, 1879-01-24
MORMON THUGS IN IDAuo
Driving Gcntlla from III. 1to,ne-,,.
Afcn Toll M Tales, Se
Salt Lf1tS irtG,nA


SAT- Lake Tribune,
Another Mormon outrage ts renortrd H.
Cacl,o Valley, tdalio Territory. 4 sh,r, ' ~:
tanco above Franklin there was liytn. ~, VIZ, VIZ,
man named James Dw!ggins and nj. NJ. m'
When this oil couple wrro matrj,,f. M,, )"
then Mrs. Sharp, Was widow Will, a rr,,a,'.."
family OF sous and laughtcrs, who o.,i,c,rt.''
her marrying again. But tho chief on.u,..a
came from her son, Joo Sharp, who Is a t,n,
lcat Mormon, who swnrc that lis mother *,,s,,,
ncror live with " that - old apostate nnI.
gins" Notwithstanding this thre1t, ,.,e a,
couple lvc1 happily ture .llcr, usnl pros,e,a,t
They got around them q nice hr,I y,
cattle. Ro9l farm, and c.:rtou.
although nearly 60 years old hcr.elt:eS@1
wunl iron, lior sister In rooclc County .lat t,s
fnther, man nt years old, was u!,out l., H..
ainl requested th' presence of all Ills ellI,,r.e'
Mrs. 1}wtgs'ns lefe hcr En1re on sIc o,Il al
understanding that nhe should rrl1,an lhc,. ~.
until her fnillcrts death, within might be scrs,
weeks. About the lst Of 8cpicLutnr Lcr s,,
jus Sharp, wont to Dwisslns' tnl,sc and sever.
u maItrentc.s hu,:: After beating him, Joc ta:,
In the act Of stahbing him wlrn AIrs. .Icty Sharn
sistcr-En.tnW, threw herself between ;i,rJr,,r.
joe AMI the old mai, thus saving tlr la,lsts
liic.. joc then went ior the ax With whl;h ID
ii
locked tlle door, ul,d preparsd to kill ,,le a,.
who shoulI crass hts threshol,i. ''
a Mormon mob sonn gathered about In
house. n,it .1uc Sharp told it,en, 1i.t Dy14pt,,
one Of his littio girls. Lynr,nr was tai;e} 9S q,
in thu hearing OF ihr otu man. who yas in :,
perfect nest of Mormons mil know hts Iiarrr,
though The charge OF Shnrp aRnIl.. tin, VI
without Shadow u truth. Tnat Hight III ui
nun named Quinn, WHO protested il trlcn,ls:u.
far m n IN r., ~ H..
Gdvikel him to leave The country, Al ,bs
brethren would otherwise surely ktIl tim, all
at the sa,no t!ne Offering tu advance him ri
to help him awny. For the Int,t,cy, ho,ser.r,
erty owned by Dwigetns, which was given. In,
Mt,rmons allowed him 10 s,,lafr up hls lat;a
bills the next day alnl depart III the ro1i
Inward Washington Territory. s!tcc which tn,
nothing has bcon seen or heard ot tic Old ran,
and II Ia supposed tl,e enlltc.l Ii'lgs aliosti
him to get tust iar enough on tho ruad a,a!A.
\ short time aeo Mrs. DwggIus returned ob.r
homD In Cache Wiley 70 learn That l,er llalle,
furIl,. u1H! hc.,l wcre all owi,cA fy ELJpr Nun.'
",ni % ehat hcr husbInd had "gout: Wrst." "Il, si,a
| DwtgElna waa nuw left homeless, unies, .hs
| wultItl eDnscnt TO be FebaptlzG.l and LON lila
Church again, III nccortlance With the rcgtr.. Il
her son ioc, who would ttescupon give ltera
rutai,l her Independence. ind therefore eamc 10
| this city, whcro shG ts now stamping With
friends. Our reporter Interviewed llcr, anl shs
corEObosatcd the faets iu thr case as ahose III
| forth. On being fnteErogatctt rs IN tie cta,ra
| preferred By Joo Snnrp against tic. hasb lml.
Mrs. DwgrIus said: "That WAS all false. It
was manufactured simply to drive my liI..bial
frOm nc artl Ect mo buck into the Church, anl
| will never be a Mormon HEln. Hrfoie let
home, perhnps ton days, Ms. DWIgslns weat 10
tho EarllcH-pateh, short dlstallvc from laa
house, to pull sume hects for alnnrr, ahd VT.
followed BY two Of my little Eram!.tilagittrs,
ono Of Joc's mud ono Of jeff. little
girls. Joe's l.ttlc gIr] is n weakly, deiea.e
little thing, und when the three gu. to
piece Of ncwly-piowe1 ground. Dr. DTtgyias,
whom they always ca!le,t grandpa. reached duRa
to pick up tic s,ckly child, with tic fhIeptIuaul
carrying her over the pluWcd rroIlnt. Dat q
21.l tei over backward. lle picked ller up "l'i
just ttlr,1 her tnotcr called licr. This occurred
III front ot my ttoor, a,i1 l saw It all. Su1llpz
WIS ever thought about It ur sud ahnut 4 aste'.
ward until left home. WHEN u waA coasEut!
into nt1 attempted crime, fur ihc sole bnrposeut
driving hni nwny a,Id separating us as iaaa and
wife. And oil heeausc VIC l!ad herI tit to l-4'a
the Church. I Ind pleaded With MY hls5Inl 10
sell out unsl eIiigr0te. for knew thu Notlnon'
Hut he WIS quiet, nolfcnstve 1natl a'ld taod5h.
there would b. no trouble"
Mrs. DwiggiHs thinks II he Il alive hc las
wrtttun to l.er, hut lint tho Iettcrs have been
Intercepted, It Is pretty safe roncns:on !h4I
Alr. f]wjGKins did not get oIt vi !t rlut: :hca "
tic Caei,u Vullcy Thugs allYt. Iley du pes
uaualy let apostates depart In pear., rs lat!
Any dead tncil tell ilo tacs. Resides afst
number Of thu SaIptB WIN took llatt IN ~
Afounta:n Meadows thassarre rcaido N I'lt w..
Icy, w',ero the spirit OF murder ts ssiIi aIaoF'
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