The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-10
MORMON TREASON.

The Flag of the United States Hoisted at
Half-aIast by Bigoted Bigamists-A Riot
Fortunately Ayerted-The G. A. II. Conn
pei Them to Raise 1t to Its Proper
Height.
SALT LAKE, July 6.-When the sun rose
Saturday morning the National flag hung at
half-mast on the City Hall, the county Court
House, Deseret NelUs Office, Mormon Taber-
nacle, church, tithing Office, John Taylor's
residence called guard house, Mormon
Church, offices, and the Salt Lake Theater.
That on the last named building was put at
filll-mast, as soon as Mr.. Rossite, the pres
ent manager, saw it, but those on the other
buildings hung limp and detected against
their masts. No one could be found to ex-
plain the reason.
About noon a committee composed of
United States Marshal Ireland, C. l.. Haines,
Major Wilkes and Captain Evans, the last
two named ex-Confederates, went to the
City Hall to find out the reason. City Mar
shal Phillips said it was the result of his
personal whim. The committee demanded
that the flag be raised to full-maSt, which
demand was met with denial, whereupon
Captain Evans Jumped up and started out
to raise it himself The door was shut and
locked by policeman before he reached it.
All present, including some dozen police
officers, made rush for Evans Constable
Charlie Crow raised his club to strike and
drew his pistol. Othef officers reached for
their guns. Quiet was restored by the
United States Marshal. The conference
went on. The city officials said the 4th of
July was day of mourning to them,
and this people," whose best men
were in the penitentiary by virtue of fed
eral officials perversive to all the principles
OF law and liberty; that the flag over the
City Hall did not belong to any ring or So
called loyal Americans and intimated that
any man who undertook to disturb the flag
at half-mast would be shot. The officers
and committee of citizens then went into
the street. where small crowd had gathered
numbers of whom wanted to raise the flags
at all hazards, but were threatened by the
police not to attempt it on the pain of being
dropped" In private consultation with
United States Marshal Ireland the City
Marshal consented to either raise it to full
mass or take it down within thirty minutes.
In the meantime Constable Grow had mus
tered up small squad to ''clean the mob
out"
The City Marshal consulted with Mayor
Sharp, who was attending the Mormon
priesthood meeting, and in less than thirty
minutes the flag was run down amid the
jeers and sneers of the city officials. The
G. A. r. Post, celebrating near the city,
were informed of the difficulty and came in,
after passing resolutions to run the flags to
their proper places. They met crowd of
angry citizens at the Walker House. The
crowd wanted to go and by force put the
flags where they belonged, but the counsel
of Governor Murray prevailed. Finally a
committee Of five were sent to demand of
the Mayor that it should be done, and in a
few minutes the flag at the City Hall was
run up to the masthead.
The citizens committee made the demand
on Sheriff Groesbeck and hoisted the flag al
the county court house from half to full
mast without demurring. The flag on the
capstone was also run from half to full-mast
at six o. clock in the evening. But the Others
hung out in defiance till shutdown and left
at half-mast. All who were immedi
ately responsible for this reasonable piece
of business disclaim knowing anything about
it, but it has leaked out that the order tc
thus insult the Nation at large and the Gov
eminent of Utah, came direct from the head
of the church.