The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-05-30
Farley Parker Pratt Killed
From the St Louis Evening News, May l9

two months ago we published an account o
the Kidnapping olsevcral children by tn
\ Mormons at New Orleans. The father wa
absent at the time in California. and tn
mother. who had been dcludcl Ey the Saints
lent herself to the infamous scheme by whicl
her own children were to be ruined. Th,
kldnappcrs started with the children from
New OlcauS to 20 through Texas, Arkansa,
and the Indian ration to the Salt Lake trai
| but were fortunately Intercepted by tho
father, who having hoa,d Of the affair had
| returned and started in pursuit of them
| The follwlins letter is from Lin to his friend,
in this city, and gives Some Of the partcu-
lars Of the arrest
Fort GIBSON, CnERoEEE NATION, !
Monday, May 7, 1877.
DEAR FRIENDS: have just arrived from a
sore tramp On which succeeded in coming
up with Eleanor and the children.
\ and have taken the children FROM her bv
force have placed Eleanor in charge OF
the United States Marshal. and have sue,
\ cccdcd also in arrcs,ing' fratt, who is now il,
\ the guard house of the Fort. The United
N States Marshal will start with his pri soncr
/ for Van Barren tomorrow, and will BY q
| different route in company with Captain
Cahil and lady, leave with the children for
the same place. 7 arrested Pratt and Il. j.
on charge of larccny---in stealing the clu-
\ thing ON the children when kidnapped, in
/ value IS or $40. This is the only way |
could reach them in these Territories. w When
III fail before the United States Commissioners
| Mt Van Buren, mean to have Pratt arrested
for having fled from justice from st. Louis.
Mo-, and get rcqnistion from the governor
of Missouri for him. You are fully posted.
See Strong and inform me forthwith Of the
best manner Of proceeding.
/ Thank God for his goodness Yours truly.
/ II. II MCLEAN.
The Van Rurcn( Ark) Intelligcncer. of the
| the II ost remarkable instances of desertion in.
| fatuation and crime, terminating in the death
of the party most guilty, that we have ever
met with.
TRAG1cA1-Ttis with regret that we have
to chronicle the homicide ,cornmittcd in our
vicinity on Wednesday last by Nh Hector
IL. Mclean, late of San Fracisco, California,
upon the person Of Mormon preacher More
than all do W.. deplorc the melancholy affair
that led to its commission. The deceased
whose name was Farley Parker Pratt. was
a man Of note among the Morlnons, and jud-
ging from his diary and his letters TO Mrs -
Me! Lean, he was a man of more than ordinary
intelligence and ability. lie had been prea-
cher and missionary Of the Mormons at San
Francisco, California, where he made the ac.
quainance Of MrS,McLcan whom hcinduced
TO embrace. the Mormon faith.
She was at that time living with hcrihus-
band Hector II. Mclean; they were happy
and prosperous until she made acquaintance
of Pratt, and embraced the Mormon faith. -
She is the mother Of three children by Nc
Lean. two boys and girl, and seems to he an
intelligent and interesting lady; convcrSes HUI
entity, and with mne grace and case than
, most ladies'. About two years ago and soon
after she became q convert TO Nlormonism
she made an attempt to ahduct two Of her
children to Utah, but Was detected and pre-
vented by her brother, who was then in Cali
lornia, and residing with his brothcr-in.law
Mr.. Mclean. She soon after, however, found
means to elope with said Pratt to salt Lake
where it is said she became his seventh Wife
After the elopcment Of Mrs. Mclean, her
parents. who reside near New Orleans. wrote
to Mr.. Mclean, in California, to send the chi.
drcn TO them. lie did so Several months
after this Mr.. Mclean received news that his
wife had been in New Orleans, and
clopcd with the two youngest children. He
Immediately left San FracSco, for New Or.
leans and on arriving at the house Of his faith
erin law. he learned from them That Mrs Nc
Lean had been there and after an Intellectual
effort to CONVEX! her father and mother 10 Nor
moniSrn she pretended 10 abandon it herself
and obtained the confidence Of her parents sc
as to induce them To entrnst her in the city o.
New Orleans with the children: but they 500,
found She had betrayed their confidence and
elopcd with the children.
They then wrote to Mclean in San Francisco
who upon the receipt of their letter. went tc
New Orleans, and learning the above
facts in relation to the children, immediately
started in pursuit of his children. lie wen
\ to New York, and then to st. Louis.-Whilc
4 in. Louis lie learned that the woman and chill
\ drcn were in Houston, Texas On his arr
l val in Houston, he found that his wife hat
/ left some time before his arrival. 10 Join arg,
party of Mormcns en- route for Utah lie thcl
4 returned to New Orleans and from there tc
Fort Gibson in the Cherokee nation with tn,
expectation ofintercepling his wileand children
at that point.
Onarrving at Fort Gibson and while there
4 he found letters in the post office to his wifi
1 llOll latl, SDiit VI uI'l WHY iliaiSi 1T Nv
A Louis and others at Flint Post Office, Cherokee
nation. We are unable to give the contents
of these letters with particularly, but the,
contained the fact that Mclean was on tn
look out for her and the children, and tina
they were betrayed by the apostates and gen
tiles, and advising her to be cautious in he
movements, and TO let herself be known onl,
to a few of the saints and elders. Mclean
then upon affidavit made himself, obtained
writ from the United States Commissioner
that place for their arrest, and succeeded il
getting them arrested by the United State
Marshal. They were brought to this p.ac
for trial, and after an examination before tn
Commissioner, were discharcd.
Pratt. as soon as released, mounted his hors
and left the city. Mclean soon after obtanc
horse and started in pursuit, and overtoo
Pratt about eight miles from the city and sho
him. Pratt died in about two hours after re
ceiving the wound. This is plain narrativ
of the facts as we heard them from the mos
reliable sources, which we give to our reader
without comment, as we feel that we are una
bic to DO so with justice to all parties. Bn
deeply do we sympathise with Mclean in tn
unfortunate condition in which Mormon vii
lainly and fanaticism has placed him.
| THE PROSPECT BR1GHTNING. The cry {
lshort crops which was set mp few week