| Show THE CHARACTER OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED THE crusade now being carried on b by y certain U S officials is similar in some of its features to that which was wai in lull blast in the winter of 1871 2 under the direction of chief justice JamesB james B 2 mckean juries were packed then for the purpose of convicting mormons cormons Mor mons so are they now trumped up charges were planted respected citizens and the human luman tools employed to fabricate testimony by which to swear awa away ulie ulle the lives and liberties of those who happened ap to be the objects of the antia lormon clique at that time were of the lowest stripe of the genus man the instruments now made use of arc are not only of a similar character but in some instances they are the same individuals vi it has been shown in evidence that bribes have been offered of late by the crusaders to put up jobs on prominent romi nent mormon citizens citi zena zeua notably ably in the case of mr angus al cannon illis this is not an original dodge of the anti antl 11 mormon 11 ormon 11 persecutors it was a characteristic of of the former raid to which we have already referred as it is quite easy to show it will be ou served observed that most if not all of the complaints made against latter day saints are sigried by one S 11 gilson who is understood stood to be the head ot the dirty department of the crusade in cousee ce of the appearance ue pe peara arance uce nce of bi hit iia lia name in connection with the present r raid id a good many people who were not hee bee in earlier times limes or whose memories fail them in regard to the details of tiie tile mckeag crusade have lately been asking who isi sam gilson lie he occupied a similar post to that be he now stands in during the former anti antl mor alor mon assault when the most villainous attempts were made to swear away the lives and liberties of president brigham young and others alstot As to ue le character of the mt ans resorted to by the conspirators of the former times it is probably unnecessary to give a further explanation thun to publish the following affidavit which was made by one of Gil gillons sons base instruments |
