New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
POLYGAMY NOT DEAD IN UTAH.
A RECENT FLAGRANT CASE IN COURT
METHODS NOW FOLLOWED BY THE PRIESTHOOD
TO AVOID DETECTION.

TO AVOID DETECTION.
Salt Lake CITY Oct 1n-As the ancient Mexicans
alvavs stnenuousy denied and tried by every device
To conceal their practice of human sacrifice, so the
self-styled latel-day saints of this socaled ZION
try 70 keep from the light o.. day their practice Oh
plural marriage But in spite Of their secrecy another
Gagrant case has just 10 notice, which proves
how hollow are the pretenceS Of the leaders that they
intend TO conform 10 the law. and how sublime is tho
assurance of Mr. Game the Mormon Delegate In Con
cress when he declares in open House that poly
gamy IS a dead issue
As matter of. fact it IS lively issue as ever
ii was and is taught openly as any other doctrine
Of the church.
The new case Is one of the lower order 1t Is
very probable that knowledge Of It leaked out through
the inability of the contracting parties to remember
the instructions given them by their superors. Hans
Jes sperson is a poor man, who lived with his wife at
Goshen, village In Utah County. Alice Horton was
converted 10 MormOnsm by a missionary In Virginia
last year. and moved to Zion" with large company
OF the faithful. Alice was widow, and made her
living by doing washing. In this capacity she became
acquainted with Hans and he offered her home as
Mrs Jesperson Nc. 2 She liked the idea, and the
affair was properly arranged in the Endowment House
here in the capital on April 3. The United States
authorities heard of the through some indiscre
ton on the part of the persons concerned and at
the examination before United states Commissioner
"a
not far from Goshen, Alice made clean breast OF
the matter. One phrase OF her statement tells a
volume of Mormon trickery. She said: Il went
into the Endowment House with Jesperson under
standing that was be married TO him his plural
wife. ! knelt at the altar took hold OF his hand
heard voice pronounce Us man and wfe-didn't
sec any one or know who spoke, and was not told
who IL was" So il is impossible to fix the
responsibility for this and other unions
Two Of JespersOn's daughters were present as Wit
neses before the Commissioner, and testified as TO
Alice Horizons living in their mothers house. Alice
will soon become "a mother She and Jesperson were
bound over 10 await the action Of the Grand Jury in
ST 900 and 5000 bonds.
The church authorities pretend to be entirely snor
ant Of the marriage The Mayor Of Provo and another
prominent Mormon went the bonds of the accused,
If 10 show the community how firmly they dis
countenanced poly gamy. A. o. SmoOt, rich and in
huental patriarch. president of the Provo stake OF
Zlon." saws in regard 10 the l can say that
think Mr. JespersOn acted very unwiseiy and ndis-
cTccty. | don't think the authorities Of the church
sanctioned the marriage 80 far as know. thn chuc
authorities have repudated the practice. not tn doe
trne Of poly gamy therefore, Delegate CaiEes state
ment IS substantially true. II there are pOlygamOus
marriages now, they clandesinely performed ~
far as / know
At Ogden along with Liberal city government and
many other advantages well of natural has been
discovered. At depth OF little over 200 feet the
! further boring. The town is enjoying a genuine
bOom'