Telegram-herald., 1886-12-20
THE ULCER IN UTAH
POlygamy and Mormonism
Being Crushed Out
lglG. P0SIsS $50 TIE Bishops GIRL
How Thss Tried 10 Ruin Him The
FIRST 3 Shops of the Mormon
Church Forsak ng their
tiorrid Creed and
Leaving TOR ON
er Laaas.

oepas. Utah. Dee l9-The Utah prob
lsni seems 10 b. slowly apo-aaeblas selu-
r.on .ud .he ind cations po.at toward the
gradual co.apse of the Institution r pcire-
any. Last Spring Lester HsfIilk aveallAg
bishop ia ths cherh. owning a large
smoant " real estate. and residing .n this
city. suddenly went Hest on l.s 90 fhe
ast. Spring and Snumer PARCEL 1lt
Bishop Hsrf.ek s-.l tsrr.ed and as he Aai
iour aiTes II began - he suspected, no.
having ih- fear Of the Lord hefs-e h m. ana
greatly arsading ,hs United States Marsha.
he hsd tsksn 10 the under ground
Ese>aty tie bishop returned - ogden
and a. ones made Preparation Tor the
removal of MS lezsl wife. ena his
/ household good: 20 California. A very
sh0rt soi0um III Ogden -uls ced I'D conp,ete
/ bis arrangements, ana h- has r1w departed
Tor bis nca home, leaving behind hiu tie
separate families Tor whom. however, be
las lbe-,iy provided. Ihose 0f -Lo
crurcn profess IN believe thet Herrics wll
return TO hi. old home when things ~
more settled. bgt the IA - hags become
zn9Wn that he "a len lis property IN the
hands OF an agen. % be disposed o. thet =
sale Of one city Jos has recently been
effected, and t1sr the gentleman las 10
come The owner Of al -.fste in Southern Cali
iuruin. Ibsre !. TO doub. NAT Bishop Her
/ rex as permanently left C;.h aud fhe
clurch and that If any deception mas been
praetice1 tie church is the object OF It,
Bishop Ilerrick ws- well liked by his
} Gentle fellow c.Izen- and possessed their
confidence. He Is man Of more than
average ability. shrewd and honorable IN
ell his dealings.
u was Q daughter OF Bishop Herrick S
whom members of his own church en-
ceayo. 10 comprom "a with Judge Powers
in o-der that The JUDGES character may be
hlscEercd. bat the pan reacted upon the
head of one OF their witnesses. VINO was
convicted OF perjury and is nov serving ont
five wears sentence. The lady has since
been happily married 10 Gentle.
Another bishop OF salt Lake City John
sharp who Il also superintendent - the
Utah Central Railway, declined about a
year ago to live IN his religion" on ihe oc-
casion Of his having 20 plead an indictment
charging unlawful cohsbifztiOn. Guilty, 4"
said Mr.. sharp. ".nd promise to obey the
law in tn, fltUrs. ..nd 20 urge others.t0 dolike-
wise Tbersnpon sentence vas suspended.
and 50 was Bishop Sharp from his
bishopric IN the Mormon church 4 fsw
more such examples IS these and the
crumblinS cdifcs will '0tlcr 10 is fall. The
hiding a~ay ~ John Taylor 70 escaps trial
under indictment. ana the bail jumping
OK George =. Cannon, hrst and second
Presidents OF the church. respectively. arc
causing much unisvo-ahls comment among
the more intelligent members a gentle
man who pesss1 three years in Utah ex-
presses his view OF the existing situation as
follows.
"Polygamy /. the least of the evils which
the Government has 10 contend with Il in
struggling with MOrmouism. No enGovn-
ment house cermOny of marriages = com
p-,e without the taxing of q blood-cnrd-
ing oath 20 obey the prissthOOd in all
things, religious and secular. The oath
pledges those who tske It 'N
r-Sard th> United States Go
eminent as their worst enemy. The clim4
Of treason would ssem 70 hay
been reached by the 5iSotcd low breakers
henc-, while lhs present iaw may be sctii-
cient 70 eventually put an end TO polySamic
practices something of a more radical
nature is hop-d for " loyal people of this
territory % effectuslly divorce church and
siai-. even fit goes 70 The extent Of govern
ing Utah Oy commission.