The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-28

IN Utah from MS CONNECTION
A NJ .-,ine-salting and hypocrisy than
VIII l,;na else. in doing active work
al! 80 the people whose tenets he once
again.. snrventIy upheld. The account is
50 - trom one OF the Sheffield news
papers
Yesterday afternoon an extraordinary
oar and disorder was witnessed at
~! upiG Temperance Hall, Ellesmere road,
~ n the neighborhood of that build
ana - For some time past Mr.. w. Jar
sn ubo STYLES himself "an ex-Mor-
~ nriest." has been addressing meet
~; Us n sheffield, giving his experience
81 Tfe in Utah, under the title of Nor
,,onism Exposed" Mr.. Jarman, who
st.tes that "his grave was dug for him
forr times" IN Utah, and that he only
osconed from the Mormons by the"Skin
ofbis teeth, " has, of course, very serious
charges to bring against Mormon elders
and others connected with that body.
with the assistance of a local committee
ba has managed to excite no little in
taresi II came to the knowledge of
Mr. Jarman. and his committee that
Yesterday afternoon and evening a con-
ference of Latter-day Saints was to be
held at the Temperance Hall, Ellesmere
road the placard announcing the meet
inc stating that Elder John Henry
Smith. lone of the Twelve Apostles, and |
President of the European Mission, /
with other elders from Utah, would ad- |
dress the congregation, and all classes |
we're kindly invited to attend" Mr..
Tarman and his friends took 1t that |
This included themselves, and they ac-
cOrdingly mustered in very great force.
Some knowledge of their intentions
must have leaked out, for on Saturday
night one of the local Saints" proceed
ed to the BrightSide Police Office and
asked for a couple of constables to be in
attendance, as the Mormon elders were
quiet people, and did not wish to be
disturbed. - POlice-constable COOkson
and Police-cOnstable Shelton were there
fore detailed for duty at the hall. There
we're two conferences arranged fOr-One |
from two o'clock TO four O'Clock in the
afternoon, and the other from six o'clock
until eight o'clock in the evening.
Some time before two o'clock Mr. Jar
man and several hundred of his sup
pOrters marched to the Temperance
Hall, where they took possession. There
was then large number of people pre-
sent, evidently from the country, includ-
ing women and children, who had
brought their provisions with them, and
took their refreshments in the hall. On
The arrival Of the elders they commenc-
ed their meeting. One of them gave a
short address, which was not interrupt
ed, and a couple of hymns were then
sung, after which John Henry Smith.
The apostle" a tall, muscular man,
rose to address the meeting. At this
time POiCe-cOnStable COOkson was
Stationed IN the gallery, and Police-con-
stable Shelton was in the BODY of the
nau. The rising of 1.-The apostle" was
Inc signal for a scene of tremendous
disorder. Mr.. Jarman, pointing towards
MN and the other elders, shouted all
Kinds Of Opprobious epithets, among
winch could be heard Thieves. adulter-
f gTs, and even more offensive words.
l ms I-z. friends followed suit by hoOting and
o9ong and making all conceivable kinds
Vi noise Not content with this they
mace determined effort to rush" the
Plauorm; Police-cOnstable Cookson the
ne saw how affairs we're going
pI1Unptly came down, AMI with his
C99ueague, making for the platform.
pIucAily laced the rioters. The latter ,
MI NJ e Ecu Jarman towards the platform,
80. lle Mormon elders were render
+boo 9oouleh assistance in maintaining
Of Ca ~ osluon. Bythis time information /
boo,- S. serious nature of the riot had
and T 9elt 70 the BrlghtSide Police Office.
al - =. .iLSPgcI0r Smith promptly proceed
L;r ~ iiIe Hdii' accompanied by Sergeant
9 rSl ii!cAham, Police constable Prino ;
+ OOLiiiCe-GCSoaStable patterson. PoIice-co39,,
eaole thompson. Meanwhile the two
,,ggliSIaoleS, with the effective aid of tbe
eoLHlohS, who were strong muscuIar ]
Lei nell 'oI unusual heightand deveIonment '
,IIi;e making stubborn resistance in g
CIV LII Elder Smith took a prominent q
ar: Jarman forced his Wa'v to tbe
; "a but there Elder Smith mot
Oh Oh iuCll as the Quaker in Uncle Toms
: o al-- met the Slavehunter who wanted
1-o C.OsS 5, the gulf and capture the run
way. The elder did not use the OnaL- :
, words, Friend, thou art not want
mere; but he landed Jarman hack
u ms friends. Jarman saws that
: , eller kicked him twice, but the police
e : positive that none of the elders either :
;tts5 or struck; though it must he adj
l = that their manner of boIding
= platform was occasionally q triaes
7olouS' One big, brawny elder CRASH
-, al a3initl-Mormon by the neck lifted
~, up Ike child, and fairly flung him
en- lne platform right back among his
, ~ When he landed there m m S
: s :, except some unavoidable sbock to P
ID 3 Sslelh' he remained in that position
tso Ids no more. seen in the van of tba
a. ,S'h NJ Another of the storming pa 1'i O
o &c GS5a aiy smiled upon by q broad $
s = Nc. can't, who then sent him sninn oI~
e So 10y ne came. Though the elders
N tbotu despite Mr.. Jarman's sSser.
ne ' Iat, ne was kicked twice to have \
n me Intothlng beyond pushing Their "a o w y
n tN 1res away, a sanity shove of tbat
+ "a" fa, no very delicate operation 10 90 :,
St ie No Of the sinners found To tbe a. y =
,rno5 l .. 95lice--constable CookSon bad !.
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