The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-26
THE SPOT ACCUSED.
Murderers Of Mormon Elders Have
Been Severely Punished.

Logan, Oct. 25.-At the tabernacle
services yesterday President Orson
Smith. presided. President G. Q. Card
and Elders John l. Ballif. +, X. Neb-
eler and SoFen Peterson, a returned
missionary, addressed the congregation.
Elder Peterson, in reporting his expert
euce while absent made the following
statement: while ] Was in the Vicin-
ity Of the Condor farm, situated IN
Isonis county, Tennessee, where Elders
Gibbs and Berry were murdered by
mob about Il years ago. learned that
the farm had grown up to weeds and
b,iers. The place is Stunned by the
raised on the land since the murder
was committed The place has been
rented twice to different parties, and
crops planted, but they would not come
up. The people in that neiShborhood
believe the place to be cursed. The
blood stains in the house. which Was
burned not long since. could not he
committed the crime four came TO an
untimely death, and the remaining six
have lost their minds, and it was re-
ported TO me that they are now in the
state asylum.
"A MIR Hinson. a brother Of David
Hipeon, q Baptist minister who led
the mob, about six weeks after the sad
uCtua uudIItlEu WIN ~ iaiSsf pNSA q
woman and the man. with a knife, cut
his flesh into shreds. For many days
he suffered the most intense pain, beg
ging those attending him to take his
life. Before he died he said Il am suf-
fCring as ] do for shedding the blood
of the servants of God
CASES OF SICKNESS.
The 1S-year-old daughter of Thomas
Jessop of MllVile had been suffering
for ten days with a large abscess in
volYing the whole Of the left hand She
WAS operated on last Saturday by
Ormsby & Ormsby.
Miss Selma Eardwicksen of Black
smith Fork, is very i'll with typhoid
fever.
Miss Martha Eckersby. the lady clerk
for so many years past OF the Wells
vile Coop, is also down with typhoid
Mr. Than Haws, sr., who has been
suffering for some time past with
asthma, is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw of Paradise.
brought her I4-year-old girl over to
Logan yesterday for medical aid. She
is suffering with d severe case Of iritiS.
Her son, who lost his sight from some
eye trouble.
Hon. Moses Thatcher returned to the
capital this afternoon.
Judge Hart returned Saturday from
holding court at Tooele- He will leave
for Ogden today, where he will hold
court tomorrow.
Rev n. h. Clemensen left for Salt
Lake this afternoon to attend q di-
reetors' meeting of the Kinsman Pub
fishing company, Of which he is a
member. He expects to return next
Wednesday.
Commissioner Hayball has on eXlli-
biti0n al his home six potatoes that
came out of one hill, which weigh II
pounds They were raised on the farm
Of Moroni Stocks at Lewiston
President @ Q. card did not leave
for Canada as was stated in The Her
aid. He MAS detained on important
business. He viii leave some time this
week. accompanied by Mrs Zina d II
Young, president of the Mormon church
Relief societies.
Logan was visited With a binding
dust and wind storm last Saturday dur
ing the Republican parade. Not only
the elements were enraged, but the
brute creation appeared to enter its
passed 2 glass-eyed pinto pony at
Iached to a surry and tied to a post Oh
Main street, began TO irnge and kick.
Qntil the shafts and harness were bro
ken all to pieces. and it was some time
before the animal could be quoted.
The Democrats take this as a good
omen.
The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop
was held yesterday in the east room
of the tabernacle at noon. Bishop 3.
NJ. Lewis presided. Elder Joseph Kim
ball made few opening remarks Hon
Moses Thatcher. the speaker announced
for the occasion. delivered a feeling
sermon. A long train of carriages fol-
lowed the remains 50 the Logan GENE