Show A martyr monument every one will remember the assassination sassi nation of elder joseph standing which took place in georgia a year ago A fine monument in remembrance of the martyred marty red man has just been gotten up by wat gon bros of salt lake of which the news hag the following to bay it is in the grecian style and will when put in position present a very chaste and classical appearance it is cut out of the best italian marble with the exception of the die which ia of the finest american marole the latter being more suitable for lettering the lint base is ft inches square by 18 in thick chamfered back on the top bed to receive the second granite base which is in in square by 18 in thick next comes an italian marble base ft square by 11 in thick beautifully embellished with grecian moul dings on which rests the die of american marble its size being 18 in square by 20 in high the total hight of tha monument from first base will b about 12 ft on the side of the die to front west ia the proper viz IH JOSEPH STANDING JAMES AND MART BORN OCT 1854 idt SALT LAKE UT on the side to front the south h an account of the decease ds martyrdom with the names of the murderer as follows MARTYRED abor the testimony of jesus while with elder rudger Clawson through whose heroism the body was alter wards rescued july 1879 near varnell station whitfield county georgia by an armed mob of twelve men viz david D nations jasper N nations A S smith david smith benj clark wm nations andrew bradley james faucett hugh blair jos nations jefferson Jef Terson hunter mack mcclure on the side to front the east is recorded the indictment and acquittal of the murderers as under HIS were indicted and two of them tried the first upon a charge of murder and the other for riot through bigotry and prejudice both were acquitted evidence of guilt was not lacking but as the assassins boasted there is no law in georgia for the cormons mormons Mor mons and on tho side to front the north are three verses of poetry composed by bro F writney Wb itney as follows beneath this stone by friendship hind Is lain abo martyred marty red form of one untimely A ot the lord woric rebeil ed the love ot truth for which his doom wai healed where fobb betel when but a friend stood arne nor gunned his comrade crne lend deep la the of ill starred georgia wood fair freedoms noil ws crimsoned crim with hl blood conr brother rests beneath this native sod III murderers are lu the bands of god weep troop for them not hla silent duit the resurrection of thelast the jast on the top of the die is a beautifully carved cap with egg and tongue moulds upon which rests an octagon spire of italian marble with its finely base the whole being surmounted by an elaborately carved blazing urn symbolical of pointing up unto eternal life the workmanship has been executed with great skill the whole reflecting the greatest credit on the firm who were entrusted with the order somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000 letters have been cut on the monument and when the risk there is in crowding such an amount of matter into so small space is taken into consideration watson broi must feel pleased that the work has been turned out of hand so far without any accident the monument will be enclosed by an iron fence resting upon a neatly cut sandstone base and the cost of the whole work will be wa are informed in the neighborhood of to ever since the work was commenced mr rudger chilson and other members of alie committee have been very assiduous in tending its execution and they too must beel pleated at the near con summation of their labors |