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Show t nattrwcrv TIIE BEAVEIl TItlAL. OG DEN JUNCTION I,ee' CtonFesaion. FIFTH STREET. Cqaules V. Penrose, E. STB. A TFORD, Butintu MUtfjer. Tuesday Evening,' Jnly 20. 1875 A SEW SEXSATIOX. The fashionable ladies of English have a new subject upper of conversation, to relieve the monotony of the usaal weather dialogue. It is a matter of serious interest and involves the excitement of inspection ps well as the pleasure of talk. The These aovel subject is, coffins. solicicheerful objects of aristocratic tude are discussed ia all grades of "society, from royalt circles down to the sphere of snobbery. Coffins! What ou earth bhould call up such a grave subject among such fastiditen-do- ous people? There ia something new ia the eoffin liaa, ooe of the leaders of fashion of whom there are but very few, for most j:e ple are only sheeplike followers has- taken hold of the novel notion as a "sweet idea." A person by the name of Iladen has euggested the use of wicker wor!c of woftd, and muss and herbs fir ornaments instead of nail heads The Duchess of and silver cimn. Sutherland has patronized the new coffin end brought it out. And there has been a coffin matinee at the Stafford House, the Duke's elegant residence in London, which was attended by the elite And the butterflies of fashion, male and female, flitted and flattered around each basket for the dead, and though there was "nothing in it," the new thing in rjnffius took immemely, and tiie eutertai anient was a graid buccws. And now the claims of each vari-- c y are discussed at. fashionable gittherio .s, and white osier or colored, lublu or tingle baskets, liehens, mosses or ferns for ornaments, and whether the spaces between double baskets shall bo fflled with charcoal or foliage, make ample food for elegant conversation and refined dispute We should th'nk the basket coffin with its green leaved decorations would become all the rag if on this side of the sea, where the dead are exhibited to the pnblio paao like a show,, and old and yung seem to think it a fascinating bight to gaze upon a corpse. Let us have the new coffin by all means. 1 intro-itkroduc- nuiniiA.u 310U.V T1I and Yua MEADOW. "There will be universal lamentation amnntrthe Gentile-ite- s if it, shall turn out that John D. Lee, who is said to be the ringleader in that inhuman butchery of innocent men, women and children, fails to lucul- vate J?ri"hani Vi kiln in ei ther knowledge of, or responsibility for those cruel murders." Omaba tier aid. Let 'cm lament. Lee has not only failed to d" what was wanted, but bis confession exculpates the man whom they desired him to criminate. 0! course bis statemeut will uot be aocepted us satisfactory. rw THE IlEAVEit TRIAL. following letter from Beaver is published in the Pioche Record of the 17th inst. Tb "Amasa Lyman, originally on of the Twelve, but now an apoeile and leader of new brunch of Spiritualists and re uegnde Mormon in Salt Lake City, is here in Beaver.aitling the prosecuting attorneys te expose those guilty of aid ing in the slaunter at MounUia Med owe. His appearance has created no litile excitement ia this community What the remit of bit visit will be ii bat it is believed altogether generally hi will.nnenrth many facts that hT long been dormant; that many tf t'.iose who acted under a mistakes ilea of duty at the time ef the tragedy, and aided in carrying out the orders of those in au hoiity, will now. under the advice of Lytuan, make a full confession of what they know of the affair, laying the responsibility properly where it be longs. Bill Hickman of murderous Do toriety, is here also, giving aid to the prosecution and comfort to the wavering witnesses. Colonel William II. Dame is now o in fin iid at Fort Cameron. He is ia fSas health and very much pleased at the near approach of his trial. He is apparently certain "of an t, acquittal. Joha D. Lee is in fair health. Hi wives and children are here giving all the aid lhty cn to the counsel to prepare for the trial. But, aside from his family, Lee has no aid. comfort or support from Saints in Utah. any of the Later-Dn- y It eee tii s that he is deserted by all bat kit. and his attorney. a" efijtw, , HORRIBLE DISCLOSURES. Editor (Special dispatched to th S. L. Herald ) Beaver. July 20. JuJge Sutherland this morning asked that the iadictraent against Colonel Dame b quashed, on the ground that there was a defect in it. He had intended t overlook the discrepancy, and go to trial on it, but learning that Lee'a would be th iret cae tried, he mad the request to quash. Th error was that the erim was not alleged to have been committed in the Territory nor in any county o( it, but simply in the Mr. Carey Mountain Meadow Valley. immediately presented a new- indictment charging Lee, Dame, Elli- tt, Wilden, Wm. C Stuart. George Adair, jun .Jehn M. Higbee, Isaac C. Haight, Samuel Jukes and I'hillip Klingen Smith with conspiring with th Indians to kill certain emigrants, and ia accordance with thai conspiracy did kill them. .It is thought tti indictment will be read tomorrow, when Lee will be arraigned and plead to it. lib's statkxent. Beaver, 20. The Herald reporter it enabled by th courtesy of W.W. Bishop, attorney of pioc'ie, Nev., for John D. Lee, to give the following sketch of the eonfesHion of Lee, which sets ouf the character of the document, which is very lengthy. M r. Bishop said after he got to Beaver be fouud the excitement against Lee great, and the people believed he sboul I be sacrificed to appease the Moloch of the hour He believed he could not get a fair trial ia Utah, and consented that his client should turn State's evidence, to get immunity for his own acts. Th prosecution agreed to enter a nolle prosequi as to the first indictment absolutely, L to take hi chnoes as to After a long confuture indictments. sultation with his as'ocUt ejutisol he are d to it, and so advised Lee, and the prosecution agreed that if the confession whs satiafao'ory they would dismal all kinds of indictments againet Lee. After Lee made the confession the prosecution found it did nut implicate th high church authorities, but only thos of brief authority in the Iron military district, so they refused 'be Mai meat, believing. Mr Bishop, presumes, that they could, by trying Lee, procure testimony reaching nearer the apostolic entre, and so disregarded their gree meat and placed Le on trial. Lee's statement opens a follows: It bow beoemes my painful though Imperative duty to chronicle the circun.-Stancthat livl to atfd ful y describe that unfortunate affair known as the Mountain Meadow Massacr', in Utah history, which has been shrouded in mystery for tae Ut fifteen years, cam-,- . , excitement and vin ing muob coinov-ntdicative feeling throughout the land. The entire blame bis rselupon the Mormon people in Utah. fJow, in ju tic lo humanity i feel it luy duly to snow up ttie facts as tbey exist accordbeet f my ability, though I ing to lb implicate myself in ao doing. I have no vindictive feelings whatever against my man orcla s of individuals. What I do is done from a sense of duty to'my-sel- f, to my God and to the people at large, ao that the truth may cow to light and the bUoie rest where it properly be cogs. I hav been arrested on the charge of being engaged in the crime committed at tb iidii and place referred to, I have been in ole. confinement over eight mouths since my arrest. I was in irons three uionthe of tae tim during my con nuetueut. Forth last seventeen years, in faot, siuce lb commission of the crime. I h.ive given this subject much thought and reflectiot . I have mad the effort to bear my confinement with for litule and resignation, well knowing that most of those engaged in this un fortunate affair were led on by religious influences, commonly ctlled fanaticism and nothing but their devotion to Qod, and their duly to Him, as taught to them by their religion and their church leaders, would ever have induced them to bav committed the outrageous and unnatural acta, believing that all who participated in tb lamentable transaction, r most of them, were actiBg under rders that they considered it their duiy their religiou duty to obey. I have suffered all kinds ef rath er than expse these men, knowing the circumstances as I (To. and believing ui the siuoeriiy of their motives, as I always have done; but I have a duly to perform, and have, since I was arrested, become oonvinoed that it was uot the policy of the government or th wi.-- of ttie court to punish those men, bin rather to protect them and let th blame rest on their leaders, where it justly an l lawfully belongs. After much thought and meditation I bav oome to this conclusion that 1 oould no longer remain silent on this sibjeci, but ao far as I can bring to th light the eironmstances connected therewith and remove th cloud of mystery th t has m loug obsoured the transaction and a eined to agitat tb public mind, be lievicg it to b my duty as a maw a duty to myself, to my fam.ly, to my G d, and humanity to caat am th shackles ao long holding my conecienc in silence. and m pursuance of tb disinterested advice of my attorneys 1 now submit the fc so far' aa I knew them, staling nothing from malice or for the purpose of revenge, holding that I can Hate ot my own knowledge wiling that the world may know all that was tiotie and why the acts were committed, I submit the following as the (tact unvarying statements of facta and circumstances connected with th crime known aa the Mountain Meadow massacre: At this point th psges of the confes sion relating t the details of th niint ere were refused reporters for th present, but their character was permitted lo be sta ed as follows (Reporter ) Lee gives at great length a detailed. concise and alleged perfect statement of the acta and faot connected with the mussacre, giving the hamcs of persons, dates and places He claims to fully expose all classes of men and eery ran cocosctsii ni'b th outrage, lie starts i es h ' with hi first knowledge of th emigrant train, fol owing through their unfortunate experiences and conflicts up to tb termination of their sad career. He describes all that was done by the murder-er- a after the commission of the crime, and the action of all connected with it; also lb altion of Brigham Toung and th priesthood; also th acts of tuos ia authority, the disposition of the children saved, and the particulars of Ibeir to Dr. Forney, th agent of ihw govanment, who resioved tbera to Missouri. Th statement of Lee fully explains why, for what reason, and how the tragedy was accomplished, stiting the justification relied upon by the partici-pantfor the commission of that fearful crime. Th- - details fix the responsibility for th crime upon Isaac C Haight and Jno. M. Higbee, commanding officers, the former standing on an eminence and giving the signal agreed upon far the slaughter. After th emigrants bad been deooyed out of their stronghold by a flag of truce, the wounded were haued out Tbere were engaged and dispatched. in the massacre thirty white men and a The details large number of Indians. of the killing of men, women and children surpass in horror all that has ever been written concerning the massacre, and are more terrible, atrocious and bioody than tb most vivid imagination can oonjur. Ia conclusion he writes as follows; A few days after the massacre I was instructed by Major Isaao C. liaifht, uext in comuiaud to W. H. Dame, in Iron military district, to carry a report of what had been doue o Freidmi Brigham Young, at Salt Lake. KaiKi t directed me to ajve my report and a and up with uiauly courage, and shoulder as much of lb blame i.s possible, he say ing to me that if I did so I sboul 1 reIt is my na ceive a celestial rewind ture never to bind burdens on others, that I am not willing to bear myself. 1 went to Salt Lake sad reported to Brigham Young the exact tacts connecti, ed with tbe tbouMermg a gr.a er sbate of t i.e respoutib luy ttiao j isny beiuned to uie. to Brigham Young I must ia mat wbeu he heard my a ory be 81 wept like a ouild, walked ib H wr aiiil wrung bisumdsiu Uiitcr ang .isli ami Said it was tbe most uuf h lunate nil i, the most u ii war ran ted ewut iiat bad ever happeued to the Mormon people, lie Skid tins transaction wlt being sorrow and troub e upu us in Uiah. 1 wish to Uoi it had i.ever happened. After heaniig ibis 1 r iuriieii tine with a drooping heart and reported u to ttu se in au Lor ol'wy ity ovsr me. Lee anys tha seveiitet u aud were all decni'dien were livered to Dr. Forney, who t omised to take t hem to their trieods in Missouri N tie of lb em were kill aiid Nebrat-ked alter the massacre. He sets out. ttiat the massacre was tbe of military orders, Utah then being unier in Hit ml law, under cemmaad of Brghaoi Young as governor, Johnstone's army being on tbe east in Echo canon, an I an invasiou being expected from tbo west by way ol Calitornia, tbe Mormon (.eople were m a s ate of excitement, and noted as desperation dicta'ed. Attorney Bishop alleges that Lee often d to give tbe proceoution tie nnuies of twenty five of the murderers and where they could be found, aa he b ry a irau.-aciioi- jii-l.- t tui-sio- Indian Outrage. 10 Ocdbk, July 20th, 187. Jdhctiom: Edit 'Indian Jack," as he call himself, of Skull Valley, is camped on th hill near 113 by, and baa been beating his squaw and raising b I generally, all day yesterday and last night. He cam into my house about 10 o'clock yesterday, "all afloat, turned my wife and children out of doors, and had I not been at borne, Now, might have don some mischief. where ia the man who said bins that bottlo of whisky! . or th man who bought it for himf My wife and children eauld not sleep all last night, for f. ar th Indians would come dow n off the bill. ' I lie off here to oa sid, and consequently CMioot leave bom to attend to business while they are around. Tb police have been has been enlarged to double ita former capacitj and is now displajin.., notified, but perhaps it takes all their time to guard the saloona. superior class of goods, embracing the most staple and popular stylo Respectfully yonra, W. KlSSILL. Gso. which, for Ladies' iu American markets, The Boot, Shoo, Leather, and Shoe Finding Department of Z.C.M.I. at Salt Lake City, known But thi "Provo" Homi MadeCtoth Doeskins, Cassitueres, Kerseys and Jeans for men and boys wear. Tbe) are tbe best and cheapest and wear the longest. Y. FOULGER, agent. Secretary Belknap and party are expected to arrive on a tpee'ut train from Salt Lake just as we go to press. They will proceed northward by a special on the Utah Northern this evening, to the terminus, and will ontinae their tour of inspection of the military posts. Ae8or Oic Bul Children's, FRENCH STOCK (these goods for quality and finish are Pol"01-- !wi8pleadi. Sotic- i.i be eonsi morning of- teething, ADee B , daughter of Joseph ami Elixibeih Stau f.irJ of th s city aged three months and at 10 a. Fuiie nl two weeks tu. Frieuds mvited. Natifivr, C'uriit'sllaii, fjuruoliuta Ileigl. It u Osinias: quslitj Hull; U a liiiitf; Kiiatis in C.ltl UII.SS made podi iiiil all lac l.alA of i.u.lsi. all C'ol(r4t qnalitj anil fre tiler, reuiittn i Mjlea Hi'' Tu you wisl If net In short, our nrenaralioiis fo sun nhjhttj a Id rye Spriiiy trade wit I be found 1 iiiurouyii, ana complete tit every uepart meat of the Institution know!" m ps.r of bT, go dl!57if FiICOVKBll IMPORTANT TO THKTRAT- KL1XO PUBLIC. B, Claws on, rei to The Chit ufjo North-Wester- n. Sod. gpri jojtbe pu r iters Unity is Strength! Spkciai, N 26tb, t slj tupaoy wil flfo to Salt o i The Opp.if in Chicago ii centrally located, and as their train arrive there thirty minutes in a vaiuie of all other line, pasaeiiKera can always I au-of niakinir ha-tercouuectiou. tor all Kiintt iu N on hern and North-EsierIowa, you should purcliH-- e tickwts via Mai shall, Cedikr Kai- id, or Cliutoo. For pointa in Northern Illinois or Wisconsin, via fnlton; an i if yon are going to Uhl. ajro or Kaat, you ahonld, ly all mean!, iur chase your tickets by the Old Pioneer Koute wiling Mar SuDt. dl64tf. Fre Mr hat e JEE. of Oi alt ma gocnls ; I'uui ; f'iiraia; Oak hii.1 llcmlofk llariu'AH San a Cruz Sale Iwatiirr llul;i(ltl pin si litlf and Iii; . ! IV It e IS TUB DUTY OK ALL PKRftONS HKFOUI5 IT utartiiiK on a journey to aacertaiu by what route ifaxy can r'a;h their dentinal ion with the esst t'oatile. and it the e are two or mnre rua lemlinjc to tke anie point, 10 decid which ia the (Blrsl and plMUiaiiteiit to travel. Wh take ileiture in nmtmi;, that the Chicago North Wehtkhh Kailvat ia tb uMent, and several inilw llis slioi ten rou between OimhIih Mill t nl'auo Within the )st two yea-ithroad livd ha. heeu hut in ad'nirnhle condition, and slniost tha eutire line hM been relaid with ateel to th ptthiefl Batter iiimI M-- k chil' , little iriiiH? Wnx. lltMiiltftrk ii ii (I O.ik I IM'S lifiul -f jf. Gilbert i o ui:vn v svovni Cliiuest yi'Uiioj la ly U t ipt li- caut t' r a te ic.Krs pliei in tw uf i be jubiic schools uf rf.n Fniueise-he insists th t fiie can "Mink-licsmall boy bol head 'i u.lr suu.v Mcii l superior olor, A 'Gracious heavens, d etnr! D you menu to till me that I must d.i with out stimuli ii 14 nito.tlier: Or tiitily. If by any chance ou fct-a Mukititr hetwevn meals I don't til " 08, ye.t ' pci to ii to a cold Wineglassful of waicr, yuu (Urge- - l.Vll,Mimon. t:iia. l.tfkt'r. - tlii e',T i Ilauniorrllle. MVreicr, Korro, hl tftra'7 0liTH9.- Joiitlot " ii.. i. it anything known.) llii'il. This ;otnia V. E PIDCOCK at ling & JOS. TYRRELL jbt, but no the People of Weber County, ihat they have Mended their Mercantile Basi ISM to Inform Nts tbe c! ' tadtops A; ws 1 Neat blue, -- ness and Boot and Shoe Manufacturiiig Interests t lot e.k e together, for the express purpose of organizing. Ton will find on all through trains Pn'lman and magniltcent Coaches, aud Association in the old Second lVard the next simiking and second Class Cam uow auv roat the United Mates. hints, like Particular mrorniativn, with maps, time ta!l, premises, lately occupied by 1 id cock & Gale's If.n r... etc niay had at any of the 'llironnh ket the Heat, or uuon personal or wntt n Furniture Depot, ST., OGD12X. Said pre Net, the apiui anon to J, Mountain, Westera Traveling Agent Omaha. .Neb. or to mises have been refitted and prepared for tbe SW&refoi II. Stexnett, Uensral Passenger Agant vmcage. above business, and we cordially invite our friends and the people in general, who are In- Ne to Lire town WATER! WATER! terested iu. Home Manufactures, to call and see tor themselves. "', end , sleH-r.'- n-- w Day Co-operati- ve on In Ti I i 11 V. clo3-1- d25;if' y to 'elcome. OGDEN AHEAD! IcxCaatx. Payne &Christensen bav opened an loe Cream Farlor at their Co. Soda Water Manufactory, Fourth Street, loe cream in any quantity. Addres P d223-t0. Box 29, Ogden. f A. Ogden Fire Brigade, Will Give a ''goroua WE desiga adding othr branches of Home Industry to our Establishment fast, aa circumstance will allow. We have engaged tbe services of Mr- - Richasd White, who is well known to most of our cimeas as an Experienced trugg'Hi nd we shall, in a few dys, open a Drug D,iartuienl;wiih a New Stock of Goodi in that line, direst from the Exst. SECOND PARTY On the sX. 24th OF JULY JONES' GROVE. Jj'XJj'TET. -- A cf Excellent Dinners. s! NEW Jamc3 I ; MSTASTl; . Citf " Msignmi f ill job St f OGDBlsr :o: info rBrBeat FULL STOCK OF h Wit Dry Goods, Notions, Boots & Shoes CLOTHING, Jloit, i Fe. ,TWiD4t AND GENTS' FURNISHINGS, Jaet received from the East. GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, &c, 1 v taki a Prices dawn to the lowest rossiMe margin. MARKET. 23 XL Browning X II K , )( ai ii iij. W STANFORD, STBEBT, ; ' PIDCOCK & TYRRELL. Managers. Pioneer Anniversary of the Who Knows. Mr. Russell, in a letter to the JuNcriox, to be found in another AT oolumn, asks, "Who (old Iudian Jack that bottle of whiskey, or who bouiiht it for biai!" W give it up. If anybody can answer tbe conundrum let him do Exercisea to begin at 10 o'clock a m no at once. And then, without joking. let th full penalties of tbe law be in The Besc Music, who will furnish flioteJ. Any on Good dancing Floors, liquor to to maians ougat to be pun ished with th utmost severity of the law in suoh case mad and provided. A splendid chance to have a day's enjoyment and help a public cause. On a Mors Humbug. We larn frsm Proceeds will be appropriated towards the Salt Lake Herald of tbe exposure of purchasing a aaother humbug materialiier ' HOOK AND LADDtR OUTFIT. His name is Feck, be has deceived a treat many Spiritualists and investigat- Business men, if you can't come , send jour donations. ing inquirers, aud begged many green-hackBut a child of Dr. Holmes's, at ADMISSION TO THE oaOVE FREE. whose bouse he has been "materializ; Dancing Floors $1.00 ' ing," fouBd in nia room a mask and eev eral etceteras, exactly like (he trappings of the1 Indian Walker, who was eoe of MEA.T his chief materializations, and this led te further disclosures, proving Peck to G. be a clever trickster. But Peck is I a MEAT MARKET on Hug opes game; he is going to prove himself a true K 31 A. IV H X, A few doors south of the Utah Hotel, and get some more cath from Wbare the public can b rapplind with choice the credulous. Next. cuts at ma lowatt rales. inat-erialii- er ieul Ill Hit. In this city, yesterday, the 20th intd., to Mrs. Ada V. Freemau, wife of Li gh U. Freeman Esq , of Kock Springs, W. to T., a flue son. " das, in our stock of Foreign and Domestic Leather and Shoe Findings. , iilnctM Military Party. Korici t ' Terl we call attentiun to the Specialties of Edwin C. Burt, Sollera & Co. An operator at the U.P. wear, EmoiAjtTS depot furnished the information t one Sausser, Dangler & Co., and many other styles of Shoes justly esteemed asi of the Junction boys yesterday that tbe "Mormon" immigrants would arrive at sought for. 6 o'olook last evening. They will not arrive until Thursday evening, as tbey Particular attention is called to immense additions recently madi did not leave Omaha till last Monday. rail. Holiday Shut up the stores on the 24th. Lead.ng Salt Lake bouses wul give a holiday, and there will be no issue of the daily Junction. and among re-u- it lieved. gfitt 313 A. AND a 3 "ill FRESH EVER5T DAT. aj 'All Goods delivsrsl &33 to aay Dart of the City. roth ork |