New-York tribune., 1871-10-20

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m s JHas @ W.. s sss voice heard corner
fence callinS "Durfee" was Carness voice ne
a1 peculiar Ss m.SssS SGSS' The desd Oods. wers
At the meeting school when We were -. swSr5 SIS
aeF Covered se up Brother fell his
bands ave six shots were fred there were fous pa
tedJ Never suspected Dqrfees treachery until he
poned the gun at me. Heard father say that Durfees
fife had been threatened They were murdered atsp N
AFFIDAVIT OF JOSEPH BARTHOLOMEW.
Territory Of Utah Utah Oounty' Joseph Bartholo
new of Springfield in the County Of Utah aforesaid De-
ing duly sworn deposes and says:
Duff Potter came to me and notified me to attend
meeting at Bishop Johnson's, about The lst of March,
1857 In pursuance Of that notice we met at Bisnop
Johnsop'S in private council needing. do not reco
lect what was done at this first meeting there was
merely some talk about persons leaving and matters
and things connected Herewith, Of which do
not remember the particulars In about week after
that they met again, and Ut that meeting Potter and
Of hndinE out what was going on At the meeting the
conversation was abOut the Parishes and about
what these persons expected TO DO. Th4. Is
two meetings did not attend any meetingp after this
At this meeting It was not known what the parishes in
some Of US would yet see the red stuY rum He said he
that neS me no nS
any other meetings were held or not.
THE PARRISH KCRDRRs.
The night that the Parishes killed at about
q honna InV
gun. asked him what was up. He said there was
enough up WIS Just returning from public meeting
which had beel held that night they did not tell me
what they wanted with me- Bishop Johnson Lorsnzo St
s3anSHR s Of The FsSSs &Ssf
nov no Captain Of Police Andrew ,wes, %lism BIRD,
POt1r SnS ysef we're at the Council meens
otblr persons do not remember the names or tnere
came back. and was told to take my post and watch
west Of Parrish's house three rods | was toid
there some 10 or Is minutes when was notified 70
repair to the schoolhouse don't remember who mott,
there DS With wagon and team We were ordered to
march SOUTH down the lane formed as guard IN front
pose se' When We got out the south gate learned
then what was up When we & nf p0GlSs oSs
to to sS''A 90 to to- W the southeast and one to
the west vent to the west side Of the street rG%
we wore ON the west side The street eight rods wide
Tie companies were divided before We came to the the
Company was with and about three in the other There
10 S or that went SH ID SSn
NJ, Stewart, Philo Dibbe; George Mckenzie went as
Moses Daley, ,jr and John Curtis Garnes the Captain
Of Police, called us together and told US to start out
aS 9 the
were found we were called together, and l saw the
siSo SCTe' by side. o' The body Of Beason Parrish
was lying about 80 yards to the tn Oh. south south
The bodies were put into the wagon, and taken to the
school.house The bodies were searched, and note
taken Of the effects found on the bodies the pocket
books knives &c. guard was put around the school
house that night. I was called to take charge ,
Edward Hall and Thomas Cordingly since dead as;,ted
ME, Old man Parrish was cut all over with KNIFE
ATTEMPTS TO KILL BARTHOLOMEW
There have been several attempts to put me ont Of the
way. Last Fall was year ago was called upon TO 60
with -four men up the canon to look for some valley
When we got to the camp of the asked to go
me round to place where the others would kill me, and
| say it was the Indians. AS went out, however.
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% the SHsr snS ren s Rsse
SsaGGa SenieSt up Sanp nTeH abraham % DETfee wSer
Earl Nelson spaford, and Lehi Curtis were with me
In the es e s Of eGfy ne on him
we went to get horses they said they would take
their guns said would take my gun, too and went
out but took care keep Of the light Of the fire.
found my horse tied but got him loose without getting
into the fre-light. They then wanted me TO come
where they were- and that would have brought me
into the light but refused and tied him elsewhere The
rst guard. watched them all very narrowly and salts
fed myseh from their movements that t4ey had deter @
nv gun and ran of. After travelling some time |
the brush as much as possible Toward evening. how
was headed by four men on foot and chased by
getting wood, and came home with them. When got
back met Earl and the Bishop and they tol9 me was
1t ali passed OF Wen enough until two weeks ago, the
second time that Marshal Dots9n came to my house
ws' eo S s
6 6 The TG dS %GSde an5 SGy w oeF nd
them aHa 70 followed me until I went up the noun.
about little e rods Kind ''PRsS TO
away up among the rocks till they passed by and
about hal mile north and went up Rock caion. This
was Friday night on Sunday night came into town
that must 70 to Wber j. Earl and Abraham DGrfee
was notified by VIM Johnson the Marshal by Urah Cur
| oliver and Harin Mcbride and myself out to where
Earl and Durfee were up Hobble Creek piece As
as we got there Wm Bird and G Curtis came to US with
an express that must 90 to the city They would
tell who the counsel was from but said It was counsel
and not TO be seen by any living being but were
TO travel at night and lay by In the daytime and keep to
| the mountains.
camped the first morning between Battle Creek and the
mouth Of Provo cahon,tup in little caHon The next
aud canped the next day at Dry Creek, in sat Lake
Valley There WILDER j. Earl began to get uneasy about
noon aud wished to Durfee and opposed it, but
Earl would go on, and We finally consented
| then, instead OF obeyng what Durfee and I had
took straight course for Cottonwood Fort. When we
got within about half mile Of the fort Earl took of
his pisOlDelt and bucked 1t again that his pistol
would be right In front, and then wanted to 20 up
the willows above the fort and wait there until light
1t had been showing all the time since started and
still showing Durfce and believed that there was
plan laid to kill right there and would not
| but determined past the fort, When i
pOste the fort stopped and asked them whether they
Intended to kill and butcher me- and told them that
positively, and Earl said that must be crazy again.
| About mile past Cottonwood Fort q passed us
| hid R1Ila He ernda at ftu