The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-22
10 Linsal Descendant Of David Whit.
msr, Who Was the Last Of the
Three Witnesses to Translation
Of Golden Plates.

plates OF CuC 0OOk Ol MOCluOu, uus
earthed by Joseph Smith, founder Of
the Mormon church, and whose where.
abouts have long remained a mystery.
Mr.. Schweisch won't give them up.
There are those who claim it would
be the greatest gold brick sale in the
world If Schweisch should sell the tab.
let's TO the Utah church; but he would
surrender his right hand first, for
schweisch. believes those tablets are
genuine and that a solemn obligation
requires him to keep them from the
Utah church.
i Mr.. Schweisch Is supposed to be the
possessor Of the golden record Of the
1Nephites, as well as the copper plates
Of the Sanhedrin and other priceless
Mormon relics. Consequently, he is
One of, the most-watched men in the
country. and needs a barricade of his
own steel fence.posts to keep the in.
4yestlgators, and even thieves, away
who seek to rob him of the valuable
relics.
He talks freely enough about his
grandfather, In whose home in New
York state the plates of gold were
translated by the founder of the Nor
mon church, and admits delivering the
original copy of the Mormon Bible
himself to Joseph Smith at Independ.
ence, Mo. .7a
Mormons Want Plates.
Recently q statement was published
that the plates Of pure gold which
bear the original record Of the Nor
mon church and which either would
prove or disprove the claims Of that
church are In the guardianship Of Nr.
Schweisch. But this he could not
be prevailed on to discuss.
Some years ago the town Of Rich.
nond. where he lives, was blown away
by a cyclone. The house of David
Whitmer was wrecked with the excep.
ton Of one room. This is said to have
contained the sacred plates Of gold
and was saved by an act Of God.
It Is said that David Whitmer made
provisions that the records should not
fall into the hands of any save his
own lineal descendants. and refused
to turn them over to the church au.
thorites at Salt Lake City after he
had quarreled with Joseph Smith owe.
the question Of polygamy.
Whitmer scoffed at Smith receiving
any revelation from God indorsing po.
lygamy and broke away from the Salt
Lake City church. He also disagreed
with what Is known as the reorgan.
lied church, clinging to the branch OF
the church called the "Church Of
Christ" MI. Schweisch and his
laughter take the same view as David
Whitmer, and they refuse to deliver
over the sacred relics.
y Mormon emissaries from the Utah
church have made constant efforts to
recover them, and this travelling posi-
salesman declares his home at Rich.
mond has been frequently searched.
..But they will never find Them" he
said. '"sThey are in existence, but
where / am not at liberty to say"
The Whereabouts. Of the golden
plates and the sealed book became one
Of the mysteries Of the church. Some
believe they were buried again at the
hill of Cumorah. Others hold that
they remained In the possession Of Dai
vid Whitmer and passed on down I'd
his iineal descendants and are now ID
hiding In the home Of Mr.. Schweisch
Of Richmond. Mo-, his grandson.
sssF a don't want to make any statement
shout It" insisted the fence-post sales.
man If I had the sealed book
would not dare admit 1t. It has caused
me enough trouble already. I can say
this, however, that those who have
been searching for the golden. plates
win, never find them. They might al
wen give up.
s1 don't, want to make any statement
about 5tlft. ButA know what they are,
They consist Of the golden plates the
scopper PLACES Which are The record Of
athel .Jewfsh SaAhedrin d Great Goun,
eil, md the swerd OF Laban. the "a.
theran-law Uf 5acob. Then there are
Donpesother minor articles. But ! want
40 repeat inst search for them will
never ind them, o need anybody
Mother my daughter after / nm dead
sor they VIII never md them
RSeord o. Descendants !
There is special interest In the gold
= platesa because OF the prophecy o.
more revelations to come from 1.-THE
EAh00ksthats IL sealed. The plates an