Show REPORTED assassination we have seen a short article in the missouri republican of may 25 copied from the van buren arkansas intelli ancer of ma may y 45 in which it ia is stated that parley parker pratt was shot shob by one hector H mclean on the of may way and some eight miles from van buren it is also stat stated ed that mr pratt prati lived about two hours after ha he was shot having ri no fully reliable information upon the subject and no details except the meager ones in the article articie above cited we are obliged to waive walie f further comment for the presents pre benty senty and print in lieu thereof the following poetical narration of elder P P pratts testimony experience peri ence travels and labors as penned by himself and elder john Tay taylors lorld response thereto published in the mormon of april 25 |