The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-20
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GasAr sAIi LAu Osry Ous 81, 1853.
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a Law O~spsyocy 10 kvvdsr Ne Surveyor General
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There has been great deal OF excitement among the
Gep,es and others during the past month relative "
suit IN the Probate Court sgsinst AessrS. Dosson sad
Pitt These are the oroumstanoes-Ar. J. n Hookaday,
Gentle" At present In the 81 ter, owns an extensive
tannery this city This appevy has been 'ons coveted
by the church. and they have been endeavorpg In every
possible Manner except the legitimate one to obtain pos
session Of the Establishment u nov seems ths they are
determined 70 wrest the property from Ks owner by
force Mr.. Touss,g the tanne, employed, 10 Mormon;
Until now he has executed the RI With but little assist
ance. Late y, nr Hookaday sent " rkmaa from thu
States 10 assist Mr. Upon his arrival here, p X. Dot
son. who Hookaday . legal sgent and who has charge
Of his business sent him down 70 the tannery, but 70 his
astonishms mt admittanoe WAS pers uptory refused 70
he man. Mr. Douen, In company with Mr. PIT, tnme
diately went thcrc but found she house shut up and
guarded by two men named Meacham. Mr. Dotson
showed them bis power ~ agent of Hocsadsy and do
manded admt,ance but was refused wheIeupon no hao
the coor broken down, and thus gained eutrSn, e
INTO his own premises Shortly amer Doion, Pitt and
the workman arrested snd brought before the Pro
bale Court for trial. and the Court fined the m three
hundred dollars each for breaking into their own build
ing. Nor they satisfied with this but they fined
rhos. 8. Williams, Bq, Mr.. Dotson's attorney, three
hundred dollars for nseDg him to tase the course
which be did They have oil appealed 10 The Croui,
Court, which meets next Monday before JUDGE Siles
who. although Mormon, IL . Uni.ed States Judge.
still more in portant however, Is an attempt which
has been made pcite the Indians the OF the
surveyor General his party, who have BEEN out
exploring David H. Burr, the surveyor General
city about the first Of the month In company with
Or GaIland Hart, the Indian sgens, and o few men TO
make tome necessary YeconDoseances OF the valleys
'sre of the Pah Want Indians (,hs the tribe which Is
accused Of the massacre Of Gunnison aud his
p.r,y), and Pin ai, the chief OF the Petee.neet
tribe, who had accompanied them, rode on two or
three miles shead 10 inform Ka Noeh, the ohei
Of the Pah Wants, who is Mormon, OF their
arrival As they approached the village they saw two
white men rising hastily away, and when they reached
The wg~ams found the pdisps very much excited, but
oil the Efforts Of Dr. Hont were unavailpg to discover
the cause HoRevei, upon their return TO Fillmore the
following day, Pin tat informed them that when he
reached the village the Inc told him that express
had just been there from Fillmore stating That the party
was coming down to arrest them for the murder OF Capt
GuDnson, ard advising them TO resist and antic pate
such attempt (two Ind tried and imprisoned
two years ego Tor the massacre OF Gannisoo.) The
pdans were enrseed at this and were Awning
ana II was much "a he could DO 10 disa1us thelr
mines before the patty arrived Pin tat farther stated
that the Aormons helped 10 kill Gunnison.
The evening that the party spent in Fillmore two OF the
vent to Writ Mr.. Posb, friend Of theirs. While
they we're In the house MAS Deset by gang OF meo
who stoned II, breskipg several windows upop being
asked why they did they sad thst they knew there
were some Id Genties there and they wanted them TO
leave Thus you Brigham Young is literally carry
hR cut his words In making u.ah 4" too hot for the
Geptlcs"
You rsp also obtsn from ,his lille insight why they
with 10 have the Indians make q difference between
American ard Mormcps is because they sh 10 use
them tools 10 execute Their wicked plans
We tnk from the fgps that there will be interesting
times here this winter Perhaps We Geuties may have
20 leave but liz quite as likely that there may De
bic IN the Mormon camp There are hut twenty Genes
in these valleys among them The only goveYnmeot ON
Surveyor General Burr and Or Hun; toe Indian
Agent There 10 but United State, Judge here and
be Is Mormon Judge Drum m0nd being in Cshlorn,s and
Chief Jpe ice Kinney in Iowa
Alice Young, Brigham's eldest daughter by hls nrs
wife has been ,eaed TO Hyram Casson (Brisbam I
confidential clerk. as hie third WIFE, he having found
pecsssnry to Practice that which Re preaohcs
We have dTeaCtul accounts OF the srlertngB smonl
the Nor mon emgranis with the haad cart train, which II
In The mountains The tram contained three hun
dred and hfty sous seventh already deaf, snt
they were dying at the rae OF nfteen day. There
sx bunnrtd more behind, OF whom we have hearC
no,hipg We hope they have stopped at Laramie; u
impossible for the TO get through this all The Nor
mons estimate tbas there rot less than leen hun
bred OF their brethren yet 10 como 10. ard the
reported be not e,s than foo, deep the mountains
We have bad some very severe weather and sevora
heavy frow storms during the past onh, and winte
has set In In earnest.