Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-26
A SISTER OF The PROPHET
10 Her Ssh Year, She Still Resides
10 Illinois.
A Carthage Editor Interviews Her
and Makes Remarks Regarding
the noTmons white In Illinois.

The following Is from tho Carthage,
Ills, Republican Of May 10, and viii
be gilmore than passing interest to the
Latter.day Saints, as II relates to the
only surviving sister Of the Prophet
Joseph Smith aud 10 incidents which
are deeply Impressed Ia this history OF
tho Mormon people:
A representative OF the Republican
recently paid visit TO the nome Of
Fred Salisbury, residing some four
miles northeast VI Fountain Greenland
was cordially received by that gentle.
mAu aud family, ~ we'll Ms by his ven.
cradle anu noted mother, Mis-. Gather.
Inc Salisbury, who IL u sister OF the
Prophet Joseph Smith. On the 9th
day OF June next will mark the flUieln
anniversary Of the massacre Of Hyfum
AMI joseph smith IN tho old stone
jail at Carthage. The silyor.urOwned
patriarch who will be IS years Old IA
July, ueAtsa striking resemblance 10
her nophuw, the Present Joseph Smith,
s1n Of the Prophet, aud president ofthe
lteofgAniIeJl Chufoh,0i Jetus Christ
Of Lattef.dsy Saints, nj Lamont, la.
Prophet, M shown In some Of the pho.
tOgraphs OF him, may TO noted In tho
fvstufeu Oi thss venerable lady, but
very little.
Mrs. Salisbury, as vol rs her son,
was ready 10 answer any questions 70.
lAting 10 their noted relatives or the
early "Reminiscences Of Mormonism In
| Hancock county.
| eva hnWN hpan inlaryfutunN lv
authors Fnd newspaper wTlters,D SAID
| Mrs. Salisbury, "but we have not nj.
ways received Justice In histories or
published storiep. All we ask Is fair
representation
Mis-. Salisbury also stated that her
| DrOthcf's life anu acts had been most
| cruelty misrepfeseutei. she loaueI the
writer book written number vi years
ago by Mrs. Lucy Smith, mother Of
| Joseph, which sue says Ii the most
authentic account u the Smith family
ever published.
Mfs. Salisbury resided with her hua.
band ut Plymouth, In this county, dur.
ing the Mormon ascendanCy. She with
| with her patenta AMI brothers aud sis.
ters, save Joseph anu Hymn, fret
located near the present site ul Bar.
dulph, McDouough county, ut the
| time the MornOns were driven out OF
Missouri. The major portion Of the
MoTmons remained Ia Quincy two or
three weeks after leaving MigsouTi
until Joseph and Hyrum were libarat.
ei from jail Thoy then followed their
leaders TO NauvoO, where the "New
Zion" was built upon these beautiful
hills,
81 heard Brother Josoph's last ser.
moni delivered 10 a great audience IN
NauyOO, " said Mrs, Salisbury, aud a
look OF tender sadness lighted up those
thinning eyes as she spoke. "ln that
sermon" continued the venerable
lady, "lirOther Joseph said that there
was seated onilhe speakers stand beside
MIN those who were o0usplriug 10 lake
his life, and who would DO responsible
Tor his deaih.n
Among the valuable felioa exhibited
10 the visitor wasa portrait OF Joseph
and Hyrum Smith, standing facing
each other dressed in the peculiar COS.
TUNES worn by them as Prophets Of
the Church, "rhat 10 the position they
assumed The last time / ever saw my
urlthefs," saiI Mrs. Salisbury. 81 lott
them on the Saturday June %, lS44,)
before tho Thursday that they were
murdered at Carthage, Brother lseph
shook my hand, saying, Sister
Catherine, as soon Us this trouble blows
over l will come down 10 Plymouth
and make you VISIT Brother Hyrum
simply said 'Good'bys' in an impress.