The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-31
WAD ELlVARD
Tells Some Strange Stories in
an Interview.
THE TRIBUNE AND ITS GANG.
some Compliments for The Mormons
Coupled with Stories that are
Scarcely Credible.

The San Francisco Chronicle of late
date contained an interview with Wad
FL Ward, the converted Jewish Rabbi
from Palestine, ard this called forth a
rabid attack from the Tribune. Follow
ing is the article in question:
A recent visitor Of prominence to this
city Is the Rev. Wad FL Ward, con-
Verted Jewish Rabbi from Palestine. He
is perhaps 50 years of age and a member
of the tribe Of Levi. He has, more Of
an Arabic cast, Of features than OF
Hebrew, has a swarthy complexion and
piercing black eyes, while his igureis
slender and wiry.
"Since my conversion to the Christian
faith, sixteen years ago" said he in
perfect English to a Chronicle reporter
yesterday, "I have travelled over nearly
every portion Of the globe. preaching
the cause of Christi and learning.the'
traits, customs and languages of all
nations. At present I am taking nv
family on q tour round the world. I
have been some four years in America,
and. have visited most of the larger
cities in every State in the east. On my
way to California l stopped at Salt Lake
City, where 1 remained some six weeks
as The guest OF some Mormon apostles
whom l had met in Jerusalem, my ma
tive city. / visited all of the important
places in Mormondom, stopped With
the people themselves and learned all
could 7 must say that / found many
things which were obnoxious to me,
more especially the latter-day,Te Yela-
tons OIL 0seph Smith concerufng the
descent Of tie first apostles from
Joseph. However. the people certainly
acted in a very hospitable and courteous
manner towards me. When / went
there ] made up my mind to put aside
all prejudice and not allow anything X
had ever heard against them TO interfere
in any way with my judgment Of their
character and customs. l resolved to see
and decide for myself. On two occasions
1 met President Taylor and George Q.
| Cannon, who are still in hiding
/ from the minions of the law, as you
/ know. l found them courteous and
! willing to give me all the information
which l desired. Their stories of their
/ own personal experiences and the hard
ships which they had undergone since
| becoming fugitivss were exceedingly
I interesting and aroused my sympathy
10 no small degree. President Taylor
told me that many times when the
officers were on his track he had slept
all night in a haystsck, covered up by
the hay, and he really seems to have
undergone much suffering.
zone evening wDen l lectured in the
Salt Lake Theatre both Mr.. Taylor
and Mr.. Cannon came to hear me and
ensconced themselves as comfortably
as possible in the flies over the stage.
Several detectives were seated in the
orchestra at the time, they having
been informed through SONY mysteri-
Gus source that the fugitives
were to attend the lecture Not
dreaming of looking behind the
scenes, however, they went away dis
appointed. These officers finally be
came suspicious that possessed some
knowledge Of the whereabouts OF Taylor
and Cannon, and was in the habit Of
meeting them. Acting IN accordance
with this opinion, these people Swallowed
me everywhere / went, and even my
letters were cOnfscated and opened be-
fore / received them, Ia the hopes of
gaining a clew to the location Of some
proposed meeting-piace Between myself
and the fugitives. Three private resi-
dences, one belonging to a daughter Of
Brigham Young and another to Apostle
Richards, were raided during nv visit
10 them, and the entire house was ran,
sacked each time in the mad search for
the missing ones. 1 consider the con-
duct of the officers, more particularly
the opening OF my letters, most out
rageous and without any Palliating
features whatevsE.F The fact il. there Is
more said than necessary about the
transgressions of the Moimons.
The Gentiles all seem to BE warning
against poiygamy, and rightly too. I
certainly believe polygamy TO be de-
grading, to say the least, and my OBJ