Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-24

! her | had the children; she Tustled rouli
and got places for them; I took one giT
[ baby home; my wife sucked it; after
/ ward gave it to Blrk beck, he having NJ
! children; they were we'll treated, | be.
! lieve; l got good places for them, where
| there were few children. The question
| Of allowing the statements Of Co Consplr.
atOTs as to the disposal q the emigrants
| property after the mass acre was here ar.
! gUed for an hour. The court held il ad.
Missile, on the grounds OF the case oil
the people as. Trina, 3 California case
During the argument Sutherland, for toe
defense, said it was an attempt b tx the
crime on some one else, Lee being only
g fgurehead. Baskin, for the prrseu-
ton, replied that he wanted noting but
the truth, whoever it implicated; iaat
Sutherland feared his real client would
be resched. This produced a decided
sensation, it being known that Brig
ham Young was meant The wit
ness then resumed: After several days
Haight sent me to Iron Springs,
where the wagons, cattle and goods
Of the emigrants were, to get them and
put them in the tithing-hou5e; | was TO
brand the cattle, too; found there John
WTie, Hunter and Allen; / put the
goods In'Lhe church tithing-Otfice cellar;
eft the wagons in front of the tithing
OIHce; / branded the cattle with the
church brand, which was 8 cross; Lee
was in the cellar with me and saw the
goods; Haight and Higbee told me q
council had been held, and Lee deputed
to go to President Brigham Young and
report all the facts of the massacre; Lee
went; 1 followed TO attend the confer.
ence held October sixth at Salt Lake
city; met Lee there, and asked MIN il
he had reported to Brigham Young; he
said Eyes" at one time [, Lee and Hop.
kins called on Brigham Young; ne there
in the presence Of them said, "YOu
have charge Of that property in the
tithing office; turn il over to John ID.
Lee. WHAT you know Of this say
nothing of it; don't talk Of it even
among yourselves" When | come had
to go 10 Vegas mines to get ore; while
was gone Les took the property, had
auction and sold it off, so Haight and
Higbee told me. Haight sold his part of
the cattle to Hooper, Ut&h's congress.
sional delegate afterward, for boots and
shoes. There were Indians at the mas
sscrs; the hills were pretty full of them;
they were deputiZed to kill the women;
y
throat; heard no effort to restrain the
Indians; Indians were wounded, and
three died from effects Of wounds; the
Indians came back to Cedar where lived
one named Bill and one Tom; both OF
the chiefs saw some of the emigrants'
property with the Indians; saw Lee get
dresses and jeans from the tithing office
out of the emigrants' plumber; l learned
from Allen that Lee was the one to
gather up Indians to attack the emf
grants; talked with Lee about it after
ward; Lee was Indian agent ct Har-
mony; the agent traded with tribes and
issued goods and rations of the govern
ment to Indians.
The court here adjourned to nine
o'clock this morning. After to-day,
night sessions are to be held. The court
warned the citizens not to speak to the
jurors from the street up to the time
they were sworn, and declared that ne
would arrest and punish such offenders.
During the time that Klingen Smith
was testifying, giving the horrible de-
taiig OF blood, the suspense was terribly
painful. Lees square, hard, low proved
face and neck became fairly purple
black, and his wives scarcely breathed,
str2ining forward to catch each syllable.
The excitement in the town is intense.
[ am prepared to state that Klingen
Smiths story. in all material details, is
the same as Lees suppressed confession
as to the massacre. Klingen Smiths
reputation IS that of man of truth, ne
could not be impeached save by facts,