| Show THE LEF LEE j TRIAL takes the witness stand and aid tells it all THE TERRIBLE STORY OV BLOOD AND 1 flux LUN DER AT MOUNTAIN MEADOW I 1 I 1 interception OF THE ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI EMIGRANTS AND THEIR HORRIBLE MASSACRE I 1 disarmed under a flag aln or of truce and then t down like dog lee hiebel and dame in command of the nauvoo ligion legion which did the work I 1 A division of childer the mormon church brand placed upon the cattle I 1 captain hooper trades off I 1 boots and shops shoes I 1 fo for r stock I 1 import of 0 the to alrig Itri bain inn young who ulio tells client to keep heep implication of brigham I 1 ferrul mitri ii I ft ON THE B IT clr tl F af let THE special to the ilo I 1 july 23 at abo copning of this ibia morning mor district At carcy miia malo a powerful po wertal opening aid nl dreis ress ha abc progress ot of the emigrant pirty party from their homes ia Ark arkinson insl and missour to sil Silt liko where they in cami ad on the banks of 0 ilia jordan river to refresh their animate faimali und supplies BUp eup plies plis aloy were or dered away anil and refused cheni they baia again started westward through the territory but an order had pr arc 0 ceded lem to nil all tho the settlements they passed through to r L this was obeyed some lers brolo into their camp by night to give them little comforts anil and ono one man mail WM was cut effrom tho ilia church for to so doing while the ilia wory eory was king told with entire accuracy it was listened to breathlessly lie ila then detailed what nhat ho he woul I 1 show by witnesses the witnesses were acra then examined if 11 II keyes who over the spot two books after the iho ma massacre snore give eive a vivid of tle ila pools pool ol of blood aad aal bodin stripped naked daled com oi of women and aal children tuoro there about filly fifty bodies ia this pilo pile tho the and crows lad bad mutilated muli attil tho the roma romaan iiii bennett the witness wito roio rodo ol 01 our or the alo ground two months afar the and also do the appearance pe arance the bones bonea were stripped of the 11 llah sh and had bad bosn boon dragged out oat of fit tho mo hole whore where they had been bassily buried evidence or of philip philip on thoa thel tanil today to day doy deposada io as a tol fol laws iowa jived liioi lit t cellar cedar cit city v in ia 1857 lad lived there since 1852 knew tho tbt was at mauu mountain meadows it at the iba time tima of 0 tle the mi aicra hearl beara tho the corpany con cona pany ot of wai coming balli and the people for forbidden bilden to rado with them tho the company coni liDy came cama to cedar city this might boon friday brij ay iy co com PROY piny V went cut on irom from tharo on thoro there was a meeting eeling la oi of bishap 11 anil and high co ins elors witness was wan a bishop but hold no in office this mccun wan lo 10 talk ilk over the emigrant pirty party and ilia QUE brION OF the council wt we composed con cr f Ht lla iglA allen alien uld others olli cri was auld to it witness wis wao somo favored it tha brolo broke up ia I 1 a con aubion idil and went out of cl door on I 1 tho WAR dil dia cussed and will wai wa I again opposed to it sent wita labs and sam whito white to pluto crock creek to tell the lie people to let ilia pisa pass IA arted in a tho the and sim lee fcc a a field lie hi asked ft here we iro were going 9 witness told him leo lee said I 1 have something ta ii aay ay iy to that the last laet saw law of f the train wu lit at iron springe oge in the ibo morning morti cg as a they wera drawing boatma wo we pained back abero were between and thirty wagon anil and or moro more people coming bamo abo day fo I 1 met ira allen who 10 lo malj n ld the iho or tim nib murna Diio nAsis irs is john D LM im hinl bad orders from held bed qu arttra at wart to tills tike men and go eonta jo willett lad hail orden to go to pinto broek and revoke the ord jorj era to let the emigrants emig ranU pm pam throe days dayi afterward haight cimo came to and cj said word lal cicio came in fro ram in camp last night dight tuey bail bad not cot rot col along LI anticipated tied laj wanted ditc Height went to carowan parowan to got get ir mi and there he received ow 0 from rom col damoto dimo to ECOY decoy i TUC lul ESUa BANIS as OLT OL T and papare nothing but bat the small children who bonu not blat lud to the witness you ira are ordered out ont armed slid id equip equipped pol io As the lw law 1 directs ts I 1 went ind nd got raj horse and na arms anil and started out with charley no aking hioB highbe liuia at noil wagon deegon sam murdy mardy sod nj and al othora reached lina roach ranch at night found lee end othorn ot hori and found how mailers stood at cam camp p lie leo called witness on ono side ido and told lim the th orni grAnts were strongly fortified and thero there wig WIB no co w way ay to get them out sail oil ho he had orders to lo drej beoo il eleni eai out this was upon and tho execution of 0 in lo 10 ice I ce Tho wap wa then ithen given to match to 0 o tho f pirir I 1 whir h ili the i I 1 losum nod and el a i we re encamped it 11 aind when ali compoy from washington county a there loc a A formed them into atila a 4 1 I 1 il italian ernaro and teo iho t ire pid hoir bovi is eat about tiny men were io in line not no an injian amongst thorn thom abo old mm min were sueifo outsie a ta lin line a tho mattor matter over lt I 1 struck both oa as horti 1 ole ind and iwah it witness said what call caa wo do how can we TO help oni our solve 1 7 si sao aj a wo we cant resist wo we were ordered to march down about on and one half milo mile and L hi IR officers took ca remand command thi ilia organic I 1 ion w wn wm m called TOE IBE I 1 1 we wire vare halted a q arter r 1 0 ot 1 I i ml milo 11 from tho the emigrants to in i in full fall eight A manaoat ma man noat noot oo on with n ilig g illiac olli ac U a person peron cimo camo out fro D i I 1 tho the emigrant camp and lee lac went d ill I 1 va a and lo ho and the emigrant nogo tift st id a they eat a down own and had a ion long 41 blk leo eo then went inside the iho ca camp nip od nd tho the gol soldiers ditre in lioe three or bar hour leo wn was inside abo cutro the most of the ha tims civil and finally the emigrant a camo cam out L ordered tho the proceedings edings leo went ahead head aith atio alo 0 pon O n tho the men wounded in ia the attack m mide ide by ilia godlar fl arms aras 0 of f the I 1 party arty and tho the children and vv borc miralles miral led belinak tho he men cania came out next in double lank tija side nill their cas acroix ikeie arms arm wo wave were p protecting protect ing t tho 11 a a ami in 1 expressed their thankfulness 1 delivered indians InJia ns we marchel from a to a mile and am cammans was givon to halt tho the Eol diera strutted ted when they hala TO ox ON tire EM atra might live been all ahei atei to ta single Bingle rank elial they waif rrb BT at a 0 the orders to fire file thoo vel acro finy meo kilien lill cd might hive aten more I 1 saw homo attempt there w ero mounted men to dispatch the iho togi I 1 tives eill bill stewat ons one flying min m in think eisaw him fill he be did no not t go CO tir far ira allen alien wm wai mounted and placed p biag witness was wilk alio ih ni oa audro ia afro la okd oka annl ud tired fired one time H OUT cut OXE ONE DASS TRUO LT largo woman cams bunning from the calling for her husband A man maa li lending goar to me shot ahot her in the ihl b bick 1 ck na tio fio fell jaaj boing ordered to gathor up tho the children childre 0 I 1 went a quarter of a milo mile to the wagons the ibo wounded led moo craod L lad I 1 d been killed before we got there 11 did R no not t see sea lo 10 put pat tho the children child rca in ia tho the wagon went to Hamb hambling lins house the BolJic ri then hen di dispersed sported alo company coin pany from torn washington Washing tao toi I 1 co connly only went challi company irom from cedar oily city went to Hamb hambling linS I 1 had MY lay hands handa lull full wih the children seventeen ot of thorn them from two to seven eoven or eight i can 0 age ge two acro on and ono diol dial on wy ad TUB Broll 3 the wit witness i then dentals tho the gathering and distribution ol of the proper ty the draught ani mili lj wagons und aal clothing were taken jo girair cily fifty head of 0 tho the amig rants were branded with wilh the church brand 2 he alsa describes tho the mae bog 05 ol of loe lee in ia silt like lake where he lial been eon bent to report the hio mies sero lg brigham Bri giam yuang witness sad aad chud ley balle apu brigham io 1 0 directed bitne ta 0 turn inn over ilia property t lo 10 0 leq to w and gitil what do yoa know about this affer keep it and dont talk about it among amon yourselves leo WM was present at this flit fety y ecail of aatlo ww driven to 0 o salt lilo and TO formerly delegate to for tools anil and willi 03 9 alen how he bo was sent geat t tl ilia ibo old alil lo 10 id A mines at arizona with wilh two ol others liers in three teams to get eel lei and ail when ho he returned the ali property i n i cedar city boil been bean auction aue bonol al ot this tot wits waa listened to with ty y the lb crowded court row much cacti other testimony win was cli elicita cita alloh an confirma firma abo th popular of tle I 1 maigi crr |
