The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-09

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gument against the polygamy feature. and -
sayings have had great weight
In closing his remarks the other eveninr III
serb Smith was interrupted by some man n III
audience, who yelled:
'If l can't be polygamist, / won't Do M
mon
That may be true Of you" said Smith ~, II
as for me, | am differently constituted and HI
want such religion. Mormonism can ev; ~
and has existed without 1T
Just what effect this sudden ONSLAUGHT a. ~
the Joseplites, which is as temperate and oan,sE
as it is sincere and impressive, will have II
would be hard TO say, but it IS evident that Il III
has set a great many Of the Saints to think; II
and the increasing congregations Indicate IN
many of the Saints are willing 10 hear Is
not to be convinced The recent deo;s;. II
of the Territorial Supreme Court, affirming tl#
validity of the conventions already had has II
the effect of preparing the brethren Tor a -
dispensation of some kind.
They still maintain their accustomed a;r #
bravado, but ii is known that they are leavirX
stone unturned to destroy the evidensX
against themselves. Nearly all poyeamiss1
wives go under assumed names and scores -
them are scattered all over the Territorv A.
small settlements. Their husbands have -
ceeded of late in stimulating them with preasX
courage and obstinacy than they have shovsX
heretofore, and in three or four cases rrosacs#
tons have failed because the testimony WIFI NJ
the government expected from these woman ~
not been forthcoming. One of the latest ARE ~
was that of +. ii. Hansen, of Pleasant CiressN
who is a dean Of only six years residence in a.
country, and who has :hree wives, all OF ~
same nationality as himself. He married III
first in Denmark, and took the other two sooY
after coming here. The first wife then refuse
to live with him, and set up for herself on II
little farm. One of the others lived with H.
sen in his home, and the third was domieiled II
n dug-out made in the side of a mountain wher#
she had an interesting brood of children II
In fa Hrvbn aH n,r1C4 III
and on her evidence he is likely to get lon
sentence
prominent Mormon named John JenksH
whose friends have said he was not here 49,
for whom the authorities have kept zeaiouN
look out was caught, recently, in a clever wav#
GENTLE business man, who had occasion M
use Jenks's telephone enc day, noticed that III
connection was wrong, and before he could 90
it rghted he found jerks was talking, and 49,
he supposed he was telling another Saint wher&
to find him. The Gentle listened long enouvE
to get the address and, putting it in the handR
of deputy marshal jerks was nabbed VbeforA
he had chance to wonder If his friend -
coming 1t is little things like this for whic8
the Saints hate the Gentiles and that there n
no love lost between them is plain To be seenE
every day in the week. In such a fight "a a.
every individual acts as he deems for the besIl
interest. The people who are making the batfIsN
on polygaIny were thrown into rage the otherN
day by the announcement that a Young IadvG
TO join the Mormons. She had prev;A
ously had no utilization with the Saints So e.
as Is known, and the surprise that was felt a.
the first announcement was heightened by thaN.
discovery later on that she had married an 49,
dent believer in polygamy though he is NOT vet&
an offender in that direction On the heels of thsN
Sorrowfu announcement came the report subsA.N
quently found to be true, that one of the numerN
Gus wives of 1lusser who is now in the peniten6
tiary, is about to apply for a divorce, with thsk
intention of abandoning Mormonism and maFrys#
ing man not connected with the church Ths{r
pententiary in this territory is prmitivs8s
affair. consisting of few cheap buildings sur
rounded by adobe walls. AS no industry I'd
carried on, the prisoners pass their time IL
idleness, and, during certain hours Of the day
enjoy themselves promenading in the inclosure#
One day this week q lot of women interested III
the welfare of the Saints now I'll
prison, went to the place and tool
turns boosting each other up to the wal II
over which they could look with ease On
of the women saw her husband, and. calling ca
him, the two had brief conversation. As thu
was against the rules of the prison. the offend#
ing prisoner was escorted to his cell, and The
women were driven Off A good deal of SYM
pathy- is expressed for youna woman saarnrd
Elizabeth Starkey, who, although only seyen#s
teen years of age, Is the polycamous wife a
Charles l.. White She appeared TO be thor
oughly under the influence of her husband anN
the dignitaries of the church, and she proved
a recalc;trant witness in three different case
she was sent to the penitentary on three SD
fines. This will keep her there ninety days IL
least. The young woman is more than ordinar&
" attractive and as she has recently been veryN
i'll, her Imprisonment is deemed great hard
ship. The judge himself expressed his great reH
greet at being obliged to punish her. as he said hss
was in duty bound to do with all who ohstrucedE
the administration of justice. White comes inn
for the denunciation of everybody net Saint