The New York herald., 1872-09-14
A Participant in the Slaughter
Confesses.
Men and Women Were Murdered In Cold
BloOd---Only the Children Spared.
A DEMONS FLAG OF TRUCE.
Horrible Record of Blood
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lcuSb BuHty dllOHB LHc puIuClputOlb III tHc ANAL,
showing conclusively that the terrible Mountain
Meadows massacre was the net OF the Mormon au-
thorities 1t win be remembered that large CON-
pany Of emigrants on their way to California are
known to have been all killed. with the exception Of
the young children. When their massacre was dis
covered the Mormons set afoat the story that they
had perished at the hands of the Indians but from
time to time circumstantial evidence has appeared
indicating that they were
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD
by the M0rmOns in revenge for previous outrages
upon the latter perpetrated in Illinois and Mis-
souri,. competent witness now says under oath
that the Norm on militia attacked the emigrants,
and after fight Of several days without result,
sent nag Of truce offering them protection II they
would lay down their arms. The terms being COM
piled with, the entire party was butchered by their
capt0rs ia
State o5 Nerada county Of Lincoln, ss.-Person.
ally appeared before me- Peter b. Miller, clerk Of
Court Of the Seventh Judicial district Of the State
Nevada, Philip KllngOn Smith, who being duly
sworn on his OATH says:-My name Is Philip KlingoD
Smith. reside in the county Of Lincoln, in the
e%s county ron in the Territory Of q Utah. rom D.
1852 to A. d. 1862 Twas residing at Cedar City at
the time OF the massacre at Mountain Meadows in
Of emigrants was on Its way frOm Salt Lake City,
bound for California. Said company arrived at
Cedar City, tarried there one day, and passed on
THE MILITIA WAS CALLED OUT
for the purpose OF committing acts hostility
them. Said call was regular military call from
the superior officers to the subordinate officers and
prvates Of the regiment at Cedar City and vicinity
Utah. do not recOect the number OF the regt-
ment. was at that time the Bishop Of the Church
Isaac 9. Haight was president over said Church
at Cedar City and the southern settlement IN
sa Territory to NY poor s bishop vas s1
was president OF said Church at Parowan, in said
Iron county. Said W: Il. Dame was also colonel
OF SAID regiment. Sald Isaac @. Haight was lieu
tenant-cOonel Of said regiment and John ID. Lee,
Of Harmony in said Iron county, was major Of said
regiment. Said regiment was duly ordered to
and prepared for field operations. / had no COM
mand nor office In said regiment at that time,
neither dd march wth SAD regiment on the x
massacred at the Mountain Meadows In said county
OF Iron. About four days after said company Of
regiment then mustered at Cedar City took up It's
line OF march In pursuit OF them. About two DAYS
Colonel l. c. Haght expressed in my presence
desire that said company might be permitted to
pass on their way In peace; but afterwards he told
ORDERS FROM HEADQUARTERS TO KILL ALL
OF said company Of emlgrants except the little
children. do not know whether said headquarters
meant the regmental headquarters at ParOwan or
the HEADQUARTERS of the ut Salt
Lake City.
WneD Tie bdu company uuu got 10 iron OTeck,
about twenty miles from Cedar City, Captain Joel
White started for the Pinto Creek settlement,
through which said company would pass, for the
company to pass on their way In peace / asked and
obtained permission of said White to go with him
said White and myself got about three miles from
Cedar City we met Major John d. Lee, who asked
as where we were going. replied that we were
going to try to prevent the killing of the emf
grants Lee replied, II have something to say
about that"
headquarters Of Colonel Dame. Said White and
went to Pinto Greek, remained there one night,
and the next day returned to Cedar City, meeting
said company OF emigrants at Iron Creek Before
reaching Cedar City we met one Ira Allen, who
told US that "the decree had passed
DEvOrING SAID COMPANY TO DESTRUCTION"
After the fight had been going on for three or
four days messenger from Major Lee reached
Cedar City, who stated that the fight had not been
Colonel Haight ordered out reinforcement. At
this time was ordered out by Captain John M.
Highly who ordered me to muster armed and
life or death to me to muster or not, and
mustered with the reinforcing troops. 1t was
as ssa to e tina. was he ods es
quarters that all but the little children Of said
company were to be killed. Said Haight had at
wan, where military council had been held.
There had been o like council held at Parowan
previous to that e. which were present
John b. Lee. The result Of this first council was
the calling out OF said regiment for the purpose
marched to the Mountain Meadows, and there
formed junction with the main body. Major Lee
70 al 1e at
quarters were to XIII the entire company except the
small children" was not in the ranks at that
time, but on one side talking to O man named
Slade, and could not have seen paper In Major
Lees hands.
THE DEVILS FLAG OF TRUCE.
Said Lee then sent a flag Of truce into the emi-
grant camp, offering said emigrants that 'tf they
lay down their arms he would protect them" They
tnat camp and delivered themselves up to said
Lee. The women and children were then, by the
order Of said Lee, separated from the men, and
were marched ahead OF the men. After said emil
grants had marched about half O mile towards
Cedar City the order was given to shoot them
down. At that time said Lee was at the head Of
the column. was in the rear did not hear Lee
give the order to 0re, but heard 1t from the under
officers as II was passed down the column.
THE EMI0RANTs WERE THEN AND THERE SHOT DOWN,
except seventeen little children, whom l imme.
dately took into my charge. ] DO not know the
sne cRS
rem In baggage wagons belonging to the regiment
and took them to Hamlin's Ranch and from there
people. John wills and Samuel Murdy assisted me
In taking charge OF said children. On the evening
te Ha@be r. 10 Da%e a1s ws1s
had the said cndren and fell into dispute, In the
course Of which said Haight tod colonel Dame
81 SAID ne Mss S report pssUuS q ns nU fs na1s
ordered It done; do not know when or where
said troops were disbanded. About two weeks after
said massacre occurred said Major Lee (who was
also Indian Agent) went to Salt Lake City, and as
believe reported said light and Its results to the
c0mmander-in chief. was not present at either OF
the before e-mentoned councils, nor at any council
connected with the aforesaid military operations,
or with said company. gave no .ordcrs. except
those connected with the saving Of the children,
and those after the massacre had occurred, and
said orders were given as bishop and not In q mill
tary sense. At the time Of the firing Of the hrst
volley
DISCHARGED NY PIECE.
did not fire afterward though several subse.
quent volleys were fred. After the first fire was
delivered at once set about saving the children.
commenced to gather up the children before the
firing had ceased ! have made the foregoing state
ment before the above entitled Court for the reason
that Ibelieve that would be assassinated should
attempt to make the same before 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 President (mean-
Ing the commander-nchlefJ the fight at Mountain
Meadows and the killing OF said emigrants. Brig
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