Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
RECEIVES DANTE THREAT
"Remcni1er the Doctrine Of Blood Atone
ment.
A WARNING FROM SALT LAKE CITY.
Mysterious Letter Received by Miss Grace
Ia bot .adiey, a Young Woman Who,
Year Ago, Removed From Utah to New
York, Where She Is Now a Schoolteacter
Author of Book Agains: Mormonsn,.

New York (SpccialD .---"Thc Danitcs
are not all dead Their power may Still
reach from Zion to Babylon. Rcmcm-
Der the old doctrine Of Blood Atone
ment. Beware of blaSplcmous stories
against the saints
This is the startling communication
received by Miss Grace Talbot Hadlcy,
of No. 2o4 I.cnox avenue. She is a
highly intellectual young woman, who
has moved to New York from Salt Lake
City within the last year, and the mys-
FERROUS communication she received is
attributed by her to the fact that she has
been an earnest fighter against the influ-
encc of Mormonsm.
Shortly after coming to New York
Miss Hadley published a book called
Much Married Saints and Some Sin
ners." Then, she says, she began to re-
ceive communications from indirect
sources insinuating that the publication
of stories about Mormonism was not
pleasing in certain high quarters.
Much Married Saints and Some Sim
ners" is a collection of short stories,
telling of the sufferings of plural wives
i'll Utah and of the methods by which
young women are induced to go to the
land of Mormonisn.
For seven years Miss Hadley, who is
at present teacher in the public schools,
lived i'll Salt Lake City, where she also
taught.
Il was SO impressed with tho horrors
of Mormonism that determined to
make study of the religion" she said.
The denial of the existence of plural
wives and the real state of affairs i'll
Salt Lake made my blood boil. l lived
in Mormon house for three months,
and later lived i'll the Fifth East Hotel,
which the United States built for tho
use of plural wives.
when the law prohibiting polygamy
was passed the Mormons asked: What
are we to do with our plural wives: -
Uncle Sam built big house for them,
but they refused to live there. 1t has
since been bought and made into Il hotel,
and it WAS there lived part Of the lime
while l was i'll Utah.
when l was in Salt Lake City /
was often rebuked for taking so strong
view of the scrvilc position of women,
and was warned several times not to
give expression in print to any of my
ideas.
Il had antagonizcd some of the eld-
ers by trying to help several unfortu-
nate plural wives, and consequently my
opinions were known. When | wrote
my collection of impressions l had no
idea that any action would be taken
against me by the Mormons, for | left
Salt Lake City when it was published.
The ways of offenders arc. however,
watched with nlinutcncss. How the
writer OF the letter just received knew
my address is beyond me, as I have
moved three times since l have been i'll
New York TO say that l am fright
ened would be exaggciating my seiisa-
tons. for I do not believe that the old
practices of the Danitcs are ever put
into effect now. OF course. you still
hear queer stories of what happens to
people opposing Mormonism, but can
not believe that any harm will bcfall
me.
Every statement I made i'll my book
is true. but it is evident that whoever
wrote the letter is afraid | may write
still further OF conditions in Utah"