New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-03
Mormon DeYiItrY.

This scene is reported from Ca site Garden
New York city. Two gross, coarse, sensuous-
featured men in greasy broadcloth coats
paced up and down before the enclosure OF
the Landing bureau casting anxious glances
at group of twenty persons inside, until
they were ordered to leave the garden They
were " 6. Phelps and Henry Walsh, elders
OF the Mormon church, and the people hud.
died inside the enclosure were part of
small army of converts whom they brought
from England on hesteamer Wisconsin. Most
OF them will probably be returned to theii
native land. One Swiss family of seven PEG.
pie were bound for Idaho The father de.
clared that he had been a Mormon for TWEEN.
ty-three years. The whole family will be semi
back. Hermenia Van Leiben from Holland
had three small children and Miss Marie Dex.
ira, fourteen years old, who left parents and
friends in Holland to come out and join the
Mormons. She is unusually, alarmingly pre-.
cocious, and argues in behalf of Mormonism
and even poly gamy, with o display of knowl
edge startling IN one so young These de
luded people, who are almost without money
will probably be returned. But the saddesi
cases are those of five little girls and three
boys who have come to America allured here
by the stories of the Mormon exhorters. The
children viii probably be sent on to Sar
francisco, where they have friends. A mar
named Howard, who brought the children
over, will be sent back to England A pale
faced little girl, with pretty features, but in
dirty. tatters, sobbed:
| am Sarah Ashley I am eleven wears old
and came from Worksop, England l was
at service. 1t was SO hard, mamma and
papa, let me come with Brother Walsh an
to go at service with gentleman fifteer
miles from Salt Lake City
Nellie Tominson from Brompton was
mature girl of twelve. She said she came
with gentleman and two ladies' and was
going to be a Mormon, though she hardly
knew what that meant. There were some
more girls between the ages of thirteen anG
fifteen who will be returned to their homes.
Lewis Davis, who was under Indictment
for the murder of his friend and neighbor
David Miller, was taken from jail at Steele
vile, Mo-, and lynehed. The tragedy wa,
OF a sensational character. Davis, who has
been IN st. Louis for safe-keeping for sis
months, was returned to Steelevile, for trial
In the morning, 40 men rode into town, and
| after placing pickets on all the streets lend
! ing to the Jail, proceeded to attack the
structure. Tools were secured from q black
smiths shop and the doors were soon hat,
tered down. While the attack was in pro.
gress deputy sheriff and one guard were
| captured. DAVIS fought like demon He
knocked down four of the lynchers with
| piece of bed post. He was finally oyer-pow.
| cred, and with arope around his neck waa
! led out of town and lynched Davis did MOI
confess The crime for which Davis was
! lynched occurred on the I'd of January
| Davis and Miller started to town to paw.
their taxes. Miller was found with a bullet
IN his head and his pockets rifed. The bullet
/ fitted Davis's pistol.
Milton Weston, the well known cb;coo.
| capitalist, was released by the eovern 81.
from the Western penitentiary, in accord
ance with the recommendation of the board
| of pardons. He has Ueen in the penitan
tiary for several years for killing a man. Mr..
Weston was greatly surprised and overioyee
at q, the prospect OF soon rejoinins Aiis family
pardons to do any thing in his case he has
lost all Eope OF any communication OF his sen
tence. -