2007-11-26 06:28:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe that several were jailed in the 1880s for violating the Edmunds Act.
Rudger Clawson — August of 1882 — a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who was the first person convicted. He was pardoned by President Grover Cleveland mere months before his sentence was going to expire.
William J. Flake — 1883 — one of the founders of Snowflake, Arizona, who married his second wife in 1868. Was imprisoned in the Yuma Territorial Prison in 1883. After his release, when asked which of his wives he was going to give up, he replied, "Neither. I married both in good faith and intended to support both of them." As he had already served his sentence, he could not be retried on the same charges.
Abraham H. Cannon — 1886 — a member of the First Council of the Seventy of the Church and son of Apostle George Q. Cannon. Cannon as convicted of unlawful cohabitation in 1886 and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, which he served in full. In 1889 he became an Apostle of the LDS church.
2007-11-26 07:47:31 · answer #1 · answered by Isolde 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He was tried several times, in several states, for several crimes.
New York: Divining Fraud (convicted, not sentenced)
Ohio: Bank Fraud (fled from trial to Missouri), inciting riot (acquitted), Public drunkenness (convicted, fined), unlawful cohabitation / adultery (dismissed)
Missouri: Sedition (convicted, but fled), conspiracy to assassinate the governor (charged, but not tried), inciting riot (convicted), bank fraud (linked to Ohio charge... border-hopped), treason (killed while awaiting trial)
Illinois: Obstruction of Justice (killed in jail), sedition (same), treason (same) infringement of freedom of speech (same), infringement of freedom of press (same), violation of freedom of religion (enacting civil law regarding a religion; same), public drunkenness (convicted, fined)
Then there was the whole polygamy fiasco... no formal charges were ever filed, but he was blasted right and left by people both inside and out of the Church, and likely would have been charged with statutory rape (he had four polygamous brides under the age of 18; he was 38) if he had lived longer.
Regardless of everything stated above, each person is free to believe he is a prophet or not. I exercise this freedom in the negative. Nevertheless, many people disagree with me. Just because you believe he is a prophet, however, doesn't mean that the above charges just magically never happened.
2007-11-26 20:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was tried for lots of things but acquitted on all charges except for the last one was Treason for destroying the Nauvoo Expositor Press. He was acquitted in Nauvoo, but the Illinois people wanted him tried in Carthage. There was no double jeopardy in those days. The trial never happened while in prison a mob dressed in black and black all over their faces assassinated him in prison (see D&C 135).
Actually a lot of LDS men were in prison for polygamy in 1880s and John Taylor was hiding. As soon as polygamy was rescinded, there were let go.
2007-11-26 08:48:17 · answer #3 · answered by Brother G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Warren Jeffs was just convicted last week.
The LDS group in Salt Lake would say Warren Jeffs was not a real Mormon and Warren Jeffs would say the Salt Lake group are not real Mormons.
I've studied D&C 124 and based on that Warren Jeffs is correct.
Pastor Art
2007-11-26 09:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
He was tried, but never convicted of anything. Not even in 1826. No record of conviction. In fact, what he was accused of, there's nothing that even says it was a crime.
2007-11-27 05:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think he actually was tried, just executed by a mob. Never really got to have a trial, now did he.
2007-11-26 06:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by cadisneygirl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
go to latterdaysaints.com to see the writings of the founders
2007-11-26 06:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋