Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-08
THAT TERRIBLE TALE ABOUT THE
THOMAS FAMILY.

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Thomas Thomas who. with his family,
mai ESCAPED" from Utah and were on
Their to ,yalos. IL was stated that che
resided a, sco1uld neat salt Lake city,
and bccnuse he refused 70 join the
Norman Church lifo was made un.
ncarable 10 him and the alternative was
offered b him 10 Join the Church or be
hii'ed." liu managed TO escape with
MS family, and on his way east, imAgin-
ing that the "Mofmons" were -pursu-
ing him, he Jumped from the train
INTO q ri,er aud was drowned.
The widow with her children, cx.
cited the deepest sympathy, and sub
scfiptlon was taken up for thom No that
they wcfc able to pursue their journey
and sale from New York for Wales.
We denounced the story as false on
Its face aud expressed the hope that
some Of the people u 5coneld, which
l. about . hundred miles from this city,
would send "a the facts In the ease.
We are IL receipt u tho following let.
tiers aud signatures which we think
arc sufficient to stamp the story ~
complete fal-ohoOd, made up in the
INST placc, no doubl,as newspaper sen.
nation. The first OF these letters Is
from "alormon" source:
scoriELp, April 3rl, 1891.
10 me Flmf of ne Dfssrsi Ncirs!
Your h.uo " March aist contains an
editorial arlcle "a Terrible Tale of
Woe" which rnfcfs to statements circu-
Thomns Thomas aud family, omigrant-
FROM Scohold 10 ws-s. Il i claimed tho
Naid Fhumts Thomas committed Suicide
by Jumplng Into the Detroit River 10 -.
cai'o his plrnor Who lac sald Wa. "Mor- |
mon" is alec stated that tho "Mor- |
nons' OF ,collCId demanded no aud /
family should join their Church. and ON |
thelr rofusing N DO 40, threatened to kill |
them aud made lifa unbenmblo to thom. |
Now W.. tie undersigned mormon |
residents VI SoOluld. wish 10 make II |
known 70 M tho world, u possible, that
while Thomas Thomas and family rcsid- /
cd among ~. which thcy did COR about |
i've ycsn. they were never urged 10 Join |
the Chnrrh. much loss threatened " 18th |
death should they refuse 10 do ~.
Nothing could be- farther from the
truth than the statement that they were |
intorlercd With. and they were vol re-
spected by at who know tiom.
tSlgncd u9nlDas John y. Anderson,
Frances Nelson, John L.. Nelson, John -.
Nelson, Mary u. Davis, Johu y. Davis.
Mary LOWS, samuel Davis, Emma
Ilowutaf, IT,, Thl. Davis, Emna Howe
ter, Sf., David w. Lewis, Sarah Jane
Reese, William T.. LOWS, Alice e.
Whifnpy, William H. lowetor,
Jr. Mary l.. whimpy, William
Iioweier, ~. Martha a. Whimpy,
saac Whimpy. Einlly ]. Whimpy, j. y.
Parcell. Rachal Davis, Andfow fugmire,
Sarah Donaldson. Yernile Avery, Mary
Pngmire, Charles 4. Greenland, Sarah VI.
Avery, Ilorbor Savage, Rachel Green.
land, john Street, r. j. Savage, Edwin
Street, NJ. A. HarishDm, John y. Davis,
5. A. Bsnno,t, Rachel Evans, Rachel T..
Evans, Rachel Evans, Glaiicc Davis,
Mary Ann DAVIS, Mary Isue Davis,
Evan \. Thomas, Margaret Thomas,
rhos. r. Parmloy, Margarc, A. Thomas,
David J. Thomas. brigham NJ. V. Goold,
Catherine uoold, Henry u. Greenland,
Mary Ann Parinley, Richard a. Evans,
Esther Am Greenland, William isy-hon,
Martha Evans, George w. Reese, I'm.
naly Ieyshnn, Evan Evans, Jane Reese,
Joseph :. Thomas. Rachel Evans, Fred, I
rick Thomas Edwards, Ann Thomas,
sarah, Bellows, william Powell, Hannah
Watson, John Potter, Mary Evans, J. T..
jouidcn, NJ. o. Bouldrn. William n. |
Evans, Mhry Jones, John A. Jones, Sen, ,
'afr,u Jones, John A. Jones, Jun, Eliza.
18th Richards, David Jones, MARY Ann
Evans, Thomas NJ. Richards, Soholla ,
Evans, David 4. Evans, T.. A. Blrd, VII.
lam Evan, sarah Ann Williams, Joseph
M1ry Richards, llyrnm Rich.
rd-. Mary q. Richards, Thomas Cox,
ion., Hannah Richards, George Cox. Jane
OK, ThomtS Cox, Jun, Mnty Pitnnn,
William CoN, Mrs. A. Wallace, Androw !
Wallace, Margaret II. Williams, Mrs.
iwen Street.