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Show and knew Mrs. Swanee by sight, and —___¢—__—_—. March 1, 1879. Killing A COUNTERBLAST. Elder Brand Gives “as Good as of a Thought See is Sent. Eps. Trrpune: I arrived here after a prosperous trip> to St. George, via San Pete valley and Sevier, when my attention was called by some of my friends to the enclosed clipping from a dirty sheet which has so often changed its name that itis hard to keep track of it, called, I think, the Territorial Hn. quirer, published by a dirty polygamist named Graham, to-wit:/ Aw ApostaTE SNEAK.—A low fellow, occupying a prominent position among the handful of “Josephites” in Salt Lake City, was in Provo on Saturday last, and with that brazen impudence for which he is noted, intruded his vile presence upon the ‘meeting of the Priesthood of this Stake, held in the morning. He knew perfectly well he had no‘business there, and that the meeting was-designed for Latter-day Saints only, but presunring on the possibility of his not being recognized as the sneak that he is, he entered the Meeting House and remained there an eye and ear witness to the proceedings. - There was nothing said or done at that " meeting that any member present would wish concealed, but it was a business meeting to which this meanest of Paul Prys]had no_invitation or right to be present, and he knew it. There was a good deal said, howeéyer, on that occasion, which the KJ osephite” might ponder over and profit by, His adul. terous and dishonest record is more widely known than he supposes, and ~ we would advise him, if he desires to maintain his supposed. social respecta- . bility among the few associates he has, to make himself scarce hereabouts. As I was the only Josephite Elder present at the time, I certainly can vouch for the fact that no Josephite disgraced himself by entering their meeting. As far as the Josephite profiting by what was there taught, he has had all the experience that he de‘sires in their teaching. e has not forgotten how they taught him murder under the name of atonement, and other abominable doctrines. The above article was written after the Josephite left, and the editor supposing he would ‘not be called to account for his slanders, ventured to publish this beautiful effusion. Pray, sirs, who is the sneak? Suchare the weapons of those who dare not meet the J osephiite Elders oe fair C. grounds. : RAND. poe Feb. 21, 18% Firing Prophet who Bullet-proof. was egg on Unarmed and Defenceless Prisoners in the Fort. 0 The Burton case was continued in the Third DistrictG Court, Friday, and the prosecution put on the stand MRS. EMMA JUST, who testified: I reside in Idaho, Snake River Valley on Blackfoot.. I was with the Morrisites in 1862, on the Weber river. I knew Joseph Morris, who was the leader of the sect. I was there with them about fifteen or sixteen months; no, we lived there over two years. We went from Ogden to that place. Prior to that time they considered us Mormons. Morris claimed to be a prophet. In June, 1862, 1 remember a body of armed men attacking the fort. They appeared on the south bluffs. I first saw them gathering on the blufls. Then we’ gathered in the bowery, and one of the apostles was reading a revelation, telling us what to do, and he was making a few remarks before reading another paper, when a cannon ball came through the bowery, killing two women and wounding a third. Then we were told to go, toour homes. Fighting commenced, and the next morning my father took up our the shooting of a wretch, or WRETCH, She was shot Morris fell. I floor and dug a cellar in the house. In eellar ourfamily .and..my. aunt cousins were placed for safety. father then went away from us, and this and My we saw little of him for aday or two. We saw her body. Isaw the four bodies. Mrs. Bowman was a little woman. As near as I can recollect she was dark complexioned. When she was shot she threw up her hands or dropped the child from her arms and staggered back a step or two and fell. father then sat down on Morris’ body His. and asked some one to kill him. words were in substance that he had NOTHING NOW TO LIVE FOR, and he wanted to be killed with the prophet. That is-the first time I noticed him particularly. He sat there only a short time, when’ a man came and snapped a gun athim, and then they dragged him away. I was seized by Burton and Stoddard and taken away also, and caught hold of the cottonwood tree and held on to it, and they left me, and then I returned to the bodies, but’ was taken away again. Mis. Bowman was killed before my. father sat down on the body,b positive that Burton and Bieddued Conk me away the first time. They moved me a short distance—only to the tree— about 20 feet away. I think it was the two men who moved me first. They were on foot. could not tell which man was on the dark horse, but one of them hada Jong beaid. What I know about this I wish: I did not. I am liable to get things somewhat mix ed, forI was quite young then. Our olks have talked this over a great deal among themselves and_ especially while in eber, but since then not a great deal. ‘Lately we have talked it over among our own people, both in Idaho and down here. We talked about it some since being here. T have talked of it with my old acquaintances, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Eliasson and others and Avith the District|; Attorney. Interrogated by @ juror: 1 saw the pistol in the hands of the man on the dark horse. . He. shot..Mrs.. Bowman and Isaw him doit. He was the same man who shot Morris from one side of the horse, and Mrs. Bowman from the other. By Attorney Williams: I remember hearinga call from one of the horsemen asking, ‘where’ is Morris, where is your prophet?” While the shooting was going on something was said about the prophet. I don’t remember whether anything was said by our people to the’ men on horseback. went out some at night. On the evening of the Sunday following, we heard that a white flag was hoisted, and we Morris from the east side of the school house, and was on the south side of him so that Morris was between him and the tree. Burton shot from four to the flag came from. Colonel Ross was | six times, and the:tw: Oxaen occupied re hot exactiy with me when, I believe, atively the same positions during the ne saluted the flag of truce. Burton - shooting. I was nearer to Burton than was on the south side of the fort, I be tO Morris, who fel] about where he was lieve, though we could not see him. ‘shot, afew steps from the tree. - The We had an old wagon rigged up as firing was done right there. I did not moving breast works which was about: ‘see Stoddard do any firing. He was being pushed into the Morrisite camp, Hae! with Cook when the firing was when they surrendered. It was seven- |} do -,1 don’t remember. seeing any ty-five yards from me. The flag was horsemen. woman— raised and brought out to that wagon,. Bowman—canie out to MorT belive, by an old man named Smith, called Burton some bad put as to this I cannot be sure. I am[ as.southwest of him. not sure that the flag was. brought out etween her and Morris. at all. Burton was not with us at the ail, for I got scared time we entered the fort, nor immed: river for my life, iately before. We went in just as soon ey came af as we saw the flag. All our force, exHeiner by a Juror: I dia not see cept those on detail duty, went in at her fall, but I saw Burton point his that time. We went in not in line, but pistol at her, and saw the smoke. asarabble. Col. Ross led us in. Burton and Stoddard were both was with the first of those who entered. described as light” complexioned men. We marched itness—I have no doubt as to who Burton was, nor that he was the man BETWEEN THE MORRISITES AND THEIR who did the shooting. ARMS : - JACOB GOHNSON, It seems to me the school house. was to our left, and we were between the was called and testified : In 1862 arms and the Morrisites. We formed June, I was with the Morrisites i in a line four, five or six deep. I don’t: Weber. I think it was in 1862, for I think our line was straight. One end was. there with them when they were of our column I think was facing the attacked. I was herding stock in a school house, and think we were southeasterly direction from the camp looking west, but the map says soutlt. when the troops camp up. I first saw We got into position just about the them in the forenoon. I can’t say time : Burton got into the camp with what hour, but it Was notearly. I was Stoddard. I can’ttell that there were herding the cows of the village, others present. If there were they were think it was 8 or 9 o’clock when I first Dr. Clinton and Jos oung who saw some men ride up on horseback. were serving as Burt ton’s aids, andsome Stoddard was among them. He said other horsemen afterwards followed, i he had a. paper “which he wanted believe, though I remember no me to take inimmediately. I refused, whereupon one of the party put a pisONE BUT STODDARD TENG, WITH “BURin to my head and said I must take it nor die. I coneluded to take it in. at that time. Some eight or ten horseMr Stoddard told me the contents of men afterwards came in. J remember that note. I gave the paper to John Burton having a bugler, who was un-Banks, who was a leading man there. ‘derstood to be Mark Croxall. He might4 He went to Morris’ house with the paave . “come 2 > With. urton,.|? per, Immediately after there was a put I don’t remember his jeing there bugle blown, and the @ people were therethen, though he wags around there afterby notified to. gather in the bowery. wards, I don’t rememb: .J. GoldThis: paper was ia or in the act of ing being there.” The “Morrisites were being read, but— not be positive south of us some twelve or fifteen steps, which. I next eae a loud report, the men, women and children being “and i ina fey seconds: after grouped together. A CANNON BALL here was an open space betwee the Morrisites and the school house, fell among the people gathered there. extending east and west; but I don’t T saw a young’girl’s chin shot off, and know whether anybody: occupied that ‘another. woman. 1 there dead. A space. Burton rode up to the Morrisgeneral scattering of the people followites, when he stopped between them ed. Firing continued: from the bench, and the school house. He was facing and about an hour after the Morrisitcs south, possibly. There was nothing I cannot tell how many passed between them and him, except ereusing arms. I did that he asked for Morris, and Banks not see many -of them together. answered him. Banks replied Morris could not pale any estimate of the was not present, but would be e third-day the Morris if Ber, d; and a flag of truce, in the hands*ot @ Mr. Brown was brought small pole. It twas a large don’t remember the pole being plant d,as Brown cdntinued to hold it. I ‘ext saw some of: the Morrisites co out and lay down their arms and then move to a “position southwest of the arms to ae in front of the school house. e > the stnee house. = of the Morrisites” -y eda.* thre? Abour I ‘saw two horseme ; D. “DAN CAMOMILE could not tell who they -were. They was called and eu I live in the called them Burton. ae Stoddard. Seventh ward o ake. In 1862 I saw Morris come out from the crowd, ward. I and after a few words I heard one of lived here in ie Wagenth had a part in the Morrisite affair. I the men on horseback say that was was in the posse adem Burton, wlro enough, and then he commenced firing. addressed commanded the forées. The posse Morris turned a litle, and the man on hin asking him if he was willing to went out, I believe, oe ‘the authority of a dark horse fired on him three or four go to Salt Lake with him, and I think Judge Kinney. We talked among ourues and he fell. Then a woman, By said no,. sir. He then ‘stepped to selves about the authority under which owman, went up to thes man one side, half facing Burton and half we were marching and the object of ah did the shooting and sai facing his people, and lifting his right moving on the Morrisites. We went and to heaven, said in a loud voice, “you BLOODTHIRSTY WRETOH,”’ to the Morrisite camp on the Weber, “All of you who are for me andm and he said, “no one shall call me that arriving there~ an time to open on the God, step this way.” At that instant, and live,” and he shot her. Then she camp the following morning, which the way I have it, 12th of June, Idaho, is in “town, on business con- staggered back and fell. I saw him was about thé ‘Oi shoot her. It was the same man who 1862. We had 5 or 600. men, all’ BURTON SHOT HIM. = nected with the erection of. some new had just shot Morris. I think he rode armed, and,we had one cannon. I beBanks then followed and said: “TI placer gold. mining works in Salmon a dark colored horse. I did not know longed to the infantry. ‘The next am with you and your God.” J don’t Falls’ district." He was engaged last Burton, but heard that the man I saw morning after arriving there Mr. Burremember that any — response Morris, giving him fall in helping to build the Cove & do the shooting’ was named Burton. ton sent a letter to was made by the Morrisites After that my father seemed disheartthirty minutes to surrender ; it not the before the — shootin commenced, Davis works at that place, 3which he ened and sat down on the body of Morcamp would be fired on Burton’s and Morris’ relative positions says are completed, and anenow being ris and asked them to kill him, for were not much changed. I can’t tell} THE CANNON WAS FIRED run with perfect success: This firm they had killed his prophet and he on which side of the‘horse Morris fell, had some trouble with their ditch durnow had nothing to live for. A man™ in about thirty minutes after the note but he fell near-the school-house. was sent. The firing lasted three days. ing the winter, causing delays, but came and snapped a gun at him and Banks came from the same direction On Sunday, the evening of the third _ everything has now been adjusted and then they dragged him off. I was day, a white flag was seen hoisted in as Morris, approaching Burton from ‘the pe are beim g most successfully taken by two men in another direction. Banks made this remark, the Morrisite camp, aand they were sent the south. operated. ve & Davis have a rich When I went back I saw some armed word to stack their arms in one place “Yam with you and your God,” and gravel about forty feet thick, an men near there, but none of the Morthe shots were going on. Banks fell in the fort, and retire to another part ‘ da: or water and first-class risites were armed. I saw men in all about threeseconds after Morris got of the fort. The whole of. the posse ilities, and are so assured of directions whom JI-supposed were went in, as ne as I know. We were. the irst shot, and he fell dbout the same § that they intend putting up troops, but Tdon’t know whether they place as Morris, though I believe he ordered to le in between the ‘Morris- | P another set of plates as soon as room were armed or not. There were troops fageered away. ar few steps before he ites and their arms. The school house:|. can be made for them. r. Edginton ae between our arms and our seemed to me to stand with the ends: -fell.:Mrs. Bowman came from the same reports the gold-bearing gravel depeople crowd, and from the same direction as posits of Snake river as the source of Oross:Hxamined: 1 have lived in north and south, and with. the door Morris and Banks. Burton was not in seemingly, on‘the west side. We, the great future wealth to those who can Snake River Valiey for eight years. a direct line between her andme. She posse, were-drawn up in a line to the get out a sufficient supply of water After the trouble, in 1863 [ went to called him a murderer and he shot east of the school house, between the and can handle large quantities of the Soda Springs with Connor’s command her. These. horsemen of Burton’s arms and the Morrisites, with the Morgravel by hydraulics. He anticipates where I remained until 1865 when I party came in about the | the risites fifteen steps in {ront of us, the quite a rush to the river when spring returned, to Salt Lake “and was at shooting was over. Every ARMS BEING BEHIND US. opens, but those who go without suffiCamp Douglas nine or ten months, Bi cient means to invest properly he and then returned again to Soda The men, w men and children were thinks will be disappointed, as it re- Springs; thence to Cache Valley to t quires a capital of from $1,000 to trade our horses for cows; thence to ty-five Mo L | $3,000 to bring out the water and pul, Snake river where we stayed a short of women and doub up the plates. ; ne Lincoln Valley; to children Nt ‘ontana and which me BURTON’S MEN 2 came in from the west, and took ¢harge of the arms. They came in2co umn three4o five deep, and after pa sing ite apes: A West Jordan Conyert eorhe Wingdom at West Jordan has de D rian OO UUU L ‘ S| the | My. ‘Camo His. aA is George ibm on. Lf tree. When we he ad je our places"l was continued 1862 I was 12 years old’ It was Sunsaw Burton and Stoddard coming in on He said: I was oneof twenty-five men day evening when my fer called us horseback, followed at some distance called on to take a particular house in out of the cellar after thé fight. Wi e by other horsemen. Burton. rode up lived southwest of the school-house, or “and inquired for Morris, who was ab- ‘the fort. We received the order just previous to the surrender. I did not nearly south of it. sent, but Banks said he would send for go as one of the twenty-five as I was Ricchards. A few years ago he went to Morris, who shortly ‘afterwards came BILLY: JONES excused. A party did go and take that West Jordan a strong Methodist, and. through the crowd to where Burton lived on our right and Klemguard on house. I was not excused because of was the most active person of that faith was standing. our left. Jones was the man’who was the supposed peril. I was among the in the world. He drummed up good Burton made a remark like this: first who went into the fort. I cannot meetings for the traveling preachers of in prison at the time of the trouble. “Are you Joseph Morris?” Morris c went from our house direct to the mention who went in immediately Methodism, and was always talking of said that was his name, and then Burpeopie in front of the school-house with me. I know one was Thomas building a ‘church. He was working ton asked him if he would give up, alter ~-the . surrender. Some of lowers—since dead. Iam not cerin the Old Telegraph concentrator, and and go to Salt Lake with him, to which, the Burton men seemed to be about six week since he was baptized I think, Morris repl lied “No, and lift- tain that McMasters went in shoulder our people. I canto shoulder with me. was a captain in the Mormon Churchjhaving experi-: mixed up with ing his right hand heavenward, not tell how many they numbered. enced freligion. On Friday night the of ten in the militia, but not in that and turning so as to partly face Burton Ross was a colonel, and Mutual Improvement associations had I only watched my father and Morris. and partly face his people, he said, crusade. Icould only see afew of them. BeMcMasters was a captain. I can’t tell a joy meeting, in which the new con“You that are to be now who were my comrades. I can’t vert was called on to bear testi- fore the shooting they seemed FOR ME AND MY GOD The flag was tell who stood next to me in the line mony, and inthat maiden speech he trying to take us away. step this way.” Just then Burton shot near the school house, and some one guarding the arms. Col. Ross and a declared he had at last found the right him, and Banks at the same instant said we must go over there by the flag, man named Romney had command of road to Heayen; that he “knew” Joe going towards. Morris, said: “I am but I stayed by my father, and two men the line. I think they wentin with us. I Smith was a prophet, and got in a great with you and your God, »” and he was took me by the arms and dragged me think Romney had charge of the col: deal more of such trasl shot also. I have no doubt as to the over. Burton and Stoddard were these umn. I saw him when he reported person who shot Morris, and it was two men. My father sat on Morris’ before leaving this city. McMasters, Utah Emigrants. Burton. I have no doubt of the person body at the time, I think, and when he Ross and other’ officers, were there. who did it. I knew Stoddard, and he Eps. TriBunE: As there were seyRoss, I think, was at the head of the ASKED SOME ONE TO KILL HIM, did not fire a shot an a moment, eral of us thinking of coming to your column—near the end of it—the end aman stepped upto do it for him. was then confusi e women town or country some time this spring nearest the school house. I don’t reGcorge Richardson was that man. He seemed to think (hey: were all going to member or fall, I thought I could find out someseeing McMasters‘anywhere leveled the gun at my father, but it thing through you. want to know be particularly there, but he was about. I only snapped. Richardson is ‘now in how far the Horn Silver mine is from saw him near the head of the column Mrs. Bowman stepped out of the the penitentiary of Dakota. I thought Salt Lake City, and what are the chances crowd, at the time Morris fell, and both before and after the shooting. He the gun was snapped, I heard a click, -for laboring men there? Also, what looking up to Burton called him a was at the end of the column near the but we were under the impression that is the price for common laborers and school house and elsewhere. I onl murderer, whereupon he said no one none of the faithful could be killed, mechanics? Please answer these quessaw him for a moment. It was precould call him that and live, at the and thought ae was why my father tions. {[ would be glad to receive a same time shooting. her. She stagvious to the shooting that he was helpwas not. I not believe Morris was copy of your paper. Please let me gered a step or two and fel ing form the column. Since that time dead. I saw the wadding fly bac know, and oblige. I don’t remember the color of the I haye been variously employed as from his coat, and I thought it was the ANCHESTER, Adams Co:;.0.5 , Feb. 13. farmer, real estate agent, etc. The horses Burton and Stoddard rode on bullets rebounding from his person.We that occasion. [The Horn Silver mine is about 200 witness was excused. believed Morris was the same as Jesus, We brought all the able bodied men miles south of Salt Lake. The chances THOMAS WILLIAMS and that he would rise if he was killed. to our camp, and left the women, chilhave seen the map of the Morrisite for laboring men—mincrs—are gocd; was called and testified: I live in Ogdren, wounded and aged men with the den. I went there in 3d. I was in they get from $2.50 to $4 per day, and camp as furnished by the prosecution. Morrisites. Our house,? Jones’ andj Klemguard’s South Webér part of the time in 1862 mechanics from $2 to'$3 —Ep.] While in the posse I heard no comwere all joined together. We ha with the Morrisites. I was there when mands as to what we were to do. When HO RO ae IBURAKS angling from our attacked by a body of armed men. It I heard this woman call Burton a murhouse to the school house. Taberal School. commenced June 13th, and lasted three derer, Morris had fallen. I went pretty near tothe door of the ‘days. It ended on Sunday. The at Eas Tripune: Jam happy to state HE SHOT HIM TWICE school house when we got out. <A tree tacking party appeared on the hill south that last week our Independent. school stood near the southeast corner of the Tam certain, and perhaps three times. of us, about 8 o’clock on Friday mornwas commenced, as announced, and school house, about twelve feet disI don’t remember that Burton and ing. I was down by the river and isa lready attended by ~ thirty-six tant. It was a cottonwood tree. When oo dismounted after the shoot when I got to the fort a bugle was don’t remember blown for us to gather to the bowery. scholars from six to nineteen years of we first came out who were all around. My mother and age. This week we expect this ae HH: pe by Sutheriand.—BeThe leaders, except Morris, were there. father came out when I did, but I cantween 1862 and I lived in Cache In a short time a cannon ball came and. number increased to a round not tell who else. Women and childtwo women and wounded Valley. Icame from Missouri here, killed forty, exceeding the Public ren were coming from all directions. School in the Mormon mecting We dispersed then. I went but Lam an Englisbman by birth. I another. We halted with the crowd. I kept as was summonedto serve in the posse to a little house we had and hid. Half house by six or eight, nothithstand. near my parentsas I could. I can’t under W. A. McMaster, of the Eleventh an hour or an hour after we were ing the fact that the latter enjoys the say whether the Morrisites were hudordered to defend ourselves. The firing material support of the appropriation Ward, a captain of 50. was a capdled together or not. Persons were be- tain of lasted an hour before we got the order and the ee aid of the ecclesiasti.J. Ross had command tween me and the school house. I of the infantry, which numbered about to defend ourselves, and it continued eal thumb-se think they were all Morrisites—mostly until about 6 o’clock on the third day. Suey LAD. ‘Utah Feb. 20, 1879 300 men who were mustered from here, women and children. I don’t rememand were all under the command of It was not far from sundown when He ber seeing Morris until he walked up surrendered. On the third dayt Ross. There were about-.25 mounted [. 0. 0. F. tuwards the horsemen. He was be- men at the Morrisite camp, but how Mormons The following Past Grands of Salt tween me and the school house, and many cavalry went from here I don’t ORDERED US TO SURRENDER. Lake Lodge No. 2, were elected as was walking towards the horsemen. know. On the way up we gathered in A white flag owas raised, and reinforcements until we had about 500 representatives to the Grand Lodge of He commenced speaking to his breththe common soldiers came inren or the people, but it seems to men. I think we arrived on the borUtah, which convenes at Ogden City, to the fort. Burton and Stodme he ders of the Morrisite camp on the April 10, 1879: James H. Darling, dard entered on horseback after the Thursday night before the attack, NEVER FINISHED THE SENTENCE. R. B. Horn, Leroy Hobbs, P. H. Lanflag was raised—about fifteen minutes and camped four or five miles distant. Theard him say something to his peonan, A. T. Riley, A. J. Riley, Henry after. The troops numbered 500 or I know of no official communication ple, to whom he turned. Morris stood Simons, Jno. P. Sorensen, W. 600, and were stationed —— bebetween our camp and the pe a little north and east of me, and _perStaines, E. M. Wilson and Joseph tween us and our arms. Burton’s that night, but we captured some haps between me and the tree. When men were armed with guns. He asked Wea were hunting cattle, sack -Morris to give himself up, and the anspeaking he was shot, and I risites who we made them prisoners. don’t know whether it was swer was he would give himself up to Going to Salmon River. WE MARCHED ON THEIR CAMP the shot that made him turn or not. the Lord. Then Burton began firing Frank Foote will leave for Challis, The horses were prancing, and I was about 8 o’clock the next morning, soon and fired five or six shots. When MorIdaho, in a few days, having made arabout eight feet from Morris when the ris fell Mrs. Bowman came out of the after which we opped communication rangements to handle and sample the shooting was going on. I think I had with them. We came oyer the Sand crowd and called Burton a blood thirsores of that region. The necessary hold of mother’s hand. The distance Ridge. I noticed only one door in the ty wretch. He said no woman could machinery has heen ordered, and withbetween me and Morris was increasing call him that and live, and then he shot school- house, which seemed to me to in a few weeks the miners of the as the shooting went on. We felt an her. I did not see her fali, but I saw be in the west side of the building, but Salmon River country will have the impression that he was all powerful, this map shows it was a south door. Robert T. Burton. Burton was more advantage of a home market for the and that caused us to press close around J did not read the note sent by Burton. fleshy then than now. I did not see products of their mines. him all the time. Morris did not go Mrs. Bowman after she was dead. Tam not certain that the paper was far from the spot where he was first sent by Burton, though that was the ross cramined. The white flag was shot before. he tell. <1 can’t say ‘The Finest and Most Natural. general report. We were all down in held by an old man who had it on a whether there were two or three men the valley or on low. bluffs. The stick near the school house. Burton’s. The finest, purest and best flavors for on horse back. I was nearest the man school-house door was in the side of men were coming into the fort when I cakes, puddings, pastry, ete., are Dr. on the dark horse who did the shoot the building. Our forces came in first saw the white flag. They were rice’s Special Flavoring Extracts, ing. The other man was on a lighter rom the west side, it seems to me, coming into the fort from the west, and In this age of adulteration it is gratihorse. I could not be positive about about 4 or 5 o’clock p. m. I was Burton was not far off Stoddard’ and fyingto find one to stick to the old among the first who went into. the Burton came in, but didn’t know who path. of honesty, and consumers owe it the exact color of the horse of either of them The horsemen were facing to camp, and Burton went in from the they were. Burton came in with about to themselves to Tee —o efforts. the westward. Burton was quite close fifty men, and they took up a position outh. J wasin, before Burton. The to Morris—so close that ihe horse’s northeast of the school house. There infantry 800 strong, got in first, Mr. EpMUND JOHNSON, United States nose was in a line between me and Morbut the riflemen who were sent to anwere two or three stocks of our Consul at Tampico, Mexico, in a letter ris. I watched feat closely until he other ride of the camp, came into the arms. The Morrisites were in written to a friend in Washington, and fell. fort afterwards, but the regulars all front of the school house in a bunch or dated the 20th instant, says: “A balwent together. Twenty-five men were compact body. They did not make a THE HORSEMAN WHO DID THE SHOOTloon, evidently from some civilized appointed by : bunch by enough to quarter fill the ING x country, about sixty or seventy feet in court room here. : JOSEPH A. YOUNG size, with acar and all the comforts was between me and Morris. The BURTON STOPPED for a voyage, made of silk, efc., was shots[ heard seemed to be too rapid to to make a rush op a certain log cabin ‘ound at Osulwama by the Indians in be fired by one man, As many as in the fort, at the risk of their lives. near the school house, and he asked “woods. They tore the silk from it, from three to six were fired at Morris, Morris to give himself be They were This log house was in the Morrisite ‘tole everything that could be carand perhaps as many as ten shcts in camp, but perhapsa little disconnected both standing there when I came up, “and refused to give any iaforall were fired. idon’t remember any and Morris was asked to give himself irom the otherhouses. I don’t rememathe subject, for fear they one in particular being around me. up, and he said he would give himself ber any wall around the fort, but we to disgorge,”’ After Morris tell Mrs, Bowman went used a ditch bank as breast works. I up to the Lord. Burton came up to had anew accession—a convert to the only faith by which human souls can be saved and exalted i in the world to come. The fellow's nume is Richards—Elder co a ter “m2 & the‘seh 1t the 4 } oF ic and face the group of. Morr Fste Some conversation followed betwee Burton and others, when firing com: menced, but I cannot tell what the conversation was. Burton was on horseack../ Morris was in the gathering, but where I cannot say. Burton shot toward the group. I saw him shoot a woman, but I can’t say that I saw him shoot Morris, It was only a few seconds after shooting towards Morris when he shot the woman who was close to his horse. Sne seemed to be coming towards Burton, and she was in the act of taking hold of the bridle reins of his horse. She said something like ‘You blood ey, wretch,” or “blood thirsty hound” or “dog,” or words to that effect. He replied that no woman could call him that and live, and immediately shot her. She staggered and fell. I } heard her name was Bowman. next taken by the arm, led off by some men, and marched to Burton’s camp as a prisoner, I was 14 years old at that| time. Oross aad by Mr. Willies My mother and. _p-father were living there at that tive. I was abott two miles from the camp when I was forced to take a note. home. I had come out from the camp that morning with my herd. An old man and a boy younger than myself were with me. was addressed by the Burton party individualiy. I did not know any of those with Stoddard. I knew Stoddard by having seen him frequently in the ‘“Morrisite camp, and afterwards I worked for him. Some of this party accompanied me a part of the way to the camp—possibly own several of the benches. I did not sce the main force until they came over the bluffs, when I was in the fort. Stoddard told me that he had a large force behind him. I entered the fort from the South. Imet Banks in the door yard, and gave him the note. I saw people about the fort. I told Banks where I got the note. I next saw Morris and Banks-in the east side of the bowery, after the bugle was blown, which was five or ten minutes after receiying the note. I was somewhere in the fort when the bugle was blown, but did not go home until after I heard the bugle. "The people generally came out ‘io the meeting in the bowery. ‘The leaders were generally there. I think they had some singing and prayer; then they read a paper, but Jam not sure it was the note 1 brought. I think some remarks were made by a man whoread the paper or was about to read it, when the cannon ball entered the bowery. After that I think there was CONTINUOUS FIRING, or at least for some time. The people dispersed, some one, I think, having told them to take care of - themselves. went to the “north side of the buildings, then to the north side of the school house, and some one told us they were firing from the north side of the river, and that it would not be safe for us to remain there. This was from a half to an hour after the first cannon shot. J saw men on the bluffs north of the fort, distant about half a_ mile. Some cottonwood trees and brush were rowing on the river on both sides. I saw several men on the north bluffs firing. I then went to the west side -of the fort. The bugle was blown afier I left the school house, and I understood| that blast to pe a signal for the Morrisites TO TAKE UP THWER ARMS. I went home about dusk, when several shots were fired at me, the bullets coming through the door. When the white flag was raised on the third day I went out. with other people. It was west of the school house, and~ was being carried by Alonzo Brown, who took it east and around to the east end of the school rouse. I saw Burton first coming into the fort. The Morrisites came out and threw down their arms, I think, promiscuously. Then Burton’s men came in and formed a line between the arms and the Morrisites. The troops numbered 800 or 400. I did not see Burton at that time. As the arms were deposited, the Morrisites went to a position southwest of the schoolhouse. I first saw Burton come in on the north side of the school-house, and then swinging round to. the right. Stoddard was with him. I think Burton rode A DARK HORSE. J think some one else was with him. Burton spoke to some one in the Morrisite crowd just about the time he brought his horse to a halt. Considerable confusion existed among ihe women and children. Some conversation passed between Burton and some one in the crowd, but I can’t tell what was said. I did not see Burton have any paper. a heard what the woman said and I have an impression that florris invited his people to come with him. Then Burton fired i which fell and rolled a. foot or two from her when she was shot. When Morris addressed the crowd there was a general movement. made in a southwesterly direction by the Morrisites. I can’t give any reason why they should move in that direction, only the horses were charging. Shortly after several others of Burton’s mounted men came into the camp. I did not see any one but Burton and Stoddard fire their pistols. I can’t tell how many arms were thrown down by the Morrisites, but I saw probably twenty or more. From sixty to eighty Morrisites usually drilled, but I cannot say positively how many there were. I cannot say that I saw Morris after he was shot. saw the woman fall, and after she-had fallen I saw a good deal of blood on er face. Iwas a little northwest or perhaps west of where she lay. LLIVED WITH STODDARD several months, having gone home with him after the trouble. I talked with Stoddard about it some little time afterwards, but not a great deal. remember attending a trial of the Morrisites in this city afterwards, but I do not remember who was tried, nor that I was subpeenaed as a witness. MRS. ANNA CORDON was called and testified: I live three miles out of Ogden in Lynn district. I have lived there twenty-five years. I remember. the Morrisites, but I did not believe in them. I was there, having been called in as doctress by one of Bishop West’s brothers. I went over on Saturday and was there on Sunday afternoon. Tsaw a white flag in the Morrisite camp on Sunday evening, and‘all the Mormons there went in. I saw General Burton there, and he was always ahead of the others who were with him. He went around the school house to where the Morrisites were standing, and asked for Morris, who was there. knew him very well, and he stood with his eyes turned towards heaven, but thought it was TOO LATE TO PRAY, for I saw Brother Burton sitting on his horse, with a pistol in his hand going tick tock, Then I heard three or four shots, and Morris fell on his knees, and then over on his side. A woman ran out and put her hands under his head, and raising him up, called him prophet. I went after that woman and took her away,for she was shot in the breast. Then I heard a voice say, “There is your prophet,” and shortly afterwards I heard the people say, “there is another woman killed,” and looking up saw another woman on the ground all covered with blood, and a babe a few feet from her. I cannot say positively that I saw Brother Burton shoot Morris or the woman. I saw the smoke between his pistol and Morris, and heard the shot that killed the woman— (Bowman). This witness was not troubled much on cross-examination and was excused. The court aes until Saturday seine at 9:30 o’clock _ Interest in the Case Increasing the Court Crowded. SALUT LAKE: up to the man who did Morris and called him A BLOOD-THIRSTY and he then shot her. almost as quick as eS TRIAL. H BURTON leat THE 2 —— SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH oo saw the fie of truce being borne by an old man inside the fort, ‘and it was atterward put on a pole. It was near the school house. I. could not tell -where_ i THE WEEKLY 1579. SELVER HOEY NOTES. REEF. Confounding Theories ané Confusing the Rock Sharps. eMail But th Metal is There Camp Away Up. and anes the ees —_s—_ Correspondence Tribune. | SILVER Rex, eb. 19, 1879. The man who first prospected in this district for mines, could not have believed in the geological theories upon which mining men have based their calculations. ‘A sedimentary formation,’ was the verdict of some of the shrewdest experts on the Coast. A sedimentary formation, and then what? Failure. That was the conclusion some of our best miners came to, and they said that if it were possible for the Almighty to have placed mineralin such a place, the supply was limited, and atany day the bottom might fall out of the camp, swamping those who invested in it. Northern mining men do not like Silver Reef. They have predicted its failure, and are doing their utmost to make others believe that although it has not failed, it is bound to do so at any time. SOUR GRAPES, A miner left Salt Lake City, and located a certain merchant in a mine’ here. That merchant is a banker in your city, and owns some of the richest mines in Utah and Montana. An expert was sent down to look over the ground, and although the deed would have cost only a few dollars, the expert’s report was unfavorable, and the offer was rejected. That mine made for its owners a fortune. Our standard works on geology make no mention of sandstone in connection with silver; but since the discoveries made in this district, theories, like sand and cactus, abound in profusion. Meet a mule skinner in the Reet and he will tell you that “at a certain period this county had been overflowed and the sediment having setlled in regular layers, became solidified as the waters re- ceded, and the gases arising from the decayed vegetation precipitated the silver held in solution and—there it is.” Walk into a lawyer’s office and_ask for an opinion and you will be told that “at a certain period this country had been overflowed, and the sediment having settled in regular layers, became solidified as the waters receded, and the gasses arising from the decayed vegetation precipita. ted the silver held in solution.” I was going down to the Last Chance mine, the other day, and, fearing that I had taken the wrong trail, T accosted a Chinaman who was hanging out some miners’ clothes ona line strung between two cedars. The reason I knew they were miners’ underclothes was SANDY. that among the pieces the Celestial had nung up was a pair of red drawers the A Pleasant Reunion—Railroad Ties— legs of which were held together by Ore Sampling and Shipments— nothing save the grace of God and the Sandy Itself Again. back strap. the Last “Mellow, John, where’s Correspondence Tribune.] Chance?” “Tow Bluckeye.” ¥ SAnpy, Feb. 21, 1879 “Below the Buckeye, ch. What you Between twenty. and twenty-five think of this country, John?” ladies of our town, together with a few “Piutty glood. One time clountry gentlemen, assembled at the -residence heap water. Sabee? Water all gone; Mud dly all same dobie.” of our hospitable friend, Charles Jen- cheap mud. “Yes, yes; the gases arising from gen, one evening last week, where they . the decayed vegetation precipitated the met the Rey..Mr. Bird, the Presbyterian| silver heid in solution. Isn’t that it, clergyman of American Fork, who you son of a gun?” “Wina muck a high, low Ching visits us every two weeks. The meettong nigh a high zoo.’ ing was a as a “pound meeting,” A sympathetic feeling made us feel familiar to many persons from the like brothers, and we parted. Eastern States, but entirely new to:the Every man in the camp has his own majority out here. ach person was peculiar theory regarding the origin of expected to bring with him or her one this formation. And in justice to the a. of something, but judging frome intelligence of this community, I must e of the packages, as they were say that no two theories are alike, This aeited on the tables, a person woulda | shows that the Reefers have got self esteem enough in them to form their own Opinion, and stick to it like men. Bat while scientists may differ as to the means by which nature, or Providence, made this knife brick country a rich ‘in silver, practical men have demonstrated the fact that silver exists ee here, and in paying quantities. I am n | Bot ashamed to acknowledge that in s camp [am at sea. My ect ines. avails - ne nothing here, and. were -80 if quainted and t the Gentile element here. ET was entirely taken by cure and e pressed a wish that this would prove the foundation of a good Christian influence in the town of Sandy. The party enjoyed themselves until 11 o'clock, when all adjourned to their homes, ‘pleased with the evening’s enterlainment. Much credit is due Mrs. Tahoon, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Jenson and others for the organization of so pleas-ant a reunion. RAILROAD TIES. Quite a number of teams are bus hauling ties from the surrounding canyons to this place for the extension of the Utah Southern railroad, where on elivery, certain lots are cashed at 50 cents per tic. OC. Decker, I understand, has the contract for all the ties used in the construction of 30 miles. ORE HAULING. Our fine weather has caused the employment of a largenumber of teamsin hauling ore from Butterfield Canyon, are located the Yosemite and “Ex. tension mines. Maguire and Derelin have a lease on the Extension, and judging from the body of ore in sight and the extensive mining experience of ‘the ae together with the rise in lead, Jack and Tom are bound to make a good fine THE SMELTERS. The Mingo ee under the super intendency ot Mr. Knapp, aided by Messrs Tahoon and Perry, are driving two stacks day and night, with a for ce of forty to fifty men. When ore becomes more plentiful, it is intended to turn two more stacks loose. Our sampling mills are doing well. a Sandy works are kept running steady. The Pioneer, owned by R. McIntosh, of your city, is crowded day and night, and if the rush continues, which from all appearances it will, a regular night shift will have to be put on. The boys around the mill who have worked there a long time, and are made of solid material, cannot stand up to night and day and do justice to themselves. The Pioneer employs from twenty to twenty-five men, whose services amount to about $1, 200 monthly, and Sandy claims them as her own boys. They spend their earnings in our midst, whic begins to make business of all kinds look up. 'o give you an idea of the labor these men have to perform on what is known as a day shift, I will state they ship and handle from 100 to 125 tons per day, and keep loading broad-guage cars as fast as the Utah Southern Railroad can furnish them. They also sample independent of the above from thirty to forty tons of ore per day. o see the sheds and mill filled with ore awaiting shipping and sampling reminds one of former days when Sandy was looming. While there this morning hunting some news for you I was ‘astonished at whatI call one of the hughest samples ever gotten out in this Territory, a sixty-five ton lot from the Jacob Lawaence mine in Little Cottonwood, originally, I believe the old Vallejo, ‘and if I were any judge I would think a few samples of such as that would cause the lucky owne to quit bethering their heads about any more of this world’s filthy lucre. Two more samples of the same amount and quality are now awaiting to be sampled, together with ten car loads of splendid ore from the Hclipse, Little Cottonwood. Mr. Arthur Cushing, general superintendent, aided by Geor ge B. Davis in the office, are kept as busy asbees from daylight until 10 and 12 ‘o'clock midnight, and if McIntosh is not doinga land office business in the handling and sampling offices, then I don’t know anything. WASHAKEE. FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. Ann Injured Miner. Stoddard also did some shooting. Geo. Dallimore, yesterday morning, saw the effect of the shot he fired at the was severely injured while at work in woman. He was a little further west the Stewart mine in Bingham. Some of Burton than Morris was, while Morris was a little southwest of him. timbers were being slid dotwn a chute I don’t remember seeing Banks at that and thinking that the full number had time. Mrs. Bowman addressed Burton been received he got in the way, when as a oa dog, or something of a descending stick struck him just that kind. @ was short in stature, above the hip, laying him out. He but I can’t sa whee was her complex- | was brought to this city on last evenion. She was probably 25 or 80 years ing’s train, and placed in St. Mark’s of age. I think she wasin the act of Lospital 10 be cared for. His injuries taking hold of Burton’s bridle, and are not, however, considered dangerwith one hand was holding a baby, , ous, ay MORMON TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. ee gs a THE SILVER-BEARING REEF, as locatea at present, is in the shape of a horse shoc. Along the west side of this shoe, and beginning at its southern end, I propose to follow the vein and descrive the mines now being worked. This 1s known as the White Reef. Inside this shoe, and jutting out from its southwestern end is another reef, called the Buckeye. The latter sinks at the end of. one of the liveliest little mining towns in the Rocky Mountains. Surrounded by red sandstone mountains, and with but very little shade, in a country where the mansenete is now in blossom, this must be a warm town in summer; but I am told that natural deaths are unknown and unless’ a fellow runs against the wrong man, he can live here as long he wants to, and a few.days longer The merchants of this town are as well up in business as those of San Francisco and keep on hand all that the requirements of the camp demand, from broadcloth to Chile beans. The saloons are numerous and fixed up regardless, mirrors and fancy fixings in profusion and perhaps the amount of whole glass in the saloons speaks well for the. quality of “inspiration” dealt out to the boys. A -hurdy house is run in full blast and this, besides the games running, speaks well for the camp. There is no use of disguising the fact that prosperity and iniquity go hand in hand in the West and, if as church going people claim, dancing isn’t orthodox, the Reefers are a w ete PO Coe a ene ee ee ee > ee a |