Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-15

An Old Mystery soIved--Ths Real MUIR
drrsrs Not Indians, hut Whit. Nsn--A
Horribl. story OF Mormon Ps,ndy.
SALT LAKE CITY, September 3-.The
following is the affidavit in tull. 10y one
ct The least guilty anon. the participants
IN The affair. showing concIusiVely that
/ the terrible Mountain McsdOwSNua.sacre
was the act of the Mormon authorities
/ II will be remembered that large com
pgny Of emisran;s, on their way to Cili
I lornia, are known TO have been all Killed.
with the exception Of the young childtc
/ When their massacre WAS discovered the
I Morm0ns set afoat the story that they
had psrished by the bands OF the Indians /,
+ but l;sm time 20 time circumstautiJl cVi-
dence has appeared indicaIn. lhA, they
were nun dered in cold blood by the Nor.
mons IN revenge tor previous ou;raSes
upon the latter perpetrated in Illinois
and Missouri. A competent witness now
stands under oath that the Mormon mil.
i;ia attacked the smi.rants. and after a
fight OF several days without resul, sent
in llag ol truce. Offering them pro.
lection II they would lay down their
aims. These terms being complied with,
me entire party were bulchered by their
cap,ogs
S,atc Of Ncradu, County Of Lincoln, IS:
Personally appeared before me, Peter
B. Miller, Clerk Of Court Of the Seventh
Judicial District, OF the State of Nevada.
Philip kljugon Smith, who, being duly
sworn. on his oath says My name IS
Philip HIingon Smith; reside in the
County of Lincoln. in the State OF Ne
vAda; resided al Cedar City. in the
. County OF Iron. in the Territory OF Utah,
/ from A. ID. 1852 10 \. ID. 1859; was rc.
siding Al Cedar City ~ the time OF the
massacre At MountaiA Meadows, in said
I Territory OF Utah; | had heard that =
company OF emigrants Was on is way
/ from aslt Lake City, bound tor California ;
said company arrived st said Cedar Cay.
tarried there one day. and passed Oh for
California; aOet said company had left
/ Cedar City, the militia was called ont for
the purpose Of committing acts of hos
ti,itY against them; said call was q regu-
lar military call from the superior Offices
/ TO the subordinate officers and privsies 0i
! the regiment of Cedar City and vicinity,
composing part OF the militia OF the Tor
ritOry of Utah; / do not roeollect the
number OF the regiments. Was at that
/ time the Bishop of the Church OF Jesus
+ Christ of Latter day Saints a, Cedar City
Isaac .. Haight WAS Presidcat over said
church At Cedar City, and tAe southern
/ settlements IN SAL Territory; 10Y posi-
/ tjou as bishop is subordinate to that vi
said President. W. IL. Dame was also
/ President Of said church at Parowan. in
said hon County Said W. II. Dame
"as also colonel of said regiment; said
Isaac c. Haighl vas Lieutenant. colonel ol
said egiment, and said John ID. Lee, OF
I Harmony. in said Iron County, was
MAJOR ol said regiment said regiment
" - duly ordered TO muster. armed and
/ equipped as the law directs, and prepared
/ Tor ield operations. had no command
uor Office ia said regiment at that time,
neither did march with said regiment
ou ,he expedition which resulted in said
companyS being massacred at the Noun
tain Meadaws in said County OF Iron.
AoOut four days after said company of
emigiants had lett Cedar City that por-
tion OF sal regiment then mustered at
/ Cedar City and took up its line OF march
: u p,.raa., o, tuem. About two days AT.
: ter said company had leE- said Cedar
/ City. Lieuienant-Co.oncl !. c. Haight ex
pressed in my presence desire that said
company might be permitted to pass on
their nay in peace but afterwards ho
told me hat he had orders from head.
/ quarters TO kill all Of said company OF
emigrauts except the little children 1
do not know whether said headquarters
meant the regiment headquarters ut Pa
rowan or the headquarters OF tue Com
mander.ln Chief AT Salt Lake City. When
The said company had got to Iron Greek.
about twenty miles from Cedar City,
| Captain Joe Whits started for the Pinto
Greek settlement, through which, the said