| Show ONE OF THEM an eastern newspaper newa paper A paragraph to he effect that damian hauser who died at denver on june at the age of 92 was a lieutenant to lo we the illinois militia at the time the mormon were driven out of that state in 1843 and took part in the attack on the barn near nauvoo when joseph joaeph smith the firt first prophet of mormon low led was shot dead by a body of illi nois noia militia mr hauser was a worm personal pe friend cf stephen A douglas dougla who was a frequent guest at his hie home in quincy II 11 ial he was a native of constance germany 1 there anere seems beema to be a popular imbres alon that a man named hauser was wai connected with the mob that bat slew the prophet and patriarch in june 1844 but other statements in the fore forc goerg are exceedingly inaccurate the cormons mormons were not driven out ot of illinois illinoia llin oia in 1848 the place where joseph and hyrum smith and their companioni compan iono were cort confined fined under the pledge of the protection lection of the state was wa not a barn but a jail at carthage and it was waa not a body of illinois militia as such but a mob no doubt disguised members of the militia that did the cruel and atrocious deed it if mr hauser hauler was waa one of wom them history is the richer from his bla having confessed it but it t Is an act that any man way may have been excused for wishing to keep quiet about and it is IB bard to see aee how any anyone one could feel to boost boast over it or have it prominently mentioned in his bi epitaph |
