The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-08-22
NUMBERING MORMONS.
Tennessee Mob Attack an Assembly and
Several Persons are Killed.

A Tennessee Mob Attack Assembly and
Several Persons Killed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. IAN organi-
cation established by Mormon elders in
Louis and Hickman countIes, this State,
about three years ago, was broken up last
Sunday by the killing of all the elders by
band of masked men. Mr.. Depriest, U. S.
mail carrier between Ivey Mills and Center
vile, Hickman county, gives the following
account of the massacre: "Three elders
were leading a meeting at the Gender Farm,
Cane Creek, Lewis county, Sunday morning,
when twelve masked men on horseback rode
up to the house and ordered a young man
named Hutson and young Gender to surren-
der. They showed fight, and one of the
masked men knocked Gender down, break
ing his skull. Hutson fired, one Of the
masked men fell dead; he was found to be
Dave Hinson, a citizen of Hickman county.
He lived at Brush Fork on Beaver Dam.
The masked men then shot aud killed two
Mormon elders. The third elder ran toward
That elder has not been Been since, and 1t is
supposed he also was killed. 1t has since
been ascertained that the masked men be-
fore going to Conders house, stopped at the
house of a man named Garrett, near Con-
'ier's house, and found Mormon elder there
They left two masked men in charge of the
elder there and shooting was heard there
shortly afterwards, and that elder has not
been seen since. When the firing com.
menced at Conder's house, one elder hid be
hind Mrs. Gender, and in shooting at him
Mrs Condor wa, wounded.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 14-Fuller particulars
Of the ant-Mormorr riot in Lewis county Oh
Sunday, merely confirm the reports before
telegraphed. Another Mormon elder YVES
to-day found dead in the woods, and still an
other is missing, making seven persons who
are now known TO have lost their lives In the
affair. No one knows from where the mob
started. About forty were in the party, but
only thirteen approached Conder's house.
As the party was leaving Conder's, J. Hut.
son fired, killing David Hinson, and was
himself fairly riddled with buckshot from the
mob. Hnson is the only one of the attack
ing party whose identity has been dis
covered.
A dispatch from Centrevile corroborates
the report of the murder of Mormons in
Lewis county by masked men last Sunday
morning. The raiding party numbered
about forty. Thirteen of these attacked the
house of Martin Gender, where the Mormon
meeting was in progress, and forcing open
the doors, were encountered by young Mar
tin Gender, armed with gun. In an effort
to disarm him, one of the raiders was struck
with gun, unmasking him, but he drew a
pistol and shot Gender in the bowels, and
after staggering few steps he was shot again
by one of the party with buckshot, killing
him instantly. The same instant another Of
the party fired upon Mormon elder named
Gibbs, who was partly hidden behind the
wife of old man Gender, killing Gibbs and
severely wounding Mrs. Gender in the thigh.
He then fired the remaining load In the gun at
. Mormon elder named Berry, hiding behind
a bed, and killing him instantly. Another
Mormon elder in the house ran out the back
door and was pursued by two of the attack
ing party stationed outside. They fired on
him as he ran, but it Is not known whether
he was killed or not. After killing Berry.
the three masked men started off, and Just as
they got out of the house, J. r. Hutson fired
and killed Dave Hinson, one of the masked
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body and fired two loads of buckshot at Hut
| son, literally Kidding him. The Mormons,
In fear of another attack did not make a
search until Monday, when they found the
Mormon that ran away from Conder's dead,
and it is rumored that the other missing ell
der has been found. The Mormons claim to
have been sent here direct from Utah to
make converts and establish churches.
NASHVILLE, August IA dispatch from
Centerville states to-day that the body Of
another Mormon elder, one of the victims of
| the wholesale butchery on Cane Greek, was
found in forest in the neighborhood Of the
crime; name not known. Another elder who
it is supposed fell into the hands of the
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ing ground that he escaped. The names of
two of the dead elders are John Ii. Gibbs and
Berry. Both came from Utah. Other VIC
Tins were John Hutson, Martin Gender and
David Hinson. Hutson and Gender, who
lost their lives In endeavoring to keep the
mob at bay until the elders could escape,
we're we'll to do, and their fate Is much re-
GREETED. Hinson, who fell by the hands of
Hutson, was prosperous farmer, and was
one of the mob.
NASHVILLE, August 14.-Elder Jones, who
was at Conder's house when the attack was
made, says that he and Elders Berry aud
Gibbs had gone to James Conder's house to
| hold meeting. They had not been at the
house long before body of masked men rode
up, and without . word opened fire upon the
elders, killing alders Gibbs and Berry In
stantty, and woanding Mrs. Gender. After
this the mob fired upon the Gender family,
killing Martin Gender and James X. Hutson,
half brother of Martin Gender, who had
fired on the NIB and killed David Hinson.
Elder Jones seeing death inevitable, fed to
the weeds, aud was pursued by the mob,
but escaped without q scratch. Elder
Thompson, who was at Mr.. CARROTS house,
near Cond-rs residence, also escaped to the
woods, and remained there 80 hours without
food or water. He was finally taken by Mr..
Garrett to Shady Grove where he still re-
mains.