Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-03
MOUTH ORGAN IS
IN SORE STRAITS
DECENT PEOPLE ARE DISCUSSED
Sheet Stands Self Accused 10 It's Dis.
tOrted Statcmeat OF The Case--A
Few Sampes


The dastardly attempt on the part Of
the organ of the American party 10
drag the Mormon Church into the
unsavory Campbell case Is acting in
the nature Of d boomerang A promi-
nent ralroad man this morning stated
that while he had heretofore felt in-
cliued TO vote for some 0t the men ON
the American ticket, he was so disgust
ed with such methods as INDUCED In by
those who We're en1cayorlng TO make
political capital ont OF % palpaOle lie
that he would vote dnerenty-he could
not lndorsc any such methods.
Several other Gentlles expressed
themselves In the same fashion 'I do
like to see a good scrap said one, "but
when It comes TO such tactics please
excuse me from being associated with
anything Of the kind
Those who have taken the trouble ~
read the News and Trbunes ac-
counts Of the case can draw their own
conclusions.
IN DESPERATE STRAITS.
lt needs no argument 10 convince the
discriminating public that the Tribune
is IN desperate straits. This mornings
two column wrisglc o. a very fancy
piece Of hish ana lofty umblIng COM
tanning some contradictions that would
make any prosecuting attorney turn to
the Jury with a smile and sly, I'VE
rest"
It viii be recalled that Mrs. Campbell
in an interview with the News" told
story Of an alleged contract that had
been drawn up and signed by herself
her sister and the man who IS now I'm
the state prison serving a term Of three
years for carnal knowledge of girl
under the age OF consent She cmphat-
jcally stated in answer 10 u request
from the News" representative that
The paper had been destroyed. in fact
that the children had got hold OF It
and cut it up.
A FEW SAMPLES,
Now follow The contradictions as they
appeared IN the Tribune This morning
in the same story, the Morning GIn-
liable ommttIng TO make a 10 strike
by accusing The "Mormons' Of having
stolen this mythical document Here Is
what the sheet says
1.-THE contract, which contained the
names Of Mr. and Mrs James Campbell
ana Mary cry and which was signed
by all three while they were up on the
mountain side ANA taking upon them
selves the only obligations TO a MARI |
rlage ceremony that were at tarlr
command, has disappeared, when last |
seen IL occupied "a place between the |
leaves Of a Bible, bu, I, s not there |
now, and the two sisters do not know |
What has become OF it. III may have /
been lost, 1t Is barely possible that it |
was stolen AZ any rate the valuable |
paper has disappeared
TRIBUNE sELF-ACCUsED.
In the next column of the same story |
II goes on TO relate the court proceed |
ings and tho statement OF the accused !
man to the Judge. and says
Then coming down 10 the gst Of the |
matter Campbell said that he had lived |
with his sister-in-law with the consent |
OF the Girl and her sistcr-his Wlfc-bul |
that he was not married to her. H. |
had been living with her about six
months he added, having come 10 Salt |
Lake about the middle of October. NO |
CEREMONY or ANY KIND WHAT |
EVER. He ADDED, HAD EVER !
BEEN PERFORMED.
AT this point District Attorney Loot |
borrow Interrupted 10 ask if the agree |
mon mentioned was 90 writing, Camp |
bell replied that II was not
I'm conclusion, Campbell, said that his |
wife was not iu good health, aud that |
she and their ivp children We're depend |
emf upon him for support, and he hopel /.
the court would DE as lenieDt as rOssl- /