The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-13
CHAMBERLAIN IS
GOING TO QUIT US
Noted Provo POIygamist Will
Leave Utah for Colony
in Mexico.
THERE HE WILL BE ABLE
TO LIVE HIS RELIGION"
Chamberlain Claims Publicity
Given Him in The Tribune
Has Killed Him.

Special to The Tribune
PROVO, March 12.-Thomas Chamber
lain who resides on the Carey ranch
near here, has gained notoriety In sew
eral directions, and the tongue OF public
report has II that he will move to SUMMER
climes' probably Mexico where he will
be able to 1.-Two his religion" as a prolific
polygamist and be away from the dis
turbing influence of deputy marshals who
haNe caused him much annoyance In con-
necuon with Senator Shoots hearing In
Washington
Cham berlain, the Elusive.
Chamberlain is variously estimated to
have from five to eight wives. and some
thing In the neighborhood of half a hun
dred children. He has also earned the
distinction OF having twice cludcd deputy
marshals who went in quest of him to Sc
cure his presence In Washington before
the Committee on Privileges and Elcc-
latlons.
The last addition Chamberlain made to
his polygamous houeehold was by marry
ing the daughter OF Bishop Woollcy of
kanab, where he at that time conducted
general merchandise store. This young
woman, for she is still In the bloom OF
youth; was espoused by tho amorous
Chamberlain long after the manifesto at
least that Is common report, and shortly
after their marriage Chamberlain dis
posed OF his business interests at Kanab
and came to Provo, where he purchased
the Carey ranch,
Committee Desired to Meet Him.
More than u year ago the Senate COM
mlttee was very dcSirous OF having the
noted polygamist appear at the National
capital and tell his story, which would
doubtless have been an interesting one,
On two different occasions two deputy
mlrShalS visited ('hanborlaip'S Npripps
houses. but he was peculiarly elusive and
although exhaustive inquiry and search
was made II was OF no avail. Chamber
lain was non est and the subpoena had
to be returned to Washington unserved
Again Eludes the Marshals.
In January of this year the committee
was again very anxious TO make the ac-
quaintance OF Mr. Chamberlain. Ex-
United States Marshal Haywood was
again furnished with n subpoena.
deputy marshal was dispatched 10
smoot's town To find the man OF many
matrimonial ventures But the deputy
marshal could not find him On the for
mer occasion he was on the underground
This time. IL was confidently believed
Chamberlain had gone to Mexico with his
young wife, probably to look for a new
location. When the Marshal called at
his ranch he remarked to one Of his sons
Il guess the old man saw me coming.
Well replied the young man. III he did
not YOU he smelled you" The Marshal
made every human effort TO locate his
man and subsequently another officer
made q similar attempt, but all met with
dismal failure Chamberlain had again
made a successful escape from the OFF,
GERS OF Justice
And now he has returned but not TO re
main. He Is supposed to be at Kanab
Report has II that he has decided to dis
pose of all his Utah interests and locate
in some Mexican colony. whore he can
"liye his religion with impunty. But
this resolve is said To be an expensive
one. lie is supposed TO be making II
wholesale sacrifice OF his business inter
csts and this Will involve considerable
loss From time TO time The Tribune has
published the some what sensational cpl
sodes I'm Mr. Chamberlain's career. and
now comes the information that Cham
bcrlain says: The Tribune stories killed
me" Vale, Chamberlain.