The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-08-21
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Centerville, Tenn, Aug. 13-Last
Sunday, about IL O'Clock party Of
between thirty and forty m lsked men
started out (from where no one seems
TO konw) for the purpose Of breaking
upand driving out Of the country Il
tx Mormons who hal for several
years been making themselves very
obnoXious to the better class of citizens
of that neighborhood, which Is near
the head Of Cane Creek in Lewis
County. There were only thirteen Of
the party WHO appeared ut Condor's
house, where the meeting of the
Mormnus was being hel l. On appoach
ing the house old man Condor was
seen in Il lot near the house. lie call
ed out to the boys, his sons, to &c,
their guns, Tie party in the house
at once cl"sed the dtors and the at
lacking party came up and pushed the
door o!'cH, entered thcrOum and were
met Icy young Martin Condor with
his gun in his hand One of the at
lacking party caught hold 81 the gun
and ordered lam to give it up, which
Ire refused to do, and in the struggle
fer possession Of the gun, Condor
struck the other nam on the head with
the gun, unnaskin@ him. Thereup-
Oh his antagonist drew Il pistol and
Shot SIartin Condor IN the bowels,
ami after staggering few steps he
was shot again by some oSe of the
party with load Of buckshot, killing
him Instantly.
At the same Instant another of the
attacking party fred upon Mormon
Elder by thcnamc OF Gibbs, who was
partly hiIen behind the wife of old
man Condor killing Gibbs and sever
~ wounding Mrs. Condor in the thigh.
lie then fired The the remaining load
in his gun at Mormon Elder named
Berry, who was hiding behind
her, Killing him instantly. There
was still another Mormon Elder in
the house, who ran out by the back
door, and was pursund by two of the
attacking larty who were stationed
outside Of the house. They fired on
him as he ran, and after he gained
the woods more firing was heard,
bnt it is not definitely known wheth-
er he was killed or not
After the killing Of B2rr,-, the three
masked men started to leave, and Just
as they got out Of The house J. r,
Hudson fired and killed Dave Hin
son, che of the masked men. lie is
the only one Of the whole party who
is known. One OF Hins3n's party
stood over his body and fred two
loads of buckshot at Hudson. literal
~ rlddling him.
There was one other Mormon Elder
at the honsc Of j. L. Garrett, about
half a mile from CDndor's who saer-
ted to 60 to Condor's just before the
firing began. Garrett SAYS he turn
ell and went acoss TO the ridge road
leading to Palestine, Lewis County,
and that he shortly heard firing in
that direction, and as he has not been
heard from it is supposed he was
killed. The Mormons, being very
much in fear Of another attack, did
not make any search until Monday
about y O'Clock, when they found
the Mormon that ran away from
C1ndors dead, aHd it Is rumoved
that the other one of the missing
Elders has been found dead. The
names Of neither Of thesc'can be got
ten.
Great excitement prevails, and if
the Mormons do not leave there
will be more trouble, The Mormon
Elders claim to have been sent here
direct from Utah to make converts
and establish churches.