The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-21
THE TAYLOR REWARD OFFER.

win T. Woolley. The first'namcd gen
tleman is brother of the late Rachel
Susan Davis, and the latter is admin
| istrator of the estate of the late Moses
Davis, father of David and Rache'. The
parties ask the Third District court to
order Mr.. Taylo- to return to the cs
| tate Of Moses Davis certain properties
and cash said by them to have been
wrongfully appropriated to himself by
| Taylor
At the present time there is neither
opportunity nor cause for Judging as to
fhc Justice OF the charges against Elder
Taylor it must be left to the court
to decide in the matter, and the judg-
mcut thus rendered must be accepted
by the public.
There is one matter in the complaint,
however. of which we may speak, be-
cause The Tribune has heretofore
charged the identical offense named,
and that is that Elder Taylor had
| lpolygamously married Rachel Susan
Davis subsequent to the issuance of the
Woodruff manifesto. Mcssrs, Davis and
Woolley now come forward and pre-.
fer that charge in their complaint to
the court. OF course, no action Is re.
quested by them as III punishment for
that alleged offense, but it is cited
as cause for seeking TO have an
nulled the transactions which are said
| TO have been entered into by Tay-
l,P tn n
the property which he is asked to re.
store to the estate in question. 1t
appears from the complaint that the
illegal marriage between Taylor and
Rachel Susan Davis occurred in the
year 1898, which is eight years subse-
uuent 10 the issuance of the Woodruff
manifesto. Inasmuch AS the charge is
preferred by the brother of Rachel
Susan Davis and by the administrator
of their fathers estate, the situation
appeals to the public as being an ex.
trenrcly interesting ono. Undoubtedly
the gentlemen named are we'll advised
in the matter, and they must have had
ample and satisfactory evidence in Jus
tifcatlon of their position before they
went into court with their charge.
And this particular phase Of the case
brings us to consideration of Elder
Taylor S public attitude upon the mat
ter &C new polygamy, AS plural marriages
since the year 1890 have come to be
called. In order to make perfectly
fair presentation in the case, we deem
it proper to reproduce in completeness
a letter which was received by The
Tribune from Mr. Taylor. That letter,
in full, is as follows.
Salt Lake City, Utah. July 80. 1903
Editor Salt Lake TriOunc:-ln your is
sue OF the 2Sth inst, you make the lol-
| lowing unqualified statement:
| "Tbc truth is. that polygamy Is taught.
practiccd and protected within the Nor
| mon church today: that hundreds OF these
| crimes have been committed since tho
manifesto Of 1890: that the church, so Tar
mated as the church. has knowledge OF
| these oftcnses previous TO their COM
initial aud gives It's approval thereto
Now, Mr. Editor Judging from the past
that YOU Will not dclGn to notice denial
no matter how positively and truthfully
made. / therefore challenge you 10 fur
nish the proofs Of this broad assertion
hy evidence that cannot be controverted
and make you the following offer:
| For any one or more cases that you
can prove beyond question, without any
quibbling or dissimulation, but to fur
nish the names, dates and places, where
and by whom the ceremony OF plura
marriage has been performed since the
Issue OF the manifesto In 1890, with the
president of the Mormon church-Ht
BEING THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN
GIVE SUCH SANCTION. and against
whom your darts are fred, ! VII guar.
[t0OO) DOLLARS.
Now, sir bring on your witnesses anc
furnish the evidence Of tho hundreds o
these crimes which YOU state have beer
committed within the period mentioned
then you and your friends Will he amply
secured financially for life.
II YOU refuse to do this, or otherwis'
mako ample acknowledgment of YOU
ina hility to furnish the proofs hereii
named. then shall conclude that you arr
! willing 10 accept the verdict Of ever
statement and all of like character arr
cowardly. hut deliberate. malignant an,
malicious and wilful falsehoods.
II is high time that halt was calle'
on the constantly repeated. insulting AM
lying cartoons which appear in your dali.
paper. we'll as your malignant AM
5 vtuperous assertions which acCofnpan
the same.
request that YOU publish this i
d. FI;LI.-say in your Sunday issuc-an
your answer thereto.
JOSEPH u. TAYLOR.
s r. O. RoX 1f77, City.
= The Tribune printed the above lctte
J. al the time that il was received, an
r also made answer thereto. That action
:, of course, set al naught Mr.. Taylor
c forcdrawn conclusion that we would dar
: do no such thing. In respect of hi
e invitation to furnish the proofs o
s plurs, marriage since 1890, Of the char
: acter demanded. it is but fair to Th
l. Tribune to say that Elder Taylor wore
l. ed his challenge adroitly. Suppose tha
r it be true-as seems to be the case
y that Elder Taylor polygamously ma
It ried Rachel Susan Davis in the yea
PlS0S, we would encounter some diff
r Guilty in meeting his proof condition.
n since he has declared concerning tn
" charges made by Messrs Davis an
t. Woollcy that cit is all d
t. lie The difficulty is further 81