The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-27

my married sister, ard with stroke of the
| pen undid the civil marriage recognized by
the authorities of the United States. He de-
clared my sister divorced and married her as
his fifth wife. My brother-in-law was
| obliged to succumb-the Bishop said So God 8
| manned in Salt Lake for awhile. but the sep
aration from his wife killed him. for he died
soon afterward. Shortly after his death
began to air my views in public and they
suspected that would make attempt to
escape, so Brigham Young's son Joseph called
upon me and asked ME whether was discon-
tented with my lot. / told him that the af
fair concerning my sister made me tired of
their religion, and he left dissatisfied. Next
came visiting committee of six. They had
long talk with me, and said that as an Of
hcer of the church | expressed myself too
freely, and from their warning | gathered
that if l wanted to leave them / must do so
as soon as possible. Next day wagon
drove up to my gate. l jumped aooard,
reached railway station outside the city
limits, boarded the train and left for San
Francisco. L received a great many letters
! OF warning while there to desist from CIV
ing vent to my opinion in public. met a
Mormon at Sacramento who gave me to
understand that ii | valued my life snv 4
should leave that part OF the county at
once"
did Danites ever make any attempt upon
your lifeT'
'In Chicago, was followed after midnight
by two men into dark street. | had been
talking pretty loud that day about Mormon
ism. and something peculiar in their manner
| and walk warned me that they were after nv
| life. | whispered my suspicious to my
| friend; we at once drew our revolvers turned
and faced them, compelling the Danites to
beat hasty retreat At Louisville hotel
one evening had conversation with man
who as afterward learned, was a Mormon
! elder. He looked at me in peculiar sort OF
| way, and just at that moment discovered
that his face was familiar to me, but could
not place him. He called me out doors, aud
the moment we stepped onto the sidewalk he
! turned as quick a flash and made an at
tempt upon my life. freed myself and es-
capped into the saloon"
Are the Danites still in existence?"
The name of Danites is extinct, and they
are now known as the Nauyoo Legion, which
Is really the nucleus of the Mormon army.
| They drill almost daily in the Tabernacle,
and are a splendid lot of soldiers"
| How are these Mormon murders commit
| ted?"
| when the head OF the church prOnounees
| the death sentence OF a man he is called to
| the door of his house and shot down, or il
| he makes an attempt to leave the city he is
killed on the roadway. This is called the
blood of atonement it is part of the Mormon
belief, and few years ago 1t was practiced
How do the Kirkland Mormons differ
from, those of Utah2'
THE Kirkland Mormons do not recognize
those of Utah. They believe in the prophet,
in the PRONUNCIATION of Joe Smith, but re-
speot the laws of the United States. They
claim to be the original branch of Nauyoo.
and abhor polygamy which was introduced
by the Salt Lake branch respect the Kirt-
land people because they disown the thieves
and murderers of Utah. All their iniquites
in Utah are kept under cover When stran-
gers first go there they are only shown the
bright side of everything, and are generally
there number of years before they are we'll
acquainted with all the ms and outs Of Nor
monism There has not been law enacted
- yet sufficiently stringent to keep these
people In check. The government does not
know that they are growing more powerful
every day and sooner than surrender, they
will destroy the cities, pillage and murder
all the gentiles within their reach"