The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-04
JUDGE GLENN IN SALT LAKE CITY
Gives an Interesting Interview to the Daily
Herald

| From the Salt Lake Herald.
| among those who saw and enjoyed the
| Pioneer Jubilee was Judge Glenn Of
| Wichita. Kan.
He was, perhaps, the only man here
who could say that ne had seen the cause
and effect. for Judge Glenn saw the
Mormons when :hey were on the road
from Nauvoo to the west.
| He was d member of one Of the vol
unteer companies which were called to
Carthage al the time when Joseph and
Hyrum Smith Were killed and john
Taylor wounded. and although ne was
not in Carthage az the time he arrived
there forty-two hours later on and saw
Taylor.
Judge Glenn is in the city visiting mis-
brother-in-law, George Nickum, al the
corner OF Second East and Fourth
South He was seen there last evening
by a Herald man.
at the time Joseph and Hyrum
Smith were killed" ne said, Il was the
editor of Wing paper in an adjoining
pany, and it was told us some time be-
fore that we might De expected 10 turn
out, SO we arranged that when the court
house bell rang certain number of
times we were &c turn out.
The bell rang and We assembled at
II o'ciock, those OF US who were in the
town, and message was read that the
II
By l clock we were all ready. We
got wagons and started. Twenty-siX
miles out, where we stopped to camp,
We were met by a messenger who told
us that We would not all be needed,
bur that half Of us would do. SO those
who were in business went back, and
the younger men Travelled on. We ar
rived in Carthage about fortyItwo hours
after the shooting Of the two Smiths"
Speaking Of a recent visit 10 the Hall
Of Relics, where ne had a conversation
with some old man VINO was az Nau-
VOC, Judge Glenn said: He told me
after the shooting OF the Smiths. the
mob Laced his body against a well
curb ard riddlei il with bullets. I am
inclined 10 believe this statement is ex-
aegerared. l am sire nothing Of the kind
took place. for 1 Relieve 1 should have
heard of it il there had. I was a young
man at the time and the impression the
occurrence ief; upon NE is by far more
distinct tran events which have taken
place durinE; the past year. 1 was ac-
quainted with ali the leaders of the mob,
and would have been informed of the &C.
currence mad il happened, for I was told
in detail just low the affair took place.
II am inclined to believe that the
causes which led up to the killing of the
Smiths were political, as well as a preju-
dice which had arisen against them
wherever they had been. They divided
their electoral vote, as near as I can re-
fer three Democrats and two
Wings. 1 Ill not be positive on that,
however. This, I am sure. had some |
thing to do with the matter. The Nor |
mons came from Kirkland, Ohio, and |
Went to Jackson county, where they set |
tied at Independence. They had few |
friends there, and Governor Boggs OF |
Missouri was against them and did moth |
ng in their behalf. The Gentiles in that |
section did not like them, and they left |
there and went 10 the town of Commerce |
IN the Mississippi river, where I think |
hey bought the entire town and called |
+ Nauvoo. The prejudice against them
was very strong.
with another young man ! had been
away UP in Iowa, north OF the place
where Des Moines now stands, looking
or land. We came back about the time
he exodus from NauvOo began, and I
We'll remember meeting the wagons ond
he raod and camping with them two
" three nights. The people Travelled in
mail bands westward, and we would
meet first one and then another o:
hese sections. The wagons used in
he parades were very like those they
lad. and they seemed familiar to me.
ecollect that at night they had music
md dancing, and l have heard that
vas the policy of the leaders TO keep
hem from becoming dishearlened, and