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Show MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE. MAS-SACRE. The Testimony Closed and the Lawyers Makiuic their Talks. The Jury will Get the Case on Thursday. The Depositions of rresideuts Bi'ij.rhain Vouiii and tieore A. t-uiillt. 1 hat Ihcy Soar to OHCtrii lii-E Hit- .lHs".cr mid Hie tuiieruuis' lroieriy. (S -wi.il dispitoh to tho IIkbald.) Beaver, 2. This moruing defendant's defend-ant's counsel, m the Lee case, ofierol the depositions ot Brigham Young I and Georo A. Smith, taken in Salt , L.iko city, but the prosecution objecting object-ing the court sustained them, refusing to admit the depositions. John McFarlane, recalled and t ton tied as to the residences ot Curtis, Mangram, MeMurdy, the H.irrisons, Penrce and Shirts. Tae prisoner's cotu.sel umiouuceil that they had no mere evidence, the proaecution said they would call ni one in rebuttal, and the evidence was closed. All of the afternoon has been consumed in arguments on the propositions prop-ositions sabmif.ed by the couuel for the court to charge the jury. Ttie case will not go to the jury before Ttiursdi.y night. The next case to be tried is that of I W. H. Dame. It will be taken up immediately after Lee's is disposed of. DEFOS1TI0X OF PRESIDENT VOL" KG. Territory of Utah, t .. q Beaver Co. J In the Second judicial district court of the territory of Utah, Braver county. Tne Teople, ic, " tt. I Indictment John D. Lee, Win. for murder H. Dame, Isaac C. j Sept. 10, Haigtit, lit. J 137. Questions to bj propounded to Brigham Young, on his examination ; as a witness iu the case of John D. Lee and omens on trial at Beaver city, this 30th day of July, 1675. 1. State your ae, the prcsml condition con-dition 01 your hesiln, and wlietner in its condition you cou:d travel to at-ten.1, at-ten.1, iu person at Braver, the court now sating mere ? Il" not, suite why nut ? ' 2. What cm ces, either ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic-al, civil or military, did yuu hold in tne year 1So7 ? '3. State the condition of affairs between be-tween tne territory of Utah and the ftdera! government iu the su;nin-.r and tali of 1507. 4. Were there any United Suites judges here during t.u; summer and fall of 16-57 ? 5 Slate what you kr.ow about trains ot emigrants passing through tiie territory to the wesi, aud particularly particu-larly ahout a company irom Arkansas en i-ui- for Caa.'ornia, pacing ihmLii-h tliis citv in me summer nr 'la.I ot"l&7 0. W'-id this Arkansas company of em. grant- ordered away from "-alt Late city by yourself, or any one in aiiHionty und-.r you ? 7. as any counsel cr instruc' lions given by any person to the citizens citi-zens of Utah not to sell grain to or trade with tne emigrant traii.s passing pass-ing through Utah at tnat lime; n so, wnat were mose inslruc.ions and con use!? S. When did you first hear of the .attack and destruction ot this Arksan-;s,n Arksan-;s,n ' company at Mo lula.n Meadows m Sffttmbcr, lS-r7 ? 9. Did Jo.ia D. Lee report to you at any time after this moisiere what had been done at that massacre, and if so, wiiat did you reply to him ia reference thereto ? 10. Did Pnihp Klingen Smith call at your office with J. D. Lee, at the time of Lee mating his report; and 1 did you at thai lime order Smith to thru over the stock to Lee aud order tbtui not totait about the massacre? 11. Did you ever give any direction direc-tion concerning the property taken from the emigrants at tue Mountain Meadow massacre, ox kuow anvthing as to its disposition ? 12. Why did you not as governor institute proceedings forthwith to investigate in-vestigate that massacre and bring the guilty authors thereof to justice? 13. Did you about thd lOih of September, 1S57, receive a communication commu-nication iroui Isaac C. Haight or any other person ol Cedar city, concerning concern-ing a company of emigrants called me Arkansas company? H. Have you tnat communication? lo. Did you answer this communi- eati.m? Iu. Will you state the aubatauceof your letter to him? THE ANSWERS. The ;i:iwers ol BrLham Young to the iui ..tiaiorhs, hereto appended, were rtduced to writing, and were uiven alter the said Brinam Young nad been duiy sworn 10 testify the truth in theat)jve entitled cause and are as loliows: I. To me first interrogatory, he li would he a great n?t, both to" my hcailli and hiu, tor me to travel to Beaver at mis present time. I am and have been for sometime an invalid. in-valid. ; 2. lles.tith: I was tho governor of 1 this territory and ex-odicio superintendent superin-tendent of Iiui.m atl'airs, and tue president ot ihe Cnurch of, Jesus Canst ot Latter-d;ky S-unts during 1 the year 1S37. o. tie saim: Iu May or June, 1S57, ihe Uuiud States mails for Utah were .-tupped by tlie government, all com uiuuicaiiou by mail was cut oil'. An army ot tne United Suites was en rvitie for Utah with the ostensible design oi Ueairojing itie Ltller-day Saints, according ac-cording to the reports that reae.ied us I Irum itie e;ist. 4. He sailh: To the best of my recollection there was no United suites judge here in ttie latt.r part of liw7. o. Ho saith: As usual emigrant rilory lor the wi.st. I he.ird it ru-l uior.d t. at a company from Arkan- s is, en jv:.'.'-; to Oaliiomia had passed j through the city. o. lie&iiiti: No, not that I know; of I never heard of any such thing, ' and certainly no -.ueh order was given hv the men acting governor. 7. He aaitn: Ves. Council and advice were given to the citizens not to sull grain to tne Ohjgraists to feed the r stock, but to let them have yulricienl lor themselves, it they were 'out. '1 he simple reason for this was 1 1 ii.it tor several e;ii our crops had tHt-n snort, at.d me, prospect was, at that tune, that We muhl have trouble; wiili t.ie I "iiiied St.ties army, then en tor mis place, and we wanted 10 preserve the grain for food, 'ihe citizens of the Territory were conn- t.cle-1 not to feed grain to their own stock. No person was ever puniaht-d or Oiilltxl in que.-tion for I'linnr-hing supplies to the emigrant--, witliin my kiiuwUxIge. 8. He saith: I did not learn anything any-thing of the attack or deal rue ion 01 the Arkansas coinpany until bouic tune alter it had occurred, then only by floating rumors. "9. lie s.iilii: Within some two or three 11101. lbs after the manure he called at m ud'ice an.l hid much to my with r-g.ird to the Indians, lb irlnj-ingstirrtl irlnj-ingstirrtl up to anger ai d threatening the settlements ol the whiles, and then commenced gi ing an a'-countol the ma.-.-acre. I told him to stop, as, from what I h;id alr-ady lenrnl by rumor, 1 did not wi.-h my fee ings narroweti up with a recital oi iletailn. 10. He saith : No. He thd not call with John D. Leo, and I have no recollection ol his ever speaking to me, nor 1 to him, concerning the massacre or anything pertaiuuig to the property. 11. Ho saith : No. I never t;-V(i any directions concerning the pro-piriy pro-piriy taken from the company ol i migrants at the Mountain Meadows m.i-icre; nor did I know anytluug .;i ti.at property or its disposal, aud 1 do not to this day, except Iroui public rumor. 12. Ho taith: Because another governor had been appointed by the president of the United St-ites, and was I:. en ou the way here to t ke :n pla.-e, ;itid I did not know . -m i-o 11 no might arrive ; and btc i.n Uniieit States judg-s were h" m tne teri.tory. Skjii alter Govern r Cuin-ming Cuin-ming arrived I asketl him u uie . Judge Cnidlebiuuh, who hei-ii, l 1 the southern district, with inui :m 1 1 wot ! accompany them with ?uih eiei . aid to investigate tho ui..:t,-r ami bring the oflendera to justice. lo. He s-uth : I d:d recene a co:n-inunic.ilion co:n-inunic.ilion lrom Imvic C. H.iight or John D. Loe, who was then a farmer lor ll.e Indians. 14. H1 saith: I have not. I have not find it. '. He saith: I did, to Isaac C. H.d;,iii, who was then tue acting president presi-dent at Cedar City. 16. Hesaitn: Yes. It was to let this company of emigrauts and all companiis of emigrants pass tnrough t:ie country unmolested, and to ai ay tne angry feelings of the Indians as much as possible. (S gned) Biciciiaii Yot'xei. DSI1s.TIOS OF GEOCGK A. SMITH, Territory cf Utah, ;s Beaver County. J In the Second Judicial District CVurt ot the Territory of Utah. The People, fcc , 1 Indictment r.v. j lor mun.hr, John D. Lee, Win. H. com nut ted Dame, Idase O. I St-piemW-r Haignt, ei. ui. lOtn, lts7'7. Salt Lake County, s?. George A. Smith, having been first duiy sworn, deposes and says that he is aged lilty-eiglit years; that he is-now, and has beeu lor several montus, suffering from a severe se-vere and dangerous iuutss of the nead and lungs; aud that to nileud ihe court at Beaver, in the present condition of his health, noulu in all probability end his hie. Deponent further saith that he had no military command during the year 1S-37, nor any other otficia! po-sition, po-sition, except that of one of the Twelve Aposiles of tho Cnurch of Jesus Chriit of Latter-day Sain. Deponent further s.:th that he never in the year li-37, at I'arowan or Viii;a:ii II. Datne, liiac C. H-iight, oroliiirs wtrti pnsjct, to diseu.-o any uie-tures ior alucK.:ng cr any manner man-ner injuring, an emigrant tiaiu from Arkansas, or any other place, which is al.eged 10 have bte:i d si roved at the Mountain Meadows iu September, 1S57. Deponent further saith that he never heaid or knew anything of a train of emigrants, whicu he learned afterwards, by rumor, was trom Arkausas, until he met s.iid emigrant train at Corn Creek, on his way uerih toSait Like city, ou or about the 2o:h day of August, 1S37. At Corn Creek, deponent further saith, that 1 iie encamped with Jacob Hamblin, j fuilo T. l-.rnsworih. Sii.ks S. SliiiIu and E isha Hoops, and tliere, tor the first lime, he learned 01 tne existence of said emigrant train, and their intended in-tended journey to Caliiornia. ; Deponent further saith mat, having beeu absent from the territory for a year previous, he returned in the summer of 1S57, and weut south to visit his family at Faro wan, and to look after some property he had there; and also visit his Iriends, and for no other uuruose. and that, on lea vine ?alt Lake city, he had no knowledge wuatsjeverot the existence of taid emigrant train, nor did he acquire any until as before stated. Deponent further saith that, as an , elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Lailer-diiy Saiuts, he preached several seve-ral times on his way south and also on his return, and tried to impress upon the minds of the people the necessity of great care as to their grain crops, as all the crops had been short lor several years previous to 16-37, and many ol the people wore reductd to actual want and were su tiering ti-ering tor the necessaries of life. Diponent further saith mat he ad-v:ed ad-v:ed tne people to furnish all emigrant emi-grant companies passing through tin; territory with what they might actually need ior breads tuili, for me MipfiorL of luemseivcs and families wouo passing t. rough the territory, tit.d aUo aUiiscd tno people not to fetd their grain to their own sto.-K, nor sell it to the emigrants for that purpose Depoueut further saith that he nevrr hoard ot or knew of any attack upon said emigrant Irani until some I lime all-r his return to Salt Lake! 'city, auJ mat while ut.ir Fort Bridger lie heard lor ihe hr-l time th.it tne Indians had mas--.w r. d an emigrant company at Mu-int.un Mfudows. Deponent turihur a:th that he never at any time, e.tiier before or alter tnat massacre, was a-'Ctsory thereto; liiat he never directly or indirectly in-directly aided, ubelied, or assisted ill its perpetration, or had any knowledge know-ledge thereor, except by hearsay; that he never knew anything of me distribution of the property taken there, except by hearsay as aforesaid. afore-said. Deponent further saith that all charges aud statements as pertaining to him contrary to tho foregoing are false and untrue. Subscribed and sworn to before me, fii. :lili.. .W ,i Mull. A 11 17.1 (Sigued ) 1 . ' William ClaytoS, j V""J No:i;yl'a,', |