The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-01
The Murder OF Capt. Gunnison and Party In
Utah.
Af0rHyn LETTER PROM JUDGE DRrxNOSD--A scRAr
or BLaToKK-TBE MURDERED CAPT. 0UNsIsos.

BsrnIxnd, Pa, April II, 1857.
JuDcs pxumncspCYou win please recognize in me the
Wtaow d Capt Gunniseo have iust finished your letter
q resignation 70 the Attorney General and see confirmed
BY 500 the impression have always held myself thai tho
no;siAs,ssalas have both from B,sS.a Young and
Darlington received the kindes. letters Of coincidence &c
Pardon me then, my dear SIR for thus rruding myself
spoa yun ea can find The leisure you will confer
shnG Avu upod Us By giving Us the particulars of such
Chan can b. words express he feelings ,hat thus
ID ouSSuses.
Cncaoo, NJ, April n, 1861.
Nos. N. D. GCSxnos, RrWszx, Frrs-
Ms px<x Srssscx fxHSp-Yoar kind note Of inquiry
under dsis of the l4th inst was duly received at this
place the 21s inst, but owing u personal matters
have been wholly un.sie reply your letter until this
day fr ~hlrh delay uus, your generous heart viii ind
a. s.ss ss. sys inc rsssrs or o. s, 81,
nurd~ a cAp,ain >ohn W Gunnisou, who was moa
fculy and lnhumanly murdered on The Sewer river
checxsiy give you, net culy of duty yua
Ne wiz 6s good nxn who zen prematurely al his post
wurIs A. roT,on OF lc history Of that barbsrois ans
scton. In Tie moosh Of November, A. ID. 1863 Captain
Gannlsca ard eight onscrs tooe q WHOM was Mormon
were murdered ca the rcvier River tn Ctak Territcsy
ard she report quite current that they murdered
By The Indians. subsequently,, al session Of the Grand
neg, resdins ~eniy Elk lDdians q The Prvsnle tribe
wer. 'ndssed hr he said murder, and by some arrange
ssass Army, saS xsn.sS. S Se cS,or ne Vhiss s
rHrvsnie Gibs--esxh, IDdians (soms Of whom
Ntfe sp,aws ano one old band 1ndlsn man)
p upon thew uiai tor murder Nephi Csy, strange
70 say, nrrmon Jury found Indisn Warriors not grl
y md ~ against the Old, crippled bind
ter aud they sentenced three years mpr
n the peoi,eotary Of Utah being The fun length Of tune
prescribed by tho Statute for such orences These YER
drA Ass s finding Of Jurics under the law and The
evidence 20 wounded and mor6ed Judge Rrney that he
~ o~ce sdpcurned The court unsvo4dably coming 20 the
csse.sson thsi osc tsiss dealing somewhere and in
fses no. only he bc1 o sepoe, Holman the govern
meat Attorney, Hoe. Garland Hurt The Indian Agent Of
Isurk H..
bce~ecn s.n Diego IN California and sas Lake City, and
Cceombv L. Craig, all Of whom oognizaut Of De in
huc0ccs brought 70 bear the trial. arrived rrcsDjy
M soscuses that the indiana were found not rltv
by ORDER Of tho ch,rch, and hst Dmick b Hunangton
rndtsn nicvpweet, and spiritual brohor In law OF Gov
B<<fhsm Young, the who bore the decree and
order ofthc church 10 the Jury who implicitly found the
yerdic sccording 10 the mandates OF tho church
the universal rule and order OF jury trials Tin the peaceful
valleys q Tho mounfans."
Al the Kovcmber term OF my court, held Al Fillmore
CITY, IN the year 1855, one Levi Abrams, Jewish Nor.
mon pu upon hts trial Zoe the wfd and unprovoked
Inurdcr Of rocbe, Q fsvofite warrior o. the rarvsnte
band and during that trial much ssi1 by both Indian
400 white witneases relative 70 tho murder Of Capals
w mu MIND that certain wbte pnreps cvtmsrf
mat orvei murder but not wholly conclusive. In thu
90 ~ ~ wv sns 70 he law % The church sad bssey
ne SANE swm ~ court fsvorite Iadsa warrior # Gov.
as, ~ We name Of Enes, put upon his trial for
The nosdcr q Captain Gunnsou and others 20 which
psssolsry siuae Ieier and AZ This me and upon
khs tal became convinced beyond the possibility on
ocsrs 49, We whote affair deep and rnsfurely laid
80 oercG NE Whole party Of engineers or surveyors
and charge e mnrd~ upou The Iudisns who bv ,e vay
hsvs the crcua fs killing grpa, many usrsoosi In Tho
stai o. ue wsi hnets The evidence disclosed the fact
fha he wss he operty ey Governor Ysune that he cooH
spcsk Engsh uste nuenly, and that vhen he len The
oily o. eh Lake he went under The order Of Gt,Sr,no,
49, s.s ,ss N oemr.ns ,,h $3.50. .peseay proven
cxE k>fore Che fnurde< and that they we're al on their
w<F sOs.rd as susaecrs' camp - y '''1