The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-03

AN UEWRITTEN TREATY

Abo1t the year 1889 the Mormons
under The leadership of their prophet
Joseph Smith. sere driven from Mis-
souri and sought safety IN new
promised land at Nauyoo. H. which
Is On the opposite OF the Mississippi
riTer from Monrose in this county
ABOUT the year 1915 the tribe became
quite numerous on the iowa side, ard
r0bberias. thefIs and other ouIrages
we're committed By the Danites,
hard OF daring desperadoes OF the
Mormon faith Il is referred TO as
singular fact that the DANTE band. At
one time under the leadership OF the
Mormon. Bill Hickman, the terror OF
1 Lee county. should derive its name
IRON seriptural quotation, Genesis
XIX. 1t: Dan shall be serpent BY
the way, an adder In the path, that
biteth the horses heels SO that lis
rider shall fail backward Yet. the
/ fact Is explained when ne are told
that the Mormons INDUCED in many
Bible quotations, and any ignorant
fznatfcal Mormon could quote scrip
ture by the chapter. The Mormons
had many sympathisers among the
residents OF Lee countF. who were
called Jack Aormons,'s and the
crimes committed by the followers or
Smith and those willing allies
against the citizens, especially those
known as antiAorusons, were numsr-
Gus and flagraRt- AT last. says an
old settler, forbearauce ceased TO be
= virtue. Self-urctecIon demanded
prompt and vigorous action. and the
citizens arose in their might, deter
mined 10 drive the outlaws from the
/ country. The Tfngieaders and those
I Who we're able to move away were
made 10 go at once: those who were
poor. and more the victims OF mis-
placed faith than naturally evil and
deyilish By nature. were permitted TO
remain, but we're kept under close sur
veIiiancs. The last of the tribe left
the county IN 1885,. When this story
vas told TO the writer there were ser
eraI old settlers still living in Lee
county to tell of that memorable reign
OF terror and among these were the
late Hen D, 2. Miller. Sr-. then a res
ifenI OF KeokuE, wlio became a set
+ tier OF Lee county. after obtaining q
license 70 practice Law He it was
vho gave the Eriter the details Of
Ene story 70 be related below of the
unwrittsn treaty of Mormon times.
he vas early a member of the Iowa
legislature and was elected in this dis
trtct TO The 1gress OF the United
States n 1893 II has been twenty
ST years ago when Mr.. Miller con-
fided the story 70 the writer. He was
then 9 hale, hearty man OF seventy
tFc. and N 81 Interview Eith him the
w-ta Of this sketch obtained the
strange narrative. It was written up
a. onee and printed IN an out-of-town
periodical TsyI fen Keokuk people
w=ye eTe- enabled 70 Rad il. After
she !zpse of more than a quarter OF a
ce1I-E II mzy be interesting to re-
p<ooEcs It. a Isast N substance. It
rezcs Ike he story o. oIden days.
afzer desperation rad come to mark
re contest bet=eea The Aormons and
t1e aazt9o-nons. David KIlbourne,
described ~ Mr. Muller as a leading
citizen u Mo1trpss. Kind and gentle
Z aIs Ezzzers and xfthal possessed
q Nszt influence. arose above the
passions q ne holr md determined
i pcssais, 70 stop rhe oatrages eom-
Ezstte1 g eTe-y az1d and 10 aver
further raezdtng violence and blood
slsd "a st5se1ng z treaty- Negora-
tto7s wsra opeaed ard Dzsid XII
a-o--1s S@s ee2zEzsd torep-essnt the
zlEi-Ecrznoa Izrry Il q proposed coz
seTe1ses AK goaz Smith, z venerable
Old Ez1. ard lese os The so-caIieo
prD95@E- yczeaa smith. represented
ne No-11o1s I1ea they nat Mr.
Kziaozrn@ pyoyo@e1 10 PIT tie terms
: II EEt-5zg. s-s Nr Smith objected OF
!, the ggo-1d v1zr Il me tine Of the
graf cs5zt-zgEz,lor, waen the sartn
Ezs 20 81 cest-Dyesi Or fire I'll the
Z EaE 6sys u Eoc1@~, the writing would
: II czr-t ~ Ct1s-wEse destroyed and
! he wfsEsd n Impartial nan 10 Sc the
v3tEsaz u LIZ gsrzzs o. Fhss iupor
! taas 7s-sssT. " II Grid gire testimony
Z n the csaeT Fogi1 Thegeapon sEr
: RsI-6EsLe sgree1 70 tie proposition
} NJ 1r sza ard sezges.sd the nam,
q D. z Eiaser. Esg raea o. n. Eacf
son, a. 2rgg@r rssneze zad 10 which
: suggeHito1 GF gnita consented. Z
: fsE daEg stterwsrsa Blr. Miller. re
ggeste6 y ~ a5lsoHrne. net ths
contrae-sag 5zrtssa i Al upper rooE
over '.e Store itsen Eept ~ EHEars
KEibc1vne : 1sgthsr 6. David Rf,
tcurEe TIE o1lT geFsons present 4
The rooEa besides Miller, Kflbourn.
and Snalta ssre t~o Mormon bishops
a. companions q Smith A treaty 0
spezce vas nz1s and tas agrsemen