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Show ""aTTi uitifii i. tii.i: inner tub ,Je iiio)i is I'uni.i. tiav "VlAt a already iioIIcmI the etory which h it gune the Munda of the rcea ""icernlng the alligil mlcldo of one riiomtt riiomaa who, with lain family, I" I Veani I" from Utah nnd Were on Hielr to aloa II waa el at. .1 that "he reldnlV ricotlild near Halt lko Clly, nnd 13, IIM ,a rvfiitcl to Join the 'otorintTti l imrch life waa made un hearahla , him and the alternative wai ufDir J, pun I Join the Church or be '"""" II' niaiiajeil to racna. wlUi lilafamlly, anion hla way eaatftmagln. I ng tha) me "Morm ma" weroinni. I'U liltj, he luminal from tho train intojrltrraiil w ai drowned. 1'ijWduw wlih htr ilillJrtn-cx. died tha.lHrt44tavint.athv. and n anl "crlptlon waa taken up for Iheiii ao that theyweriinhlot puraiio llirlr Journry nd tailed front Ne oik fjr ;Vle. iWeUenounciftl theatory aa fatao ou Ita faclaiil eapreeaeil the hope, that KMie of the TOleofr)collell, which ' about a huudrod mlln from thla city, would ami lit the ficta Inthncve. Waroiinmltof llio folbwlug let. Ier"at algnaturra whhli we think nro aunhiont to atauip theitoryaan conlplett falwhood, mala up In the flrat phvci, no tloubt,aa a newiiaer ien. 'nation. The flnt oftheio lettera la front i iiMormou" eoun,v: ckwdkin, April 3r I, IMI. 7b fie li i iiit Ikttnl Xmi Yourla.u. of Manh 3UI ronuilna an olltotl.t article. "A Terrible Tale nt oe," wl leh refera to atalemenl cirou latoil.by eialani nwJiiera riwnoetlng 'Ihotnai TlioniManl rainlly, emlgraiita rrnillNool Id to Waa. Illrhllllle.tll0 aaldTu.it ailhuiiK iminlttvl aiilclde hyjumplir liitetnelKinilllllver to e. cnjio hla j urauer win, he Mid w ua a "Mur. mon." Ii l iil i ala cd that the "ilor-luoiia'l "ilor-luoiia'l or illild d.inandeil he and nimllyah ildjolu ihiirL'hiirih, and on their refo- J.nU o, llinateni I to kill them and ina h nr uniienrablo to them No wi Hi i n lorslglird ".Mormon" realduita if H-oO. II. wlh to mako II known to all the world. If jlMe, that while Tie mvalh.nu and Yimlb roald-ed roald-ed among o whioii they did I r aimiit llveyeera.lii.y were iwierurge.1 lojolit liot.unnli niu.h ! lhrealine.1 with ICM!I alio ii I thee ieru m ilo ao, Nolliloi; r. ul I ho fanl.er from the truth than Hi, aiatemeiit that thev wera liiierrered wtib an 1 they weie will re-pertrdhr re-pertrdhr allwli klien Ihem (Nlgneif tor .... John I n.luraetl, rrancee .h(.iii, J itin ln Nelaou, John I. Mel,n,'Urr Ik luela. John P. HivIn Mty j lU, MiiliDl liavla, l.mm JniwiUr, li.Tha IlivH, I mtiia lliwi ter.Hr, Hull W, Uwla, Ha rail Juno IIMne, ilium I l.ol, Allen l' Uhllniiy, llliiin Ik ll.iwiter, Jr. (derr Khlmpy, W IMUtii lloweter, nr. Manila A Hlilmi.r, laaae Yt n mpy, l.iully J. U tiii.ij.a-, J, , I'arcell, Ita d I luala, Andrew rugmlre, rlarah Un-iallaon Vernlle Vtiry, Mary luginlre,LliarlvT tlrrenliiii.l,Kirah It. Avery, H 'ben Milage, Itacliel ilreen. laud, JoOn lrrl, It. J, Matag.-, Klwln Nireet, yt A. llaneuuni.Jobn e. IMvl, K A. Uennct, ltach.l llvain. Itathel I. I.vaua, lchel l.viiln, (llath-tf DvvK Mary Arn llavia, Mary Jauo llavla, Mvan M. Ilioma, Margant Ttioiiuia, TIu'T, Parmley, Margaret A. Thonu, IlavldJ.TIioint, llrlgliam M. V.CIoold, Ualharlna llool I, Henry l DreenUnl, Lather AiuHlreinuind, William Ur.iioi i, Martha K.ana, (korge W. Ileeae, Km. maly le'h,n, 1 van Kvana, Jane IteM, Joaepb ri. Tliomaa. Itu hil l.i-nu, 1're.b crick ThMiiaa 1 IwanU, Ann Ilioma, Marah, lloloara, Ullllam Powell, Hannah v aton, J hu Putt r Man i:vn, J, l lloutden, M II lloul leu. WIIIUiu T. llvan. Mry Jone, John A Jonca, Cvii., harall Jonn, John A Jonea, Jim , Lllia. heth'Jlu-larda.llail.l Jooea, Marr Aim Kvan, 'ID una M 111, lunl.. Mliella Hvall. Ilavl I T l.vana, 1 . A. Itlnl, II lUm l!vai,harah Ami William, Jmeph Itlohanla, Miry lluhanli, llyrum llhli. anla, Mary I lllihirdi, Tliomaa Cox, Km ,llauaah Itlcharda, liiwirge Cox, Jane Cox. Tlio ill Lox, Jun , Mary Pitman. William ', MM. A. WalhHu, Alulrow Wallace, Margant II, Wllllaun, Mra, UweiirJtrrii. ThoVccompunylng lettir and Hat aro from Don "Mormoue" In Hcofleld: l-.oiiit.il, I meryCi., Utah, ptll llll, IK'I. FMorlH' .'I A .r We the mi I. r.lgn, d, nou Mormon roil, lleutaorp. 'Held, Kmery County, Utah, I.roteet at.liit aut. menta puliHiim! by Utertl aod aomo Wuitern lupora, that Thomaa 1 homaa an I family ha.1 p, ftoo from licre or l .In tho Mormon Chun h to huvo their 111 . Ouroxrrlrtico with tho Mormon ih pie of Hoill 1 1 la that any pereoii mil live peaceibly among them and that all toron 1 o their own free will aud cholM ai to wiif4her nr not that thev Join tho M inuon t'huroh, and It la our llruibellaf ttut the a-ild I homaa Thorn.. hadnocaiiowhateir to halo Scofbld nil auy M inn .n prr-l nco a he waa w ell rcpii(ed lirall who knew huu. (Slgno,l) i 1lJa-Th.le.,Kllov dm, Ja. tt liul r, r 11,'lliomaa, W. II, llyera, Ik II. M lKmald,JauiiWallac, Jr,, J. M lkjlle J, U. K.n! laulilo M arwralher, Ar. lu Ulni-Iwr, Ulni-Iwr, Hanli Itouor, Holla llughca, Martha nung, Mary Ami Ktana, Mury I Juno, Marj A. I'limau, Uni. Mwre, H, J llarkncae. Matllu llarkllr." Win. LlwanU, A, 1 1, Ijirll, ..rorri'"i A Miurwniiiicr, ll.nryj. llughe'Vm lllrd i. Wllllaiui, li'inkl I'limau, kl .Iui. Ii I'lunan, William Ml reel, JnlinT. V lllalu, Win. II, Wlllllmi, rklwardli una- Win. rhoiuaa Itotiert llavla, th no Wutwni, Mary Wataou, C-hrmlanii PilflilJ, MrH.;j..M Ikutle, J(M.Ntalin,l Iw ,rJ Inn,.. Jamo. a. lacc.Hcin 'a.. McSabb, Iliild I tain, Mathlaal ilnwn, John Ifitllou, luihi IladJon.J nil I'ltman, Walt, r l).)nil,n, Hitillii'l It. Ill II, Jilli.t 'Ihomai i:. Jd wanlatm Itna,r, Jiilliu liarn,n, John Ai tiirlai.uii, Huuiutl r.tdllcld, Hon. 1 If the fongolug la not nilllclint uvldeucoof tho untruth of thoitory wlilllj bai ken o extemhcly ropleil ail roof of the Inloleriucn of tlio "Mor. luoue.'.'gWi) think the following wlj antlafy the in iat lurreiluloua. 'Axil mi, ineryt'o., Utah, April S, 1871. Hlilor J I i Hear HU I w lli in tnrreot Ibo aUilo-ment aUilo-ment puol -i I lu tin (.aalirillulwrior lhotriulb! r a liinllr hylhe ualnenr llioniai, lio h fr on Hilt Lake City, 'luniboaeraiiiilviir".aiW'intcr.iirten ooiil mine, hi ii.ll r.autY County, Utnh, uboiltfouri .r.mi.l h half, uhi.ro tho iiiaiiTliom -. rhninaaaiilhlaaon wnrkml In tho ml . anl in iho mrly pirt nf I'ebriiory In dmuh I hi roluni lo Walte wltla bllkn 1 1, Mr 'Ihiinii ixprcsaod hluiMlf In t way i; r fclm o iho last h 1 lain lit1 inig anf miner ma lo lu -Until and null iilglit bol ire he left camp a Mormon L-.io him a preaeut it nine ehllllinr of the Kngllah money Tor w hlch the Mormon lu.1 no mo In thla country Mr Thomaa eint family llartnl for Malaalhe liat Wodoeidar In February The fHxwalon waa one that ehowrtl re vt loin family, sh..ah.klianda with all Uielreurrniin hug frUn I l.th l..r im.na an I li.oi. Mormon. I he elory that I he Mornii.na deman.le.1 that I hev aliioiM J.HlllheUiiinh,anll0l III. Ir rrfinad to loaothe Morinma lliroil. nol I" kill lliem Bn.1 niaile life unbearable In Ihem, la rian ami without roundatlun, an I a lie. 11,o following Kialal rar.1 waa re eelvil laat liluhl, ed Ireaeed lo William I. Mar,l. n ll.ll, I mery Co. Huh, dated March IB, mil M Wairltartr, Xear T.il Toar lo haat ihl dar Tbeinaa Teeuia .n.wiri',eer children lefl HUM le Yale, Tlii7aailaliaveeliuo. raoniy. an-oiir an-oiir truly, i:a H. rnowa- Thin, It turna out that not only la tho elory about the nrcutlo;i of thle family untrue, but that Jho man did nut commit tulclle aa relabel, na he with hi family aallnl from .Vew York for hla old home In Walea about three eeka ago. Will tome of the ii-r thai ub- II.I...I ii... r.i.. i i. ii...ilw .iIh.I ipaco for the trulh? Wo doubt It. The practice la lo publLili any aUurJIly that rrllecla unfavorably on the "Mor. mona,'andiippreMaiiy rcfutathm ul thefalaehood no matter liow vlllvo nnd riaaonabloand well suleuiutlateil It may Iw, Moat of tho nnt."Moruioii" laic that are M by llio uewipv'a with aurli guato, nnd by vimeaectatlan pnchera with to much allectil hotfor and ihoikeil piety, hare aa little foundation foun-dation In fact aa tho lerrlblo Into of woe made up by rc$ttcra about Iho Tliomaa family. |