The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-02
ANACONDA News.
HATED BY The M0RMONS
Followers of Brigham Young Bear
No Love for ]. M. Goodwin.
A STRONG DENUNClATION
Gsntlsman Well Known in Anaconda
Talks Freely to Reporter About
the Evils OF the Sect-Must
Obey the Church.

z An interesting interview was that
which Seattle Post Intelligencer re-
porter had with ]. NJ. Goodwin, bust
ness manager of the Salt Lake Tribune.
Mr.. Goodwin is well known in Anacon-
da, where he has visited regularly for
a number of years. He is the father
of Harry Goodwin. foreman of the ad-
Vertising departments composition
room of the Standard. The Post Intel
ligencer has the following:
The story of one of the last MUIR
ders committed in Utah, and charged
directly to the Mormon church, was re-
called yesterday in a visit to this city
by j. NJ. Goodwin, business manager of
the Salt Lake Tribune, who, in the last
allotment Of life, and for several years
past, is said to be the man in all Utah
most hated by those of the faith of
Brigham Young. According to his own
statement, it is due to his ever-watch-
fulness that he is here to tell the story,
for L have suffered more at the hands
of the Mormon church than Is usually
given to man to stand up under in one
life he said yesterday.
Mr.. Goodwin has just returned from
Alaska, where for two months past,
with his wife, he has been visiting his
two sons. He is now nearing 20 years
of age. His face is wrnkled and his
hair white, yet every look denotes de-
termination, and with good luck in the
enemy's country long life is yet in
store for him. In an interview in the
Butler hotel yesterday he spoke of the
events of Is years ago, stopping several
times to dry his eyes.
g 1t was back in 1884, when l was I'M
fortunate enough to witness the hang
ing of some negroes in Salt Lake. An
investigation followed, and | was one
of the witnesses called before the grand
jury. / told the truth, which impli-
Gated several members of the church.
and from that time on l was stamped
man. Every mail brought me letters
bearing threats of all kinds, until If
down town at midnight / always walked
in the middle of the road with a revolt
Yer in my hand ready to meet any who
might attack me. / was younger then
and not afraid of any of them, for
went armed at all times.
Well, to pass over the first year,
had son rs years of age, who was EN-
ployed on the railroad. One night a
year after the negro murders they
struck me through him, for they muir
dered my boy in cold blood. He had
just cleaned his engine to go out on the
road, when he thought to visit me be-
fore leaving. On his way to my house
he was captured by the Mormons and
spirited away. i was notified, and at
once began a search for him. l APP
pealed to President Taylor of the
church, but he turned a deaf ear. A
few days later ] was notified that my
son had been put to death.
Nothing was there to say where his
body could be found. l went to work
on the search, and after five days Sc
cured his mutlated body by some rocks
several miles out from the city. They
struck me hard blow through my in
nocent boy, but l have kept up the
fight, and, having escaped SO far, will
try to keep it up to the end. There is
a monument in Utah that will never
let me forget the Mormon church.
Yes, the fight is still being carried
on by the Mormons against Brig
ham H. Roberts taking a seat as con-
gresham. 1t will be carried on up to
',ne mex session of congress. and we
hope with the assistance of outside aid
now coming to us to defeat this man.
This is why we are fighting him: AT
the present time he is living with three
different wives. He has three separate
and distinct families, and is a rabid
polygamist. Is this man to be courted
at home and abroad as being a con-
gresham? l hope not The world
don't know the Mormons. The mani
festo issued by the Mormon church
abolishing polygamy is but a blind.
1t is practiced now in secret just
as it was in Brigham Young's days.
Polygamous babies are born every
week in Salt Lake, and the child born
recently to one of the three wives of
Roberts is but one of them. Roberts
must never be allowed to take his seat