Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-06

Hans OF Pretty Mormca ,,ir,a n. o..,,..
onrden-One OF Their Number r,on,or..
Ala frona the Au.horities.-rhe R.., ,,.a.,
for Examination.
New York Morning journal.
What pretty lot OF girls, and how
singular that they should be Mormons -
said tall, well-dressed, handsome,
woman who stood ON the deck Of the
steamship Wyoming yesterday mornlur.
pool. -'''e''
- have watched these Mormons ON the
voyage, she added, 'and am quite sure
from home.n $3.50 sway
Others In the ship had heard and seen
the girls cry In secluded parts of the
steamer. In all there were $50 Mor,nons
Nearly one-third were young girls and
one,hali women, They were Ia charue OF
nlteen elders, Of whom Elder Kurz was
ON their arrival at Castle Garden Com.
missloneis Starr and Stephenson, who
hau nearu OF their coming, were ON hand
were landed like drove OF shoen and
marched ashore under the watchiul ewes
OF the elders Ike slaves A murmnr ran
through the herd as young and pretty
glrl OF eighteen years broke from he,
companions and asked TO see some one In
authority. She was referred 70 Supt.
Jackson F''
my name Is Margaret Hawthorne. ~
said she, In sweet English voice. uand
want TO get away from these people.n
floor. '"e
what people'" kindly inquired Mr..
From these Mormons," she replied 10
aquivering voice.
Several weeks ago, she said, sho re-
ceived letter from her uncle Ioh,,
Hawthorne, who was resldent Of smith
Held, Idaho. He requested her 10 eome
70 America aud mako her home with
MIN. IN the letter was a ticket for the
steamship Wyoming, She had not seen
hnr uncle In years, but knew he was
wealthy farmer In America; 30 ahe dc.
clded To 80 TO him. She had never heard
anything OF Mormons or their PRACTICES
| One OF the llrst persons she met on the
steamship was a Mormon elder. Ia In.
troduoed himself, spoke OF her uncle as a
Mormon brother, and told he- he would
see that she reached her home safely. She
gave him her letters, money aud tickota
what followed on the vessel Ia moi
known, but IL IL eaid That she complalned
10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that she had been
lnsultea py one OF the MormoDs and did
not wish to travel In company with them
II she could help H..
She was advised 10 continue ON frIendlv
terms with the Morinons until she reached
New York. This she did.
On nearing her story Snpt. Jackson
Immediately ordered the tickets. monav
and letters returned 10 her and eent har ~
her uncle In advance OF the Mormon herd
When the crowd came into Register
Commissioners Starr and Commlasioner
Stephenson stood by the clerks 10 Inyest,.
gate the cases OF the young girls Their
EFFORTS were successful. sharp cross.
Questioning drew some peculiar facts
from the girls.
without exception they failed 70 fully
explain how they obtained funds To INV
tneir passage over. One Young English
elriI Janette Williamson, pretty miss OF
fourteen years, with big blue eyes, a
supple form, and rosy checks, Attempted
TO put on an air OF brayado when she
came TO answer the necessary questions
She said she was Mormon and was
going to friends In Utah who had paid her
passage out.
What friendsS Relatlvesp" qucrled
Clerk Sllberstein.
lowering her eyes.
"Who, them"
She could not answer and was NJ once
placed In charge Of Chief Clerk Van Du-
zon,
Soon the commissioners had score OF
the girls locked up IN the Office away from
the rest OF the herd. All were young.
pretty, and well dressed All had be.n
DQHifd what TpfaIlaa ~. aA.a A..
questions and all had failed because The
questions were too pointed. Commits
sioner Starr said
1--WE are tied hand and foot and cannot
ACT except In such cases ~ We can prove
10 be assisted immigrantH.u
Ihere II little question In my mlnd.u
said an attache Of the Garden. pthatthese
young girls are imported specially by tho
depraved elders OF the Mormon church In
Salt Lake City. They are all Young ana
good looking All are afraid 10 speak out
on account OF their deadly foar Of the
elders, who have obtained absolute con
troll over them.n
None Of the girls would talk after be-
Ing taken into the main ONCE. They
asked TO see the elders, and would saw
nothing to anyone else.
There were many hardened faces
among the older women. Many claimed
TO have husbands In Utah. The detention
OF the young glrls WAS greeted with con
sternation BY the elders. They had OK.
pected TO be on their way 10 Utah laet
evening. II forced DELAY. and
their actions and looks plainly showed
that they feared their prey would ain
through their hands and perhaps be sent
The Mormons consisted mainly OF In.
elishi Scotch and Germans. Many 40.
peared educated, but the majority were
far from prepossessing.