The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-19

Cedar City, who stated that the fight had
not been altogether successful, upon
which Lieutenant-C Colonel Haight or
dered out reinforcement; at this time,
l was ordered out by Captain John M
dighby, who ordered me to muster.
"armed and equipped as the law di-
recta;" 1t was matter Of life or death to
tmuster or not, and I mustered with the
reinforcing troops; it was at this time
that Lleutenant-Colonel Haight said to
me that it was the orders from head.
quarters that all but the little children
Vi SAID company we're to be killed; said
halght had ut that time just returned
| from headquarters at Parowan, where
military council had been held: there
had been n like council held at Parowan
previous to that. at which were present
Colonel Dame, Lieutenant Colonel ]. @
Haight and Major John D. Lee: the re.
suit of this first council was the calling
out of said regiment, for the purnose
| already stated; the reinforcement nfore-
SAID was marched to the Mountain Mea-
dows, and there formed junction with
the main body; Major Lee massed all
the troops at spring, and made speech
TO them, saying that his orders from
headquarters were to kill the entire COM
pany, except the small children: was
not IN the ranks at that time, but on the
SIDE, talking to man named Slade, and
could not have seen paper in Muior
Lees hands; said Lee then sent flag of
truce into the emigrant camp, Offering
said emigrants that 'if they lny down
their arms, he would protect them" they
accordingly laid down their arms, came
out from their camp and delivered them
selves 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
emigrants had marched half mile to-
ward Cedar City, order was given to shoot
them down; at that time, Lee was at the
head of the column; I was in the rear.
did not hear Lee give the order to fire.
but heard it from tho under officers as it
was passed down the column; the emf
grants were then aud there shot down.
except seventeen little children, which
Immediately took into my charge; do
not know the total number of said com
pany, as 1 did not stop to count the
dead; l Immediately put the little chill
dren IN baggage wagons belonging to
the regiment, and took them to Uamlin's
Ranch, and from there to Cedar City.
and procured them homes amopg the
people; John Willis and Samuel Murly
assisted me in taking charge of said
children; on the evening of the massa-
Gro. Colonel ". H. Dame and Lieutenant
L. Q. Haight came to Hamlin's, where I
had the snid children, anil fell into dis
pnte, in the course of which he said
Haight told Colonel Dame that if he was
going to report of the killing of said
emlgrants he should not have ordered it
done; do not know when or where said
rTn .,t~. Il
after SAID massacre occurred, said Major
Leo (who was also an Indian AGENT went
to Salt Lake City, and, as I believe, re-
ported said fight and it's results to the
Communicating chief; I was not present
ut either Of the before. mentioned coun.
ellis, nor at any council connected with
the aforesaid military operations, or with
said company; gave no orders 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 military sense; at
the time OF the firing of the first volley
L discharged my piece; I did not fire
atterWard, though several subsequent
volleys were fired; after the first fire was
delivered at once set about saving the
children; J. commenced to gather up the
children before the firing had ceased. =
have made the foregoing statement be-
fore the above entitled court for the rea.
son that believe that would be assas.
sinated should attempt to make the
same before any court ia 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, meaning the commander-in.
chief, the fight ut Mountain Meadows,
aud the killing of said emisrantu.
Brigham Young was at that time the
commander in-c chief of the militia of the
Territory of Utah; and further deponent
saith not
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