Letter from Andrew Kimball, 18 August 1898
Thatcher, Ariz.
To The First Presidency
Salt Lake City:
Dear Bretheren:
Elder R. F. McBride of Pima who was
called to the South Western States mission and
should have left here with Elder F. R. Taylor
monday the 15th was arrested by the prosecuting attorney
and held as a witness in a recent murder case that
took place in Eden.
I ask you therefore to kindly release him indefinitely. I will
report you when he is released from the case which may
come up in 6 mo and mabe a year. We did not try to evade the
law in this case in getting him away. It was well known
by everybody that he was going on his mission, after coun-
ciling with men of law I advised him to leave his
deposition with a notary public and if not notified by
the court that he would be wanted to proceed about his
mission and let them bring him back at their own
expense.
Respectfully Your Brother
Andrew Kimball
