, 1857-07-17
From the st, Louis Democrat, May Is.

NINTH CONNl BlNE ~ HEX DEBAlNhkR.
From the ST. Loris Democrat, May Is.
We have to record to-day another pain.
fnl narrative of Mormon iniquity, seduction
and yillainy, followed up in this instance
LoWoyer, as it will be seen, by summary
venpeance from the injured husband The
occoupt which we publish below is taken
from the Van Buren (Arkansas) InteiA.
rSnor. and gives in brief the facts of the
case pretty much as they have occurred.
From the Fort Smith Herald and the New
orleans Bulletin we also have confrma-
tion of the whole story, up to the last act
in the drama, the tragic death of Elder
Pratt, the Mormon Apostle. Thus it will
he seen what utter ruin and devastation
has been wrought in virtuous family by
the designing arts of a sanity scoundrel
and the lures of false and licentious faith
Here is what the Van Buren InteHigencer
records of the termination Of this affair
ut is with regret that we have to
chronicle the homicide, committed in our
vicinity on Wednesday last by Mr.. Hector
H Mclean, late of San Francisco, Cali
fornia, upon the person Of a Mormon
preacher More than all do we deplorc
The melancholy affair that led to its com
mission. The deceased, whose name was
Farley Parker Pratt, was a man Of note
among the Mormons, and Judging fSom his
dairy and his letters to Mrs Mclean, he
was man of more than ordinary intelli-
renee and ability. lie had been a preach
er and missionary of the Mormons at San
Francisco California, where he made the
acquaintance of Mrs. Mclean, whom he
induced to embrace the Mormon faith.
"She was at that time living with her
husband, Hector II. Mclean; they were
happy and prosperous until she made the
acquaintance of Pratt and embraced the
Mormon faith. She is the mother of three
children by Mclean, two boys and a girl,
and seems 10 be an intelligent and interest
ing lady converses luently, and with
more grace and ease than most ladies.
About two years ago, and soon after she
became convert to Mormonism, she made
an attempt to abduct two of her children
to Utah, but was detected and prevented
by her brother, who was then in California,
and residing with his brother-in-aw, Mr..
Mclean. She soon after, however, found
means to elope with said Pratt to Salt
Lake, where, it is said, she became his
ninth wife.
Aftersthe elopement of Mrs. Mclean,
her parents, who reside near New Orleans,
wrote to Mclean, in California, to send
l.. ok;l lrnn 10 than To AL Garora1
months after this, Mr.. Mclean received
news that his wife had been to her father
in New Orleans, and eloped with the two
Youngest children. He Immediately left
San Francisco for New Orleans, and on
arriving at the house Of his father-in-law,
be learned from them that Mrs. Mclean
had been there, and after au Intellectual
effort to convert her father and mother to
MormouiSm, she pretended to abandon it
herself, aud so far obtained the confidence
of her parents, as to induce them to entrnst
her in the city of New Orleans with the
children but they soon found she had be-
rayed their confidence and eloped with the
children.
"They then wrote TO Mclean in San
Francisco, who, uponreceipt Of their letter,
went to New Orleans, and, learning from
them the above facts in relation to the
affair, Immediately started in pursuit of bis
children. He went to New York and then
to st. Louis. While in ST. Louis he learn
ed that the woman and children were in
Houston, Texas On his arrival in Hous-
ton, be found that his wife had left some
time before his arrival, to join large party
Of Mormons en- route for Utah. He then
returned to New Orleans, and from there
to Fort Gibson, in the Cherokee Nation,
with the expectation Of intercepting his
wife and children at that point.
"0n arriving at Fort Gibson, and while
there, he found letters in the post Office to
bis wife from Pratt, some OF which were
mailed at St Louis, and others at Flint
Post Office, Cherokee Nation. We arc
hnabe to give the contents of these letters
with particularly, but they contained the
iaet that Mclean was on the lookout fol
Der and the children, and that they were
betrayed by the apostates and gentiles
and advising her to be cautious in hel
movements, and not to let herself be know
only to few of ths saints and elders
Mclean then, upon affidavit made by him
self, obtained writ from the UuiteC
States Commissioner at this place for theil
arrest aud succeeded in getting them ar
rested by the United States Marshal. The
were brought to this place for trial, aud
I'er an examination before the Commis
NOaer, we're discharged.
!. Pratt, as soon as released, MOUNTED
N.Y. horse and left the city. Mclean sool
Aer obtained horse and started in pur
Su' and overlook Pratt about eight mile
HOn The city and shot him. Pratt died il
HSvut TS9 TWO hours after receiving the wound
tns Is plain narrative of the facts, as W,
rs9ta them from the most reliable sources
Nn'eh we give to our readers without com
-eut, as we feel that we are unable to d,
WIN justice to all parties But deepl,
I'VE sympathize with Mclean in the un
IDtsunate condition in which Mormon vii
ana ianaticism has placed him"
IL, 10 furnish some idea Of the sentiment