Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-15
MASSACRE OF MORMONS.
MASKED TENNEssEANs Holm .
MURDEROUs CARNIVAL.

seven or Eight of the Apostles Ria
uleu with Bullets and Buckshot ana
one OF the ExterminatIag Band AIso
Lald Low-History of the Norman Sat.
tlement In the Vicinity.
! NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. - dts
patch from CenterYille confirms the mnr
der OF Mormons in Lewis county bv
masked men last Sunday morning. The
raiding party numbered about forty
Thirteen attacked the house of Martin
Condor, where Mormon meeting was -
| progress. Forcing the door, they were
encountered by Condor, armed with a
| gun. In an effort to disarm him. one of tba
raiders was struck with the gun, unmask-
Ing him, buthe drew pistol and shot Con-
dor in the bowels. Condor was shot again
ny que Vi tne party with bucksh0t and
instantly Killed. AT the same time another
OF the party fired upon a Mormon eIder
named GIsbes, who was partly hidden
behlnd the wife of Condor, killing Gihhas
and severely wOunding Mrs. Condor in tba
thigh. The party fired again upon a Nor
mon elder named Berry who was hidino
behind bed, killing him. Another Nor
mon IN the mouse, who ran out of the back
door, was pursued by the attacking marty
Stationed outside. They fired ON, him ~
he ran, but it is not known il he was
killed. ," 40
CONTINUING THE CARNAGE.
After killing Berry the masked mon
started out of the house, and inst as thev
got out j. Il. Hudson fired and killed Dave
Hlnson, one OF the masked men. One of
Hinson's party stood over the body and
fired two loads of buckshot at Hudson
literally riddling him. The Mormons, in
fear OF another attack did not make a
search till Monday, when they found one
mormon who ran away from Condor's
dead. 1t is said that the other MISSING
Elder has been found dead. The Mormon
elders claim that they have been sent
from Utah to make converts and establish
churches.
The Mear sympathizers in Lewis
and coun@sS% adjacent are verv much
alarmed on account of the high feeling.
ana some are contemplating removal to
other parts, where the pressure of public
opinion IS not so strong. 1t was only a
few years ago that people in WAYNE
county, wearied Of the work of Mormon
elders, made the county so hot for them
that they were obliged to leave, and soon
made their appearance in Lewis county.
The elders saw that the intelligence OF tbe
community forbade the attempt to estab-
llsh there the prime feature OF their faith,
polySamy, ana they c0ntented themselves
with the dissemination of other articles of
their creed.
THE MORMON BASE or OPERATIONS.
They gradually crystalIized around two
points-Shady Grove in Hickman and
Cane Creek in Lewis county. These points
were made the base of operations, and
here they held their meetings, and thence
were sent to other sections and other
States the apostles of their creed. The
presence of the sect was the source 0f no
little annoyance to the citizens, who abb
horred the existence in their neighb0rhood
OF those who taught doctrines which in
vowed the obnoxious practice of polyga-
my. This aversion to the new sect, while
deep, gave no potent expression Of its ex-
lstence until the terrible deed of Sunday.
Mrs. Condor viii die from the effects Of
the wound she received. The bodies of
the dead have been buried, large crowds
attending the funerals. 1t is probable
that the Governor of the State will offer a
reward tor the apprehension of those en-
gagged in the murderous attack, and de-
tectiyes will be placed on the track of the
suspected parties.