The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-02
INA CHRISTIAN LAND.
The Awful Gutrages on Nor
mon Missionaries.
FLoGGED WITH HICKoRlEs
vc,.d Ont in Their Night Clothes
by Gang of Southern
TOughs.

4
TOughs.
DANv1LrE, Tenn. September 2oth,
1SS8.-TSpecial Correspondence OF HE
HERALD. On the I'd inst, the deteated
mob who waited upon US August the
10Th, called again to prove they were
capable OF
PENETRATING AN OUTRAGE
fit only to be charged to barbarians
Between the above dates, we were VISIT
ing friends in other parts. The hrst
outrage spead freely, and the lady OF
the house visited by the mobocrats,
with a ready temper, busted herself IN
addressing letters to those who were
guilty of joining such gang, lnciud-
ing some near neighbors, in which she
told them of their hypocrisy in assum-
inc to be friends; yet, Judas-llke'
loaned a lantern or pistol to use IN
arousing quiet and peacsable citizens
from their slumbers in the dead OF
night, The very language used was
Quoted to them, ard caused smartlng
that found an outlet in a most vehe-
ment denunciation of any one VINO
wouId presume to say such thing.
| The cap fit too tightly, however, ana
the stronger the denunclatlon, Une
more posltiye became the evidence OF
guilt, a very common trait with the
THIEF, MURDERER Or FIEND
bshind a mask. So complete was this
expose that the mobocrats said they
believed We had spies at every house IN
the neighborhood for miles around.
With q little stretch, we might quote:
"The wicked flee when no man pur-
sueth," or "a guilty conscience needs
no accuser."
| on September 1st, we were to meet
friend from home, spend couple OF
DAVIS together and separate for our
Iabors. Authorizations were pleasant in
the homes OF seeing some one direct
from home, who could tell all the news
| of recent occurrence. Our friend came
and kindly remembered US with some
| fresh fruit from Utah, luxury almost
too great for a Mormon elder strongly
impreonated with corn bread and
| Knowing considerable excitement
prevailed, we used every precauton 10
reach our destination uDobserVed III
the mobocratic neighborhood.
Bello is the anne OF town within
five miles. and we were compelled TO
credit this town with doctor who
HEADED THE FIRST MOB.
An election was progressing the day We
made this trip, and whisky, as usual,
was used freely to influence voters and
craze the country rabble. Hearing, OF
our presence in the country they DOUBT
less organized either at this place or or
their way home, because we olo no
reach our destination until ABOUT p
m and that we thought almost en-
tireiy unobserved.
The family were little excited upor
seeing US, fearing a repetition CT VIVA
had transpired, but being so accus
toned to mobs AID threats, we sool
entered into a lively conversation ant
dispelled, to a great extent, the gloon
, we noticed upon arrival.
We SANG, chatted and prayed, retir
4 ing about 10p. IN. Several times tn
barking dog aroused US, but being in
!. land OF rats, we paid little attention t
the brute that was evidently doing Whs
he could to keep friends away, ana nc
rats, About q. M, compan;o
turned to the writer and exclaimed:
"THE MoB's COME! THE MOB 5 GOMEZ"
and in q moment the ruftians bega
=, mourning into our room as fast as the
could, the leader with lantern, e.
claiming with drawn pistol: "surrel
der! Surrender" 1t took no time
tell he was in earnest from his reckie
demeanor and gruf stentorlan Voic
His movements, demonilke, impress
9 ms at once as though he had been
~ the business before. Turning to
men. more than a dozen in number,
armed and hideousIy masked. he cor
manded: Take them out, men Ia
them out!" at which they seized a.
iersed US from the bed, refusing vi
awful oaths, to let US even partly DIRE
An attempt was made by the writ
two or three times to get his pants, 3
be was snatched by half dozen d
mons at each attempt. To talk to
heard was out of the question;
voice being drowned with blasphemi
= all seeming to talk at once, reminding
q person most forcibly of a sectarian ht
Just as the writer was being march
. through the door, he turned and look
to see the movements of the man OF
house in the adjoining room, when
ANGST BRUTAL SIGHT
greeted mis- eyes. As the man r1ach
4 the partition door, coming into c
4 room, devil guarding the eAtrar
} with an uplifted club dealt terri
blow squarely on his head, staggerl
him, and making the blood pour out
a stream upon the floor. The capt
then turned to him and said: "lf J
step outside of this house before
Ra O'Clock tomorrow morning, we will
Lag YOU" This was said for fear the N
would follow the rest of US to the wo
.Oa and avenge the outrage upon his rig
as a citizen. He had formerly. S
thew never should take US out, unles
was over his dead body. On Il
. marched us in our night clotl
through the mud, it having been rs
Va ing the day before, in fact for we
until we reached large beech
about forty rods from the house.