Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-27

correspondent living here, who wrote
many articles for the eastern press on
Mormon practices, was induced on
false prctcnses to leave his bed and 20
down to the Jordan, where grave
had been dug for him. lie was tried
at the side OF the open grave and ac.
quilted. Mr.. landcn, his associate,
escaped and fled to Nevada, where he
now lives, cripple, owing to his ter
rible journey.
Elder Yates was blood-atOncd at
Echo canyon by order of the crurch,
because he traded with the United
States troops at Fort Bridges. When
Bishop Collister, in whose jurisdic-
ton Yates was, asked Brigham Young
what he should do with him, the covert
answer was: "a bishop can cut oifany
man in his jurisdiction"
When Godbe, Harrison, and Shcr'
man abandoned the church, Brigham
Young said in the temple: They dc.
serve to have their blood spilled, but |
don't tell YOU to spill it, 1t is said
that it was spilled, however.
In little settlement near here q
Saint named Adams. who had several
wives, none of whom he could support
dccentlv, was demonstrated with by
one Of them against taking another.
So determined was she that she threat
cncd to abandon the church il he per-
sisted in marrying again. Adams
called council of the priesthood 10
see what could be done about it. After
a long consultation the bishop said;
"Brolhcr Adams. cant YOU save your
wife? If YOU haven't the heart to do
it, just tell me, and | will appoint a
committee to do it. The brother
begged for time to reflect, and the
next morning the woman was laid out
dead in her robes. No one asked the
cause of her death, for everybody
knew. After the council broke up he
took her on his knee, talked kindly to
her, and, while her head was on his
shoulder and he was StrOking her
haT, he saved her. by cutting her
throat
Relative to the present denial by the
Mormon authorities that there ever
was an order in the church known as
Danilos, the gcutilcs produce the testi-
mony of David Whitmcr, Of Missouri,
one of the three witnesses to the Book
oi Mormon. who is still living, but
who looks upon the BrighamiteS, or
poligamists, Us hcreticS. lie says;
"ln 1885 W. W. Phelps and John
Whitmcr, accompanied by large
number Of our people, went to Far
West, Caldwell county, Mo, and cs-
tablishcd church, They lived there
and multiplied very rapidly until 1883,
when Joseph Smith and Sidney Rig
don came out from Ohio and were
dissatisfied with the church, and gave
new laws and revelations. The lead
ers Of the Far West church declined to
conform with the new regulations, and
Smith and Rigdon issued decree or
ganiling what was known and termed
the DanitcS, or Avrnging Angels. who
were bound by the most fearful oaths
to obey the commandments of the
leaders of the church. They threat
cncd us with the vengeance of the Da-
mites if we refused to subscribe to their
oath, and we He'd for our lives to Clay
county. Since that time ! have had
nothing to do with the Lattcr-Day
Saints church, but still hold to the
truth Of the original church of Christ
as organized in New York. The Da'
mites became very corrupt, and were
eventually driven away from Caldwell
county, and the next | heard of them
they were in Salt Lake practicing po-
lysamy and spiritual wfcsm."
These were the bloodthrsty fanatics
who are charged with numbering the
party of immigrants at Mountain
Meadows, and who for many years
kcptup the pretenSc that the work
was done by Indians.