Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-15
ANNAPOLIS, MD, TUESDAY EVENINGS SEPTEMBER 1891.
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Allen Conrad Was happy and prospe;,
ous farmer. living IN Bsowns,own town.
ship, near Trenton. 30 years ago. lie
was then about 20 years old. Now he Is
a Mormon elder aud lives at Muntfort
Utah. Conrad has had the proverbia
seven wives all at once. In fact, lac has
gone through all the wickedness and
luxury OF the sffete Mormon kingdom
BY a fortunate investment in mining
stock he has amaSsed fortune, and now
after 80 years absence, he has returnec
home to visit the scenes of his youth.
Conrad is no longer polygamist, but
has been divorced firm six OF his wives
and is now worrying along with one.
Yes there used to be some lively old
times in Salt Lake City when the Gen
tiles were first getting foothold, said
he, in relating his experiences. "The
Mormons thought that the Gentiles were
going to throw them right out of the
beautiful city they had built up. and SC
they resolved to fight the invaders to the
death. There are many spicy incidents
ern newspapers. When United States
officers began to interfere the Mormons
determined TO expel them and the Gen
tiles in toto. There was a detective
named Manning belonging TO the secret
service who came there as Mormon con.
vert. he pretended to have been con-
verted at Elmira, N. Y. His object was
IN sV.fA
communicate them to the officials.
"The Mormon elders are a sly lot of
men, and they don't like TO be fooled
with in that way. They suspected Man
ming right off and watched him. Some
one told them that he was United
States detective. They found him in
communication with the officials. at
meeting Of the chosen prophets his doom
was sealed. He was to be led into the
religion up to the front, where he would
learn something of value to him as a de-
tective. then denounced and secretly be-
headed had nothing to do with his
death, but was ware of the sentence
passed upon him.
SO the next day there was batch of
ehs ShOoch W 10 dunOlubeu. NduulhR
was among them. You know the men
and women are stri .,ped in separate apart
ments, rubbed with oil, and then turned
loose In the holy Of holies, where the final
annointment takes place, and they are de-
clared saints. Well, it was decided to
let Manning go so far as the door of the
sanctuary, where the elder in charge was
to challenge him a. | he was to be bound,
gagged, and then beheaded in dark cell
lar.
"Ths crowd Of masked men trooped in,
Manning among them. To allay his sus-
picions the elder challenged several
others. and would not let them pass until
they had been further examined and
deemed worthy.
Manning was on the point Of gaining
victory when he was stopped under pre-
tense of giving him a hearing. One Of the
priests beckoned him to an inner room.
As he entered the door was closed and
locked. A struggle was heard inside,
but none except the two priests detailed
TO get him out of the way knows what
became of Manning. He was never seen
again.
AT the next meeting of the order the
leader asked, Saints, have you performed
your dutyT
"We have, replied the two saints, and
nothing more was said about it. Detroit
Free Press.