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

Z w hllt tb - with nun dii hl't uiui i' h''
cndeavolsto save life. When said White
AMI myself got about three miles from
Cedar City we met Major John ID. Lee,
who asked US where We were going. /
replied that we were going 70 try 10 pre-
vent tho killing of the emi.ranls. Lee
replied: 81 have somethin. to say about
that" Lee was at that time OH his way
to rarowan, the headquarters Of Colouci
Dame. Said White and | went 10 Pin,0
G., eek, remained there one night, and the
next day returned to Cedar City, meeting
said company of emisrans at Iron Greek
Before reaching Cedar City We met one
/ Ira Allen. who told Us that "Ths decree
had passed dcrotdlg said company u
destruction" After iaO fight had been
going on for three or four days mc*
sage from Major Lee reached Cedar City,
who stated that The fight had not been al
together successful, upon which Lleuien
ant Colonel Ilaisht ordsred out l rein
/ iorcrnent. Vt this time MAS ordered
out 10y Captain Jshn 81. Highly. who or
Z lere1 me 20 muster earned aud equipped
~ the law directs" 1t WAS matter at
( life OF death 10 me TO muster or not, aud
| mastered with the reinforcing tropP~
/ Il va, AZ thus time tha, Lieutenant C"i
one uaighi said to mo ll'4t il ~as tho
orders irnm headquarters tUtt AL hat the
! little children OF sad company were to
he killed Sud lilighI hui Al that time
just rcturucd from headquarters. a. "a.
! rowan, where u military cpuacil had
becn held. There had been like cous
cal held Al Parovan previous 10 lhat, at
which were present Colonel Dsmc, Lieu.
,enaa, Colonel !. c. Haight, ~nd MJol
John ID Lee. The r,sulIof hi. tn st
council was the calling out OF said rcSI'
mcnt Tor the purpose already stated.
The reinforcement aforesaid was msrchcd
To tho Mountain Meadows. And there
lormcd junction with The msiu body.
Major Lee massed all the troops at
spring and msl, speech TO them. say
Ing that his orders from headquarters
were Ito Kill tie entire company except
the small children" WAS not Ia The
ranks ~ that time. Dat uu one side talk
ing 10 mau named Slade. aud could not
have sscn paper in Major Lees hands
Said Lso then sent tlag OF truce 10 the
cmisiant camp, Offering said emisrInts
that III they laid down their arms he
would protect them" They accordingly
laid down thoir amy. came out from
their camp. and delivered themselves up
to said Lee The women aud children
were then, by the order OF said Lee,
separated from the mon and were march
ed ahead OF tho men After the said
cmigrauls had marched about halt ipilo
towards Cedar City thc ortier va, given
10 shoot lhem down At that timc said
Lse was n the head ot the column.
WAS in the rear. did not hear Lee give
the order 10 fire, but heard il from tho
under officers - it was passed down the
column The emigrants wore then and
there shot down, except seventeen little
children, which immediately took into
my charge I DO not know the total
number OF said company, rs | did not
stop e. count the deaf Immediately
put the children in baggage. wagons be-
longing 10 the ssimenl and took them 10
Hamlin's Ranch, and from there to Cedar
Cly. aud procured them homes among
the people. john Willis and Samuel
Marcy assisted me in taking charge OF
said children. On the evening Of the
massacre Colonel W. H. Dame and Lieu.
leuani l. G.. Haight came u H,m!iu's
whcru | had the said children, aud tell
int dispute, in the course OF which
said Haighl told Colonel Dame that II he
was going 10 report of tho killing OF said
emgrsnts he should not haye ordered it
duuc do not know when OF where said
troops were dishandcd. About two
weeks alter said massacre occurred said
Major Lee (who wa~ aI,Q Indian AgenD
went 10 salt Lake City aud. as believe,
reported said fight and IL results 10 the
commander in. chei; MS not present
at either ot the be aforementioned cOun-
ellis, nor at any council connected with
The aforesaid military oRerauoni oF with
said comr.EY. gars 40 orders except
TO those connected with the saving al the
children, aud those after tho massacre
had occurred, and said orders were given
rs bishop and not In n military sense. At
the time OF the firing oi the first voley
discharged my piece did not fire after
wards, though several subsequent voheYs
were fired. After the fIsl tire was dc.
livered at once set about saving the
children. commenced to gather up the
children before tho firing had ceased.
have made the foregoing statements be-
fore the above entitled Court for the
reason that believe that would be as.
sassinated should attempt 70 make tns
sane t9go,e any court IN the Territory of
Utah. After said Lee returned from Salt
Lake City, as aforesaid. said Lee told me
that he had reported fully to the Pref
dent, meaning the Commanlerin-ohiei.
the tight at Mountain Meadows and the
kiilin& of the emiglanls. Brigham
Young was at that line COMMANDMENTS
Chief OF the Militia OF the Territory Of
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