Show THE LEE TRIAL Brig liam hain otis gils in HN his little batse closed clo wl as 0 to o the man las has 1 convenient memory D him know Any anything thin about tho the massacre but sent or orders 41 er S to stop it georg georgo go A smith swears to 10 iris his onn they testify a little ill in ad annea or their own omi trial special to lo the ilo Tribu utah aug 2 mr ir sath salli briand for the de defonso offered the depositions lipo of young I 1 nod anil george A smith which lad hd already been ruled out they were filed by the ill clork the following fol lowin aro are the utterances te rances of these ancient persons persona sixteen questions om being propounded to brigham bri glam young LO ho answered state your age tho the prea crit condition condi lioa or of your health nod whether io in its condition JOU M could t kavc I 1 t to 0 A in person at deaver beaver tho the court now sitting there 7 ir if not ottto why not 7 answer I 1 am m my seventy orth I 1 year I 1 car it would bo be a great rak both to my in health and life for or mo me to travel tolaver 0 o beaver at this present time limo I 1 am and lavo have leon been for sometime an invalid Q whit what offices either eo cal civil or military mili tury ulu aid you bold in ia th tha year car 1857 2 a W A I 1 was the Govern orlof of this thia territory 0 ex ei officio Superia superintendent of india lodien la Affair Af faire sand and the ho of tho the church of jesus christ of litter latter dy day saints during tho be year 1857 Q state batata the condition of affairs between tho the territory of utah ond and the federal government in ia tho the euia rummer and fall of 1857 A la in may or jane 1857 tho the united states mails maili lot for utah weso stopped by tho the government all communication muni cation by mail wai cut cat off an arm army of the ho united states stake was en route roule tor for utah with the do sign aiko ot of destroying the L ater day Sai tits i to the reports that reached us from rom the list eist Q acro c 0 there t b any y united u nl t d slates s la t c s dg judges ju es here b r e daring d u ri la the tl io eammer su m m e r and n n a fall 0 of A to tho the beat 0 of my recollection thoro there was no DO states judge hero in the latter part 0 of 1857 1 Q state what you knoer noir about t rains M ins of passing through the loo territory to the west and particularly ticul arly about a company from rom ar kaneb en route for Cali Calito fora i ia passing through gla the c ty in ia the cummer or fall of I 1 7 A ai usual artt ioa were passing through our oar territory for forthia the west I 1 heard it rumored that a company from ron Arkan ns sm tn en roule ro to california hl hal pissed through the city 9 was ibis arkansas company of 0 emig emigrants ordered away from salt like lako city liy by yourself lr or any ny one ona in authority au under you A ho not I 1 know lubow or of I 1 never ever heard of noy any such auch thing and certainly no such bach order was vas given by the then acting governor Q was any counsel or lions given giten by any person to the ha citizens of utah not to fell coll grain to or trado trade with tho the emigrant train ing through utah at that time if go BO what were those tho et instructions and aad counsel 1 I 1 A it yes counsel anil and advice was g given to the not nol to sell coil grain lot to he emigrants emif rants to food feed their stock block but to lot thorn them bavo Huff ident for themselves if they w acera are out the imola reason tor for this thin was that for everal years out our crops had been and the prospect vins its at that that time that WO we flight have hato trouble with tho the united states thou c a route for fortha thin place and we to preserve the ilia grain araia for food the citizens cil ol of the tha territory were toan coun dellea not cot to food feed grain to their own stock no person was ever punished or kallod in for or supplies ts to the craig within my knowledge IQ when did son oa flroa bear of tho attack and destruction of ct this thia arkansas company coin pany at mountain I 1 meadows in september 1857 A I 1 did not alcira ot of the attack or of ibo arkan fas company until some timo time after it had occurred then boly by floating tumors Q did john D lee report to you it at bay any lime me after this massa massacre ore whit what had won been done at that massacre and if so BO what did you jou reply to lim him in reference thereto ai L within some two no or hrco in sifter after the massacre mafs acre he be called at my ay office and had much to say bay with regard accard to the lodias their boer beer bog stirred up to ang inger mail ind threatening the cots of tho the whites then commenced giving an n account of tho liao massacre masea massa ore I 1 told him to stop ag 03 from what I 1 lid hil already leannea by rumor I 1 did not wish my harrowed borrowed up with a recital of details 0 Q did philip call at 3 boar oar offida with john acbo D I 1 leo lee at the teotimo time of las making mailing lia his report and did you at tint that time order smith to turn torn over tho stock to leo and order thora them not to talk about i abe he A no he ilia not cill call with willi john U D lee and I 1 have no recoleto tio tion of bia ever r ildea ti mo me nor I 1 to lo bi linn the massacre or to lo tho the property q 1 1 alii 1 you jou ever eiT civo tiny aDy diorec lions concerning the property taken froba the emigrants at tho the mountain meadow Massi tere or linow know a its u to its A no 0 o I 1 never gam si it liona concerning the property taken alkon from the at tho the mountain nor did I 1 know anything of that property or its ita die dib nod aoi I 1 do mot dot to chii jay except hom dom pl publio ablio rumor Q why did you not as governor institute proceedings forthwith to 10 a tho the massacre aria ail bring abo be railto authors anthor to loat ioe A another lad acen appointed by alo Pred dont dent ol of tilo iho us ilea states and was mi then on i the way here bora to take ako my place and I 1 ilia not know low how soon ho he might a brive sad and bolinao tl tho to united unite J states J u agos were not in the iho territory alter after Cumm Cui amici irig ar ailred I 1 asked aelick him bim to la take lake judge cradlebaugh who belonged to tho the Sout southern bern district atit with him ai m and andi I 1 woud accompany them willi ith h to tl uni matter and alting ilia to ju justice 9 ties Q did you about boot the tha 0 f depte aber 1857 rocelle a a communal cution from bom lease 0 height or any ny other ollir of cedar oily concern I 1 I 1 ic no a co of emigrants culled called iho arkansas coT corpany com piny pany A I 1 dil did receive a communication from lasso hsiao U or john johal D lee L 1 who ana a farmer for the I 1 Ini 1 01 lians n 9 Q A I 1 live hivo not I 1 lave made a diligent for it but cannot flail cail i it L Q dil you answer this llin C amion a 1 ion A I 1 dij 10 to femc its to C haight vho aho TV waa as thou the acting at C odar city Q will roa eatto alio of tour ackor let or to liim him 1 A Y ye it WM wag lot lei thu this company of ond and till all companies of omi migrants ranta pass gh tho country unmolested and to allay the angry fe reeling clingi of tho the I 1 laviani a jiang ns as much as n pot 19 gracd Dzuri zim bouxa ollor tor A I 1 buhrn cu alst alim i ho be is ia aged fifty cielito years let ho he is now and lias has acca for several months montha bult suf fazing bios from a behara and dangerous manse illness of the leal heal anti anil lungs lauca and that atiat to attona court nt in the present condition of 0 hia big health bouhl in cl all probability icily end hu 16 life deponent burtler faith lat ho he lad had no military try command danon the ibo year tear 1857 nor my any ollie r lioa except that tbt of 0 ono no of tho the apostles of tho the church ot of christ of battor day saints Depou nat farther faith that hat lo lc nove r is 10 tho the year icar 1857 at ore or elsewhere 1 where atten doi a council where wm win II 11 damo dame isano IMBO 0 haight or others othera wore present preE Oot to discuss any measures for far attacking or any ny manner in injuring lag an all emigrant omir iut raid frow ar ura banais or any other place which is 13 alleged lo in livo lavo been destroyed at the iha mountain ilea lows in Sept september cluber 1557 Depo deponent Dont further faith that thai lio he hoard heard or know anything ol of a trainor artin of kiei groot which holc ho learned arnod afterward by rumor WM was from ar akoi until lo 10 met said emigrant train ut at corn creole creek ou on his hia way north to salt alko City oti or about tho the zah day of A 1857 at boorn crook deponent larther baich that tie ito on camped with jacob hamblin Pla chilot iloT farnsworth sila S smith and eliha and there for ilia I 1 ho first time learned ot of the ex of said emigrant train trail and their intend oi ol bourney to california depot deponent nt further faith that hav bay log been absent lions from tho the territory for or a year ho he returned in the summer bummer of 1857 noil nod wont went south booth to visit lis bis family at Parow wao nt and to look after some property he bo lad had there and aho visit his hii friends and lot for no other purpose und that on leaving salt lake city lc be had no BO of the chit ence enceola of said egid emigrant train nor d dd d he be airo acquaro any mail cotil As before stated deponent I 1 urther saith faith thit that ria ra an elder in t iho he church of jesus christ ol of latter day sint saints le ho preached several times on his bil way south and on his hia ritaro and ana tried to impress upon the iha hainds ot of ho be people the tha of great caro care as aa to their krain krain crops lag all too crops had bad boen loan short for several yeara previous procious proT ious t ti 1857 and many ti of tho the were reduced to actual went want and wore suffer finx for the necess ariM of lire life deponent further adith that lio ito advised tho the people to farnish all emigrant companies PA qing through tho the territory with what they acta ally need for or broadb tuffs lor for the tha support ol of themselves and lami lioa while pasing the tha territory and also advised 1 the people not to food their heir grain erain to their own al alock ock nor dor moll bell it to the emigrants for or that pur purpose poso deponent Deponio nt further faith eaith tint that he bo never leard beard ur or know knew of any attack upon said baid emigrant train until some timo time after his bis return to salt lake city and abac while ahila near port fort bridger bo be heard for or tho the first timo time that the indians bad massacred an emigrant company at mountain mcak bica owe deponent further faith that lo 10 never at may any time either cither before or after that massacre was ivio accessory thereto tb croto that bat ho he never directly or in diEc etly aided abetted or assif clel in its perpetration or had any had tiny any knowl knowledge edgo thereof except by that bit ho he never know anything of tho distribution of tho the property is talon on there except by he horeshy hore siy as aa aforesaid Depo deponent De sent farther mith baith tint that all charges and statements as to him contrary to iho he foregoing aro arc false and untrue tho the remainder uder of tho the day was waa taken up by counsel in diso instructions a to lie be submitted to the ibo court judge will doliver deliver his bis charge to the iho jury to morrow |