The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-10
Tu 81! AnE. 30, . a.la.

TurspaY, Aug. 30, 8 am.
Court met pursuant 10 adjournment.
MI. ]. Daley, Thomas sprIggs, VIM. p.
Huntingdon and MI. Davis Clark entered into
reeog, laances FOR their appearances ss witness
ses At the next term Of court.
The receenizates q Mr. L. Wood was dis
charged. All. II
The judge announced that, a. the grand jury
had been disehargedb be would now sit a. Com.
uniting Magistrate, % examine witnessss
Mr.. D. Lpvrain, sworn and examined, gave
The following evidence on the Parrish murder
casss-- Lirsd ~ Spriagriils ii the rear ~. -
was out late one night thought about y
O'Clock, An oas II de streets " Springville.
when, 81, coming 10 wall fence heard the
sound Of voices behind Il. Sscreted hinIelf
undsrl,hs outside Of said fense. 10 listen to- the
conversation, when be recognized the voice Of
WILDER J. Earl, 10 conversation with come per-
son unknown to witness--heard w. j Earl Inc
form the othsr that William Bird killed the.
elder Parrish, and that Richard Bird assisted
him. Earl also said, haiti Richard Bird had
not assisted, he believed Parrish would have
killed William Bird In tho struggle, for the eli
der Parrish struck W. Bird several blows with
! pistol, before be lParrish) was finally ovsr-
come. Witness did not hear snything more,
brit retired home: ! few days afterWards, met
Earl and told him what be had overheard on
The night In question. A short Tins after this,
shout II o'clock one night, WI. J. Earl, Sam
FORD Fuller. Mr.. Johnson, Mr.. Mcbride anc
Eli curtis came to his house, Earl requesting
him (witness) 10 follow them, which be did, g
The idisiance Of about three quarters Of mill
south of SpfingyiIls. Earl then snquiret q
tim II he was . Mormon, II he believed i
obeying authorities, etc. Sanford Fuller thei
placed The edge Of abowte knife az his throat
and w. ,. Earl pistol 70 his breaet, com
manding him 70 swear that be would never 70
veal, 10 friend Of foe, what be had overheard
w. j. Earl say abou, the murder Of the Par
rlshss, while seerstsd behind the fence afore
said, on certain night, ~ they would "hiIl hin
on the spot Witness complied, and took Al
oath acsordingly; when, with abe PARTY con
csrnsd, he returned 10 sprihgvills and wen
home. This was all he knew about the trans
action, but be added be stiil felt to fear tina
his lie was 10 danger from the parties con
cerned In his statements, or that Earl and OH
ere wouldfulkI their threats IL they had . goo
lchanee.
Philinda Cutler, SWORN Testified that Oh
lived 10 spring,ills In 81, and that, on the IL
day Of Ma h, year aforesaid, she was Al Ii
houssof Moses Daley, sem, springyille, ther
being present ofson Hyde, President Of ID
Twelve Apostles 10 the Mormon Church, ale
Moses Daley, jun, Moses Daley. SEN, Nj
Packard, Semands Daley, Almira Daley, Mar
garet Daley and Ann Elizabeth Nickers. Ths
during the conversation on said evening Nj
0rson Hyde, saidi tsIf the Parishes attemt
e 60, without paying Bullock what they ow
him, they must be stopped" That Mr.. paeL
ard Inquired; 'Do yoa mean that We sha
murder thsm2" That Mr.. Hyde lnswere.
leIf you do not, II will come upon your ew
hsads.n That kosss Daley, sen, excuse
himself, on account Of being old, saying thsI
4 were younger msn that could do the bushes
bsttsr. That tbs Parishes were killed durlu
4 the same month.
MT. J. w. webb, aWorn--Testihed that
| lived At springyille Al the time Of the Paris
. murder, 81. That on the morning after saI
8 murder Of two Particles and Potter, NJ
! Stanton came 10 him and engaged him to NAL
. eoiia Cor Potter Went down to the seho,
: house, where the bodies lay, and sxamin.
! them. twitnsss hsrs described the wounds
When he coin was made, be lwitnsss) too