. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . the Mormons went to the polls, a drunken brute by the nameof Richard Weldon, stepped up to a little Mormon preacher, bythe name of Brown, and said: Are you a Mormon preacher, sir? Yes, sir, I am. Do you Mormons believe in healing the sick by laying onof hands, speaking in tongues, and casting out devils? We do, said Brown. Weldon then said, You are ad—d liar. Joseph Smith is ad—d impostor. With this, he attacked Brown, and beat him severely. Browndid not resent it, but tried to reason with
. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . the Mormons went to the polls, a drunken brute by the nameof Richard Weldon, stepped up to a little Mormon preacher, bythe name of Brown, and said: Are you a Mormon preacher, sir? Yes, sir, I am. Do you Mormons believe in healing the sick by laying onof hands, speaking in tongues, and casting out devils? We do, said Brown. Weldon then said, You are ad—d liar. Joseph Smith is ad—d impostor. With this, he attacked Brown, and beat him severely. Browndid not resent it, but tried to reason with him; but withouteffect. At this time a Mormon, by the name of Hyrum Nelson,attempted to pull Weldon off of Brown, when he was struck byhalf a dozen men on the head, shoulders and face. He was soonforced to the ground. Just then, Riley Stewart struck Weldonacross the back of the head with a billet of oak lumber, andbroke his skull. Weldon fell nearly on me, and appeared hfe-less. The blood flowed freely from the wound. Immediatelythe fight became general. I—IO K H O 03O tdO o CO OH GQ. LIFE OF JOHN D. LEE. 59 Gallatin was a new town, with about ten houses, three ofwhich were saloons. The town was on the bank of Grand riv-er and heavy timber came near the town, which stood in a littlearm of the prairie. Close to the polls, there was a lot of oaktimber, which Lad been brought there to be riven into shakes orshingles, leaving the heart, taken from each shingle-block, ly-ing there on the ground. These hearts were three square, fourfeet long, weighed about seven pounds, and made a verydangerous, yet handy weapon; and when used by an enragedman they were truly a class of instrument to be Stewart fell, the Mormons sprang to the pile of oak hearts,and each man, taking one for use, rushed into the crowd. TheMormons were yelling, Save him! and the settlers yelled,Kill him; d—n him! The sign of distress was given by theDanites, and all rushed forward, determined to sa
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