The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-08
SOLDIERS FOR SAINTS.
A SPECk OF WAR ON THE MORMON
HORIZON.
Omitted States Troops Ordered to Salt LAX.
City as Precautionary Measure
The sIc5Iurrin Affair Assuming
National Importance.

CHICAGO, Dec. S-Telegrams were &c
ceived here Saturday stating that secret or
dets had been received by the military au
thoritles of the department of the Platte a
| Omaha for the immediate movement of q
battery and other troops in the department,
to some place which the officers would no,
name. The troops at Forts Omaha, Mo
brara, Robinson, Russell, Sydney, Steele
and Washaki are all under orders to be il
readiness for movement at a moments no
tice Union Pacific special trains are there
| with steam up to convex more troops if Or
dcred
| These orders occasional vast amount of
comment and speculation but the general
| opinion was that the troors were destined
Tor salt Lake City. At any rate the troops
| are moving and the greatest secresy is main
| tanned as to where they are going The
superintendent of the Pullman Pacific Car
company refused, peremptorly to be 9ues-
toned about the matter The reason
salt Lake City is positively stated
as the objective point is the excited
condition of the Mormons over the SNORING
of one of their number by United Stat,
Marshal Collin, which occurred last week. \
telegram from Omaha says George Carr, q
passenger who arrived Sunday morning
from Salt Lake City, gives this version of
the situation
The Morinons are apparently deter
mined to avenge the shooting of McMurrin.
and the officers of the government are
greatly alarmed. The peril of the Gentiles
at Salt Lake is greater than any one can
know who has never been there These are
only about 1000 able bodied Gentiles
IN Salt Lake and the contiguous territory
who would oppose Mormon uprising, and
against whom it would be directed. On the
other hand tla Mprrppns ba va ;,,t tho N,,,,-,,,
legion 10000 soldiers, drilled and well
equipped for service, secreted in the enclos-
uro of the endowment house. They have, it
is thought, at least twenty field pieces,
equal, If not superior, to those of the gov
eminent at Fort Douglas
''Wlen l left Salt Lake THURSDAY, the
members of the legion were quietly stealing
into the city, aud several thousa,d had then
arrived from the Cache valley, San Pete,
Washington county settlements They are
II hloodtbirsty set, and are dashed into VIC
Hence by the leaders oi the church in the
columns OF the press and their councils
they are at the mercy of the elders. and
viii do anything to which the church in
cites them, For two o. three days before | |
left business was virtually suspended and |
they were holding secret meetings."
y statement of the trouble believed to be |
as near the truth as it is possible to get is |
as follows: Collin has been very active in |
bringing Mormons to punishment for poly
gomous practices, and they have determined |
to put him out of thoir way Failing 10
have Kim imprisoned for trumped up
Charge of l"wd conduct, it seems to have
Been agreed to remove" him. In prose
ucion Of This purpose he was met
one evening at 1870 O'Clock by a
nian named McMurrin and three other Nor
nous, who attempted to provoke quarrel,
but tho deputy rnfuSe! to quarrel with tbcm
When he was about to start home they took
position. under cover, III an alley ad Join
ing the hotel Surnisiug their intention
She deputy changed his weapon to his over
Dat pocket on starting home. As he
was passing the alley the aSsasens sprang
out, and fearing to creato alarm by
trng pistol McMuirin fellel him with a
hub. The officer at once rogained his feet,
and, drawing his gun, began IA fusillade at
lose quarters McMurrn received two
wounds IN the breast and abdomen, and,
houGh mora than dozen shots were fired,
'"llin was not hit beyond having his coat
ceve puncturcd by the bullets and his hat
hot or his head McMurrin fell with the
rinark that he was killed
crowd at once collected, and Collin
fastened 10 surrender to the Federal author
ties. He was placed in the penitentiary for
ate keeping and When this became known
he fury of the Mormons attained dospera-
ion. The Salt Lake Herald Mt once issued
n extra edition, calling upon the church to
venge the murder of tho saint, and used
very means of melting mob violence. In |
uicll respose to its lashing the faithful of
he church assembled at their political head
uarters, the city hall, and organized to |
lurdcr Collin. rope was procured, and a
Aader of the mob, standing upou AN eleya-
ION, made bloody speech, ending with the
lords: owe will make mincemeat of him
we can get him. On to the Jail. Let the
lurder of at least one saint be avenged.
he mob at once made rush for the pani-
antiary, where they found that in q very
aort time United States Marshal Ireland
adj prepared to receive them. Seeing that
II attack at that time would I've useless, they
I'll back and the strategy of the Mormon Off
ers was brought into requisition.
The MormonS then tried to get Collin |
led before the city marshal, but failed.
he situation rapidly assumed serious as
ect and Governor Murray called for troops,
he troops were rapidly brought from Fort
ouSias, and the town and telegraph are |
ow under the control of the military,
cMurrin, who was supposed to have been
tally shot, is recovering
Latest reports from Salt Lake CITY saw
'erything is quiet there, and military
both at Washington and Chicago
'clare the movement of troops is but pre-
lutionary measure, but the general opinion I
that the situation must he critical to cell
II such action as has been taken.
says He Did 1t Unintentionally.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. S.-WilHan Stey- {
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