The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-30

Following arc the names Of the
parties indicted with J, d. Lees;
Dame, Elliott, Wilder, VIM. G. Stew
art Geo Adair, Jr., John M. Iiigby,
/. 6. HaIght, Samuel Jukes and
Philip X. Smith. The trial Of Lee
commenced by the impannelllng Of
the jury on ihe 22d. 1t consists OF
three Gentiles and nine MOrmons,
one OF whom, D. J. Arthur, is a SON.
in-law OF Haight, who gave the or
der to fire on the emigrants, but has
no opinion. Another, Robert Hey
borne Is a stcp-son Of Uric, who was
engaged In the massacre, but knows
nothing Of 1t. The Mormons exam
ined as jurors would swear they had
lived 10 to 1S years in the region of
the massacre, yet never heard 1t talked
OF, and had no opinions about 1t. This
Is the subject Of much open comment
and bitter feeling.
On the Odd the trial was resumed,
and the Z. S. Attorney, Carrie, made
a statement Of the expected proof
He drew a vivid picture Of the rich
enigrant train bound for California,
entering Utah, refused supplies; at
tackled by Indians and entrenched;-
the seige of days; the coming of Lee
with troops; the flag Of truce; the
treachery and butchery Of men, wo-
men and children; the property ta>
ken; the tIthing house sale Of goods;
the bodies lying unburied for weeks;
following of those who escaped
the report Of the deed to Brigham
Young; his order to sell the property
and never to mention the deed, ac-
counting for the want Of knowledge
of the transaction on the part Of the
Mormon jury list.
Robert Keeys, the first witness
called, said:
Came to Utah October 2, 1875,
through Mountain Meadows; sew two
piles Of bodies, women and children,
piled promlscuously about-some 60
or 20; the children were from two
months old to twelve years; the
smaller were torn by wolves and
cows, and some of the bodies were
shot, some had their throats cut,
somc stabbed all torn by wolves, ex-
cept one woman, a little way off, who
appeared az Ii asleep, with ball
hole in her left side; the appearance
of the body indicated she had been
dead fifteen days; seven OF US saw it;
there was a pile Of mems bodies,
dead, further on; did not 90 to SEQ
them; there was no clothing on the
bodies except one sock OIL iiian;-
none were scalped.
Asahel Bennett called and testified
to passing tho Meadows In December,
1857, and seeing the horrible remains
of the heIIish deed.
Philip X. Smith, "a defendant, Of
San Bernardino, California; called. -
The prosecution entered nolle proseQui
as to himself:
Lived at Cedar City In 1857; the
Meadow is forty-five miles south of
Cedar City, on the California road;---
was at tho massacre In September,
1857 heard Of emigrants coming; the
people wero forbidden to trade with
them and they felt bad about 1t; saw
few Of them at Cedar City; this
was Oh Fridayj some Of them swore
and TIigbee fined them; when they
went on heard rulnors of trouble;
on Sundays 1t was the custom to
have meetings of the president, coun-
Gil and Bishop, when the matter, of
their destruction was discussed,
Haight, Hlgbee, Morrell, Allen,
Wells, myself and others; there were
some brethren who were opposed to
their destruction; l did also; Halght
jumped up and broke up the meeting;
l asked what would be the conse-
quence of such an act; then Haight
got mad; the Indians were to destroy
them on Monday; Higbee, Halght,
White and conversed again; / OPP
posed their destruction; Halght re-
Tented, and told White and l to go
ahead and tell the people the emil
grants should so through safe; we did
so; on the road we met John d, Lee;
told him where wo were going; he
replied: III have something to say
about that matter" We passed the
emigrants at Iron Springs; next
morning we passed them again as we
came back; they had twenty or thirty
wagons; there were over 100 people,
old aged, middle aged, old women
middle aged, youths and children;-
home we Anet lra Allen; he said the
emigrants' doom was sealed-the die
was cast for destruction; that Lees
orders were to take men and go out
and Intercept,
/ went home. Three days after,
Haight sent for me. He said orders
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