Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-09
MISSIONARIES MOBBED IN THE
SOUTH.

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VIZ have been courloously permitted
to peruse a letter from Elder william
windor, son OF Bishop John r. Win
der, now on a mission In the Southern
States, to his wife. He gives In II an
account Of some interesting exper-
lenco with mob, who were deter
mined to run the Elders out Of Stanley
County, n. G.. The letter IL dated
July 3ist, and the following II the
substance Of tho statement In refer.
enoe to the operations Of the mobocrats:
The Elders had an appointment to
hold meeting nj the house Of Mr..
Dick ON the Sunday previous, and
arrived in the locality few days before.
in order to visit friends. when
they arrived they found the people In
the district In an uproar about the
missionaries, and number Of them
consplred TO take them out Of the
meeting and put them over the river
Into nm adjacent county and demand
that they remain away permanently.
They also threatened MIR. Dick The
latter stated that as he had agreed 10
allow the brethren 10 hold meeting at
his place he would stand by II II they
desired, no matter what might come OF
Il. II was concluded, however, to give
up the Idea Of nlling the appointment.
Thc mob did not learn OF this inten.
ton and about seventy.nve OF them
gathered at the place appointed for
meeting. Subsequently they procured a
warrant for the arrest Of the Elders. on
charge Of committing a breach Of
the peace. TIE brethren did not evadc
tho Issue, being innocent, and were
placed under arrest. while In custody
and on the way to Albemarlc, j. b.
Simpson, the complaining witness,
approached the brethren and tried to
induce them TO leave the county and
the charge would be Withdrawn. They
refused 10 do No. This disap-
pointed the accuscr, who knew the
mob had no case. About finy men
were gathered ON the road to take the
prisoners from tho custody Of the
officers and drive them out OF the u.
cality, but their courage did not rsnch
tho "stickiug point" and Albemarle
was reached In safety. Frends were
on hand to give bonds for the appear
ance OF the brolhren to answer to the
charge, but they deemed II safer to re-
main In prison anil did 30, sleeping ON
a straw pallet on the floor during the
night. The sheriff treated them kind.
ly. A committee Of three dopu,ed by
n large mob, who remained ut n distance,
called at the Jail and demanded that the
sheriff deliver up TO them the "Mor-
mon" prisoners. The officer declined.
Being told that force would be used II
he did not comply, he still refused to
surrender his wards, No effort was
made to carry the threat into execu.
ton.
When tho trial came on the court
HOuht was NipWh'hs hh' WV A'tNhAfr
OF the charge were that the Elders had
been the means Of man and his wife
separating, and that they had preached
false doctrines, and therefore commit
ted breach Of the peace, 1t was
shown that there was not the slightest
ground for either allegation, and the
defendants were discharged, and the
costs were taxed against the complain.
ants.
Subsequently q mob gathered and
Informed the Elders they were going
TO take them out Of the county. The
latter talked the matter over with thelI
persecutors and finally agreed to leave
OF their own accord, preierring that
method OF departure to being accom-
panied over the border by an escort,
Thus the matter ended.