Show FALSEHOOD REFUTED THROUGH the agency ot a new newspaper a scandalous statement was spread over ever the country to the effect that a young lady non mormon passenger who arrived at castlegar castle garden with the last company pany a portions portion of which was detained bad been improperly treated during the voyage by the elders alders in charge like nearly all stories of the same saide sort it was absolutely cutely foundationless it was simply a sensational item that the unscrupulous newspaper man knew would tickle the popular palate which has a a keen relish for anti mormon the following letters one of which is from miss hawthorne the young lady alluded to har herself tell tea their own story 1 i 1 0 smithfield utah sept 1886 editor ector deseret newa 1 I having confidence inobe in the mormon immigration agent sand and system felt it a favor for them to bring hirough from newcastle england my husbands neice miss hawthorne she arrived hereon here on wednesday sept ath after being treated with respect and ana consideration by the elders after landing at new york she will give ive you her own account of her trea treatment frent by th tae officials in charge there we are not members of the mormon church but wish in the name hame of justl justice eje for an erroneous article that appeared in the tribune to be contradicted MRS kobbah HAWTHO HAWTHORNE Z smithfield utah september 1886 editor aseret news I 1 have seen a statement in the tribune Z ib copied from the new mew york morning journal in regard to my treatment by the mormon elders who kindl kindly brought me through from frois bag angland la nd I 1 was treated with the greatest greate respect act by them throughout the passage at no time on oa my journey did I 1 make any of the statements contained stained co in the morning journal the only indignity I 1 met with was from the officials fn an charge at 0 castle astle garden on my arrival there where they detained me against ny my wish until the th mormon emigration had bad gone when they allowed me I 1 to edsOn my journey yours your truly MARGARET HAWTHORNS JE |