The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-11
HoRMoN1sM IN GEORGIA.

MORM0NISM IN GEORGIA.
The Killing Of standing-The Other side
,R Of the Story.
5 DALTON, GA, August o.
Since 80 much has been said about the
Mormon murder in north Georgia, by
the press throughout the whole country,
perhaps it might be we'll enough to give
to the readers of the Constitution o little
sketch or history of Joseph Standing,
that they may know something about his
character, and the circumstances leading
to his murder on the 21st day of July,
1879.
sit appears that Joseph Standing first
made his appearance in Walker county,
and succeeded in making arrangements
to make his headquarters at a, widows
house, the widow having two grown
daughters. After remaining there for a
while he succeeded in accomplishing the
ruin of both of the young ladies. After
this he then removed to Catoosa county,
three miles from Varnell Station, and
put up with q man, by the name of Ell
ledge, who resided near the line of Whit
field county. Elledge's family was COM
posed of himself, wife two daughters and
son-in.law. Pretty soon after these ar
rangements were made Elledge and his
:son-in-law obtained employment on the
!: Cincinnati railroad, near Chattanooga,
which caused them to be absent most of
the time from. their families. Joseph
Standing and companion, Clauslen, con-
tinued foreman and make their headquar-
tes atiElledge's residence, and very soon
succeeded in converting Mrs. Elledge
and her daughters to the Mormon faith.
Jane Elledge, the single daughter, had a
child by Joseph Standing, which myste-
r;ously disappeared Immediately after its
birth, which, at the time, caused consid-
erable excitement in the neighborhood.
After the excitement subsided, in the
course of time, it was discovered that
Jane Elledge had again become enciente
by Joseph Standing, and was in that
condition when the Elledge family emf
grat.j to the Mormon country, a few
weeks before Standing death. And we are
Dained In sav that his intlmacy with WO-
men was not by any' means confined to
this one family Some three of four, if
not more. younp ladies living in the Vi
cinity of Varnell Station, whose names
we prefer not now TO mention, met with
their ruit, by this man one of the Young
ladies is the daughter of one of the muir
derers. Nor does this tale stop here, as he
bs;nS too int;nats With their wives and
irving & To 10 oet them tn adhere to the Nor
non 3s;.h and ne,snad;ns them IN ami.
c srsta 70 - fRa Norman country
So great were the troubles in one fam
ilv. on acconnt of Standing,s intimacy,
tSs. r. cansed 'tha husband and wife to
!. sans rots
=, SJa. t,,; o,.oro.d o;t;,,a,,,ssi &c tba conn.
a.. % belo - = 70 .S f;nS T ont what find NJ man
S;anJgSn wss an5 Sse;ns tbat he was he.
ssn;.m 49,. ~ sJ ,aas. 5or;nn n b;o
@Saln.s.I;s~ @ Gi anas, M | Az % than hacor, 20 q
snusi us taAinss oso, aay, ;nV snaNI 49, he
seu u ~ auu ~ Sesni;o 70
s.oppsu, aIu d;gs as apoa.u pooa.;on. 1ss and ap
Jeo a vorsd ia - nsrsns5a him IN leave their
fam;i;es, eIones and niso IN. leave the
nas.a.Ss: 49, hn.SSa aantJ M he ,,ro,o;i ;ieJ
] $500 - - 80 ! "a t;nsIiv .o,se of ths c;t;.
os,s: "a - ~ ~ az ~ Ss;gb @ horhooJ corcInded fiat
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I uSy - ss 81 tS;. - Ay then ~ thr.stamsd M 70 a;vs @
a aaa - saI,e, ~ sS T., s s5;nn;pn a.c y bns Ss oo
Stand;nn @ Ur co,.;yrsd ~ ~ rama;n I'M in their
ns;abhoshood and did not sesm IN be at
III IShtsnnd f5sss nart;ss dac;ded to
nrt M q tbs;. stbrests into sYecit;on
pI Nv thasmorn;ne ne the .o1st of. :Iuly
~. ~ xsI,aM;ass rn.n non;d n No,
ts .s w T,.nar ,S Ja.;nn. g Smith
pons,o;a on osSPy. Gl.sS ~ tv;,1;am = N.,;ons NJ An,
5sag % psaSIsr., Tsmas ~ Fsrsstt Hnob
p,s;. DIV InsanSy ys 4. .t;ons Sa Jsasrson ! @ Hnntsr
.na Dan, nooS ooSsSI G.fsnrs oT nnst Tnssnh stand;ne
anS Clana,sn % IN ita rosd and informed
than, I ~ that thav - ;ntsndsJ wb;nn;no them
snJ -carr;eS them aeor hv tn a snribg.
a. Az ssven ofs these men we're. opposed 10
wb;nn;nc Stsndino and SClauslen. while
at ne spr;nc tbev sncceaded IN nersuad-
;ne the other FIVE of their comrades to
abandon the ;dea of whining them and
:, = noe thars M orrsad - nnon hy All the moh
~ .So. was tnon Id .sa;,,d om apoo. stand;nr onJ
G,ay Snas .ney %yS.a W.ao,i ss S.a.;en - Ia hoarJ I
aau'l.' .Saa, aa ~. ~ t.s;n and % haHa sham Ieavs
th;a ?n .oun.w Uu trv NJ Now ~ a. the ,h;s was | the ar.
III. .S.sam. Suu d.tern,;n,ed , u nnan @ and tbet no
aumen r;n'snns shon,d u he 5ons % the nar,;es @ one
ortha MON NJ GjerI nsrhaps laid bis
O;..oi t ~ , Tho rronnd and waa IN the act
~ Getting a Jr;nk of~waters from the
0.,;5s. ~ wben Iosanb stand;ny suddenly
sp.n5, sa.a5,.J az O;stoS f.ona tha r1onnS on3
a,;;. saasIneu snS an"UaaJ @ T tha s sbo,a .welvs I
oen,s r,sn ~ s.n,,snder ~ % One of the hem man real.
;n;n, En ~ tha;r - s;tnot;on ottemnted ~ raise
70. ns srn .no,s ,.b;ch S csnssd TosanS stsnd;no
ms gun .is ah n;sto, @ woUnJ;U" n nne man hS
~ ~ -. noms uuo df J Nations n t6e cheek and