| Show polygamists in Sanpete County lived in the larger towns Deputy Marshal Clawsonhome was in one of them Ephraim but he made his presence less apparent by spending much time in Mayfield which was small and somewhat remote It was there that he met and ingratiated himself to and Hannah Joe Joseph Christiansen Christiansen She death was left newly her widowed with sheep and cattle to care for Managing livestock ismanwork and Clawson offered to help Hannah That he was an officer and should be constrained by the duties of office to be honest may have beenreason she accepted Also and very important he should know how to transact business In truth many of the men selected by the Federal Government to govern Mormons during Territorial days were not noted for integrity and some were rascals and tormentors Clawson contrived to get himself appointed the legal administrator of the Joseph Christiansen estate He oversaw the shearing of the flock and delivered the wool clip to the railroad station in Manti Utah and received payment for the wool In the absence ofcomplete written or oral record it becomes necessary to imagine how and why succeeding events took place Suppose After receiving payment for the wool Clawson reversed his role in the game of hide and seek He quit seeking for polygamists and went into hiding with Hannahmoney and Hannah Joe had to engage in the game of hunting for the deputy marshal and her money Probably Clawson did not plan to abscond with the widowmoney but intended only to use it asbankroll for winningpocketful of money for himself after which he would deliver the wool money to its owner He knew that some of ButchWild Bunch were holed up in Provo surmised that they would be well supplied with dollars and anxious to gamble for more 61 |
