New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-09


and this without my having the slightest intmsilon
~ until they were far upon the sea. In the morn
ing as was cur custom a. soon a. theii latnsf lei,
I,eneraly about clock, the dear children clGppei
~ bnrds and said: Now Ma, we can have good
fine Pas gone: we sing and pray ~ much az
.. We wish q" And they did pray that morning as
had never known an infant 10 pray ihey kissed me,
and said Good morning Mother Gear aDo1i ~
,'cl..L and started fer school. Al looked Tor
,h,r return raised the curtain, opened the door
10 10, If lbert and Annie were comins-but on my
soul, they never came A..
At o'clock their father came 10 INFORM me Una,
thew were on their way 10 Ncw.Oreans. SAD;
:" nut them on board the Sierra Nevada at ~ clock
d" tbs mol1mg ard now they are where YOU ana the
" cursed hormcns can meyer see them again
That night he locked all The doors, locSed me III a
room, took all the keys 10 his room anu locked .ae
door Can any one conceive of tina; desolauon My
cries disturbed him. and abcut2 o'clock ne unlocked
the door If the roam whore was.
In the morning went from room 10 room, ran IN tne
street and called Fitlroy, Albert, Annie But no child
answered
hearo tiny footsteps under the window, ran and
said MY Chidren' But they were not mine. My
brother f. C. McConb, said should 20 by the next
ste amer 70 my children, bu; Mclean said he would
have nothing TO do with IT,
A merchant in San Francisco told me he would give
me $40 and be would insure that in his neghborhood
of merchants could raise in hour all the means
would need TO GO 10 my children. After this Mclean
boasied that I was in his power and be would see
whether could 60 or not told him the propositions
that had been made to me. He said he would have
me IN the insane asy um IN II hours ms however,
he never attempted only IN words. -
Two weeks after the departure Of the children, he
fitted me out and put me on board steamer Tor New
Orleans via Nicaragua, giving the officers street
charge concerning me, TO lock me up II | began To
rave. ,,
Two weeks after the arrival of the chIlren at my
fathers | appeared before them
remained there three months, oppressed on all
sides, being closely guarded, lest should ~d'H, rus,
nm. frC Ig,U arff u DTfCiINS ckINTfU.
Under tbese circumstances my health declited, and
felt Il al could not long survive SO great coniic;
of fe. q particularly in that enervating climate
III this desperate state Of feeling once succeeded
in getting my lambs away, and kept them secreted
four days, bat failed to get away from the city ay
father then pledged himself 10 change his treatment to
me- he said | should have room and have my chill
dren with me- and they should 90 and come with me.
provided would promise not TO take them away from
the city without his consent. With this understanding
returned 10 my fathers house. But my health grew
worse and worse and 1t appeared could not survive
a summer in New-Oreans.
then consulted my father about leaving, told him
wished to 20 IN Salt Lake, and he said II would
not attempt To take the children he would assist me
all he could.
In few days was on board steamer the May
flower tor ~. Louis. and thence | went on board
small steamer the Alma on the Missouri River to
Atclson, kaneas Territory where found the Nor
mon emigration.
engaged to cook for mess of ten persons to defray
MY expenses, and thus journeyed across the plans
To Salt Lake City.
Irruaiued lust one year leaving the anniversary
of the day llth September 1859 arrived.
While there | taught school, 10 which taught ten
Of 7. T. PIatt's CHILDREN and boarded IN his family
seven months. The remaining four months taught
Gov Noungs family school, and boarded IN his house.
On the llth oi last September left IN company OF
missionaries consisting of about twenty elders and
twelve females. ! travelled in a carriage with two
elders ard one lady, making four OF us. furnished
my provisions and cooked Tor the other theei IOr
the privilege OF riding.
Al St. Louis | borrowed sl00 of church funds and
proceeded to New Orleans Ii was my intention when
left Salt Lake to 90 TO my children, anil get "em y
1 cOUid. ., P
That have done what could, and all / conld, l
call hear,u and earth 10 ictResS
got on board the steam with my children at
nv fathers Saturday at II o'clock, To go on busl-
ness 10 New Orleans distance of five or six miles.
IL front Of the st. Charles hired carriage for five
hours, expecting TO leave on steamer Tor Galveston,
Texas the heat morning at o'clock, but, to my great
discontinue there was no steamer 10 leave before
Thursday. stayed with my children that night Sun
day and Sunday night, at the United States Hotel,
kept by Mrs. Smith.
On Monday morning, not deeming it safe to stay at
q public house, took omnibus, leaving my chill
drtn the hotel rode till the omnibus stopped far
down in the Third Municipality, incurred IN Dutch
Grocery for furnished room and the old lady pointed
across the street. | went, found a woman with plain
sewing in her hand at the door She was 80 plain
looking poorly dressed and apparently so ignorant,
that thought she rot likely to have visitors often
She said her husband worked boat, and would
not be at home till Thursday night
We stay ed at this wOInsp's house four days. She
gave Us her best bed loaned me her cooking utensils,
aud gave me wood TO cook with, and then helped to
CarTy little trunk TO the omnibus. But she never
asked us where came from nor where we were
going, which think very remarkable for one OF her
sex.
At eight o'clock on Thursday morning 18th Of De;
cemher, 1885, we were on board the Atlantic, bound
for Texas | could not obtain state room, although
| went on Tuesday TO the agent they were all TAKEN
The captain however, was kind to u.s. and let Us &C.
cupy his room, and sent us the best ofeverything
AT Gayoston we took little steamer, Capt. Pierce,
commander, for Harrisburg, where stayed all night
at a hotel kept by Capt. Andrews, aud next morning
took the cars for Houston. Two miles from Houston
We found home at the Lotise OF Mr. VIM. GamDell,
who is a man of no religion, lives well, has plenty OF
servants and no children. His wife was like mother
10 U.s. The first three weeks made change OF cloth
ing and then sought for something TO do. Found EN-
pOyment in q dressmakug establishment Mrs. Stan
buys, where worked five weeks spending two days
with my children Sunday 10 rest, and Monday to wash
ard mend. On the 4th Of March left Houston with
Capt. Andrews Mr. Staniield aud James Gammel
The latter being Mormon elder, TO journey to Ellis
County, where the Mormon emigration was lifting out
for trip across the plains.
Through letter from Houston | was apprzed that
Mclean was in pursuit of me; and TO avoid trouble
aud perhaps bloodshed in the company, took pas
sage with man by the name Of Clark who Is not
Mormon. He had wife and three children, a poor
wagon, and thee yoke Of good oxen
With these people was journeying when Mclean
snd party met us. The scenes that have been in pro-
gress from that day 70 this before the public. 1t
Is well known that have been arrested upon false
oath ard dragged by civil and military officers before
an excited populace and the Court as prisoner only
to be coolly told that might retire, nothing being
found against me.
In behalf of the dead have to testify that, what
ever relation existed between us was Of my own seek
ing. When he kept house with his wife, Elizabeth
in San Francisco often sought his society and, if
any ceusure me- let them me for the strongest
upulses Of my nature, which have ever prompted me
10 seek light and truth, despite the difficulties that