Show A tit amo I 1 alt I 1 or or of it tio pa meally I 1 ai on ono or of it llin no EDI ears tot sit nr I 1 have fur some 3 ears curs 1114 1 i laca to publish to the world i sumo cof of the hint kd to and also some boino of tire falts artita connected 1 w ILL uio the morri rule massacre but through tile reer or stirring na up OP afresh a fresh persecution towards myself and others I 1 LINO not done much both in reputation and finan chilly lit in consequence of we tho part I 1 took in this matter lias lau led cd tile me to lo defir doing so until the it moreover that It obart T burton would have to stand his bis trial for tile part lo be ivok in that allair I 1 did not wish to prejudice against him I 1 was sea to publish llin 1114 account sooner booner or later and tire laic tile tri ell il A G r burton las has brought me to the iho dech ion to do it now I 1 have bore been charged with m ill being the ilia instigator of ilia hia prose prosecute cut io n but t t this 11 I 1 la is not tile tho fact as I 1 can prove louo by I 1 the a evidence of ninny many persons persona ft 1 lio lo 10 know W to tile contrary for I 1 had come to the to n elusion taftt if alio llio united stalest do GOT could conia allard to let pass unpunished I 1 would not trouble w ay more in tire dittmar matar wf la ud d dilion lien to bis tile course taken by abo counsil for abc throne in ell tile the lute antl the air lawless I 1 and it A pool to I 1 abe he neighborhood seems to re rc quire an answer from settle BOUIC one wo we macre charged by ilia counsel for lite A ili fill being tile I 1 ay iy t but iho trilb nf alic is is as as idna 5 tile case in of this kind aliu mormons cormons commena commenced oil the trouble rouble and tire fable of the olf if und and fill all through incao difficulties in tho the first place tit in tore furo a anny y zu aution lien was nas formed but hearing that hint mail morris was sea gaining wine some lenc c atilt enli tho the prop people leJohn joan to star lor and IV wil ford IN to were ere sent scat by brigham you 0 g t 0 s t i r i up li t alic i 1 c people 0 pie in tile neighborhood it gl i w r b 0 x 1 a fand i id t abc 1 i e pe johnine d Joi nine settlements tle ments vieb malno and to marathe alic community an and L joseph borni A outI outing og vas it AS called by tho cheso men on in ali lit morris u ans as denounced A in man an named IN ails said there vias ans no need dural ol of such a nine nina ns as morris clorris Sl orris except to a op a 11 liola la ia a finical initiating 1 hat bat was ditl stid bra ly n prominent apostle about it e avi I 1 prior to lo their murder this thin sentiment A was as tile lily co lodorsa dorsa I 1 liy by jolin john I 1 a or and tire tho meeting I 1 in a giniel I 1 1 bla big was nils in tile tali lall ul if 16 lher in tn n addition to this lio lie taylor tylor Tf sent for birns mirns i aris to come to tire the metting mo morris went in answer to tire summons m lien tali tailor lor romin traced to didato tire brow beat and insult hill lam to winch which morris morns replied if I 1 atilt aiu not n R I 1 can do 3 ou eta no harm bonn slid and if I 1 am you cannot help blip it nor succeeding in intimidating mor ris ns they commenced other om 1 of f persecution such as bringing al euils suils I 1 I 1 S a against individuals who it ere bembe rs of faihst the community and issuing writs to co campil for some time uiese these acro complied with tho de brands mere ono case cac was a demand on it note nolo gi ghon on on board shin il toward the emigration funt fund 8 and this thib demand n nil made on oil it a man named moss lie ile had anti lived six or steven 3 ears in I 1 I 1 tab fall and no demand had bad been made upon him bini until he be joined the iho Morri toles 1 I hero were many unjust claims to the above mado made for which AWOL lccy wagons horses homes or any other property they abey could gut get hold of if in addition addil jon to tins tills a land band of if six nix persons was ass leatto to annoy and harass tho ilia people by burning logs fogs and stocks slacks attempt ing to fire tire tho camp and other insults ABLE and annoyances such us as trading into abe water when turing an a going no tho women nomen and ankina to stir up of strife odd anti causo cause resistance on our part TI the a ringleader of tins this gang IK as gibson an oscap d convict to IQ addition to ibis a young taht was tons killed by this ibis gang tile thy pio properly perly ol of a mormon and tills this was ass charged lo 10 the Morri sites tills delos G used to bobal that it was vias his biti mission to lill kill joseph moravia I 1 hicie hebe nice men nut not succeeding iu ill rm up strife it till the hurnelt turned their attention al to ilia mormons cormons Mor mons end and committed committal depredations on eta for which they none mot most ot at aner wards blood atoned these anti and similar circumstances too numerous to mention attention finally led to ic ate Itara cc on our purl for our an awo a pro lec tec liw tiow as it seemed accrued to bo be their deter initiation to destroy na its as aa a community and IC leave av C nothing in tho the shape of pro property 1 erly I 1 in 0 our r ion the lead lending illg to ill the difficulty d illi cully it till fit tho man jones mere w ere or ilia hia anti on n 11 sit ing sail and the idea of his his being allied killed mas bever by any of the Morri bite bIba leaders ilia his ditc ate was at al lowed to go in and out tit nt lacy liberty and furnish linn him food the chain vas p put u ton on lim him lie he bad attempted I 1 to boade ilia his original arrest took place because he took look by force like property wont belonging lair to the alio community in keeping t these use men in custody m vc a were mere technically it wrong long but morally right in addition to aggravations wo me were viere callad upon by elie alio mor may mons to train in order enter to resist the cal florens florins volunteers under notice general connor ibm expected in tills territory and because m we a rr refused used cut col LIDOn merrill called us its cc cowards ards and said wo a would and child ran against tile tho sol soldiers dicris coming into anti hie if a country boom boru ere fined as irish ns as CO 60 lor for refusal to train red nod refusing to pay the flues fines properly a w as f to s a 11 dirgo woul amount 11 we were a P b dir 1 tan avi ri buluag community stal aud did not at sok seek to BE molest aloof tiny one much less to steal irom from the mormons cormons although it ivas said by brigham that tire the Morri silca tates lived on stolen beer all air ninar tho the given nt at tile the arjil is iii false in ci amry try respect ing aug our hai lag ing trouble H m till our nor bors a thare as no trouble of uny nay kind IQ in the until the jones a neair 0 air we daiil not lne lite lu in common but bul it L kode U ho had means contributed to ti theao i coul alto had need of hilp I 1 iliac liao much more abut could his by bait bruij but will defer it t I 1 lab to lo lull it a little about judic judge Kim kimless leys brigham youngs and it 1 7 doings in ielli this awful tragedy Irn gedy and the force farco that ibal follow oil it tou too months alter after it vucu lieu I 1 van m all aortic forn or altrui murder murd tr suit also alno tire furce force or of a trial inal in the district court ro re bently bot n single abeba ameba uns nis brought against mo inc jet in this trial to elaine this charp charre I 1 never shot bliok a gun or took part IQ in the battle that ensued v m licit hen ilia ibo Mor cormons mormons inona came up tip the result of tins this affair to lo myself was that I 1 it As turned into the street and all an my property a add I 1 ufler after ofaf kept ept out ol at couo an and it home fur for sevan years it at cost coat me 41 at law lo in pet gat my properly book anti annabal r 1000 la c or of tire alic alone ann tuala TA awit |