1843-01-18-New York Spectator—Practising Upon the Mormon Creed

Practising Upon the Mormon Creed

New York Spectator, 18 January 1843, p. 1

Practising Upon the Mormon Creed—For some time Joseph Beebe, a disciple of Joe Smith in the Mormon faith, resided with his wife, having no children, at No. 77 Goerck street; a Mr. Irwin, his wife and two children, son and daughter, occupying the first floor of the house. Beebe, having converted Mrs. Irwin to the Mormon religion, such as it is, on the 31st of December, when her husband was absent at his work, carried Mrs. Irwin, her two children, and all their furniture off to No. 166 Essex street, where they lived as husband and wife, and where Beebe disposed of the furniture, piece by piece, for their support, leaving his own wife to grieve alone at No. 77 Goerck street. Mr. Irwin, having discovered the place of their domicile, applied to Justice Gilbert, of the upper police, for redress against Beebe, but the criminal law afforded none for stealing a wife and children. Mr. Beebe, however, had abused and beaten Irwin's children. The Justice got the little boy of Mr. Irwin to come to the upper police office, where he made complaint against Beebe for assault and battery not he boy and his sister, and he then ordered Beebe to find bail in $600 to answer, and in default he was committed to prison.