Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-04


account which we publish below is taken
from The Van Buren, Ark IateHigencer,
and gives in brief the facts Of the case pref
ty much as they have occurred.
Tragical.
at is with regret that we have to chron-
icle the homicide, committed in our vicini-
ty on Wednesday last, by Mr.. Hecter H.
MLean, late of San Francisco, California,
upon the person of a Norman preacher.
More than all do we deplore the melancho-
ly affair that led to its commission. The
deceased, whose name was Farley Parker
Pratt was a man of note among the Nor
mans, and Judging from his diary and his
letter to Mrs. Mclean, he Was n man of
more than ordinary intelligence and abili-
ty. He has been a preacher and mission
airy of the Mormons at San Francisco, Cal
%ifornia, where he made the acquaintance
of Mrs. McLain, whom he induced TO en-
brace the Norman faith.
"She was at that time living with her
husband Hector H. Mclean; they were
happy and prosperous until she mado the
acquaintance of Pratt and embraced the
Norman faith. She is the mother o three
children by Mclean, two boys and a girl,
and seems to be an intelligent and interest
ing lady; conversesf hiently, and with more
grace and ease than most ladies. About
two years ago, and soon after she became
a convert to Mormonism, she made an at
tempt 10 abduct two of her children to
Utah, but was detected and prevented by
her brother, who was then in California
and residing with her. brother-in-law, Mr..
Mclean. She soonaafter, however, found
means to elope with said Pratt to Salt
Lake, where, it is said, she became his
ninth wife.
"After the elopement of Mrs. Mclean,
her parents, who reside near New Orleans,
wrote to Mr.. Mclean, in California, to send
the children to them. He did so. Sever
al months after this, Mrs. Mclean had been
to her father in New Orleans, and eloped
with the two youngest children. He i'm
mediately left San Francisco for New Or
leans, and on arriving at the house of his
father in-law, he learned from them that
Mrs. Mclean had been there, and after an
Intellectual effort to convert her father and
mother to Mormorism, she pretended to
abandon it herself, and SO far obtained the
confidence of her parents, as to induce
them to entrust her in the City of New
Orleans with the children; but they soon
found she had betrayed their confidence
and eloped with the children.
"They then wrote to Mclean in San
Francisco, who, upon the receipt of their
letter, went to New Orleans. and learning
from them the above facts in relation to
the affair, Immediately started in pursuit Of
his children. He went to New York and
then to st. Louis. While in St. Louis he
learned that the woman and children were
in Houston, Texas. On his arrival in Hous-
ton, he found hat his wife had left some
time before his arrival, to join a large par
party of Mormons en- route for Utah. He
then returned to New Orleans and from
there to Fort Gibson, in the Cherokee Ma
ton, with the expectation of intercepting his
wife and children at that point.
son arriving at Fort Gibson, and while
there, he found letters in the Post Office to
his wife from Pratt, some of which were
mailed at st. Louis, and Others at Flint
Post Office, Cherokee Nation. We are
unable to give contents of these letter with
particularly, but they contained the fact
that Mclean was on the lookout for her
and the children, and that they were be-
trayed by the apostates and g%entiles,
and advising her to. be cautious in her
movements, and not let herself be known
only to a few of the saints and elders
Mclean then, upon affidavit made by him
self, obtained a writ from the United States
Commissioner at this place for their ar
rest, and succeeded IN getting them arrested
by the United States Martial. They were
brought to this place fortrial, and after an
examination before the Commissioner, were
discharged.
'Pratt, as soon as released, mounted his
horse and left the city. Mclean soon af-
ter after obtained a horse and started in
pursuit, and overlook Pratt about eight
miles from the city and shot him. Pratt
died in about two hours after receiving the
wound. This is a plain narrative of the
facts, as we heard them from the most re-
liable sources, which we give to our read ers
without comment, as we feel that We are
unable TO do SO with justice to all parties.
But deeply do we sympathize with Mclean
in the unfortunate condition in which Nor
mon villainny and fanaticism has placed
him."
EsyThe Wheeling papers note the pres
ence in that city, at a hotel, Of a man in
company with somebody's wife. He met
n gentleman on the street, talked with him,
and when they parted returned to the hotel