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Show A DOUBLE OFFENDER. Again as to the case of Elder Ileber Bennion. It will bo recalled that on Sunday morning last The Tribune in these columns gavo somo facts which went fo provo that ho is a now polyga-mist. polyga-mist. But, at that time wo did not ro-lato ro-lato all of the facts. If now appear? that Elder Bennion has boon twice an offonder against the protended law of God and r.ho cortain statute of the Slate. Between six and soven years ago, as wo havo heretofore stated, he-married polygamously a Miss Bringhurst, who at Iho time was employed em-ployed in a small mercantile establish meat at Taj-lorsvillo, Sail Lnko county. But his lirnt offense, providod Tho Trib-uno Trib-uno has knowledge of all that ho has committed in this rospecf, was committed commit-ted between eight and nine yours ago, when he married polygamously Miss Kmma Jano "Webster. This particular victim of this particularly cntorprising polygnmist, wo aro told, is at prcsonf teaching in orio of the public schools of this city. She is obliged to support herself, her-self, apparently, notwithstanding the frequent assertions made by tho Mor- .. 1, In..., -..i.e. I I... I 1-1.1. ...1.,. null luuiuauo hum, uiiij' inuau wiiu sin." ablo to support more wives than one havo been permitted to enter into Iho "celestial order of marriage, including a plurality of wives." Now, does anyone suppose thai Joseph F. Smith and other leaders of Iho Mormon Mor-mon church aro unaware of theso offenses of-fenses of Elder Tlober Bennion as against their own pretended inhibitions'? And if the chief priests do know of them, whi- is it that Elder Bennion has boon pormittcd to go scot-free? |