Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-02
srEvENsOS's LETTER.
In gailaun Couniy.-iiIstorical Docu-
mcui Relating 10 the
Mobbugs VI 1888.

upon Major McGse, who ssiill iivine
At iallatin aud BE- the oldest gentleman
Of the Mormon days aud lho only oAo
could fms who lived there OF the
time OF the m ,boings Of Davies county.
The m lot Is about 10 yeats OLD and is
now healthy looking man. lie l.
quite actively engaged ~ notary
public and appears jolly. Speaking
about the "AIormon wat" he says there
is not one house nov shading that eX'
isied at that time. lie has piece Of
Que log house that was not finished
aud the only nne which remained
The piece Of the log he intended TO
Ave made up into walking canes, a.
mementsel oi those tunes. He sptaka
Of the Prophet Joseph au a gentleman
In every respect, Said he "lhe
Mounons took me prisOuur aud thereby
I became acquainted win Joseph
smith. ! thought much Of him. Ihc
M0fmons treated me hfl --atei but inc
prejudice Of those times ragged against
them beyond bounds. "Ouiv tnlnk,"
said the Major, at IL fity.nvo years
ago siucr | was - prisoner among ihc
Mormoua." lie was pleased q ltsrn
OF the Morm1us building up the West
and Of the great display at the Wprli's
Fair-with the choir; II was marvel
to many aud was thu general topic Of
the country.
1 obtalued some papers concerning a
suit entered by Bishop Edward Fart
ridge against "a large num9ef Oi citi.
zsns Of Jackson county, who Jared
aud ieaihctcu him on the public
SQUARE Ut indtpendeucr, JacGton
county, In 1898, wnen tne mOD iu-
tended % drive the Mormon people out
OF the country. At the time Bishop
Partridge was taken the MOI
also arrested companion Of
his, Brother Allen by name.
B,th were tarfcd and feaihurci.
Here IL an exact copy VI tho answer
made 10 court by Que OF the parties en-
gagged ia the commission Of the cut
rage:
Robert johnson go implicated with
utherf-vs Edward Partridge, tftHpnsf:
Ana the said Robert Johnson
comef, and defends thu force nud In
Jury, when etc., aud says; nH h the
nsaaultuE AMI taking and carrying
the said Edward Parlriigr into pun
Ito place, iu the town Of Independence,
and before large uDuc0urso OF people,
indignantly aud abusivoly beating
him, tue tlid plaintiff, anu as " the
aAkiuF, pulling MIN about aud throw
log him upon tbs gfouudi aud a.
TO the aickiug suu striking the SAID
plaiYtu a great many violent blUwSi
aud ~ % the putting On ihu BODY Of
thonll body a large quantity " pitch
~. lHs
boy WITH feathers, aud then turning
him loose among large oIncouf.e Oi
people, aod a. 10 the rsndiug, tearing
And damaging the clothes OF tue sail
plaintiff, as IL stated anu set forth In
the declaration, the said plhiutlii
ought not 90 have or maintain his
Aforesaid aotluu therefore against HIN,
because he says that the faid plalniifi
lust before the said time, wnen etc,
In tho said declaration mentioned, AZ
the county OF Ja0Es1n aforesNid,
with force aud uTms, etc, maize au
AssAult upon him, the said deieudant,
aud would then aud there havH beat,
bruised and illtreatod him, the said
defendant, N he had not immel iatoly
dofenlot himself against the said
plaintiff; wherefore, ne, the said lie.
fendauI, did then gnj there defend
himsrlf against the said plaintiff, as he
law.ully might, for the Gauss aiofe.
said, aud Ia 80 doing DID necessarily
and uuavOiGably h,le pull and
haWl about before a large c0nconfse Of
people, aud thereby then aud there, iu
self.deicnae. did Indignantly treat tho
sid plaintiff by H.aking, kicGing, sink.
lng, throwing him upon the gTOuuu,
and did chen ami there, i0r tho cauae
hforesalJ, little TEND, tear anu damage
the clltnpb Of The SAID plaintiff, aud
there being thea Il there upon tue
ground, " here the faid deie ldaut was
90 compelled, Ia sgl..deiousG us giOrg.
said, 10 throw down tue body Of the
defendant ns AfoTcsaid,a largo quantity
Of tar, uilCn ant feathers. by means
whereof tho ~ d plaintiii became a
lltllc covered auI hohmrAT,d with tar,
pitch and ieathogs, as stated IN the said
declaration mentioned, doing nuuuueC.
esshry damage 20 theHaid pla nun on the
occasion ~ al0ro'aid, aud ~ tho saii de-
fpndnut Gays that n any hurt or uamage
then and thero happened to tho sam
plaintiff, or his wearing apparel, the
same was Uccasi1ned by tins as-ault NJ
made by thr sad plaiutiH upon the
said defendant, la the necessary de-
fenfo OF him tue said defcn ant,
pgsiust the said plaintiff, which are
the said suppOsrd tfrepssstH Va the In.
troductory part u ,his PEA mentioned,
aud whereof the 8Rid plaintiff hA.
complained against him tho sail de.
PENDANT, aud this he 10 realy ~ verify;
therefore, hs prays Judgment, II tho
said plaintiff ought ~ have or maiu.
tain his aforreai1 action therefor
againet him, etc.
Reynolds. Birch, bur len, Young,
Hicbs, Childs anu Wilson, attorneys
for deiun IAuL
Robert Johnson implicated with
Others alH. Edward Partridge, ,retpA4s.
AND the stii RIuofl Johnson comes
and duiuuus thr flloe aud Injury, a d
snys he Is not guilty o. tlu said
supposed tfesplssos ABOVE laid 10 hir
charge, or auy part thereof, Ia maanor
or form, as toe said plaintiff has com.
plalned against him, AMI OF this ne
puts himself upon the country, etc.
"Reynolds, Birch, Buriep, Young,
Hicks, Chilia and Wilson, attorneys
for defendant.
"wslls and wooi, attorneys TOT
plaintiff"
On the back OF this answer 10 writ
ten;
"Rlbprt johnson ads j.. Partridge,
plea TO open court, 20 October 1884
Samuel q. Owcus, Clerk"
| very much enjoyed my visit IN
Missouri anu was treated with respso.
~ all l met tnorc. Now / am enter
ing upon new ami changed scout
visit " the Columbian Worlds Fair.