The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09
PERsECUrDD BY MORMONS.
What Presbyterian Teacher Suffer
for Telling the Truth.
Frop. the PhNndeLpAia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Oct. SI-Miss
jennie Coulter, tho Presoy ;erian school
teacher, who furnished the press of the
country with true accounts of the miserable
life of the Mormon laity. has returned TO
Utah, and has already felt the first effect of
Mormon persecution.
''Tbe Saints were particularly an
cry because Miss Coulter said they lived on
dried fish and burned sage brush, Just as
they do in the rural communities, and de-
manded retraction which has not been
made by the young woman, although a frail
little body has plenty of spunk and spirit.
Her most unpleasant experience since her
return, was at the village of American
Forks, about thirty-three miles south of
this city.
When the intrepid school teacher arrived
at the town where she formerly kept school
to visit her successor, Mrs. Brush, the Nor
mons became very much excited and de-
manded that she take back all she mad said
about them or it would go hard with her.
1t is claimed that DR.. Brush, the husband
of Mrs Brush, was the instigator of the at
tack, as he claims Miss Coulters remarks
have ruined his practice. Mrs. Brush sue
ceeded, however in getting her friend out of
town safely. The doctor aud Mrs. Brush
were established in the town through Miss
not understand her recent action
1t is hardly probabls the Latter Day Saints
whuld have dared TO resort to open violence
as American Fork is on two lines of railway
and only thirty-three miles south of this
city and Fort Douglas. TIE entire United
States garrison could be thrown into the
town in two hours, and they would be only
too glad 20 make short work of a man vino
would attack woman. Moreover the
sain have a wholesome dread of martial
law. andzthey know Utah has an executive
in GoYEsBtomas who has not the fear of the
Morpi8t orch before his eyes.
Miss 6&fter's friends in Salt I.al1s have
presented her with handsome six-shooter,
which she is learning to be handy with.
There is, of course, no danger in this, but
the young missionary proposes to resume
her teaching this time at Fillmore City. tho
county seat of Willard county, and veri-
table hot bed of Mormoaism. So it is just
as well that she takes her six-Shooter with
her and goes prepared to use it if the Latter
Day Saints attempt to make life burden
to her
Miss Coulter travels by rail from this
city to Juab on the Union Pacific, and from
thence goes by stage fifty miles to FillmoIe
Some of her friends advise that an armed
United States deputy marshal should quiz
city accompany the stage, ready for bust
ness if the brethren assail her. She will be
subjected more or less to insults. But tho
plucky little woman says she is ready for
them. She will go on with her work I'M
deferred by ANYTHING the saints may say.
The saints" have at time very original
ways of showing their dislike to thu pills
tines. 1t is only few years ago that
noble band Of them out in Tuilla county
frescoed the entire front of a Methodist
minister's hodss with the contents Of q cat
tie pen. This they called using the weapons
of the spirit. pouring out the walls of Gods
wrath upon the enemies of his chosen
people Up in Kaysville a gang OF the
chosen" tried to blow up Presby terian
schoolhouse Oh finding inside after school
the Young woman who was teaching there.
These and similar incidents cause the gen.
tiles TO smile when they hear the Mormon
Leaders talking about the law-abiding quail
ties of their flock.