. to his paper. BY his invsstiga-
tions and exposures Of Mormon
trsachery. Fer years this great hsrssy
Of Mormsnism has been openly taught
and practicsd in our midst ; for years
wholesale assassination has bssn CON-
mitted In its name and under the ordsn
Of the chief OF the Charch ; and the
United States has looked on hslplssaly.
unable 10 prosecute the criminals b.
causs Its oficsn could not, Or would
not. unsarth the evidence n-scsssary for
conviction. And now comes . news
paper man. and in . few short months
by diligsnt and earnest. and intelligent
Investigation. lays bare to tbs eyes OF
the nation the horrible story Of Mormon
crimes. tear. OF the cloak OF Hypocrisy
from the Church itself. and shows that
arch iisnd Brigham Young in all his
Lideous characteristics TO an astsnishsd
world. A newspaper correspondent has
done what judges. District Attorneys
aud detectives have failed to 40 In
twenty year. Of constant labor.
The Hodli Of July sth gives the sie-
~ Of the attempted murder Of . man
by the name u Tobin in 1853. ninstssn
years ago. Tobin was at tho time =
good Mormon. but he did not believe In
"Dsstroyins ANGELS" or BLOOD
Atonsmsnt." aud so. despite the advice
Of frisuds. who warned him Of the CEN
sequences. he undertook to guide three
men, whose death had been ordered by
brigham Young. to California. The re-
suit might have been anticipated. The
party was followed. surprised in camp
while asleep. aud shot. Tobin's three
friends escaped. but hs received wounds
which rendered him unconscious. and
the assassins lsit him Tor dead. Ne has
risen from the grave. however. and now
appears, . ghosily avssgsr. to accuse
this MAN Brigham Young. who ordered
his execution.
The following extract from Mr.. To-
bins letter to District Attorney Howard,
will give some idea Of how the Nor
mons slaughtered their victims twenty
years ago:
'Having passed the most extreme south
cru settlements, my companions consid'
cred that they were beyond danger. and
disregarding my advice selected this camp,
which was but q short distance from Wash.
ingtou. . Mormon settlement. Wrapped
in profound sleep q shower Of lsalen hail
swept the camp. Wilson aud Brown being
lady wounded. Peltre but slightly. |
sprang 10 my foet. and advancing toward
the assailAnts. returned tho Dire. I re-
cviveL several wounds. q between the
yves which prostrated me. After the lapse
u sixty hours the United States mail
party arrived. During this time | was
alone. my companions having sought shell
TER la the rocks. and I should have per.
ished but for the timely arrival of the mail
party In charge Of John Hunt. Lewis New
ell. Mr.. Pugh and q few others, whose
m I do not know. Hunt 10 well
known In Salt Lake City aud In Southern
Utah."
District Attorney Howard and Mr..
Stiilson between them have now Sc
cured evidence enough on which to base
sprosscutiou Of the ~"Pfoph.t. Seer aud
R~svslaior Of the Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day Saints" No time should
10 Lost in arresiing him and putting hin,
on trial. After all this labor has been
expended tho hoary headed seoundrel
must NOT DO allowed to escape the terri.
tory and cheat justice OF her due. Arrest
him. Try him. Convict him. Kill
him. Aud with him kill that ofishoot
Of barbarism. the Mormon Church.