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Show 192 HOW MORMONISM arose between the Morrisites and Brighamites, as to the authority of the latter to impose fines, and levy taxes upon a people who claimed the same right to exercise an inde pendent government a. s had those who oppressed them. For some offence, the Morrisites resisted a civil officer of Brig- Tjam's government, when the official obtained a large armed posse, and again visited the settlement to serve the writs. Foolishly the Morrisites still resisted, and retaining the fanat icism they had acquired under Brigham, they were pre sumptuous enough to accept battle. Being very much in the minority, they were compelled to surrender, and did so, giving up their arms. The Mormon sheriff" then rode into their fort, inquired for Morris, when a poor old helpless fanatic was pointed out to him, and drawing his pistol shot him dead in cold blood. Two or three of the party were murdered in the same way. As late as last November, a most cowardly and dastardly murder was committed in Salt Lake City, under circum stances which would seem to implicate the church authori ties. The murdered man was a Dr. Robinson, a Gentile, who had lived in the city for several years, and practiced his profession as a physician ; and the circumstances were these : One evening, after the doctor had retired, two indi viduals called at his house, and requested his professional services, representing that a friend had a fractured thigh. The doctor immediately dressed, and started on what he supposed a mission of mercy, and after proceeding a few squares was shot through the head, and died shortly after ward, remaining unconscious from the time he received the wound. Mrs. Robinson knew of the two men calling, but did not know who they were. Notwithstanding the most searching investigation on the part of the Chi^ f Justice and the Governor, no clue whatever could I e had o the mur derers. . The suspicious circumstances connected with Dr. Rob inson's murder are these : He had been for some time con ducting a suit against the Mormon authorities for the pos session of the land upon which the Warm Springs are lo- |