Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-16
SELF CoNviCTEDi

If there was anything lacking TO
prove the folly as well as falsehood Of
The salt Lake Tribune in repeating lts
nonsense about the Crosby incident 1t
was furnished this morning by Itself
In reported interview with the
"youug attorney" printed on It's first
page. Comparison Of the haring head
lines given to IT with the matter that
follows them, win show beyond doubt
that the Tribune was NOT right In
quoting Crosby that he c0ntradicls
instead OF confirming its STORY as
printed" and that, as Is often the case
m that paper. the headings and the
body Of the article are directly at
variance.
Ana that is not ALL The reporter
who vas detailed to get the interview
furnished Crosby with q copy Of that
which was sent 70 the Tribune ana
crosby writes US the following letter
with the copy furnished him enclosed,
in which he directly repudates nearly
all Of that papers fabrications He
says:
Richned. Utah. April, Is, 1903
Editor Deseret News
| had said that would take no hand
IN inc controversy between the Trib-
inc and the News. but the Tribune
esl.cd FOR an interview and | gave It,
requesting a copy The COPY he gave
me enclose. / did not say that ! was
called" but / did say that ] was go.
ING there at the advice Of certain Of
the church people and they can eau
II what they please. ] underline the
mort ions IN the enclosed that were not
In the original and make other changes
that are needed, Now, | have only thls5
10 say. ] have been an employe OF
the TrlL Ne. for a number of years ana
| went Ia the office by Invitation ana
after talking some about the matter
! asked what was wanted Of me ana
was told that they simply wanted 10
rive me Il little "send OF ana
thought nothing more of the matter
Imagine my Indignation on hndlns
the article Of the next day, ] 90 mol
care at all as far as ! am concerned
how much the Tribune perverts what
| said hut I do object TO their mlscoh-
struotion as regards the Church part
of the affair The Tribune also left
cut one part that think relevant to
this subject It's reporter asked Ale
YOU compelled to go?' NO. not az an
/ am going Of my own free VIII ana
viii still be IN good standing If ] do
not "a as advised -
Sincerely.
GEORGE II, CROSBY, jR'
II is NJ we have stated from the first,
The untruths about Crosby's being
called" by the Church authorities and
"set apart" 10 go to Arizona to practice
law; the "calling" Of other young at
torneys to remove to that territory to
control its politics; and all the stun
set forth editorially as well as locally
in that paper about this being part of
the "polcy" Of the Church, were manu-
featured by the Tribune and plastered
upon Crosby Its editorial rawlings THIS
morning deceive nobody who knows
WHAT lndt paper mas V'th ~ '''N ""''
of doing when caught in its lying ways
We have to state once more on the
authority Of the Church leaders, that
George II. Crosby Jr has not been
called" by them to go to Arizona or
elsewhere, and further that they did
not even advise" him to do so, When
he incidentally mentioned the matter
they simply told him that they had no
advice to give but he should do as he
pleased. The only feature Of the en-
tire controversy that we have cared a
cent about, is that which the Tribune
manufactured for the purpose Of ma
ligning the Mormon" Church, and de-
ceiving the public as to its alleged
plans and purposes. It's story was Ut.
terly false, and was not even made up
from Crosbys statement about his ex-
pected removal, but was one Of the
characteristic fabrications Of an anti
Mormon" sheet. that seems to be un-
able to gain sense or better behavior
from the experiences of the past.