The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-30

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Allen. He said the emigrants' doom was
sealed. The die was cast for destruction;
that Lee has orders to take men, go out
and intercept them, Allen to go on and
counteract what we did. l went home.
Three days after Haight sent for me, and
said orders had come from the camp.
They didn't get along, and wanted
reinforcements that he had been
to Parowan and got further orders
from Col. w. III. Dame to finish the mas
sacre to decoy out and spare only
the small children, who could not tell
the tale. went off, and met Allen, our
first runner, and others. Higbee came
out and said "You are ordered out,
armed and equipped" So L went.
Hopkins, Higbee, John Willis and Sam
uel Purdy went along. We had two
baggage wagons. We got to Hamblin's
ranch in the night, three miles from the
emigrants. There met Lee and others
from the general camp, where the largest
number of men were then found. The
emigrants were not all killed. Lee called
me out for consultation, one side. He
told ne the situation. The emigrants
were strongly fortified, and there was no
chance to get them out that Higbee was
ordered to decoy them out the best way
he could. That was agreed to, and the
command was given to John ID. Lee to
carry out the whole plan. They went to
camp. Lee formed all the soldiers in a
hollow square, and addressed them.
They were all white men, about fifty in
all. The Indians were in another
camp. Saw there Slade and his
son, Jim Pearce, probably his
sons, too, all those from Cedar,
and Bill Stewart and Levin Jacobs
think Dan McFarlane, too. Slade and /
We're outraged, but we said, "What can
we do; we can't help ourselves. Just
then the order to march was given. We
lad to go part in double file. Higbee
had command of part of the men. 1t
was the Nauvoo Legion, organized from
tens up to hundreds. We marched III
sight of the emigrants. Either Bateman
or Lee went out with white flag. The
man from the emigrants met him. Lee
and the man sat down on the grass and
had talk. Don't know what they
talked. Lee went with the man into the
intrenchments. After some hours they
came out, and the emigrants came up,
with their wounded in wagons ahead.
The wounded were those hurt in the
threedays' previous fight. They said the
Mormons and Indians couldn't GUST
emigrants. Next came the women, next
the men. As the emigrants came up,
the men halted, and the women on foot,
children, and the wounded went on ahead
with John ID. Lee. The soldiers had to
be all ready to shoot at the word. fired
once. Don't know if L killed any one.
The men were not all killed the first
shot. Saw the women afterward dead,
with their threats cut. L saw as / came
up to them a man kill young girl. The
men were marched in double file first,
then thrown III single file, with soldiers
alongside. Heard the emigrants con-
graduating themselves on their safety
from the Indians. At last John NJ.
Higbee came and ordered my squad to
fire. Lee, like the rest, had firearms.
Saw soldiers on horses to take on the
wing those who ran. Saw man run.
Saw Bill Stewart on horse go after and
kill him. Saw one wounded man beg
for his life. Higbee cut his throat
The man said 81 would not do this to
you, Higbee." He knew him. After L
fired L was told to gather up the little
children. AS L went l saw large
woman running toward the men
crying. "My husband, my hus-
band !" A soldier shot her in
the back, and she fell dead AS l went
on I found the wagons with the wounded
all out on the ground and their Threats
cut. Went on and found the children.
Put them in a wagon and took them to
Hamblin's house. Saw no more. The
soldiers dispersed then. Two of the
children were wounded, and one died at
Hamblin's. / think 1 had to leave them
there. Many of the soldiers were from
counties south, whom 1 didn't know.
Next day and McCurdy and Willis took
the children to Cedar City, leaving one
Mt Pinto creek. On the road met
freight train of wagons with men living
here in Beaver now. l went to old Mrs.
Hopkins and told her | had the chill
dren. She hustled round and got places
for them. took one girl baby home,
and my wife sucked it. Afterward l
gave it to Birkbeck. he having no chill
dren. They were well treated, believe
got good places for them where there
were few children.
Alter several Gays, HMgnt sent me TO
Iron Springs, where the wagons, cattle
and goods of the emigrants were, to get !
them and put them in the tithing- house. |
was to brand the cattle, toe. Found |
there John Wise, and Hunter, and AL
len. put the goods in the Church
tithing- Office cellar, left the wagons in
front of the tithing-office, and branded |
the cattle with the Church brand,
cross. Lee was in the cellar with me,
and saw the goods. Haight and Higbee |
told me council had been held, and !
Lee deputized to go to President Brig
ham Young and report all the facts of
the massacre. Lee went, and followed .
to attend the conference Oct. 6, at Salt
Lake City. Met Lee at Salt Lake, and
asked if he had reported to Brigham
Young. He said, Yes, every particu-
lar" The same day, /, Lee and Charley
Hopkins called on Brigham Young. He
there, in presence of them, said: "You
have charge of that property in the tith-
ing Office. Turn it over to John ID.
Lee. What you know of this say moth
ing of it. Don't talk of it, even among
yourselves. When came home / had
to go to the Vagas lead mines TO get ore.