Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-25
PROSECUTIONS BEGIN.

PROSECUTIONS BEGIN.
In the month OF July, 1888 the mob
spirit IN Jackson county, which was
worked up by a sectarlan preacher
named Pixley. was exhibited at a meet
ing at the Court House in Independence,
when hostile resolutions were adopted,
and on the Goth the house OF w. W,
Phelps. which contained the printing
establishment, was thrown down and de-
mollshed and the materials were seized
by the mob and the family and furnl-
ture thrown out OF doors. Bishop Ed
ward Partridge was taken and sur
rounded by hundreds OF mobocrats, and
he was stripped and tarred and feath-
cred, as was Charles Allen, because he
would not deny the Book or Mormon.
The excuse given for this violence, by
which many OF the Saints were driven
from their homes was that, the arm
OF the city law does not afford us a
guarantee or at least n sufficient one
against the evils which are now innict-
ed upon u.s." II was admitted that mo
overt acts Of transgresslon upon their
rights were being committed, but the
rapidly gathering members OF the
"Mormons" made the new sect an OBJ
ject OF profound sollcitude to the peo-
pie"
on the 23rd OF July a mob again as
sembled armed with weapons and car
rylng a red flag, and an agreement was
entered into that the Saints with their
families should remove from Jackson
county, half by the first OF January
and the rest by the ist day OF April
1894, and that the leaders should use
their influence TO prevent any further
emigration Of their distant brethren to
that country" on the same day that
this occurred the Prophet Joseph smith
and his associates were laying the corr
nerstones Of the Temple in Kirkland. on
August 2, he received revelation con-
corning the building OF Temple in
Zion, with promise that n the people
there observed that which God had re-
vealed, they should prosper; and the
Lord said further;
For the Indignation Of the Lord Is
kindled against their denominations and
all their wicked works. Nevertheless
Zion shall escape II she observe TO do
all things whatsoever have command
ed her; but II she observe not to do
whatsoever ] have commanded her,
Nksi ~ 10, al h,t abs
with sore atflictlon, with pestileuce, with
plague with sword, with vengeance
with devouring fire. u. q c., p, 400.
ATTEMPTS AT REDRESS.
on Sept, 2sth, n petition was sent to
Daniel Dunklin, governor OF the state
OF Missouri for redress against the de-
prodations OF the mob, giving full par
ticuars OF the alleged causes Of dis.
pute, chewing that tho Saints had pur.
chased their lands from the United
States and the state Of Missouri. and
had done nothing TO justify the proceed
ings against them The governor, on
the 10th Of October, referred the petit
tioners to the courts, and preparations
were made TO engage counsel for that
purpose, but on the night Of Thursday,
oct. 81, an attack was made on tho
Saints west Of the Big Blue houses
were unroofed, shocking deeds Of vio-
lence were committed many women
and children were driven into the will
derness. A furious mob attacked the
Saints settled on the prairie about II
miles from Independence on the LIST OF
November, and another mob made an
onslaught In Independence and all
the families OF the Saints IN that city
moved about half a mile out OF town.
Acts Of violence were committed from
DAY to day, alarms were sent out that
the 'Mormons" were organizing against
the citizens, the militia were called out,
among whom were many members OF
the mob, and the Saints We're driven to