Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-02
THAT ssTALwART YOUNG MAN."
The ssHerald,, Denies He Returned
and Beat His Wife, Which Is
Evidence That He Did.

Several new features have developed
in the McMurrin wife-beating affair to-
day which not only add additional con-
firmation to our report of the incident as
published yesterday, but affords as much
amusement as surprise. The humorous
part OF the affair began last evening some
time after the DEMOCRAT had found its
way into most of the households in town.
The rattle-brained reporter of the Herald
appeared at McMurrin's house and an
nounced his desire to meet with the
members of the family. To this end
Fathers McMurrin and Hunter, Mrs.
Joseph McMurrin, her sister, Mrs.
Smith, and several others assembled
| in the room, and the reporter
proceeded to read aloud to his congrega-
ton the article in the DEMOCRAT. After
he had finished reading the account there
given of the disgraceful occurrence, he
commenced series of catechisms, with
regard to the nature of which Messrs.
McMurrin and Hunter had already been
consulted. Of course Mrs. McMurrin,
like any other mans wife would do and
has done under similar circumstances,
shielded her guilty husband by tech
nically denying the facts which the DEM
oCRAT published. When the reporters
questions were directed to some other
members of the family, old man
Hunter fixed his angry gaze upon
them as much as to say, cutter anything
to the contrary, if you dare" and there
was general acquiescing, which was
taken by the Herald man as positive
denial and from which he proceeded to
construct what he foists on subscribers as
genuine question-and-answer interview. |
We have learned that a great many of |
the expressions which he makes Mrs. |
McMurrin and Mrs. Smith say originated
with himself, and were never conceived
even by those ladies. 1t was evident |
from the start that he did not seek in
formation on the subject, because
such information would have seriously
himself and the paper he
represents, and in every effort he put
forth there was nothing else apparent
than burning desire to prove some of
the DEMOCRAT statements false Some of
those parties who were present at the
interview have told their friends to-day
that they were forced into acquiescing in
the denials given to the reporter under
the most powerfully intimidating circum-
stances, and these same individuals also
voluntarily said this morning that the
DEMOCRAT statements acre correct, but
that out of consideration for family ties and
he cruel embarrassment and treatment
hat would be certain to follow, they were
compelled to smother the facts. One of
he parties who was present at the dis
urbance Saturday night states positively
hat she saw Mrs. McMurrin receive the {
reatment administered by "the fine and
talwart young man." and that the vic
Inn displayed bruise behind the ear !
nd another one on her side, where she /
lad been knocked violently against the +
orner OF the table. 1t has also developed | !
hat McMurrin was angered into COM !;
hitting this dastardly act as a re- .
ult of his wife's permitting certain y
Individuals to visit the house9persons g
HON he was afraid would betray him. n
he facts we published yesterday were =
blamed from eye and ear witnesses to 4
ne proceedings and the information was f.
wen to US under promise that their a
ames should not be made public, as they s.
"hOu Cuo lCSullduI treatment Clat would FL
levitably follow. The DEMOCRAT chal- f.
nges the Herald to produce, over the W
dy's signature, those denials and state o.
ents accredited to Mrs. Smith As to q,
lie testimony of Mrs. McMurrin, which g
e have been assured was literally 81
octored by the reporter, it counts y,
7 nothing; and nobody possessed of A
knowledge of what is proper and con- re-
'tent would expect to induce wife to 10
We evidence that would criniinate her &C
lsband, except in the most extreme m
ses of irreconcilible breaches where or or
e wife has lost all hope and willingly if
llvers the oppressor over to the law. bI
The public may rest assured that the &C tn
unit given in yesterdays issue of the he he
1MocRAT is true in every particular, th Il,
d that it was based upon evidence and oil 81,
'timony of an indisputable character. ta
person who SO easily forgets where he in
tains information, should be less reck- br
$ In making statements which he No
inns to have received. ~