The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-11-27
From the S. +. Chronicle.l
UNEARTHED AT LAST.
The Arrest of John ID. Lee, the Alleged
Loader OF the Mountain Meadow
Band OF Mormon MUIR
derers.

DOttNSA OOdhIJ NONVuOOI To-
Your special reporter arrived here
from Salt Lake City yesterday, after
experiencing all the diseomforts and
privations peculiar to stage riding in
an uneven country. And after being
iolted and shaken, and making innu-
merable apparent narrow escapes
from accidents, it was a great relief
to reach this quiet village, which is at
present the focus on which all Utah
eyes are now concentrating, for it is
here that the notorious Col. John D.
Lee, the leader in the Mountain
Meadow massacre is confined. The
feeling here, as may be imagined, is
intense. 1t is difficult, in fact it is
impossible, for q "Gentile" to ascer-
tain precisely how the "Saints' re-
ally feel over the arrest of one Of
their leaders, and the consequences
to themselves and their Church Of
this arrest and the investigation and
expose which must follow. 1t is o
matter beyond dispute that there are
in this immediate neighborhood
many of the rank and file of that
BAND OF DISGUISED MURDERERs,
Who, under the command of John
D. Lee, twenty years ago, butehered
in cold blood all the men and women,
and all but two of the children of a
passing emigrant train. Some of
those men are here, and while the
probable consequences of a legal in
vestigation serves to dismay them,
the countenances Of all the Mormons
show one of two expressions-dis-
may at the danger threatened their
beloved Church, and the lives of some
of their brethren, and hatred of the
Government that has at last reached
out its powerful arm to punish the
most dastardly assassins this country
has produced.
While such is the feeling of the
Mormons, the Gentiles do not mani
fest their satisfaction in any demon
strative or unbecoming manner.
They simply show the grim pleasure
they take in the seizure of q violator
of the law, and express hope that
the whole history of the Mountain
Meadow murder may now be dis
closed.
THE ARREST OF LEE.
From q personal interview with U.
S. Deputy Marshal William Stokes,
and Mr.. Dye, who witnessed the af-
fair, I am enabled to give you the
particulars of Lees arrest: Last
Saturday the Marshal-having re-
ceived information that Lee was at
Pangwitch, small Mormon settle
ment on the Sewer river, thirty-fye
miles southeast of here-sent one Of
hisposse, Frank Fish, to reconnoiter,
and Fish having ascertained that Lee
was then at Pangwitch, on Sunday
night Stokes, with Fish, Thomas
Vim, r. S. Rogers, David Evans
and Thomas Lefevre drew near
Pangwitch and secreted themselves
under q hill for the night. The
whole posse entered the town just
after daybreak on Monday morning.
But early as they were, and secretly
as their movements had been CON
Quoted, information Of their presence
had reached Lee, and suspeeting
their business he had concealed him
self. After thoroughly searchingthe
house where the criminal was sup
posed to be, the officers directed
their attention to the out-buildings,
and their labors were soon rewarded
by finding
LEE IN A CHICKEN-oooP,
Loosely covered with straw. Stokes,
who was the first to discover his
man, advanced to the coop, pistol in
hand, and covering Lee with his
weapon from hole in the roof of
tho coop, ordered him to come out.
Thoro being no reply to this demand,
Winn was order to enter the assas-
sins hiding-place and disarm him,
Stokes informing Lee that he would
"shoot his head Off il he moved.
As tho muzzlo of the officers pistol
was not more than two feet from
Lees head, the latter saw that it
was not vain threat, and that he
was in the enemy's tolls. So before
Winn had time to obey the order Of
his chief, Lee said "1'll como out, "
and Immediately emerged with pis-
tol in his hand.
LEES WIFE TO THE RESCUE.
While Stokes was parlying with
Lee, one of the numerous wives of
the latter, Rachel, covered Stokes
with shotgun, d doublo-barrolled
one, and threatened to fro. She, in
her turn, was covered by the revol-
yer of Fish, and as Lee came out
she was disarmed. No other resist
ance than this was offered by Leo's
relatives or numerous friends.
When Lee found himself in tho
"hands Of the Philistines," he owl
dently made up his mind to make
the best Of his misfortune, for he
pleasantly and cordially invited the
officers to breakfast with him, which
invitation thoy gratefully accepted.
Lee displayed an immense amount
Of rang frotd when resistance was
useless. lie spent some time writ
ing out directions for the manage
mont of his property during his
forced absence, and seemed to oYor-
look none Of those details which q
man in his position might reasonably
DO expected TO forget. Stokes over
heard him say to one Of his sympa-
thotic neighbors, who evidently be-
loved that
THE HEAD or THE CHURCH
Had been derelict in his duty toward
his subaltern, "Prcsident Young is