Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-31
AI,I,EsTED nur INNOCENT.

Nearly everywhere. whcrc the Cos
pei Ia beng preached. the Elders have
to encounter suspicious ana false accu-
sationn Of a more or less grave nature.
Much OF this IN due to tho unccaalnE
stream u falHehood that IL poured out
into the world by the enemies OF the
"Mormona" at home. PrcJudicca are
being created BY this meana. and tho
consequences Ia various forms Of an
noyanco to which the Elders are SUBJ
jcctcd.
a recent Instance of this l. furnished
by the experience ot slider q. Eschlcr
who IL on mission In switzerland. Tho
authorities there were induced 10 be-
ilcvc that he had engaged In unlawful
emigration business. and he was arr
rested. lie tells his story AZ foiiowsi
"Bubcnbcrgs,ransc, }, Bern.
"A.ay 1. 1899.
AS there have been some statements
and miHSiatsmenn both here and NJ
home concerning my arrest un the
charge OF (Macdachcnrnubl, gifl-nteai-
Ing. or illcsai emigration business. !
viii make a statement ~ the easel ON
January sith, this year. and At mid
night, I was arrested BY about half "a
dozen aherira and courtahica at or near
Thun, ANA shut up at Thun In prison
for the night. Next day the sdth. was
tranfcrrcd with a policeman 20 Help
and locked M again Tor the night. The
18th l was at last told what tho COM
plant was, namely. assisting, or aiding
In the emigration ~ threo young ladies
from hurr TO Utah. and after stating 60
4 hardly LNnHE
had nothing 10 do with them. Or their
emigration. I was released and honor
ably turned loose. In tho meantime.
though. many false reports had got cir
culnted broadcast In the pnperp. a. IL
always the ease with the Elders and
Saints, and 90 my hatonlHhmsnt, such
rumurH are published by some papers
at home aud many Ideas are formed by
tho people. altogether wrong. even hu-
initiating 10 an Elder on mission.
"uOTrFl,ii.D ESciiLEft,"
nroihor Eaohler's statement Ia cor
roboratcd by notice Of the ease IN a
Swiss paper copied by the Montpelier
Examiner, !, II as follows;
air. q. Eschler. the so-callod Nor
mon apostle. was released last Thurs
day from the prison IN help.
II was found out that no rlrln dis
appeared from Ruegglsborg, but that a
few months ago three daughters BY the
name of Nledcrhnuaer had departed. by
their own free will and by the permis.
sion ~ their father and mother. from
OurEiaherR oct BERN TO their aunt
Gathers sister In Logan, Utah, 4, \.
4 from whence they have already
written several letters,
They omlRrated ~ the agency ~
Rnmmrl a Co. Basel. The pnllce OF
the state ~ Ct norn confirms this."
The Mormon" Elders never engage
In any "busincaa" against the laws Of
tho countries In which they travel.
quietly and humhly they rive tholr tes-
timony TO people who are willing 20
listen 10 them. Were every eva rumor
promptly Investigated. M this was, ne n
general rule they would be found to be-
az Eroundlens.
we do not claim. u course, that ove.
~ Mormon" 10 perfect and without
fault, or that mistakes cannot be COM
mlttod; but It can be stated truthfully
that Elders In tho mission field are as
honorable and upright and moral ms
any equal number of men similarly en-
garod In the Interests Of other church.
o.. and that the "Mormons" ~ people
compare fayofably Ia any other demo-
mination. There u absolutely no
ground for the rumors that make an
excuse Tor annoyance and persecution.
al. q -.