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TIM GEORGIA MounING.
The Elders Sot Beaten bat a Son.M Mormon
Lady shot.

Bowcrvlllc, Ca, Aug. Z, 1880.
To the Editor:
notice IN the Scml-WcoNy issue Of
Aug, lst. when you copied from the
Atlanta Constitution and other papers
concerning the recent mohblug IN Jas
per county this State. and thinking
you would like tu know the facts,
make this statement.
Tho accounts. us given iu the dis
patches. are rlllculuusly untrue. The
uomicul distortion OF facts, and report
ed Interview and "a special cores
pondruts stories" mostly made out
of whole cloth arv amusing enough Co
one couNprsaut with the facts. but I
fear thtuc may bee unnecessary unNlety
az home concerning them.
Elder e. %. Christensen and I had
been making q tour OF the conference,
holding counsel meetings with the FL
dcrB. ana had an appointment 90 meet
Elders Smith b. Rogers and ~. NJ. bur-
ter near Eudou. Jasper county. on July
23rd. By arriving earlier, however.
We met tho brethren at Floyillu, Butts
county ON July 18Th, 10 was here
that Elder Christensen and | separated,
he Fastening on 90 make preparations
for his home-E going, and ! went with
Elders Rogers ana Porter TO nll the APP
polntmcnt In Jasper county
our friends there had written ua that
there We're number 10 be baptized,
and also that We would have 10 meet
opposition In the ncighburhuud Whom
Wp reached there We heard threats TO
the effect that u we attempted 60 do
the baptiEiug, We would Dee rocked
out OF the river and n We were not
gone by saturday night 22nd, that they.
"whltc-cnp' mob. would meet az "a
certain mans house, ana then and
there proceed 10 mud as and "trnd 90
our case" Not feeling any danger.
we appointed meeting Tor that ryou-
iug at the place designated hy them.
and Ind a nuo meeting, and slept
peacefully there the remainder OF the
night Next morning sunday accord
ing 10 appointment. We met at "a deHlg-
mated point on the river 90 attend 10
the hlptziur Here, under the shade
OF some trees, we had another nuc
meeting, after which Elder Rogers led
i've converts into tho waters of hnp-
tism. We then repaired 90 the house
Of 70 friend near by ana held o. conilrmu-
tion and Sacrament meeting, iu which
we were blessed with the Joy ana peace
Of the Holy spirit
Next morning / hlstcned on 10 greet
Elder Christensen once more before his
departure. The brethren went "a short
distance with mo, We held our morn-
Ing's devotion together and cautioned
n was next evening ut the home ~
Mr.. Cunard. that the muhbing oc-
cured Elders Rogers and Porter are
both good singers, ANA wore rendering
q beautiful hymn, whom the hIloEvued
"whitp-ulps' surrounded the house.
Elder Porter stepped outside. ana two
ur three OF the gang seized him by the
arms and started un with him. The
leader. taking lu the situation ordered
his Fellows 20 return Tor "thr other
man" Elder Rogers was standing In
the room when number OF the black
encd wrctchos rushed into the house
after him.
II was then that Mr. and Mrs. Cuu-
ard made opposition 90 this Intrusion
into their homes Mrs Cuuurd os-
paciully demonstrated with the ruff
hans but 20 no effect They took Eli
der Rogers from the house aud were
hurrylng on with him, as they had done
with Elder Porter, 10 was then the
loader was heard 20 give orders for
some one 70 shoot Mrs, Cunurd. In
stanty one OF the mob raised his gun
a shot gun, l suppose-and fired The
shot took effect under Mrs, Cunard' IS
left eye. tearing away nearly the whole