. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . im to cany to Brigham Young. His watch wastaken care of by some one at Bridger. Hickman wasaccompanied by a brother of his, a Gentile, who uas on avisit to him ; Meacham, the one who was connected withhim in the murder of Back ; and a man of the name ofFlack. On their way they were met by Joseph A. Young,who informed them that his father wanted Yates killed, andthat he, Hickman, was to take him to Joness camp, wherehe would receiv
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . im to cany to Brigham Young. His watch wastaken care of by some one at Bridger. Hickman wasaccompanied by a brother of his, a Gentile, who uas on avisit to him ; Meacham, the one who was connected withhim in the murder of Back ; and a man of the name ofFlack. On their way they were met by Joseph A. Young,who informed them that his father wanted Yates killed, andthat he, Hickman, was to take him to Joness camp, wherehe would receive further orders. The party arrived atcamp that evening about sundown, and that night Yateswas murdered as he lay asleep by the camp-fire. Hickman and Flack carried the news and the money toBrigham. He was very affable until Hickman suggestedthat, as they had been to much expense, he thought part ofthe money ought to come to them. His manner changedat once; he reprimanded the men very severely, and toldthem that the money was needed for the church ; it must gotowards defra3ing the expenses of the war. Flack aposta- THE devils dirtiest WORK. ANOTHER ANGEl! 279. Bill Hickman, Brighams DestroyingAngel. tized at once; renounced Mormonism on the spot; it evi-dently didnt pay well enough to suit him, and Hickmanhimself was disgusted with the meanness of his said that Brigham nevergave him one dollar for all the dirty work he had done forhim ; he never made him theslightest present. But he paidhim, it is said, in wives. Ithink he had seventeen, and alarge rmmber of children. It was a class of men likethis that the Reformationbrought to the surface, andcapital tools they made for acorrupt and bloodthirsty priest-hood. They were earnest dis-ciples of the Blood-Atonement, and could slay an apos-tate or a Gentile with no compunctions of conscience. Yet,bad as they were, they did not equal in villany the menwho employed them, and then refused to pay them. Ever3thing, even the mo
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