Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-05

HIS ACCOUNT OF THE xoUxrAIS xx.nows

hA>>ACRE.
a salt Lake corIeSpof de n has SAM n, The
Chicago Inter Ocean the depoSi tions ~ p,ssS-
IAN foong and George A. Smith, in the
case OF John II. Lee. Young's was q EN-
Al salt Lake City, July so The depooent
O. Was the Arkansas company Of emil
grants ordered away from SAT- Lake City NV
aou.self, or any one In authority under YOU
"A. No; not that know OF ] never heard of
any such thing. and certainly no such order
was given by the tlen acting governor.
v W ere any counsel or instructions given
- ahy person 20 The citizens OF Utah not %
sen grain 10 or trade with the emigrant trains
psesihg uhrough tah al that tims2 IL so.
whSt We're those Instructions and counselP
A. Yes, counsel and advice were given 10 INC
cilE ns not 10 sell grain To tie emi grants 10
heo ulelr STOCK, out 10 let them have suf1-
clent for themselves II they were out. the
simple reason for this was thar for several
years our crops had been short aud TIE nroS-
poet was at that time that we might have
trouble with the l 1iied States army then en-
route for this place. and We wanted ~ pre-
serve the grain For food; the citizeas OF the
territory were cOUnSeled not IN feed grain 10
thelr own siock no person was ever pun
l>hed or called IN question fer furnishine
knowledge.
q. When Gid yol first hear or the attack
81, obstruction OF tE;s Arkansas company
al Mountain MeasovS itr September. iSs,s
A. did not learn any thing OF the atfack ar.
destruction OF the Arkansas cnnnauV untfl
some me after II had occurr,d. then only by
Heating rumOr.
q Did John II. Lee rencrf "a Won AZ any
time after this massacre what Lad been dome
az ihat massacre a NJ II -, what did you re-
ply 10 him IN reference theretoa A Within
some two or three months after THE massacre
ne called at my Office. and hal much % saw
with regard Ia the l1disus then being stirrsi
up 10 anger aud threatening tla settlements
OF the whites. ana then commences giving an
account OF the massacre: ! told him 10 Stop
a. rom what had already learned bv rumof
Gld . .ot wish mI feelings narrowed up with
a
q. DID YOU ever give any dirocti IONS con
cernlhg me property taken from the emf
grants at the Mountain Meadows massacre
OF anything as To Is disposition? a No. 1
never gave any directions cOncerning Ia,
property taken from the company oT emf
grants o. the Mountain Meadows massacre
nor did know anything OF that proDerty or
~ disposition, and do not 10 thus dsy except
nom public ruIuor.
q. Why did you not. a. Governor. Institute
proceedings foTthwi IN % investigate the mas
Sacre and bring the gully cut-throatS therapf
10 Justice? 4. The caase was that another
Governor had been appointed by The Presi-
cent OF the United States, and was then on
the way here Ia take my place. and did not
Know how soon he might arrive here. and
because the United States judges were not
m The territory. Soon after Governor Cum
mirgs arrived ! asked him 10 take Judee
1radlebaugh, who belonged To TIE southern
district, with him. and would accnnnpanv
mem win sufficient aid 10 investigate the
matter and bring the offenders % Justice
y. Did you, about the 10th of Seutem her
10. receive communication FROM Isaac 4
halght, OF any other person of Cedar city.
cobcernlng company OF emigrauts called
ne Arkansas company 4. did receive a
communication Nom Isaac 4. Haight or
Indians. VIZ
q Have you that communications Al
nave rot, | have made GiligeuL search f,r il.
but cannot ind II.
q. Did you answer that communication
"A. did 10 I. q llaight. who was tnen act
ing president AT Cedar City.
@ VIII you state the Substance Of your
letter 10 him" A. Yes: 40 was 20 lei tais co,n-
pany OF emigrants and all COMPANIES OF emf
grants pass through the country uumoieStad
anu 10 allay the angry feelings OF the Indians
as much a. possible.