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ter, who has long and YEARLY labored and fer
vently prayed for the coming of the day of
equality of rights. duties and hopes"
HORRORS OF MoRMoNDoM.
Secret Oaths of the Endowment House BE
trayed by q Ladyeysctim.

Secret Oaths of the Endowment House Be-
trayed by q Lady 1yictim.
Washington Special.
In the hearing to-day before the House judici-
airy committee quite a group of ladies came with
Miss Kate Field 10 see the three Mormon women,
who sat upon one of the sofas during the hear
ing Mr.. Baskin, representing the anti-Mormon
element, made very elaborate argument before
the committee, urging additional legislation to
put down the Mormon power He argued that
the men who thought poiygamy was right should
be disfranchised, as well as those who actually
sensational point in his discourse by
introducing to the committee, Mrs. Miles,
lady who had gone through the
Endowment House, and who could testify to the
oaths required of the members Mrs. Miles is a
tall, clear-faced brunette perhaps thirty years
of aga. She sat back of Miss Field and looked
very much excited and disturbed, while Mr.
Baskin related her story She was an English
woman, who was persuaded to join the Mormon
Church by missionary who had been an old
playmate of hers He proposed to her, and she
left England in spite of the protests of her
parents. She went to Utah to JOIN him, know
ing nothing of polygafnous marriages until she
arrived in Salt Lake. Then her lover told her
that he intended to take second wife. She re-
sented this, and it was only after long struggle
with the Mormon powers that she consented to
be married to him, hut upon condition that she
was to be the first wife.
She went through the Endowment House and
will give her testimony before the committee
concerning the horrible oaths that were required.
She found soon after that she had been tricked
and that it WAS the other wife who was the first
She then had Miles arrested and his case was
tried and thrown out in the Supreme Court upon
technicality. Legal proof was lacking of the
first marriage Miles therefore freed Mrs.
Miles never returned to Salt Lake short
time ago the death of relative left her an inde-
pendent fortune in England. She has since re-
turned from England to this country, whore she
intends to live She will assist Miss Field in
her fight against the Mormons
Mrs. Miles testlties to two or three forms OF
oaths, which were submitted to the committee
to-day. One form specifies that the Mormons
shall regard the rules of the church above
that of the civil law, and that any betrayal
by the tearing of the tongue from the
the mouth and the cutting of the throat Of him
who so falsifes his OATH Another oath has the
penalty of disemboweling connected with it. Mr.
Baskin submitted several cases of murder that
had been committed in the Territory during his
time by the Mormons, which were in conformity
with the penalties prescribed in these oaths.
The presentation of an actual witness who can
subscribe to the secrets OF the Endowment House
will greatly aid the people who are seeking to
get additional legislation against the Mormons.
The secrets of the masquerade of tho Mormon
Church have never been fully given before any
of the congressional comaafstees.
Mrs. Miless story of the shocking and disgust
ing mummeries Of the Endowment House, the
horrible and murderous oaths required. make a
sensational story, which was presented in a very
dramatic form this afternoon Mrs. Miles is a
strong, resolute looking woman. There is no
doubt that her testimony is truthful and honest.