Show ftfe ff E MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MAS MAE f PHILIP iry D 1 I IT suite lie 0 of nevada s I 1 coonly ou 0 of loid lincoln ff a person idly a foro an me e peter D 13 Mill tir clr a court urt of ortho the seventh tenth judicial district of if alio alto to of nov novus A P philip if mingon huldg smith ile who I worn on hj oath a bays ila mf nimo dm I 1 IA 4 rhilip bill 1111 do smith I 1 allo T att lo 10 alo couitt ant ot of lincoln in tho the state of nevada vada I 1 ml 1 at cotlar city ID an the abu conn df of iron in ilia territory of utah from 7 A P wa 62 W MAD A D 1 I wee residing rt at cedar city at the tha timo lima or of the mamora ma mora at gas Mcdo wi in fo mid territory of utah I 1 ital 1 ed aicard a compan of area kant wu wai on its way TAY from suit ball lako ly ko vity city bonal for california bald compary 6 r n v d kt at cedar city tarried there on buo ouo ilay kaid a 0 on n for after company ud had if loft 1 cedar city nee failed out ont tor the padroso of committing sets act of bookil ity against them itald d call us regular military cal lit all call front from the iho superior to the on tit ATO lilloen no and I vatis of the IM anc fedt t at t cedar city cily act atod vicinity cam a art it of tho the nii rul litia lilla of tho the 0 of duag f ZI fail ir I 1 n dot recollect the bo number of the regiment I 1 n wai at kt that time the belli of tho the church batch of jam carbt nf lalar da y at codar lease 0 1161 al wait u imeldo over ovar nil dij church at al ctr cedar city and tho the Boo thare 8 MII MT position M to that of said 1 1 1 W 1 I 1 II 11 rama dain iru arm of bal ad arb at 1 mw waa u tn in mid eaid iron county said IV 11 II D 0 vs alto colonel or of aud ad to ro gini tnt SM haidu mu ashout libut col of uld mid re ament md and john D IAO itoi of harmony to lo mia birou collun visa major of id 0 it shod namat was dollar duly or derod der to watce armed and ad ei dipped ai the lw law direct and props for glei field operations I 1 bud bad no amad nor or ninon in aid ad mont at that nine neither did I 1 march with into mid regiment on the which resulted roa tilted in wd mid comp rs being mam acred at aljo L arc akiu 1 ot mcadow in said hid county of iron about f four days afir viala company of emigrants mair ouid lad had iff lift 9 lela city that portion of bald to then brolat red tt cedar chiy took ap ia 1 too or of march I 1 in of the thom in about two ditri ill tv oflus a f to r md id company had left cadir d city 1 1 I C fl ti in ili my m a dairo lee that mud corn ol 01 pany jr inight bt b LM ti tj pau 0 oo 00 at b lor way lay F rg a lidid IQ peace be but t I 1 d bo told mo ino that he be jl aa from fee 11 bilac ricce to co saint 11 of mail of excel except S sai tho 0 I 1 jo do not knew taid d meant the tal hi haul quarters qu artora at or tho the of sea in clait at bit bail lake city IN ban ilia mid company had got to iron crock about twenty andes from coder cley hito for crock rettena ut through chith hah hid id Con corpany pany would time for the of login rican th thu liboch to permit said company to pa on tune thle W wiy in peace I 1 bowd anti nd obtained per mi ou of f aad M him to go with sam him and ad hiro MID 0 o his endeavors to ulo jiro whirl FALL aa bilto and got abbot throe three milf malls seem colar city wo we mot major julin john D LS who AN macd m wo going I 1 arx plied ilia killing of the emigrants aae replied 1 in to caa blout that v wu u kt A lafit kiino tin n duj way to the she headquarters of colonel cil dole bail bald valto and I 1 went to panto crock crack regime d ib 0 00 0 night eight and nd di ajio note day returned to creek crack asia lil wal company pagay of mot kt at iron crock croak collar clr kerod city try wo we met one irk III AIlon who told us ui that it had paal lial d oOt fated il alev llou lay to DC after ilia fight had bee baan it going on OD fur shirts or four fell dv 1 I ft afman major leo lee reached ejr city ty wl who abat thal bad nut dot been allo SIN pon viah Lm atIat cu obel dut ft A at this game I 1 WM was oril rod out ily bj alato I 1 all john M ift aby who orth roil me ino 1 to toute armed sod aad As the law direct it wu ft A matter or of ahto a or destia lo 10 uio to or bot 1 mid d I 1 tjui the reinforcing troops 1 it w vu kt at tills dili same 1111 la n ute culma sidd to mo me that it fru AN the bo cordon from fell all but like illta childr ft of uld lid company killed salt said TIlt ht hall kt that timo time just returnee returned from it inar liri set t paro nui an where a military council bea bu hold thum thu bad loan been it k 11 liko ito council held bu at to ilia kt at which wore present colnnel panic til onion ana 1 I C 11 sea md major john D lela the result of this alir time council was tho the calling out of paid fj regiment ie for the uncil already atai awaited ted the vm u marched to the th mountain aid a the tharo formed a junco um with ath the main body AT balor ajor leo trued little the troi at enog and mado made ft to them U saing ing that lit bit 1 ordure frona from head quart orv wiro ire to kill atio sotiro company fi the adall ch ildron I 1 was vu not in the th ranks at that time but on one side bide tailing to a man denied blado and aud eon coald id not bare 0 axa 9 5 11 in n M ij air r aea hands the PON 11 4 flog fla of truce 8 eidl 1 d than writ pont a OAK flax or of truce trow tote into the n 1 g r alo t camp offering off crin till laid emigrants that if down their armi ho would protect share accordi oRly laid down their urma arma came out from alla camp mind do hered thair malies up to dead lice lc from the men ckuj wore touched chud of tho the men after uld ca to bad marched about half am milo ris cajar C jar city tile order w miri u cincu to boot down at that time baid leo WM was ili tile tho ii of uio tile column I 1 wait iru in tho ike rou roar I 1 did dad tint not liter hiar lo leo KITO give the tha order to arc lot but aicard it from tho ilia officers As it was ivr asui duwa down the column i tile amix eta were then hn annj it thear ati DOWIN seventeen tilde children whom I 1 uni un took kotc into say charge clit rc I 1 do not dot know knew etow clr total moocher of offid mid company AN I 1 did oot doi stop to count alio b dood COM I 1 1137 I 1 amedi atly at ly put uio thi is little children Tana golas b belonging to tho the wm a fand it took I 1 tarm h can to laina re genian camlin an in M ranch ant 1 froia there to cedar i clay anti them balance among tho the 1 juhn john willis said bd MO burdt u kd main mo in taking charge of c children on the iho oni rr the tb massacre colonel W V 11 II damo dame ara a VIO 1 Col colocci I 1 1 I CHaIe ht nm A to IA manalan nalan here I 1 laid hul clr if ald it child children and nl fell into a it ii ille camma of which loch uld said told cionti DUD dame laho if ho wu was going to report of the killing of mid lio lie should oot not bar ordered it doue I 1 do not know when or where uld mid troops wom disbanded about two tm weeks after said mazacro Oc cOrrei said nil major leo who wu wan also alao indian abt went to bait aal lalo city alij as I 1 be kevo reported asia light an and its acita to the commender ln in I 1 olaf I 1 wall not present at either of tho shia balfore nor at any conr council ical with nth tho the frevold fre military operation or with said company 01 those connected with wilh the saying of the chat children lat me anil and them after the massacre bad occurred aral na aid were given as 1 I bishop ind fend not IQ AD a mal military scoot at the timo time or of tho the firms firing of the leml valley 1 I 1 discharged my piece I 1 did not dot am afterward though several hiudt 1 were fired after the first fire ero wu was doli vercil I 1 at once act ot about saying the children I 1 commenced to gather father up th tho children before the firlie arisog bad uha r etro tod the foregoing bt ora entitled court for t tho he th that t I 1 that I 1 woold bo be assassinated 9 should ban it I 1 atilt audinot to malo tho aimo before court in abo I 1 0 g of L tah lah afier ART an ald d I 1 leo returned f from axll sal lelia chiv AS aforesaid mid loa live told mo me that ho he bad report reported ad fully to the president mca the abo in calef she 1 I t at MIo ir and od the killing 1 amlyr ata ili g a loong at bv abo that time tho ibe crimm command pr 1 of I tho militia of the territory of utah kod ina further dep oneth single mth not ILli lair Sair hairrail rail sworn to before me this dy day of arld april A D 1871 1671 P it MILLER county clerk f district court aamoth samoth judicial Judic ll lincoln counte nevada cc copy y creed Terri loJ couroy conroy 0 y sar bius 7 ni I 1 0 I 1 |