Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-28
STONED BY A MOB.
assault Upon a Mormon Meeting IN
Arkansas.


Jan. IL, 1877. Lest conh citing stories
come to tho hearing Of our people at
home and cause unnecessary II easi'
less, Elder Andrew Kmball, presi-
dent Of the Indian Territory miesiou,
desired me to give your readers the
particulars OF u disturbance which
took place at the close OF our confer
snce last right. In justice 10 the ma.
Jorlty OF the people OF this oomlnu nifty,
VINO are rs much inoeDsed over such
scliOns, us we could be, and who are
honorable, law abiding people, not tht
least in sympathy with suCh DOING,
we wish to say that the outlaw gang
OF VIII m we speak, came mostly irom
neighboring community few milei
distant.
The evening OF our fret publc
meeting the devil showed his eleven
foot, and we observed It the more
strongly btcsuse we saw the contrast!
after the r CHI outpcuring Of the epifi.
we had experienced the night bsiarc,
when cur L dsrs all met, first IN u
private house, Us alsa tue excellent
time we had In the woods.
A crowd OF boys came into our
meeting AZ announced disturbance
by way Of running In anu out
SHIT I'll ug their feet aud TALKING out
ouu. One OF our youugtsl Elders,
John IL. Peterson, was talking on
iaiih, aun was giving most
Interesting discourse. NOtwith-
| stYnditg THE, the attention OF
| this element could not be attracted
Elder Andrew * lmball arose anu with
| his piercing black eyes, looked at them
a few moments and tsmpuratilly sub.
| dued them. At the clOee Of Elder
| Peterson's remarks, Elder Kimball
| addressed the Bu1ience Rnd bec0 N NJ
| righteGusly iudignnnt-was compelled
| to administer stern Iebuke TO the
disturbing element, which served as
quletus until Sunday afternoon,
wnen they had increased their mum.
Der ana mustereI sufficient courage to
Try il again. Elder Kimball 30 com
pletely sat down on them, that we had
no further unpleasantuoss until the
occurIance at the close OF our meet.
| ings.
We were put on our guard ny
kind friends, but really we Old
not expect anything worse II anything
at all, than shower OF eggs or clods
Of dirt; and indeed we did not think
anything would take place until we
left our plucs OF meeting.
Healley school house is centrally
located in q scattered farming com.
munity on Cr0wley's Ridge, rolling,
broken, timherel country Ia northeast
| Arkansas. All OF our sixteen Elders
anu one member, Brother john Farley,
were sitting across the north end o.
the building 80 kindly rendered us by
the trustees. On either side WAS win
dow, and Immediately in the cen
ter behind us another md IL
ders Kirkmnn anu LaTkin wef,
right in front OF this window
A kind friend on the lookout Tor oul
defense on the outside handed us 6
alp OF paper-lhr0ugh the window -
where pane Of glass was Drgk n,
ooutaiuiDg the iOllowinl:
"Briug your meeting to clole, |
have held them down as long Us
CAM
Elder Nelson was speakiug. The
note was read by Elder X mball who
was presiding, and without allowing
anyone to know OF the impendiug
| danger, the hymn was given out, anu
lust a. we were singing 80 Babylon,
o Babylon" etc, with the idea iu
earnest oil bidding our friends good
by, crash went the window at our
back, and missiles went hylug
broadcast among hundred de.
ienteless meu, women and children.
The fret rock about the size or larger
thau hen's egg struck tbs sash,
b. asing 1t out,h Elder LaTkin on III
cheek bone and went tearing amOug
the congregation. Another anu larg,
one struck Elder kiIkman In the
back. With these exceptions none
others were hurt.
AS sUjn as the shower OF rocks
ceased, quietnees was restored, and
we closed 0ut conference with prayer.
All was very orderly and not the least
excitement. Indeed it was quite an
interesting experience for new begin.
nerR.
After talking with several OF those
eugsge1 In the cowardly affair,
we separated aud started with our
friends to theiE nOmea Tor the night,
Elders Kimbail, Woolley, Klrkman
and myself going to Brother FARLEY Is.
About quarter OF mile east OF
the schoolhouse we found the mob In
waiting for us, and MS We passed a shot
was fired and vOlley Of rOckB cam Q
uncomtorlably close to our heads. " {
stopped anu awaited developments.
The mob soon got on their horses and
followed us, riding SO close that the
horses' noses could touch cur bodies.
Elder Kimbsll was hit no less than
six times, and becoming thoroughly
indignant we ali stepped to one eide,
while be commanded the mobocrats t.
go on ahead. After some parleyin z
this was done aud we were not modest.
Ell more.
Prominent men in the community
have been looking after these fellow
with view o. obtaining evidence
with which to convict them. All
were pleased that we did not allow
Item 70 manage our meetings, and
have followed us up with considerable
interest, feeling this win terminate In
q cleanup Of thai element.
Court oonvenes today at PiggotT,
and as we neared the town We learned
already that the grand Jury had the
case under Ndvisement.
Elder Larkins' eye IL black, bnl
otherwise there is nothing OF greater
harm than skin wound. Elder
| KIrkman was not hurt. and the sion
ing I Elder X mbap, while ne brought
up the rear ia Geienss o some wome a