Show HIOU HIGH HANDED OUTRAGE attempted murder burde i r e ike actual settlers battlers driven from their land monday between ele elemi cn and twelve one of the most high handed outrages that ever disgraced the bloody and turbulent record of on abo baiel of the jordan river about three wiles miles from this city the party was wag seen on ita it way friem mhd chri city to the scene of bf outrage about eleven ohp rii following i statements to gotner gether with ith tho the letter of captain albert bro crown n to Brig hiim YO young ag give the I 1 full of the affair affair 1 U r r mr att or JOHN G draven about the of august I 1 preempted a quarter r auction of land 1 on oil thi west b bank a of tho jordan river three thre amiles mile west of sitt salt lake city and erecting a house cow commenced men ced livina imn upon it anthe on the night of the alth between betseen cleren and telo oc loch I 1 was anle awakened ned by bv baring a pistol presented to my illy fa face and rould found the llou couo o filled aud and surrounded surround d by about fort lurry men armed find and di dirga guised ked who iio ordema me ino to getup and go with t them hin they also enquire enquired aich which ofus of u ins the disch a aged bohlier fiol soh dier lier I 1 went with esith them to the river riser bank when lien the they pro posed to tie mo me to sir mr emmerson aard an 0 throw us in together but I 1 succeeded ir in br breaking aw ii and lumping jumping rot othA riter swam ar acro rots und and escaped ea about thirty ebirt thota a being fired at mo me in tbt 1 melbis bile ono one of which wh kh took look effect in my ti hikly kly 1 all the property y I 1 left behind wa aaa either stolen or destroyed dei troyed OF J C I 1 pre preempted ulsted a hundred nod and sixty acres alongside of air deaver dearer hoo and was in the housa bouse vieb r ith bini on the night of tb abi e I 1 aa awaL awakened ened by having hating a pistol presented to my face and ws struck over oer abe h head ead with ono belore before I 1 could get gel up I 1 yas wa taken I 1 to 0 the riar biyer where a rope na al tied to my font feet and I 1 artas A s then thrown 1 over oser the back and in and out of the water fire or six times after which I 1 was taken alien bick back to the house nod and having a blanket thrown over my head 1 tat sat there tharo while my property wa being acia destroyed ui L athing cry tiling was wa TI troy id alter er completing this they told me not to stir during nl night ht and ir if L wa baever ever caught on the lake side bide of the jurdan jordan by bayor night I 1 was a dead man |