Show 215 ing his banishment14 Both deny that Baptiste was bound with ball and chain and that his ears were cut off Says Albert Dewey:1® I assisted in taking him to the island us were permitted to place him in a wagon four of and take him from the county jail on the promise we would not kill him Banishment oc cured early in the spring of 1862 when the lake was very low We had no trouble in driving him over to Antelope Island through its briny water Arrangements had been made with some boatmen Miller brothers according to Heath to meet us at Antelope Isrow him to an island about five miles land and north of Antelope Island Fremont Island xvhich was known as Miller’s Island At this time a couple of Davis County Stockmen brothers named Miller had cattle upon the island So it was that Baptiste was banished to Fremont Island not Antelope Island as was generally believed at that time and according to the L D S "Journal History" The account goes on to give reasons for the shift to Fremont instead of Antelope the chief one being that deep water would make his escape much more difficult Nothing would have prevented his wading ashore had he been left on Antelope Island as at first planned Furthermore the Millers had a cabin and a small supply of provisions on Fremont Island so the outcast to suffer unduly Hovever Baptiste did not remain long would not have 14 Heath’s account: and Deseret News May 27 News May 27 1893 15 Deseret News Salt on his isle of Lake Herald April 2 1893 1893 Dewey’s account: Deseret May 27 1893 |