Show ABOUT AIROUT TIIE tile INN IN TENNESSEE tue THE massacre in I 1 ll 11 tennessee meagre news of which was received i in iq the press Is patch that has as appeared appe ared in this paper has been the chief topic ot of conversation since the sad tidings reached this city we have endeavored to obtain luli luil particulars of the traced tragedy y but have not yet succeeded to tor our satisfaction in consequence ot of the dista distance nce nee from the headquarters pt the southern states mission to the S spot P ot where the diabolical deed was ae gerpe e grated this whis morning mornin at 1030 the T foli ol 01 lowing press presa dis dispatch atchi was received in response to lug inq inquiries atries as to the names oil the persons killed I 1 Nashville nas valle tennessee the latest latent n news from froni lewis county makes it certain that in sundays affray at least five live persons were killed viz jo Y young oun condor david davi I 1 hinson hinson and three mormon elders the fourth elder who escaped to the woods was seen near the hickman county counte line and is supposed to have made his way to shady ha grove a mormon settlement condors condor s wife who was shot when the elder ran behind her will die hinson of the attacking party who was killed was one of the most prominent of hickman hickmaa county no arrests have yet been made shortly after the above came to han ban hanl hani the annexed private telegram telez teles ram was re calved ce ived from the headquarters of th thi southern states mission chattanooga Ten tenn au elder john morgan received the following heleg telegram ram f from rom ram kimball elders gibbs and g ber berry berrr r rand yand and two of condors Copi dors dons sons were killed at condors residence on cane creek august loth by a masked mob elders jones and thompson escaped we take commins coffins and will take bodies to salt lake B H ROBERTS there are discrepancies between the two tivo dispatches that leave the matter still open to conjecture some explanation in regard to the movements of the elders in that region will help to give a little clearer understanding of the facts elder john H gibbs of 0 f paradise fa radise cache valley a brother of elder geo F gibbs of salt lake city and elder win wm H R jones of Brig brigham hain city box nox elder eider county had been laborin laboring in the lower part of the state and were w ro on their way to the upper part this led them to cane creek where they met EIder elder WS berry of Ka narra iron county Count yand and elder henry thompson of scipio millard county bounly and had arranged no doubt to hold hoid sunday services at the nit nie meeting etino eting house bouse on the condor farm where the attack occurred mr condor is a gentleman some of whose family samily belong ion lon to the church while he is friend j ly to the elders but we elleve believe 15 not a member mr nir thomas garrett at whose house one elder was rp reported ported to have been placed in charge of two masked robbers mob bers is also favorable and very kind to the elders but is not a member of the Chur ci cl elder t jones esthe is the one who escaped into the woods andaas and was reported killed but he made his wa way LY to ta shady grove in hickman county where he found el der jonathan jgolden kimball of this ct city y 4 who d 0 sent the dispatch which is for forwarded w a eap cap as alove above from f rom nom elder B H roberts it is likely that brather jones wo wa I 1 not acquainted with all the facts bei but told only that chieft he be saw before he made his escape he says nothing about mrs condors wound nor of the killing ot of the ment mentioned louet in the press dispatches taking into consideration con eon all the new news that teat has been received it seems certain that two utah elders brothers gibbs and berry are killed that mrs condor is seriously if not mortally wounded that at least one of her sons Is 19 slain and that one ihnot if not two of the met sudden and deserved death at the hands of the defenders of the saints the jo young mentioned in the press dispatch Is supposed to be one 0 ot the masked robbers mob bers as no one of that name in the vicinity is known to elder johr john morgan the president ot of tb the south erh erb tates mission it is not clear as to Elder eider E eier eler tier thompson he may mar may have esca escaped ped as stated in the dispatch from Elder eider Roberts I 1 and he may have been the man supposed to have been killed by the two masked men at garretts we shall probably learn the full facts fact as soon soom as elder roberts reaches the scene of the massacre chattanooga his headquarters is distant over oven two hundred miles and part ol of the lourney journey is outside of any railroad connection lie he will probably not reach teach condors Condor lg till thursday the distance and the rural locality account for his not getting the sad newt newy earlier with the assistance of elder kimball he will be able no doubt to perfect arrangements to bring the bodies of elders gibbs and berry to salt lake they are both able resol resolute uto ato men al r thos garrett was formerly sheriff of lewis county ile he attended the birst meeting held by our breth brethren in that part ot of the coun country and when asked by the people there what he thought of the preaching said sald it wont do 1 bein being interrogated as to his tits meaning he sald saih it wont do for us because its the truth we cant stand that if this doctrine is preached here in about a we will be kill ing these men for preaching it ills his words were prophetic and indicated his knowledge beof of the character of his neighbors writing to elder john morgan in a letter received about ten days ago do elder eider B 11 II roberts robers his assistant assi stantin in charge of that mission said thata that a pall pail of gloom seemed to overshadow the mission he could not discern the outcome out ont come como but there was a strong feeling that some calamity was at hand the nature of which did not seem to manifest itself these forebodings have been realized iii in the terrible tragedy that has bro brought ug ht sorrow to many hearts and laid several good men in martyrs graves kraves ano no arrests have been beer made so says the dispatch it is quite likely that none will be made or at any rate that the murderers will escape punishment at the hands of the law that depends in a large degree on the character of the public officials of lewis county and of the state of tennessee it if they are all like judge bateman who not long ago charged the grand jury in that circuit that the mormons cormons Mor mons must be protected in their religious lomi liberty while they broke no law the same as any other citizens and who filled fined five 25 each for disturbing a im mormon ormont meeting vigorous efforts will be made to trace out the assassins who killed peaceful ministers ot of the gospel and wounded an innocent woman on the sabbath abbath 49 day for holding religious services that did not suit their ignorant and bloodthirsty blood thirsty souls it may mas be argued that there wIllbe will be no blame to the state or nation if the acts ts of a mob of assassins are allowed to pass of justice but who would venture such a statement if tile tiie persons slain were orthodox chris ul murderous 11 mormons cormons Mor mons suppose some of the sectarian preachers in this city were phot down by a mob of I 1 ilor mor alor mons exasperated at the falsehoods told by the preachers about the religion of the saints and the lived ilyes of their leaders no matter what the provocation the whole country would be aroused and vengeance would be demanded upon the whole mormon Alor community the government of the states be appealed to lor tor extreme measures the military would be called f orand forand the land would ring with cries for extermination this would berrong be wrong of course it would be unreasonable and indefensible but it would be ba the course pursued all ali the same why the breaking of a window of a presbyterian chapel by an unruly boy in utan utah causes a shriek of holy horror and a demand lor tor dextre extreme e legislation against the whole mormon m people now we do not wish wish any one brought to suffering for these flen fien fiendish dIsh crimes but the par parties ties and we consider that the stain add ardd disgrace of the tragedy if the assassins go of justice will rest upon the county and state in which the deed was done the county and state authorities are in duty duly uty bound to use all diligence hon estl yand energetically to hunt out the murderers and prosecute them with the utmost rigor of the law but unless the officers of tennessee are ape more honorable than those the blood of elde eider r joseph Standing shed by y i a mob because ot of his religion rie t to heaven for redress the red handed tends fiends of lewis lewig county n will be allowed to go scot free freed until they give au an account to the eternal judge of all the earth for the victims 7 of their malice were mormons cormons Mor mons ts 1 the scenes of persecution that have been enacted in the south have invariably been performed during the time of the religious revivals which take place season of the year in the summer these exciting methods are used to inflame the te multitude a against ainest the mormons cormons Mor mons athas it has been tb the policy of our elders to remain measurably quiet during this period of turbulence and when it has passed away they are better able to reason with the people but while the revival preachers are pouring their sensational anti ant i A mormon lormon I 1 stories into the ears cars of their congregations it is almost vain to approach them with calm and dispassionate argument and boboc rac Is easily provoked by the rash and rabid revivalists reviva lists i tracing up the responsibility to 10 the bloody deeds and cruel treatment towards our elders in this boasted land of religious liberty we vve must not lose sight of the original root that has sent forth such a bitter bitte r growth and borne such deadly fruit t it has been planted watered and nourished by hands nearer home than tennessee or georgia orthodox preachers and writer gor sor a licentious press in this city have created the public feeling and stirred up the basest passions of lawless men by their foul calumnies calum nies of the latter day saints they have incensed the unthinking crowd by their vile falsehoods and inflamed the blood of the not by their murderous suggestions they have appealed to the baser passions of the populace and made self sacrificing honest chaste god servin serving 10 mormon missionaries nArles appear P r in n t atie ll 11 e e eyes y e s odthe 6 rabble rabbie as base bahe aa deceivers 1 V e r s I 1 lustful u s tl t il b betrayers be of women tit lit 24 0 only avy appear for or debt destruction ruction on their skirts appear in unfading un fading lading gout spots thu the life blood ot of the martyred marty red eiders elders when they stand before the great white throne those red hued splashes will be vivid upon their garments guilty of the blood of innocence will be the sen sentence tenee pronounced against them you lying priests who have slandered the gain galal you hireling I 1 I 1 n writers who have prostituted prostitutes tile the press to libel the saints maints of god godt 1 you are murderers in your hearts and have done your partin part in the slaughter ater iter that now appals appala the lovers ot fre freedom edomia in every martof part parl of this great landl youcan toucan you cannot wash out the stain you worm yourselves out ot of the responsibility you cannot escape the certain penalty for your malice and menda mendacity elty eity As god lives your jud judgment ment will be sure and just thu the latter day saints will meet this calamity in the same spirit which has guided them in former catastrophes they will condole with the bereaved pay due respects to the beloved dead cherish the memory of the martyrs appeal their cause to the court of heaven and eschewing all retaliation leave the vindication of their cause in els eis his hands who declares vengeance is mine I 1 will repay I 1 |