Show ASSAULT ON A MORMON clay county Ark arkansas jan leat leal c 0 aa fl doting come to the hearing bearing 0 of our people at home borne and cause unnecessary a ew behlor andrew kimball braill don dent of the indian territory minions desired me to give your reader the particular of a disturbance chlote took place at the close of our conference last night in justice to the of MW bority of the people of this community who are as all much DIed over am boeda actions act lone its aa we could be and who are honorable law abiding people not me lie least in sympathy with such doings we wish to GRY bay that the outlaw galat of whom we speak came mostly irm a neighboring community a few M mu distant the evening of our first pub meeting the devil showed root mod and we observed it we the more strongly atron gly because we saw the oon after the rich outpouring of the we bad experienced the night batem when our E dera all met first la in ak private house as aa alao the excellent time we had in the A crowd of boys boy came into or oar meeting sod aid announced a by way of running in ano and oak ShUf fliDR their feet and talking out oat oud one of our youngest young eit elden john H peterson Pe tereon was wae talking oft oa faith and was giving a mod moat int treating discourse standing this the attention ot at bia element could not be attrall attracted ItOL rider andrew kimball kf dball arose and with his piercing block black edep aked at them tow jew mona ente and subdued toem them at the close ot of elder eider Peter sona onSe camark ce mark elder kimball addressed the audience and becoming ind indignant ignaut was compelled rebuke to lh tosi m a stern disturb ing element which served as 19 quietus until sunday afternoon abon they had bad increased their num ber be and ej sufficient courage to F kimball cocom BO completely oat eat dow down n on them that we had bad until the oe a further unpleasantness the olse close of our meet eoon nce at logo hl we were put on our guard by wild kind frie friends but really we wa did worse it if anything not expect anything as t all than a shower of eggs or clods of 01 dirt dire and indeed we did not think would take place until we our place 0 1 inesti meeting dg school house to ie centrally tn in a cantered catt ered farming corn com latta ity ty on crowley la bidge a ruling rolling in northeast timbers i 00 country antry Att Susa naB all of our sixteen eluere ehlers brother job jotin n farley W one 0 members member the north end and oi 01 toe obe kindly tendered us ue by building 0 so o on either side aide was a win immediately in the ceu can tw j and nd and el another W t behind us daft Kirk cuan malm rod and karklo wert were front of this window windo W ht la in kind friend on the lookout or out our on the outside handed us ua a ft bot of paper naper through h the window whew re a pane of glase was waa droan containing the si brtna Biring your meeting to a chloee I 1 U ma hold belu them down as aa long MI ae 1 ean eider nielson W waa so speaking the 1110 ote toe was waa read by fider elder who was wa anti and without allowing allow ng anyous to know of the impending was waa given out anu daubor the hymn logina 0 10 babylon lost as we were 0 etc with the idea adea I 1 ast babylon pylon 2 arnedt of bidding our friends frienda good toy by orrisa oraan went the window at atohi out back and missiles went want flying broadcast among a 8 hundred do de lea selen meo men women and children thor the firt first rock abdul the size or larger struck the he sash than egg a nena be ns it elder larkin on th tho bons bone and went want earing among we te congregation another aud and larger tone stone elder kirkman IQ in the hack back with taoso exceptions except iona none were hurt shower of rooks As aa as aa we the oed quietness quiet neef was wae restored rea and closed ou conference cou ference terence prayer AU was wag very orderly and not the least ellement elt ement indeed it was quite an interesting experience lor for now new begin nw inert after talking with several of those in the cowardly affair we IWO separated epa rated and started with our friends to their homes for the night riders kimball kirn ball woolley kirkman Kirko aau and nd myself going golatto to brother farle Jf atles a about a quarter of a mile east cast of the we fund the mob in for us and as we passed a shot was waa fired aired and a volley of rooks rocks came close to our head hand we W e topped stopped anti and ai awaited waited developments the mob soon got on their horses and followed us riding so close that the herser noc mom could touch our bodies elder kimb kimball all was bit no lose leaa than six aix times and becoming thoroughly indignant we all stopped to one side aide while be commanded the crate orate tu to go ROOD on ahead after so some me par parleying parlaying parl eying laying this ibia was oran done and we were not molest ed ad more prominent men inen in the community have been looking look og after theme bellowe with a view of obtaining evidence with which to them tham all were pleased that oat we did no not allow tallow them hem to manage our meetings mee tinga and have followed us up with considerable interest feeling this will terminate in a cleanup clean up of that element court convenes today at piggott and am aa we neared the town we learned already that the grand jury had baa the case under advisement elder eider larkins Ijar kloa P eye to Is black but otherwise there la in nothing of greater barm than a skin ekin wound elder kirkman was not hurt burk and the atoning of elder kimball while be brought up the rear in defense of some ome women and nd children was ol of a slight blight nature eder elder argyle was thrown at while out getting ft a pall pail ot of water all the missiles oaie ellee bitting the pail and doing him no airm no fault to is laid at thedoor the door of the elders all docent decent people respect them and very much deplore the situation the main spite of the mob was at elder kimball lor for it thing new for them to be subdued they would have liked very well to have got hold bold of him but we think ht bf would have made it worm warm for it everal of them irk in a tet of strength JOHN JOHM M KNIGHT |