Show THE LATE WARDEN CAPT join JOE AMOS as the columbus ohio bee calls him has been talking to a representative of that paper in regard to utah and what he styles the mormon empire emore the report is a mingled mass of malice falsehood and absurdity the ex warden of the penitentiary is evidently very much rattled over the loss of his position and temper has had much to do with his talk we know nothing about the dispute between him and the marshal but rather suspect that if the full facts were brought out the doings of the ex wardens delectable son would cut considerable figure without going into detail for we do not think the man or his theme worth any extended notice we will simply say my that if other of his assertions are no more truthful than that which be makes about an alleged interview with the editor of the NEWS they are entirely worthless and misleading the purported conversation with this writer never occurred and the language attributed to him is pure invention on the part of the ex warden or of the post reporter these samples of the stuff the retired jailor gave to the newspaper scribe will be sufficient to be a mormon in good standi standing aff one must have more wives than one are the mormons cormons a very thrifty people peo 1019 nothing to brag of by any means are they gendall genial and sociable oh very they are forever hugging ng and kissing indiscriminately indiscriminately men en salute each other with the h holy kiss 91 amos had scarcely tunit les of learning anything about the mormon nl people their ways and views during ulf bis brief stay here which who chiefly confined to the penitentiary outside of this city but like other transients he assumes to know all about the mornion mormon question and as usual the eager reporter swallows all he be has to give away vale amos utah has lost nothing by your return to ohio |