The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-04
Apostle J. H. Smiths Mar
rative.
sAGMAN's BEARD LEFT BEHIND.
The President OF the European Mis-
sion interviewed by News
parer Representative.

OOlbclAAi1 tA4O
Carly yesterday morning Elder John
Henry Smith and Elder Samuel R. Ben
MON waited upon the chief constable,
with a view to see if nothing could be
done to prevent such attacks as were
made upon the Latter-day Saints at the
Temperance Hall, Ellesmere-road, on
Sunday afternoon, as well as to punish
the Jarman party for the disturbance
they caused. Mr. Jackson pointed out
that the building in which they had
held their meeting was not licensed
for services OF that description. The
elders wanted to know if Jarman could
not be rested, but it was stated that
Jarman had himself answered that
question by leaving the town. All
that could be ascertained about
him yesterday, beyond the in
formation forwarded last night
by one of his friends "that he had lost
part of his beard and was very i'll; ;" was
that he had "fetched" the apparatus
with which he illustrated his lectures
from the Yestry Hall, WeStbar, and was
understood to be proceeding straight to
the Midland Station. Elder J. II.
Smith. who is a man of great muscular
development. is one OF the twelve
apostles, and is President of the Eu-
ropean Mission" He is also one of the
council of the apostles, whose mission it
is to preach the principles of the Latter
day Saints, and to call to their assist
ance, when they require. members of
the Seventies, who, on being sum-
moned, must proceed on the same bus
mess. Elder J. H. Smith is carrying on
mission in Scandinavia, Germany and
Switzerland, and arrangements are now
being made to commence operations in
Constantinopie. There is also mission
in India. Last year 1000 emigrants, as
the result of the European mission, left
this country and Scandinavia for Utah.
The popular idea that the Mormons pay
their5eXpenSeS is erroneous. The "be-
levers" must wait patiently until they
have accumulated sufficient money for
that purpose. In some cases the relatives
and friends, who have preceded them,
forward funds to aid their passage, and
occasionally the authorities at Utah
advance loans to intending emigrants,
who are bound, however, to pay it back
IN the land of their adoption. In Shelf
field and district, which includes Ches-
terfeld, they have about $50 adherents.
The number issdeclining. as they keep
going west, p" and the conference is held
suually to receive reports and see how
ths cause Is progressing.
elder J. H. Smith, the president of
the European mission, was accompanied
to Sheffield By Elders Samuel r. Ben
mon, Reuben S. Coliett (six feet three
and half inches), Thomas Biggs (who
is over six feetl, and Elders Winward
and Brown. These occupied the plat
form at the Ellesmere-road Hall on
Sunday afternoon, and just below
them, in the body of the hall,
were two local Saints" Mr..
Parkins and Mr.. John Fayell 1.-THE latter
of whom had his forehead laid open
with a S5ick.) Elder Smith, in rep.y to
our representative yesterday, stated
that the account OF the riots gave very
accurate version of what occurred; and
sit was as just as he could expect in
this country, where there was so much
prejudice against them" when 1 got
TO The hall" continued the Apostle, az
was informed Mr.. Jarman was present,
and there was likely to be riots. What
were we to do? l said we had adver-
had come we had better open the
doors and get to work. There
would then be about 100 of our people
and probably 800 or more of the Jarman
party. The doors were accordingly
opened, and in they rushed We saw
we were oatnumbered, and that they
would have their own way, SO there was
nothing for it but to put our backs up
against the wall and die game. Collett
our giant, opened with brief address,
explaining the principles. He was
listened to quietly. After he had
finished, we consulted with our friends,
and it was decided l had better talk a
little. Ny rising was the signal for a
great uproar. Jarman did not want me
to be heard, | suspect. because he
knew should gain the sympathies of
the people. A Sheffield man, whose
name is said to be Ward, who has been
helping Jarman, rose in the body of the
nall, and asked whether other people
would be allowed to speak. answered
that no one would be allowed to speak
IN that building except those on the
platform. AT that they made a rush
towards US. Several steps in the centre
led to The platform, which was as high
as the level Of a mans breast. Ward
was the first at the steps. told him he
could not come on, and stopped
him. Then the police came in,
and the struggle got severe. Jar
man was shouting out to me all sorts
of things. One man pressed forward
to the platform. | was under the neces-
sity of taking him by the seat of his
pants and throwing hiIn often feet or
SO. He came back. anc Collett, our
giant, got him in the same way and flung
him back-he fairly flew-and when he
landed he did not make a third try.
Ultimately the police got Ward out,
but Jarman chung about the entrance,
and by-and-by they made fresh attack
by the side door, and then there was
another warm scrimmage. Down in
the crowd John Favell received a violent
blow with, a stick. Jarman's people
gathered about me, and one sliced me
by the bottom Of the pantaloonS
20 pitch me off the platform. What did
I do? [ just kicked him off. 1t was
not Mr. Jarman, who was six or seven
feet away at the time. During this
struggle Jarman charged me with being
concerned in the Mountain Meadow
massacre. He called out that | was
responsible for it, whereas when that
was done was baby. He asked the
crowd to look at me, as | was the man
who was responsible for all this. | adj
vised them to look at Jarman's face,
aud that would satisfy them. No doubt
there was good deal of kicking
1Jrinp the riOt for we were out