Show lurleain lurl TAIN tl EMlOW we wa riyo give below tile tho philli philip Kli klingon igon smith one of the alie bi hops holls ho obey tl t l the orders of Brig frigham harn in ill tile 1 of mountain tain meadow 1 the lie fearful story lory I 1 q linn no comment nor joes does it 0 OC a doubt vac n of chiw couney j of lincoln les personally nally appe appeared ired before me peter H B miller 1 I allor clerk of ol 01 cobit chui t of ill the su seventh elith J judi icil ail district if f the state or of noonda Mo vadi phil philip smith wl iho bong being july duly sarn on oil 1 is i oath fays f my amne h philip klinson brilli I 1 reido ill i tile ilia county of if lincoln 1 iii 11 1 the state slate oc oense ne adaa resided nl al cedlo city ia 11 the county of iron in n tile teri Toni monitory tory of alili from A j J D 1851 to A 1 B 18 0 1 I woo w rei beijing jing at cedar city at it tile time lima of tile hie ni isAuro nt at mountain meadow in il said territory 4 of f utah I 1 had heard that at com lany l any of emigrants wn wa un its ils way from salt liko lako city cily bound Loui il rr for AH fornin said company arrived it at sail said cedar City tarried thor one day and passed IASI oil for Cati furnia oller after said coin company pany had bult cedar city cily the mil il itin was called out for fir the purpose of com acts of hostility them sail said call was a ile gular military militar call from the ghetu ku fiffi officer cers j to the subordinate officers and privates ortho regin re jent at cedar city and vicinity tr composing militia of tile territory of attili I 1 10 lo do not recollect tho the number liu rober of the regiment I 1 was at that IW time lima tbell ishup of tho the church of jesus christ of lamer hay santi nl cedar city isaac C haight was president ilent over said church nt at cedar city and the tha southern soul hern settlements in said Territory position i BS as bishop is sub ordinate to that unsaid IV V li 11 dimo dame was pre ident of ot said church at par osan in said iron county comity said dame was alo colonel of said je ament and lane igaac C raight was lieutenant monel of ruid ro res anent find said eaid juhn D lee of clarmo ny in said iron county was major said I 1 regiment wits was july duty ordered to muster armed and equipped m 11 tile direct slid and prepared for blid I 1 had no command nor office in said ragi ment on the ex pod alion reul resulted ted in said companas comp anys loins being massacred at tile ilia tin meadors in said eaid county orbron of iron about four days after said company of emigrants had left cedar city that ihil portion port on offard regiment thoi mustered at cedar city tool took up tip its lino lini af in pur pursuit uit of them about two alys after said enid company t hind and left cedar cear city colonel 1 I C heig height abt expressed in toy my pre tence it a debro abro that said company might inight bo be permitted to pass on their way in peace but afterwards lie lia told tile me ilat ile ho had ad orders to kill all of said enid company of emigrants emi era granta Crants except tile the little children I 1 do not know v whether 6 lead head qu artelA meant the regiment carowan parowan or tile tho headquarters of the iho com coln mander in culf nt at salt lake city when the said company got to iron creek about nebout twenty miles atom celar city captain joel white altar ted fur for tile the pinto creel sell le anent through gli tile taid said company comi any would pas pais for the of influencing tile people to permit said company to pass on their uny OY in I 1 asked and obtained per permission of baid nl will white ite to go with him bita to aid him in trying to save lice lil c whon when we ne got about three mile milca from cedar city wo we met major J U D lee site aked lit in gilgre me veto going I 1 replied that wo CT ere goinz going to try to prevent tile killing of the emigrants leo replied 1 I ila leaie e t tay say about that 00 jec was tit at that lint time p on rk his bis nay BY to Pa ra rewan tile the bead headquarters quarters of cf colonel dame said white and I 1 went to to pinto creek remained there ono one night tin aal I 1 the next day returned to cedar city meeting in said company of emigrants at iron creek before reaching cedar city wo net met one ira allen alien x ho ald ua ila that the decree decre 0 bad passed devoting said company to do da after the iho fight lind had been grin going on three or four days a message esage it from 31 flior lee rem lieu cedar city who mile stated chot tile ilia light had bad not been altogether successful upon which lieutenant colon 1 I ordered dered out a jerit at this is aimo H no I 1 was ordered out by captain john 31 bigby who abo ordered me to muster Ilar armed nied and equipped as the tha law directs it was a trial matter of life or dent death to nc me to muster or not find and I 1 mustered reil with wilh the reinforcing troops it was at this time birno that lieutenant colonel said eaid to mo me that it will was tile orders from headquarters that all but tile lio little tb children ildren of said company were to le ba kilbi said haight lad bad tit at that tittle jut cretu returned ailed riled from headquarters fit at carowan parowan Pu Pa rowan wilert a 11 military council led been held thero there had all loco leco a like council told hold tit at arci ous to that at which were present colo colonel a C 1 darno lieutenant colonel 1 I C Ilai glit and gajor john 1 I leo lee the result orthis firt first council was aas lie vall cout or ol said regiment for the iho pusa already i tile alio rein MO 1116 to tile iho mountain iliadou Mcado je s and alad llxie ie formed ft junction jun clion with alth tho file inabin lain body loo leo massed all the troops at a fairing and made it II speech to them allying that his orders fro froia were to kill tile the 0 entire tire colip eucks tho indall chillrud Chill rUn I 1 win wal not in th thomais thorAn oraIs Lt at that time but on ono tide side Ifil kint to a mail named and could not lot lift linio 0 M major pier lees liana lee then tit coat tt a fing of it truce lice to tle eni ig rant camp afi ching eno that il if they hid dain dai n lleti alms ai nis lie ito ajo elect lect 11 I 1 hey accordingly laid down their arm came out from flivia camp arid and themselves up to the said enid ler lee the N oien anil and children were then by the alio order of tild faid lee fiolli the met men and wire were marched ahead of the inen after the said emigrants lin lini hal I marched about a half htide tim arda cedar city tile lie order was given to licit lio it them doi down it at that time sa aid id leo lee was wai at it tile lead head of tile the column 1 I 1 JU did not hear lo leo was in it tho the rear rive give tile the order to crp are but heard it from the under ceia as ai it il una passed down tho the column the emigrants were mere then and there don dimi little children aboh I 1 immediately took into my harge idu I 1 di not know knowl hu the total number of said company comro iny s I 1 did not stop to u count the de dand ad I 1 ink ini nn antey vat the iho little in e wagons belonging to tile regiment arid and took them to Ilam lins randi ri nil and front from there hero to cedar city and pro procured curea ilium homes among n the J willis willia find and S murdy me 1110 in taking inking chargo charge chi children laren on the c citing odthe massacre IV 11 II dame find licul 1 I C came it to liam lint huie I 1 bad the enid children arid and fell into n q dispute in tile cour of winch sai anil I 1 told colunca dame that it if lie ho was going to report of the killing of faid nid erni emigrants grants he a b not list ito 1 it a done I 1 do not know A v lien or chere here said troops were disbanded about two weeks after said nim sacre occurred eaid ibid majur Leo leondo was also indian agent A ont to salt luke lake city add As is I 1 believe reported enid aid fight und anti its to 10 suits to the alio commander in chice I 1 aas as not present ill at either of the bufore before mentioned council nor der at any council connected with will tile the aforesaid military operations or nith said inid company I 1 gave nu no orders except to those connected nith tile saving of the children and those after tile hie massacre had occurred aud said aid orders were given as bichop aal not in ft a military kensit at the time of tile the firing filing of the airet olley I 1 discharged my piece I 1 did nut not liro fire afterwards though eel caal sub 1 alloys m ere cre fired after the firby fire bra was delivered I 1 at once set about ealing tile tho children I 1 commenced to gather up the children before the firing bring tied had ceased I 1 hao made the foregoing bedfor tile above entitled court lor the reason that I 1 believe that I 1 would krould be ansas assas should I 1 attempt altein pt to make inako tile same before tiny any court in tho the territory of utah after said eaid lee returned from salt lake city as aforesaid said eaid leo lee told mo me that he alad reported fully to lo tho the president roean flig tile ilia toni com in iii cliber tho the light fight tit nl mountain loun lain find and the killing ol of enid aid cini grano brigham Br ighani young was it at that time corn com ihander in chief of tho the militia of the territory of if utah find and faither de deponent enith emilli not signed WON Syll Iii subscribed and sworn to before me this bolh day of april A D 1871 1571 1 bl U MILLER county cark copy of offal eal district coult judicial district lincoln utah ter territory atory county vf scell salt lake 1 I 0 1 strickland jj of tile courton court of utah heiby certify that I 1 have carefully compared the foregoing copy of it will WILI tile the ori a of the same and 1 that tile foregoing copy is it 11 true literal copy of said ol 01 dgill gmal ni and that such comp comparison arlEon was made this fourth day of 1872 signed 0 F strickland ST KICKLAND 0 f utah salt lalo lake Co county ully 1 I james ill 11 ilc Kean chief justice of the supreme court of nid territory do certify thail have lime carefully compared the above copy of an sTi affidavit davit ich willi the original of tile tho same and know thia tha same to be lit in nil all particulars ticul tic ulars urs a truo copy thereof signed JAS U B chief justice ac dated september 5 1872 |