Show ALL 2UXXEU OF EVIL FALSELY I THE perfidy displayed In spreading spread-ing the most abominable falsehoods about the Latterday Saints and their religion truly appalling As an instance we quote from a late issue of the Portland lOregon Telegram Tele-gram Speaking of tho recent Investigation In-vestigation before the Third District Dis-trict Court that Journal says Tho fate of many who having violated vio-lated the oaths of the Church had been subjected to great torture their throats cut from car to car and their intestines torn out proves tho society a be a desperately murderous one This infamous statement is nude In the face of tho fact notoriously I known here that after the most t diligent effort Inspired l > y the hope of making political capital tate t-ate satisfying their crsonal t hatred of tho Church tho only case f throatcutting alleged blood atonement produced by the anti Mormon Liberals was 4hat cf William Jives The Utter was said by the apostate Mormon Wartlell on the wituttastand under outli to have been murdered near iCon Ricer in 1S62 because he had left the Church It is proved beyond all possIbility of question that not only was this same William Green never murdered mur-dered by having his throat cut etc but that he is alive and well today Is not now member of the Church ind is a resident of Sjanish Fork Utah County Utah At this point it annnr < n II f 1ft ail appropriate idea to onto In awhile I a-while as occasion may seem to demand de-mand present the affldavit of tin murdered man as his furnished all the proof that was produced at Ilhe investigation to show that the Mormon religion Involved the V death i iialty upon those who apes tatizeJ from the Church and disobeyed V dis-obeyed the Priestho I Here It is 1 TEnnrronr op UTAH l COUVTT or UTAH1 j I William Green being duly sworn Von V-on his oath says I am an Englishman English-man by birth flftyfive years of age ageV I and now a resident of Spanish Fork anty Utah County Territory of Utah Cicrossed the plains In tam in Captain Demos captoiiV company I knew a man by tho name of Wardeii ho crossed tho plains and came to Utah in tbo same t company I did Wo traveled toi gether until tho company arrived ate point near William Kimballs ranch in Parleys Park where I left tbo train ahead of tho eompony being anxious to meet my wife who was then in Silt Lake I City Rbo having traveled over tho pIties the amo season with Captain V Iloyts company I liars lived In Salt Lako City anti Spnl Frk City InV since I came to Utah I ws ihe only man by tho name of Green that I know of who camo over in Captain Dames company n man we killed In I that company by tho namo of Green or of other any name nor did I ever bear of any rumor < f yono being killed in sd company until I saw tho statement Waidell recently n the papers I am not a Mormon Jor have I been for several years I m not a believer In Mormon thee racy but do believe tt wrons to hare my religions sect or body of people availed by falsehood > WIUIAII GnED Sub nbod and sworn to before me fan 2Sth day of November lieD WHJJAM CrtEEn SEAU XoUry Inblie i |