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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06
JOHN LEE COMMITS
MOST AWFUL CRIME

YOHN LEE, an Italian who owns little ranch
near Sheridan and who has conducted saloon
- In that town arrested Sunday afternoon by
Sheriff Wyatt on warrant sworn to by the Italians
14year old daughter, charging her father with rape
The crime of Lee stands without parallel in the
annals of CRIME in this State and should positive
proof of his guilt be brought out at his trial, the
brute should be given the maximum penalty fixed
by the laws oi Nevada, which is death.
The Crime Officers Notified
The crime committed Sunday morning and
shortly after satisfying his lust Lee hitched horse
to cart and drove to his Sheridan saloon. As
as Lee out of sight, his wife bundled the
children into rig including the victim OF her
fathers lust, and drove to Genoa. As terrible it
is they barred the fathers crime to the officers and
later, Nora the 14year old child signed her name to
the warrant that placed her father behng the bars
trial for his life long term in prison
The Arrest and Attempt at Suicide
Armed with the warrant Sheriff Wyatt drove to
sheridan and found Lee at his place of business
Lee sgnied his willingness to accompany the sheriff
but suggested that they drive to the ranch where he
would leave his horse and ride from there with the
officer Lee uahtched his horse and asked permiss-
ion to step into the house for minute When he
did not he should, the sheriff fol-
lowed Lee into the house, entering just in time to
prevent Lee from sending his miserable soul to hell
Standing with loaded shotgun in his hand, the
muzzel pointed at his head the stock of the gun
resting the floor he trying to spring the
trigger with his foot. WAITS appearance in the
frightened Lee and he was easily subdued
Hs attempt at suicide Is beheved by many to be
proof that Lee fully realizes the enormty of his
dasardy and most henious crime.
Second Crime
Some two weeks ago the Lee family complained
to the neighbors of his actions toward his fourteen
year old daughter officer summoned but
further than that nothing done.
Father of Ten Children
The accused is the father of ten children
and while on the outside he has always been pleas
ant man to meet it is stated that at time has he
been good father or kind husband, but has abused
his family most shamefuly.
Let the Law Punish Him
His preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow be-
fore Justice Champagne at Genoa If the testimony
shows him guilty he will be held and the wheels of
Justice will be set in motion avenge the crime he
has committed Remember men, whatever your
feelings may be, let the law handle this
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CLAIMS ALLOWED.

Office of Board of County Commission
ers, Genoa, May End, 1910.
Alta meeting of the Honorable Board
OF County Commissioners held this day
the following bills ON file against the
county were examined and allowed as
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1910-05-06

V a I r X Co., freight---------- s2S 62
New State Journal, set of 81 books 236 90
L Wyatt. sheriff fees------------ III 90
Nevada Press Co. book for sheriff IA a
Con. Telephone co. rental for MAY 90
Mrs Franklin. support II 90
" + Spooner ------------ IL oo
Joe Thessier ------------ 90
A Jarvis, boarding comfy charges - %
VI + Louis and c Spooner work 50 90
Chris Hellwinkel, road work. 30 .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
cARNALITY LEADS TO INCEST.

Here is another letter received at
this Office with reference to some of
the marrying activities of Mormon eld,
ers, 1t tells n story of polygamous
infamy that would be difficult to be.
lieve were 1t not for the fact that
such cases are well known here. The
writer says:
Subscriber" in your issue of August
25, reports some cases Of the beauties
OF polygamy. wherein several of the
anointed married mother and daughter,
and then some. Here are more on the
City, now deceased. married a Mrs. Pulsi-
pher ard her daughter. The late Samuel
Smith OF. Brigham City had for poyg-
amous wives two sisters known as Ann
and Jane. He also had as polygamous
wives Carrie and Maria. two OF his own
brother's daughters, In other words. his
that George ID. Watt. Brigham Young
official stenoGrapher, married In polye-
amy his own half-sister. These are some
Of the beauties of the Kingdom of
heaven as they exist in Utah,
There is no doubt that even now,
were the whole story known, such do
ings are still carried on among the
polygamous cult, There is so much Sc
crecy surrounding these cases that it is
most difficult to get at them In out
of theway places, where no Gentle
scarcely ever places foot, and where
all the town and neighborhood affairs
are under the control of the Mormon
priesthood, there is opportunity for all
sorts of perfidy under the polygamous
practice. Some of the things that have
happened could not be described in
print, and bad as are the cases given
above they do not represent the total
depth of depravity that has sometimes
been reached.
1T is no pleasure to call attention to
these matters. but that they must be
exposed in the interest of public NOR
atty is absolutely necessary. for the
officials Of the church under whose
eyes they occur appear to be deter.
mined to permit the evils without hind
rance to the evil doers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
POLYGAMY IS LAWBREAKING

Heretofore we have made mention
of the fact that the Mormon people
entertain many different ideas as to
what was the intent of the Woodruff
manifesto of 1890, incidentally stating
that out of the entire lot of opinions
come but two practices-monogamy
and polygamy, and always polygamy
when any question concerning the plain
intent enters the Mormon mind,
1t is we'll known to The Tribune, and
could be an equally familiar fact to
any one honestly caring to make In
vestigation, that the man who issued
that manifesto was sincere in the hope
that it would put an end to polygamy
in the Mormon church. President Will
ford Woodruff had no other idea In his
mind than that his people would ac-
cept 1t as being the will of the Lord,
delivered through him, that they aban~
don polygamy and polygamous living.
Before the master in chancery in the
escheat cases President Woodruff so
construed that documnet, as did Lo-
renzo Snow (his successor in the presi-
dency) and Joseph T. Smith, who sue
ceeded Snow in that Office.
In his official day there was perhaps
no greater authority in the Mormon
church upon matters of policy, belief,
or practice, than the late Hon. George
O. Cannon While there was wide dis.
cussion of the merits of the Roberts
case in 1898 (when Mr. Roberts S right
to recognition in the National House of
Representatives on account Of his
polygamy was largely in the public
mind and mouth), The Tribune had a
brief interview with President Can
non. Upon the general subject, Mr..
Cannon said to The Tribune that ''Any
man who cohabits with his plural wives
violates the law. 1t is not necessary
for me to comment on the law. 1t is
against cohabitation and it is not ne
cessary for me to explain it," The
Woodruff manifesto expressly advises
obedience to the law. and the state
ment Of Mr. Cannon therefore fixes the
odium of lawbreaking upon any per
son, man or woman. who engages IN
polygamy or polygamous living.
1t is upon such high authorities with
in the Mormon church as The Tribune
has frequently quoted that the Nor
mon people have been appealed to to
do their share IN the suppression OF
polyeamy 1t is well known fact
that most of them grant higher value
TO the words of their leaders than they
do to the commands of the law, but
il seems to be the polygamous idea and
desire to so paralyze tho moral sense
that the willing adherent to the doctrine
will accept neither the supposed word
of God nor the law Of man if either
shall interfere with his unwholesome-
ness. Or is it that by nature they are
simply irredeemable pefverts who
should be forcibly confined in the in
| tcrest Of cleanliness in the homei
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAePENEp AUGUST 20.

lS53-Resolutions were adopted by the
city council, in compliance with ex-
pressed request OF the habitants.
TO build a Spanish wall around Salt
Lake City.
1S5i-George Mills one OF the Utah pio-
neers of 1897. died in Salt Lake City
1S59-Capt. James Browns company OF
immigrants, which had left Florence,
June l3, and consisted OF S53 souls
with fiftynne wagons. arrived at
Salt Lake City.
lS62-Capt, Lewis Brunson's OK train
which had left Florence. June II, with
2l2 Mormons and forty eight wagons
arrived in Salt Lake City.
lS63-Capt John R Murdock's train OF
immigrants. which had left Florence.
June 30. with 375 Mormons. arrived
lS6S-Capt. William s. seeleys OK train
of thirty-nine wagons, which left
Laramie, August l, with 272 passen-
gers, from Williamsburg, y. y. and
freight arrived in Salt Lake City
Four deaths occurred on the trip.
1S70-Alderman Jeter Clinton and several
police officers were arrested by the
United States marshal for participa-
ton In the mob which wrecked the
Engebrecht liquor establishment.
Engelbrecht had started saloon in
opposition TO the church saloon. hence
the attack by city authorities. all
of whom We're ecclesiaSts. Engel-
brecht afterward brought suit against
the city for damages and the case
went to the supreme court of the
United States, which tribunal con-
firmed the judgment for damages and
the city had TO pay.
1ST4-John Mcdonald ST.. fell from a
haystack and was killed in Salt Lake
City.
lS77-Brigham Young died at his resi-
dencc in Salt Lake City
lSS2-The presidency of the church is
sued an episte TO the Mormons. ad :
vislng all who could legally register
and vote under the Edmunds law,
to do So
lSS4-The steamship Nevada sailed from
Liverpool. England. with 6s2 Nor
mons. The company arrived In Salt
Lake, September II.
1SS5-Of four applicants. John w. Smell.
date to West Point. The steamship
Wisconsin sailed from Liverpool with
500 Mormons. The company arrived
in Salt Lake City. September IA,
lSS6-Jacob Sport baptized Johan George
Grau, a German. at Haifa: Palestine.
1SsT-Anders w. Winberg and Thomas
Butler were discharged from the
peniteDtlary.
lSSS-Olaus Johnson and Levi Curtis
were discharged from the peniten-
tinry.
1seo-In the Third district court Salt
Lake City. Judge Zane decided In
favor OF John Fl. Rumel. the People, s
party candidate for the Salt Lake
county rccordership as against III.
Page. the Liberal candidate. and n
certificate OF election was given Ru-
mel.
1so2-The Latter-day Saints academy OF
the Weber stake was dedicated at
Ogden. The Tooele Stake academy
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was dedicated at erantsville. rooele

was dedicated at GrantsViile' looe'-
county.
ISs3-The tabernacle choir and number
Of friends left Salt Lake city on n
special train for Chicago, whittier tnc
choir went 10 compete In Singing
contest ut the Worlds fair
lS97-Centerneld ward, formerly constr
tuting a part OF the Gunnlson ware.
Sanpete county. was organized py
Apostle Anthon II. Lund and the
Sanpete presidency; Andrew Christian
Fjcldsted. bishop; Sylvester Whiting
and Charles Henry Embley, coun-
selors.
1S99--John s. Smith the supposed sender
of the internal machines, captured
near Eureka. John H. Benorook
pleads not guilty TO shooting Burton
Morris.
1900-Great Solt lake lower than LOT
forty years. p, T. Farnsworth makes
settlement with Nevada company.
1901-Prosccutions begun against drug
gists tor selling liquor,
190i-Romance Of aged william hers
we'll and wife, Mamie Tout sings IN
Theater. Indianapolis knights MAKE
the first regular trip over the Luelh
cutoff.
1905-tIon, William Redmond visited the
city John X. Thomas. after losing
at gambling, committed suicide IN
the Smith drug store by taking
poison.
1906-The sixteenth annual meeting OF
the Western Surgical and Gyneco.
logical association convened In Sdl'
Lake. Peter Hanson and daughIsi
OF Salt Lake were burned to deGl
in Butte rooming house
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
THEY HAVE A DEFINITE PURPOSE.

Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief
in cases of kidney and bladder ailments
Mrs. Rose Glaser. Tcrre Haute, Ind.
tells the result in her case. after
suffering for many years from n serious
case of kidney trouble and spending
much money for so-called cures, | found
Foley Kidney Pills the only medicine
that gave me O permanent cure. L am
again able to be up and attend to my
work. | shall never hesitate to recon
mend them.' Schramm-J ohnson Drugs,
five stores
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29

The Tribune has received from GA
Reader" communication in which re-
plies are requested to the following
questions:
While Mormons were in Illinois was not
a denial OF the practice of polyGamy
signed by various women published in
their paper? II so, what paper. and
where are copies located that have been
Did not Brigham Young secure n state
ment from some OF the women who signed
this denial. stating that they were plural
wives OF the prophet?
Where can a record be secured of the
evidence gathered hy Brigham Young up
holding his contention that the prophet
practiced polygamy, as against the Jo-
sephites' claim that he did not?
Denials of the polygamous practice
were published in the Nauvoo Times
and Seasons, the official publication of
the Mormon church, One of these was
signed by several women who were MEM
bers Of the Relief society. Among the
signcrs was Eliza R. Snow, who later
in Utah asserted that she was a plural
wife of Joseph Smith, even at the time
that she signed the denial in Nauvoo,
There was no particular effort on the
part of Brigham Young to establish
Joseph's polygamy-lt was made by the
entire officialdom of the church to
Justify their own polygamy by credit
ing Joseph with having received the
pretended revelation and practicing
polygamy Hereunder In the Times and
Seasons, volume 5, page 423, there WAS
signed denial of the doctrine and prac
his brother. There were several such de-
mails altogether There are few
copies of the Times and Seasons in eX
istence, the church historian in this city
having custody of those belonging to
the Utah organization. The historian
of the Reorganized church, Lamont,
Iowa, also has copies. There are a few
in the possession of private parties. 1t
is from these that The Tribune has re
printed heretofore the denials spoken
OF,
In addition to the testimony of Eliza
r. Snow that she was a plural wife of
Joseph Smith there is the assertion of
Josenh f. Smith, present head of the
Utah church, to the effect that the
doctrine was revealed to Joseph as
early as the year 1881, and that he was
first to lead out in the practice Many
others who were personally acquainted
with the founder of Mormonism have
many times testified to his polygamous
practice, the principal of these wit,
nesses being William Clayton, confden
tial clerk of Joseph, who named several
women whom he says were married to
Joseph. The testimony is conflicting
on the whole matter, the one church con
tending for one thing and the other
against it, but probably the greater
weight of it goes to establish the fact
that polygamy existed in Nauvoo, and
that it was practiced by nearly all the
chief men in the church there.
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be brought forward than that given in
are now Mormon grown men and wo-
men who will testify that when they
were boys and girls, living with their
parents in foreign lands, they gave
their little pennies to purchase nails
and glass for that building. When
they later arrived here they found the
building Just showing above the foun-
dation, with no nails and glass in it. 1t
was a long time-many years-after
wards that nails wore needed for in
terror finishing and glass for the win
dows; and they were simply obliged to
pay for them over again after they had
reached Zion. The Salt Lake temple
cost the saints four times more
than its actual worth, even
reckoning the costs naturally at.
tachlng when the work was pros
ecuted under early difficulties. Mil
lions of dollars of the temple funds
were stolen or diverted to other pur-
poses for which they were not in.
tended.
But the News in Salt Lake is like the
Neighbor (the church paper) was at
Nanyoo. Both have endeavored in
every way to defend robbery Of the
saints, and have condemned any and
all men or publications attacking these
inlustices, Time is required for an
awakening of the Mormon peoples but
timo is passing and the awakening is
comino fast
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THE SAME THEN AS NOW.

among Cne resolutions adopted by Unc
seceders from the Mormon church at
Nauvoo, Illinois, was the following, as
we find it in the Nauvoo Expositor:
Resolved, 10th. That, Notwithstanding
our extensive acquaintance with the finan-
cial affairs of the church, we do not know
OF any property which in reality belongs
TO the church Except the temple) and we
therefore consider the injunction laid upon
the saints compelling them to purchase
property OF the in-trust for the
church, Is a deception practiced upon
them; and that we look upon the sending
of special agents abroad to collect funds
for the temple and other purposes as
humbug practiced upon the saints by
Joseph and others, to aggrandize them
moneys and property so collected have
been applied as the donors expected, but
have been used for speculative purposes
by Joseph. TO gull the saints the better on
their arrival at Nauvoo, by buying the
lands In the vicinity and selling again to
them at tenfold advance. and further that
We verify believe the appropriations said
10 have been subscribed by shares for the
been used by ]. Smith and Lyman Wight.
for other purposes. as out OF the mass
OF stock already taken, the building Is
far from being finished even to the base
And it is on account of such
exposures as these that the Deseret
News now declares that the Nauvoo
Expositor was "the most infamous
sheet Of paper ever printed under the
American flag The Expositor sought
TO protect the Mormon people from the
swindles that were being forced upon
them by their chiefs, the paper sup
porters having found it to be absolute
of ;o,f
be established for that purpose, because
Of the suppressions exercised by the ty
rants. But even in tins enterprise they
were cruelty stricken, for an order was
issued by Mayor Prophet Joseph
Smith s city council to Mayor Prophet
Joseph Smith to authorize his thugs
to demohsh the printing plant, which
was done upon the first and only issue
Of the paper that was ever permitted
to 60 out Of its Office.
It is interesting to note that the pro-
cesses Of Nauvoo in robbing the saints
are perpetuated here on an enlarged
scale. Nowadays the hierarchs have
branched out and reached over into
foreign countries with their coloniZing
and land.selling schemes. The result
is the same, except that it is enlarged,
The profits are greater because the
schemes are bigger. Those who have
had the manipulation of the tithe mon
eys have invested them largely in great
landed schemes in Canada and Mexico,
for instance. Buying in the great tracts
that they did, the land came to them
at an extremely low figure. In turn
they have. sold the ground TO church
| adheronts at acreage prices, reaping
| fortunes out Of those transactions. The
profits have been stuffed into the pock-
cts Of the "prophets, although the
original invested money was from the
tithes supposedly collected for religious
purposes.
With respect to the misappropriation
of temple funds. no better example of
| the repetition Of Mormon history could
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29

On August 90. 1864 New Amsterdam
surrendered TO the English and became
New York. II is the birthday OF John
Henry Lambert, the German philosopher
Q72S) Richard Rush, secretary Of the
treasury under j. Q. Adams Q7S0): Will
liam G. Brownlow. "The Fighting Par
son" Qs05). oliver Wendell Holmes. poet
and author GSo9); Joseph e. Macdonald
statesman, known as "Old Saddle Bags"
QslO: George f; Hoar, the Massachu.
Crary. secretary OF war under Hayes, and
David Bennett Hill. the New York poll
tician Q8+3), 1t is the date of the be-
heading of John the Baptist, 30 A D,
and of the death of Edmund Hoyle, au-
thor OF the book OF games 1769); Joseph
Wright the historical painter G79O. AMI
Brigham Young, the Mormon leader
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pected of the people is that they shall
ratify "the previously prepared pro-
gramme. It is n sickening condition
altogether for a live party man, and
Mr.. Christensen has done the public
service by presenting anew the facts
to the public
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Get Bell Telephone and be in line
with other progressive citizens. Uni
versal ecrvice and reasonable rates have
resulted in unprecedented growth of the
Bell System. Ask the manager for full
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President Taft took Joy ride On Sat.
urday, but he must exercise care about
such things or he will be crowding the
Colonel out of the spotlight.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29

Politicians assert that the Republican
party is carrying heavy burden this
year, and no doubt they would feel
much relieved if they had Mr. Taft off
their shoulders
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29

Champion Jack Johnson is having
trouble at home, and in that case he is
liable to experience more difficulty than
in his encounter with Jeffries.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29

The first class stage and hotel trip of
FIVE days through Yellowstone park
only $4625 from Yellowstone station
Monida & Yellowstone Stage Co, Yel'
Iowstonc. Mont,
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Standpatters appear to have some diff
ficulty about keeping their feet, with
the ground slipping out from under
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AMERICAN EXPRESS,

New fast train via the Salt Lake
Route, inaugurated August 2S. Tween
ty-four hours Salt Lake to Los Ange-
les Leave Salt Lake. 3 p. NJ, daily,
arrive Los Angeles 2;30 p. m. the next
day.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29

Chairman Lloyd says That the next
House will be Democratic, and Chair
man Mckinley declares that it will be
Republican, but it is impossible to be-
lieve that both are right