The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-16

MORE GROSS AND OUTRAGEOUS MISUNDERSTANDING
CONDITION OF THE TERRITORY.
CAMP FLOYD, U. t.
Aug. 16, 1859.
Judge Sinclair's Court, in Great Salt Lake CITY,
has been the occasion of great deal of excitement
and some bOodshed The case that mentioned in
my last of Franklin T.. Mcneil against BRIGHAM
Dung, for false imprisonment, has resulted in the
death of Mcneil. The circumstances of the case
are these:
In 1857 Mcneil and man named Fabus, were
arrested on Brlgham's order and placed in irons
without any process of law, and with no other al
legations against them than that they were Ameri-
can citizens, and devoted to their Government The
prisoners, during the Mormon stampede, effected
thelr escape, and reached the army in destitute
condition. Mcneil afterward instituted the suit
above named, laying his damages at S25,OOO He
got rule against Young to answer but before the
tune appointed had arrived, Mcneil was shot down
IN the street. This was Brgham's final answer:
for, of course, the suit dies with him. No arrests
nave been made, nor is it certainly known who
committed the deed, as it was done at night and
the assassin, as soon as he fired, turned and fed
Dut suspicion rests upon the infamous Porter
Martin. ~
Another case yet more aggravated has recently
occurred Some time last winter the Command
ing General ordered that the settlers be cleared off
the Government Reservation in Rush Valley where
they were engaged in selling whiskey, near a de-
tachment OF the army, and keeping a hotel which
was used as rendezvous for thieves engaged in
ssteallng Government mules. Lieuts. Marshall and
Murray were sent to execute the order. They no.
tined the settlers and appointed time for them to
vacate. All the settlers moved off at once but in a
lew days atterward one Howard Spencer returned
ana reoccupled the house, and when asked whether
ne was not going to vacate, replied ''No" His
uncle, President Spencer, of Salt Lake CITY, had
told him not to go; or words to that effect Ser
geant Pike was then ordered to take small partv
OF soldiers, and force him to leave. When he ap-
preached the house Spencer attacked him with
pitchfork, and in selfdence Pike struck him over
the head with his gun, inficting severe wound.
for which the Grand Jury, of which President
spencer is member, found Indictment against
him, and warrant was sent for his arrest Pike
was sent to the city for trial. accompanied by three
OF MS companions as witnesses, and on the 18th
inst, as the party were returning peaceabIy from
Court IN custody of the Marshal, and in the pre-
sence OF an unusually large number of Mormons
Howard Spencer approached from the rear and
shot the Sergeant, inhicting a wound which caused
his death on the 18th inst
At the time the murder was committed there
were large number of Mormons surrounding Snen-
Ger, and some of them were known to be policemen.
and yet they made no attempt to arrest him. and
when others attempted it the crowd rushed in be-
tween the pursuers and the pursued. About one
hundred well-armed men accompanied Spencer to
an open field adjacent to the city, and there deed
any and all attempts at an arrest. Nor has the
him.
The Mormons are exulting over their triumphs,
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and the Judiciary that their imaginatons can sug-
gest but torbearance will soon cease to be virtue
and when the day of retribution does come il will
be fearful indeed for have never before seen such
deep looks of vengeance settled upon the counte
nances OF every soldier when the corpse of Pike was
brought to camp. The entire army attended his
funeral and in the whole length of that line scarce
~ word was spoken. Each mans brains were
busy with the thoughts of vengeance.
, A very cowardly attack was made upon Cedar
TOrI. Il mormon village, about five miles distonf
last night. The only damage done, however, was
the killing of one horse and one cow and burning
rick OF hay. Although several volleys were fred
fortunately no person was injured 1t not known
by whom the attack was made; the Mormons
charge it upon the soldiers, but further develop
mentslead me tobelieve they were not engaged in
About the 2sth of July an emigrant train was at
tackled at the Goose Creek Mountains, fifty miles
north of Salt Lake City, and six men, two women
and several children killed, and six men wounded,
and the train then robbed. 1t is uncertain by
v Mnom the deed was committed; the Mormons
c IN it upon the Indians and the Indians upon
~, lne Mormons. Which are the most consummate liars
ies an enlightened public determine. After care