Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-03
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES !
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2.

Intelligence mas been received py
]. P. Hall in this city, that his schoon-
er Lucifer, was practically seized in
Magdalena Bay on the 18th of last
month, by a party of Mexican rebels,
who adopted this means to escape
from the Federal troops on the oppo-
site side of the bay. The Captain of
the Lucifer reported that the rebels
rushed on board the previous day, land
after putting the crew in irons, they
compelled him to take them across.
There were some U. S. troops on
board vessel in the bay at the time,
who were appealed to for protection,
but declined to interfere on account
of the schooner being under the Mex
lean flag. After the rebels had pro-
cured provisions, they set sail and
nothing has been heard of the schoon-
er since.
SANTA BARBARA, August 2.
Cotton was sentenced at 8 O'Clock
this morning, and the work of i'm
panelling a jury for trial of Mrs.
Norton continued at noon.
BEAVER, August 2.
In the Lee case this morning the
defense offered the dispositions of
of Brigham Young and George A.
Smith. Ruled out for causes hereto
fore given.
John McFarlane, sworn-Ira Allen
lives in Cache Valley; John Mum
grum lives at Parae, near the Eastern
frontier of Utah; Carl Shurz lives in
Sewer county; Harrison Pierce lives
in Pinto.
Defense rested.
The prosecution offered nothing in
rebuttal.
Counsel oneach side presented re-
quests for instructions to the jury.
The Court ordered the jury removed
from the Courtroom while discussion
on the instruction proceeded.
George A Smiths deposition sets
out his sickness and inability to at
tend the trial. He had no military
command in 1857, and no position
but that Of one of the IL apostles. He
never attended council concerning
the destruction of the emigrants, and
never knew or heard of the emigrants
till he met them at Corn Creek about
August 25, 1867, as he was going
north. Brigham Young swears he is
rs years old, and he could not with
out great risk now endure the fatigue
of journey to Beaver; was Governor
in 1857, and President of the Church.
In June, 1867, the U. s. Government
stopped the mails for Utah, and sent
an army ostensibly to destroy the
Latter Day Saints. No U. s. Judge
was here in 1857. Heard rumor
that the Arkansas emigrants had pass
ed through Salt Lake. Never gave
an order for them to leave Salt Lake.
Never heard of their being ordered
away. Advice was given citizens not
to sell grain to emigrants for stock,
but to supply food for the emigrants.
Crops had been short for several years
and prospect of trouble with the U.
s. Army then at hand was imminent.
Citizens were counselled not to feed
grain to their own stock. No
person was ever punished for
supplying food to the emigrants so
far as he knows. Never heard of the
attack on the emigrants till after
it, and then only floating rumor two
or three months after it. John ID.
Lee told him the Indians were hos
tile and stirred up at the settlers and
threatening them. While he gave
witness an account of the massacre
he told him to stop. Didn't wish
my feelings narrowed up. with a re-
cital of the details. Kiingen Smith
did not call on me with John D,
Lee. Have no memory Of his ever
speaking to me about the massacre
or emigrant's property. Never gave
orders about that property or ever
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