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Show cwiLiirom I Bii'iieii I HIS WIVES REPEAT I FORMERSTATEMENT I Again Declare That He Married' Them Both in State of H Colorado. MANY MORMONS VISIT H WOMEN TO CENSURE THEM . Tell Them That Husband Should H Have Laid Low and Kept His Counsel. Under' tho heading-, "A Dastardly Tale jH About Polygnmy," tho Dcscret News' IH printed a long article Tuesday evening:' lntcndod as a complete denial of tho story 1 published in Tho Tribune Tuesday morn-' IH Ins concerning' tho experiences of one' IH James CampboU since taking; a plural jH wlfo last AuRuat in Colorado, and who Is now In the county Jail under $2000 bonds. How Stoiy Is Denied. . The statements made by Tho Tribune were denied by tho News, as the apostollo liar and perjurer who edits tho News dc-nles dc-nles anything thc church desires. But the case In question Is out of the ordl-nary, ordl-nary, Inasmuch nci it deals with a man and two women, one of them being taken as a plural wife on the 14th day of last August, who arc at present right here In Salt Lake, and whoro their statements can and havo been made to Gentiles be-foro be-foro tho church olllctals had a chanco to either send the man away on a mission or havo him tako a trip to Mexico for his Statement One of Pacts. The statements made In Tho Tribune were statements of facts mado to a,rep-rcsentatlve a,rep-rcsentatlve of this paper who had nothing inoro at atake than the securing of a nows story that could and has been cor-roboratcd. cor-roboratcd. Tho statements made by James Campbell were made immediately after Judge DIehl had held him to thu District court in bunds of ?20C0, at least thirty minutes before he was taken to tho .county Jail, and several hours be-foro be-foro he could "be seen" by any good brother and put wlso as to how he should IH talk nnd act while thc stench he had raised In Zlon was being cleaned up. Cried as He Spoke. Jamcfj Campbell may be among other things, a liar, but when ho burst Into tears In Judge Dlchl's court, whllo telling Tho Tribune representative of each min-uto min-uto particular which caused him to leavo 100 acres of land and come to Salt Loko for protection among brother polygn-mists, polygn-mists, he .spoke the truth if hn ever did. Every word had the ring of sincerity to it. Every word spoke of tho advlo which Mormon elders had given him, and thc very fact that ho said without hesi-tation hesi-tation that ho was guilty, but that ho had been told by the elders that hundreds of others had done likewise, and that all ho would havo to do would bo to "lay low." Is proof posttivo that he didn't gain his knowledge from newspapers or mngazlncs away up thcro In that humble Colorado home. Told to "Lay Low." James Campbell said that tho elders ad-vised ad-vised him to "lay low." James Campbell said that thc man In charge of Bishop Preston's ofllce advised him to "lay low " Tuesday afternoon, after reading every word of The Tribune story, Mrs. James Campbell told a Tribune representative that Mormons had told her but a few hours beforo that tho only trouble wllh her husband was his Inability to hold his tonguo that he talked too much. In other words, that he didn't "lay low" enough. What the Expression Means. The expression "lay low," as handld by Mormon elders and those of tho church who still believe In and practlcr polygnmy, may mean any one of a num-bcr num-bcr of things. It has been known to b- jH Interpreted to mean a trip to Mexico. IH Again, It has been Interpreted to mean a trip abroad on a mission. Sometimes jH it merely means to keep a still tongii" and not report the arrival of thc stork 'H from more then one home. In the cnei-of cnei-of James Campbell, to "lay low" prob-ably prob-ably meant to say nothing and saw wood to replenish and multiply thc earth and carry one out of every ten potatoes thnt he could raise to tho taker of tithes, Forgot Instructions. But, at "any. rate. James Campbell for-got for-got lntrtietlons and failed to"lay low." H From now on ho will be more careful, as H ho has attracted the attention of a largo number of good Mormons nnd his state- .J ment to a "News" reporter Indicates that J he has "been seen." "When seen at the county Jail Tucsd; night bj a Tribune representative and fH two wltnosfjcs. Including the Jailer, who ll was asked to listen carefully to tho qiiw- jjH tlons nnd answers, Campbell, In sub- jH stanco said: Campbell's Statement. "It is true that I was converted to tho Mormon faith by Mormon elders whlln a ruHtdent of Colorado. Tt Is true that I lalkod with the elders upon tho nubjee t of taking a plural wife, it Is true that they sntd that the Mormon church ofll- IH dais believed in and practiced polygumy, It but that It was nt that time against tho ; law. It Is truo that I catno to Utah fully ' expecting to be tnkon Into the Mormon church and that I would bo protected and I assisted In case of trouble over my plural marriage." Advised to Lay Low. When asked to ropcat what he had said to Tho Tribune representative the day before be-fore regarding the advice of the elders to "lay low" after tho marriage In tho mountains. Campbell said: . I "Why, the elder who converted me to ' the Mormon religion were In Colorado four years ago " . When aslcod how It could be that ho talked to them of marrying bis wife's i sister when the latter was but 12 years of age (being but lfi ycara of ago now). I Campbell said hlR memory failed him. but that ho believed now It was the representatives ot the reorganized church who talked to him laat July. Tells Several Stories. According to statements made by tho Jailer, Campbell ha3 told a number of 1 different atorlea. Ono mlnuto he would eay that his family was In destitute X circumstance?, and tho next he would ask' ' that they ond down to his house nnd , have a good warm supper sent up to him. As to Fncts in Case. When Interviewed by u Tribune repre- Bentatlve on Monday, James Campbell 1 J - wild In plain, unadulterated English, that 1 he had been converted to tho ( Mormon ' j faith by Mormon elders. Furthermore, I ; that he had talked with them upon the subject of tnklng another wife, and they ' 1 had ndvlscd him to do ho. Tho only thing thht could have been construed- as I advice to tho contrary was that they ln-' ln-' formed him he must "lay low" the same ' an hundreds of other polygnmlsts were doing, after the" "marriage." Still Another Reason. ' But there Is still nnolhcr ri'a.on why , ) Jnmes Campbell probably decided to tnkc his wife's sister for a plural a reason that Is always possible when more than t one woman shares the life of a man. whether he be Mormon or Gentile a reason rea-son suggestive of lust. This may have been so. ' It Is possible that James Campbell Camp-bell looked with lustful eyes upon that black-haired, black-eyed. rosy-checked : Southern girl, but If he did he was and Is no worse than hundreds of other polygnmlsts. and has done nothing moro than those who now scorn him have done. ' ! The Tribune does not mean to say that James Campbell should not bo punished for his wrong doing, for the wrecking of that Innocent girl's life. It merely points out tho Injustice of sending him to prison for an act that Is nnd always has been condoned In members of tho Mormon church by certain of the high ' officials of the hierarchy. I Campbell Is n Law-Breaker. Campbell Is a law-breaker, apd should be punished as such. Just the same as the 1 head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Snlnts Is a law-breaker, and should be punished. Campbell has so far only taken two wives, Joseph Smith has I taken live, Cumpbell says that ho can 1 see where he did wrong, and that if i ' given an opportunity he will leave the t State and never come back. James 1 ' Campbell -Tsaya "more. lie says that 'if It r Is wrong to llvo with two wives, he will , i ., give one of, them tirr. Joseph' P. Smith i knows as well as does this Tennessee ) , 1 mountaineer that ho Is wrong In doing i ' as he has, nnd still continues to do. but ' ' tho circumstances arc reversed, and In- ! ster.d of being In Jail Joseph F. enjoys I tho luxuries of a king, nnd with com- ,i forts and wives on every side Is com pelled to have help In counting his In- ' come." James Campbell, as bad as he 1p. as far removed from being a good Amcrl- can citizen as he has proven himself to j be, '.3 still three lengths In the lead of ' y the man who, by his acts, sets an cx- 1 ample for others of his caliber to follow. 1 . Wives Make Statements. Statements made by Mrs. Jnmes Camp- L I bell and her Elster to a Tribune rcprc- I ! sentatlvo Tuesday afternoon, several ,'( hours after they had read the article re- I fcrred to, simply reiterated what they ' had said the day before. At no tlmo hns j ifej, tho first wife said that she believed that 'foi polygamy was right and proper, but sho !, '.'' did say,,and still says, that It was forced ,ji j- l upon her by her husband after his con- ' 1 ', ';, version to the Mormon fnlth by the j!' ciders -and their advice to him concern- V' Ine the taklnir of n Kernivl tvI fn - 1 !', Why They Camo to Utah, j jit 1 j But,-If the statement of the husband and . '"Jj wife-concerning their trlnls and troubles jtij in Colorado and the subsequent conversion H, jfij of tho former by the ciders, needed any- j I thing, else ns proof of their belief that I jJM( they wore doing ns other Mormons had V 'i He I done, 1L may be found In the very pres- fi'!( ence of the family In Utah. Tho husband Hft s-ays that he was converted by the eld- Hf, era. Mo nays that they advised him, when B ' be broached the subject to thorn, that It j 'M would bo all right for him to take a t i 1 j j plural. Ho did so, and nlmost lmmcdlato- jll !; ly tho Gentiles of the community began H !' 'j jr(! to moko thlngn warm for him. They ad- 1 j , ii vlEcdilm, according to his own story, to ' jlj Ko to' Utah. That ho took their advice HP " 'I' and camo here, applying to Bishop Pres- Hk iff j ton as soon as ho arrived for admission ' 3 to the church and for advice as to what , , tf he should do, proves conclusively that Hj j , he told the truth in every other Instance B I ( ki when he made a clean breast of how H ' itV matters stood on Monday. HL , Talks to Jailer. . i j In talking with the Jailer Tuesday, , , 1 t.'amnhcll Bald: "Say, are you a Mor- i )' ji I monr Tho Jailer asked what difference fli; that made, and Campbell replied: "Oh, j , nothing; only 1 urn a Mormon and I would , j'l 'i' ' like to have some brother near to talk to Hj I jf, . about.' this matter." y jh t i Others in tho Same Boat. i& - TllG' Deseret News ways, among other i i things, that Campbell doesn't know any- , h l . thing, about the religion, and that ho H t illiij couldn't even answer simple questions Ht - j put 1 to him concerning the articles of faith. This may be so, in fact, it prob- H l( .y!j bly Is, but perhaps it would not be put- H s fit ting it too strong to say that half of the Ij '1 Ml (Ithe-paycrs in the Mormon church don't HLl !li j H know why they pay tithes and none of E i ''In! - them knows what becomes of the money 'T'jwli" tftcr it is Maid. 4 l Couldn't Hemember Names. ' lm Onc.thing that The Tribune rcprcsenUt- ' , j fcfifl t'.ve regrets Is Mr. Campbell's Inability to H I ' J ' H remember tho names of tho elders who K ; - '' M converted him. He was sure one was a H j i W innn by the name of Swarenscn or Sorcn- H 'j , ,9 len, but he didn't know the Initials. Bo- H '',! 1 M ii'uso of this no names were given in H';! tfM Jnc Tribune story of Tuesday morning H;., Jy h to who the cldcrB were. There wna H;i J ' :crtalnly no Intention of placing the blamo for Campbell's act upon the shoulders shoul-ders of Innocent parties, nnd when ho wasn't Rtira ns to the nomo It was left out altogether. Family Still Destitute. Campbell's family is still In destitute circumstances. The two wives and five small children aro In actual want. They are in need of clothing, coal nnd food. "Whatever may have been Campbell's crime the family Is not to blame and should not suffer. And'what is more, they will not suffer, for Gentile families, members mem-bers of the Amerlcnn party, will see that thev are taken care of. |