The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-10

How MANY young women and children
are being brought to this country by
tho Mormons Of Utah under circum"
stances that excite the gravest sus-
picion7
This is the question raised by the
case of the 11-year-old Susan Henry,
the little Scotch girl brought to Bos-
ton on tho Arabic Saturday by Elder
Emuel Bachman of the Mormon
church, and whom he tried to get by
the immigration officials on the claim
that the child was his adopted daugh-
ter.
The authorities have decided that the
"adoption' will not pass muster and
the girl goes back homo Thursday.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the girl never saw her adopted father
until Just before she was sent here,
and that her parents did not know FL
der Bachman but a few days.
Bachman has left the city for Utah
with the Mormons who came on the
ship with him.
The child tells the authorities that
while dressing in the morning and
quite nude, Elder Bachman whipped her
severely on two occasions, without rea-
son.
The detention Of Susan Henry, the
pretty little 1l-year.old Mormon girl,
who was examined yesterday by the i'm
migration inspector, has brought TO
light startling facts in relation to the
recruiting now going on for the Nor
mon church of Utah.
In an exclusive interview with a rep
| resentative Of the Traveller this morn
ing, tho little girl told the following
sensational story:
mo, 1 never saw Elder Bachman before
he came to our house that day. L was at
school and when came home saw Brother
Bachmnn sitting at the dinner table with
my father and mother. He hadn't known my
| fathor and mother before either None OF
| US had ever seen him before he came TO sec
us that day, and this was the frst tine he
| had ever been in the house,
we live In Lelth. Scotland. and my father
| md mother arc both Mormons, but my father
is not a polygumist. My father has beon
Mormon for eighteen years, over since he
was 2l years old. His name is Frederick
William Henry; and don't know how long
my mamma has been ono. Her name is Mary
Moffott Rogers Henry
Tho little girl added: II am Mormon.
| too" but when asked II she would remain
| so when she reached home again, she would
II shall be awfully glad to get homo once
| more"
When asked to tell what sho thought OF
Elder Bachman. the little maids black eyes
| II don't like him." she said, savagely.
| "on the ship coming over he lathered mo, .
What is latherins?'' asked Col; Billings
|
| vigorously. That's what il means"
Hundreds Brought In.
The examination OF this little girl hac
| brought to light revelations Of the most
startling nature With regard to the methods
| employed by the Mormon church TO recruit
| It's membership. Hundreds OF Mormons ore
being brought Into the country every year
| under tho very eyes OF the law ana the Of
! hcials are powerless to prevent IL.
| ut is easy enough to spot these parties.
| said Col. Billings. commissioner OF imm!.
| this morning. They make no bones OF The
| fact that they arc Mormons, for wo cant
| touch them for that. They have Just as goot
| right to como into this country ns Prot.
| cstants and Catholics. II is unconsututiona
to stop people from coming in on account
Mormons Is against poygamlsts, Rnd th,
| Mormon church claims TO have given thai
| up"
| Commissioner Billings went on to say thai
| the only possible way OF getting at these
| cases was by proving a charge that the i'm.
| Now and then, in order to prove them.
| selves married. these women would have tc
admit that they were polygomlsts, because
| tho parties contain too few men to ec
| able to deport them on the ground that they
! are likely to become public charge.
After Scandinav1ans.
| Ii is an open secret at the immigration
bureau that tho Mormon church is recruiting
| itself from the English and Scandinavia
| races Col. Billings said this morning:
| "Tbese parties generally como in bunche.
| Of from thirty TO ffty, They usually
English. Scotch or Scandinavian women"
| ''Is IL possible" he was asked. that be-
cause the women OF these races are notorious