Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-24

lieve the bodies were left lying naked upon
the ground, having been stripped of their
clothing by the Indians. These Indians
had two horse wagon, iillel with some
thing | could not see, as blankets were
carefully spread over the top The wagon
WAS driven by white man, and besides
him, there were two or three Indians in it.
Many OF them had shawls. and bundles of
womeh's clothes were ticl to their saddles
They were also supplied with guns OF pis-
tolls, besides bows and arrows. The hind
most Indians were driving several head of
the cmigrants cattle. Mr., Damc and
lialSht, and their men, seemed to be OK the
best Of terms with the Indians, and they
were all in high spirits, as they were if
mutually pleased with the accomplishment
Of some desired object. They throngel
around US, and greeted us with noisy cor
diality. We did not learn much from
them They passed on and we drove all
night i'll silence, and at daylight camped,
ami were told we were three miles beyond
the scene OF slaughter
Mr.. Powers continues to give the par
ticulars of his journey through the lndiam
Mormon, named Hatch, an Indian mis-
sionary, who, for compensation, agreed to
come through with the train. and protect
them from the Indians, calling himself
an Interpreter. One day Mr.. Hatch
started ahead of tn, train to 20 to the
Muddy lie continues:
When the tran had nearly reached tic
h,,.l, ,br,-
in company with two young men. brothers
Young, horse thieves, who were escaping
from Justice in San BcrRarlino, having
been assisted in getting away hy these
who hal them in castody. Mr. Hatch sta
tel that when he reached the Muddy. h,
found the young boys in company with al
cm;grant who hal escaped the massacre
That on hiS arrival, there was not an In
dian in sight. and that he hal to give tho
whoer to call them from conrcalmcnt.-
He said in continuation, without appear
ing to Ioticc the discrepancy, that on hi,
arrival he found the In hans hotlv pur
SUING the three men and that they iumpc
, upon the cmigrant, and killcl him before
he could Interfere to prevent it, lie said
Indians, AMI hal great diff ulty in saving
them. The IndianS were in great excite
ment, as h. said, but that as Mathews anC
Tanner were MormonS, they roull pass
/. without any danger.
When they arriycl at the Muddy, they
found thirty OF forty Indians, AMI the
mail riders from Los Angeles. who haC
L.
very frlanllv. aal shook hanlS with every
boly. No expressions of hostility to Amer
leans was heard, but this wa, arcoun,c,
tor on the grounl ihat this WAS Mormon
train.
Mr. Powers AMI his train arrive at Sar
Bernarlino, AMI h was advised by Mr.
, Mathews, who he learned. was d Presilcn
or Elder in that place, not to associate VIII
the damnel apoststcs, that they were cut
throat, OF the worst character Ifhe wish
ed. tbnv would give him constant work a
their mill il the mountains, an h3 mus
be careful not to talk too much Of what ht
, ha scan. While in san Ee'narlino, h.
heard many persons express gratlilcatlon a
The massacre At the church services or
, Sunday. Captain Hunt occupied the pul
pit. and among other things, he said tha
the hand of the Lord was in it, whether i
was done by white or red skins, it wa
, right, The prophecies concerning Nilsson
ri were being ful6llel, and they would b
accomplished. Mr. Mathews sail th
work hal just begun, anil it should be car
ried on until Uncle Sam and all his boy
that were left should come 10 Zion and be.
/ for bread