Show THE TRAGEDY AT MOUNTAIN MEADOWS notwithstanding the proofs which have been 0 given iven from non 1131 mormon ormon sources that the tragedy known as the mountain T meadows massacre was perpetrated pet rated without authority from the 11 mormon 11 ormon church or its leaders and from other sources that it was in utter opposition to authoritative anstr instructions ile ilc and in violation of f fundamental u lid ild principles of the mormon faith the charge is f frequently ly reiterated that the terrible deed was done by direct order of president brigham young and that t the he 61 mormon clori 11 0 n church is responsible for it that this is not only unfair but really wicked and detestable most persons who have impartially investigated that deplorable matter have frankly conceded we seldom notice the absurd and malicious stories told ill in relation to jt it by those who write and lecture against mormonism siu sin everybody with with ordinary sense ought to see the lolly of charging to a society or a community the wrongdoing wrong doing of a f few evs eis of its members particularly when the spirit and sentiments of the thie body are opposed to the evil complained of we V refer to this matter now because of a statement recently made by a from the mormon church one who is opposed to its teachings and authority one and who has joined a hostile sect and whose testimony would naturally be of an unfavorable character it ii possible his name is john II awley ile he lived in john D lees neighborhood at tile the time of the massacre and openly denounced the deed lie he claims that he was warned to be more on his guard in his language but continued to express his abhorrence of the murder ills his statement is published in the lamoni iowa herald kerald the I 1 Joseph Josephite itel 11 organ of june ath and is generally 1 antagonistic to this church but he closes his letter with testimony that we think should be put on record he refutes the statement in john D lees history that it he was at the meadows and declares that he knows nothing about ane inas massacre sacre except from hearsay and after describing the dispute at the tile time over his outspoken de denunciation 11 uncia tion ot of the deed he says that day brought brighams Brig hams message to the people concerning the company just killed but too late to do them any good it read as follows let them pass and and treat them as you yon would like to be treated were you passing pashing through their land when this was read 1 I had friends this testimony I 1 must meet some time jolln jolin HAWLEY at the final trial of john D leey leel lee the united states prosecuting attorney frankly admitted that the evidence entirely exculpated president young and the gyl gyi mormon ormon church from any complicity in the inas massacre sacre and there are ao lio people in the world who are more opposed in principle le and in practice 9 to the unlawful u shedding bedding ot of human blood than the latter dah day saints commonly called 11 mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 |