Mariposa Democrat., 1857-07-09
Account of the killing OF p. r. Pratt-Mrs.
NIcLenn's Letter.

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EIcLean's Letter.
The following are extracts of letter writ
ten by Mrs. Mclean, to the editor Of the Yes.
tern Standard, giving an account of the killing
of Farley Pratt by her husband. The Bull
letin says that they must be taken cum grano
sali -
After stating that her husband (Mr McLean)
had taken away his children from her, and she
had been arrested on the charge of larceny, in
conncxion with Pratt, and James and Elias
Gammell, of the clothing belonging to the
children, and must 60 to Van Buren, Arkan-
sas for trial, Mrs. Mclean says: r1
The next day when on the way we met
company of soldiers who had p. P. arrested.
We were carried TO Van Buren,, distance Of
over hundred miles, and brought before the
court only to be told, There is nothing against
you, you may dfpart.' When Farley was re-
leased from the prison, Mclean took after him,
and two men accompanied him. and little
later the rabblc. Twelve miles from the town
they got up with him, fred six balls which only
made holes in the skirt of his coat
lone of the men then headed Parley's
horse, which threw lin entirely in the power
Of Mclean, who then stabbed him twice one
of the wounds went direct TO his heart and lie
fell from his horse. But the fiend was not
satisfied, after leaving him once for dead, hc
came back and when close to him fired, which
made wound on his neck but would not have
taken his life. After all this lie lived two
hours and half and answered to many ques-
tions made by persons who came TO the spot,
and saw him die. This is the testimony of the
man who lives near the place and saw it all
Che name Wnn) went the following day
under the protection Of Mr.. Hays, the Marshal,
to Mr. Wlnns house, where | saw the dead
body of the Beloved Parlcy, saw his pre-
cious blood dripping Fl om his heart"
We make up the following brief sketch Of
the affair from the Van Buren, (Ark) Intel
Ugencer.
Pratt became acquainted with Mrs. Lean in
San Francisco, Cal, where She was at that
time (over two years ago. living with her hus-
band, Hector II. Mclean. They were happy
and prosperous until she made the acquant-
auce Of Pratt, and embraced the Mormon faith.
Soon afterwards she cloped with Pratt TO Salt
Lake, and became his ninth wife. After the
elopement, at the request Of Mrs. McLean's
parents residing in New Orleans, Mr.. Mclean
sent the children, two boys and girl, to them.
Some months afterwards Mr.. Mclean received
news that bis wifi. had clopcd with two Of the
children. lie Immediately left San Francisco
for New Orleans, and there learned that his
wife, under the pretencc of having abandoned
Mormonism, bad gained the confidence of her
parents and eoped with the children He
pursued them to Fl. Gibson, and succeeded in
having them arrested, with Pratt, and taken
to Van Buren, Ark, for trial After an exam
ination they were discharged. Pratt, as soon
as released, left the city on horseback. Mclean
soon after started in pursuit. and overlook
Pratt and killed him. The IateUigencer adds,
Deeply do we sympathize with Mclean in
the unfortunate condition which Mormon vii
lainy and flnaticism has placed him."
Mclean was not arrested; and such is the
popular feeling against Mormon rascality, that
a writer from the vicinity says that there was
not Jail in Arkansas that would have held
Mclean had be been arrested.
MRs PAR1ISeroN IN MINNESOTA" Life
frustrated by foul air in wells" mused Mrs.
Parlngton, listening to lkc's reading of the ad-
vertiscmcnt Of the celebrated phrenologist and
publishers, in the last number of the Bytown
Beacon, and slightly mistaking the meaning,
good soul "Foul air in wells, repeated she,
" this must be the carbuncle astral gas that
illustrates so many lives Of impudcnt people
who venture into wells without first putting in
a hamingo to burn up the gas. Why nil
folks continue to remain so inconsidcrable, and
not take warning from the innumcrous number
of lives already frustrated" added she, in
warning tone ofvocc, and seizing her knitting,
her needles flew with rapdhy astonishing to
the unintiatcd How many lives" again adj
ded she, after brown study of ten minutes,
and dropping her halffnishcd stocking into
her lap, "how many lives are frustrated by
gas Of one kind or another ~
Tue WHOLE ANMAL-Awagoncr was pass
ing through village in Georgia, and on being
asked "wherc he was iromy" gave the follow
ing answer: rr 81
II am from Cowcorn Hill at Oxford Ford
of YeaIling branch, which runs through Calf
meadow and empties into Ilcifer prong of Steer
Creek, near Bullsborough, in Coweta county.
My name is Stockton-was born on Elk river,
brought up in Cattlcbury, Kentucky, and
can yoke and break steer, tame bull, or
chase buflalo equal to a prairie hunter, and
skin any man opposed to Jackson"