Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-27

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the closing scene, and the honor to
be indicted with the rest. The speeches
OF Grover and Sharp were rather
| vague, the purpose of murder does
| not seem TO have been limited. They
| protested against being made the tools
and puppets of Tommy Ford They
| were going TO Carthage to see the boys,
and talk things over. Some of the
| cooler heads. such as DR.. Hay, surgeon
| of the regiment, denounced the pro-
ceeding and went at once back TO
| Warsaw,
while they were waiting at the
| shanties, courier came in from the
Carthage Grays. 1t is impossible at
this day to declare exactly the purport
OF his message. 1t Is usually reported
and believed that he brought an as
surancc from the officers OF his COM
pany that they would be found on
guard al the jail where the Smiths
were confined; that they would make
no real reslstance.-mcrely enough to
save appearances.
This message was not communicate
ed to the men. They followed their
leaders off on the road TO Carthage
with rather vague Intentions They
were annoyed at the prospect of their
picnic coming so readily TO q close, at
losing the fun OF sacking Nauvoo. at
having to go home without material
for q single romance. Nearly one hum
dred and fifty started with their cap
tains, but they gradually dwindled In
number to seventy-five. These trudged
along under the fierce summer sun of
tho pralrics towards the town where
the cause of all the trouble and con-
fusion OF the last few years awaited
them. They sang on the way a rude
parody OF q camP-meeting hymn
called in the West the Hebrew chill
6ren:'
Where now is the Prophet Joseph?
Where now Is the Prophet Joseph?
Where now Is the Prophet Joseph?
Safe in Carthage Jail"
THE farther they walked the more
the idea impressed itself upon them
that now was the time to finish the
matter totally. The unavowed design
of the leaders communicated itself
magneticaIly to the men, until the en-
tire company became fused into one
cess of precaution. they did not go
directly into the town. but made q
long detour so as to come In by the
road leading from Nauvoo.
1.-The Jail where the Smiths were con-
fined is situated at the extreme north
western edge of the dismal village at
the end of a long. iil-kcpt street whose
middle is a dusty road. and whose
sides are gay with stramonium and
dog-fennel, AS the avengers came in
sight Of the mean-looking building
that hid their prey, the sleeping tiger
that turks in every human heart
sprang up In theirs, and they quickened
their pace to a run. There was no need
of orders,-no possibility OF checking
them now. The guards were hustled
away from the door. good-naturedly
resisting until they were carefully dis
armed"
Mr. Hay then tells of the tragedy. and
tho perjury committed by the COM
mander Of the guard. to screen the
murderers. He adds that "the assas-
sins" after their awful work, "hur-
ried away from the Jail. and took the
road to Warsaw in silence and haste.
They went home at killing pace over
the wide, dusty prairie" That leaves
no question as to where the murderars
came from, or who they were.
1t is no news to readers of Church
history that some apostates in Nauvoo
were in sympathy with the anu-"Mor-
mon" ruffians. and that they. too.
planned the destruction of the Pro-
recorded that fact again and again.
Orson F. Whitney in his History, states
that a number Of men. excommunicat-
ed for dishonesty and immortality, de-
nounced the Prophet and joined in the
against him. Charles Foster
friendly. disclosed TO
Joseph a plot of the seceders to MUIR
der him while at Carthage, which |
kindly service enabled him to battle |
the conspirators and return to |
Nauvoo in safety" This was some
time before the nlartyrdom. 1t is per-
fcctly clear that the apostates we're in |
with the mob. But 1t is |
equally clear, II historical evidence
counts for anything. that the instru-
nents that carried out the plots of the ]