New-York tribune., 1875-07-24
Prof. Marsh Of Yale
NOUVThIN NEADOW MASSACRE.

NOUVThIN MEADOW MASSACRE.
pv.,INNtSG OF IHp TRIAL OF CoNspIRATORs-rlIE
rIsTlmoNY or A MORMON BISHOP And An EYE
WITNESS or TIE MASSACRE - THE CRUEL AND
CowAEDiY NATURE or rnE MASSACRE FULLY
EXPOSED.
BEAVER, Utah, July 23.-The trial OF the
men indicted fLr completely tae Mountain Meadow
tassucro began to-day. The first witness was k"port
Ke> es He testified follows; came TO Utah oct =
1857 through the Mountain Meadows; saw two heaps
ofodictof women nd children piled up prcmiscuO,sly
about 90 to 20 In number; the children were from two
months Of age 20 IL years. the smaller ones more Torn
by wolves and crows; some Of them werc shot; some
had their throats cut some were stabbed
All torn by wolves, except ono woman hlilc
way off, who appeared sho asleep; there wasa
bullet hole her left side from appearances ali had
been dead 8 days; several cf us saw thcmi the
pile bodies further did not go 10 see
them; there clothing ON the bodies except IL
sock the foot of one man; none had been scaipci
Ash,l Bennett testified was 0t the MEADOWS ia De
cenber 1857: 4: | saw bones there, horrible sight Of
skeletons OF women and children, with c,is aud long
trcsses of hair dried in blood the children were from 10
10 - years age Of the skulls hal the nsh dried
on them; the hode, had been covered up but the wives
had dug tieni out
Philip Rlip@n Smith. one Of tho indicted from Han
Beinarcino Cal. was called Tho prosecution en-
tered motto lroscQui 60 him Ho esilcd: iva IN
Cedar C.ty in 1857: tho Meadows Al miles south Of
Cedar CITY, on the California rVad was AT the massacre
in September 1857 beard of cnigrniS coming the
people we're fcrbidIsn 10 trade with themi fl lad
about 1t; | few OF them at Cedai
cty: hi. was on Friday; scmo aud
Higlee fined them they vent on; heard
rumors trouble On sunday il the custom to have
meetings of the PIescnt aud Council the BsbOrs and
Council, and the High Council Wa Bishop. Iho
question r. to their destruction canc up for di-cts-
sion. Hight. Hgbec Morrill,, Allen. Willis, myself.
and others wero there Some OF t;e brethren
opposed dcstruct,ou did; ilaigLt jumped up and
broke up The meeting asked Wuat would be the CON
sequences Of such an act; Iiaght then got mad tic
Indians were TO destroy them on Monday: HiSbee,
Haight, White and met and discrssed the
same subject again: opposed their distinctions;
Daight ic,cntod and told White and l to 20
anead and tell tho people that the emigranis
should 20 through safely did 80: ou the road We
met John Lee aud told him where were gong; he
replied hat he Lad something t. SAP about that matter
W passed t,e cierants Iron springs; next morning
wc passed then again q. We cana back thty had ~
or 80 wagons and numbered at"scticr"Ncf 100 persons
Old aud III dde aged men aud women, youths and cni'-
dren wnic near home We met Ira Allen he rai that
The doom uf he eTgrans sealed. aud tiG the die
for their destruction: also that ice had orcefs
to take men out aud Intercept the emigrant and that
Allen vas to go c0nAteract what VT had done;
went homo.
The witness continued: Three days afserward ielsht
cent for no and said tina, orders had come from the
canpi that they did not get along and wanted reeh
forcNmcnts; that no had been to Parowan and
got further orders from Col. ". ". Dame 10 finish
the massacTe, TO decoy the emsrants " and spare only
the small children who could not tell the tale; went
of and met Allen. hIsi .uurer and Others; ligbee
came out and sold We were ordered out, armed aGd
equipped; so | went Hopkins Hisbc'. John Wills, ani
Sam Pudy went along; we hadtwc baggage wagons with
,.lol,.l
miles from the enigraDis there met Lee and others
from the general camp whore the largest number OF men
were then f"and that ihe enigIans were rot all
killed Lee called me out !or cOsutaton ha tod ie thc
situation the oinigrants he said were strongly oi't
there chance OF getting them 0u' nSDce "a g
orders 10 dcccJ hcn out the best way we could this
agreed to- and the Command was gwen to John D.
Lee carry ont the whole plon they went To the caup
The witness continued: Lee placed oil the soldiers
In hollow square and addressed them; cy were all
white men, about 50 In all The Indians in another
camp there Sladc and his scn. jim Pcarcc and
probably his all those from Cedar and Eill Stewart
segin and JacDLsI think Dan Mel aran too oladt and
were outraged but saii. what can We
Coz We can't hcip oursclyeS; inst then the order to
march given, and va had to go; wo were put IN
double hiu; 1ishcc had cnGn,and Of pant OF tGc men
wns .u' W. spcbrd Il, t T 81 t annn, - rep
Bntcman or Lee went out with white dag
u man The cineraiss met them Lee aud the MN
they talked ABOUT Lca went with the into Tho en-
trcnchincnt after hours they oGt. aud tac
cInigfanIS up with the wounded IN wagons ahead;
tie vouddfd those hurt IN the three days previous
figt Indians could not Ou the eLigiats next
the women. scXt The mem the eIngras came up
tie n,eI, halted. and the women !Vnt with the
children and vnihicd. went ahead with John
d. Lee; tie soldiers rcd TO be all Tc4dy to ~hOrt
at the word when The word halt came The soldiers
fired; fci once; don't know If kIlc' TIE man
not all Killed tho iIst shot; saw the ~cIncn
aIfcrward dead. with thuir throats cut saw - T.
up them, Kill young girl
the men marched in double ME trs thrn
thrown in -n = ne, with soldcs, alongside heard
eIpigIgr~ conerau1iing on their safety fDom the In
dIans AT lsst John u. iiigbee camo and ordcced my
squad to i' Lee Ike The rest, had rains; 10 cmi
grants escaped; | raw rolder~ on horses 10 take
the wing those VINO ram eaw q man run; saw
Bill stewart hor-r - amer one ana XII bm saw
wounded man b.g for hls iifc, Dt iiigrc cut has
thrOGt; the sid, - would nni do this 10 yOU Dc
bee" he knew bin: after fired told
to gather up ijttlr c.iisru; as went saw large
running toward fhc men Crs iHg "Aly husband.
ny husband" !" soldier shrt her IN the back
aud she fc!l dead: went GA | found the
wounded with tn'r thIOats I ana
found children. agd put them in wagon and took them
10 iiau-su', house, -lH no more The scldcr3 had
disIersed.
1ir question of allowing the statomc4t. OF The co
consiiraiors 10 The d. O-. of the emxrmts' prop
cTiy after hero argued for hour.
ihe Court hold IL admissible.
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