The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-15

&EQ 1911 THAI lntll uOuI Ol utnFtIJ itotAi ths
murderous siege by the "Indians" was al
band. With sympathetic tears Lee listened
to their tufferings, and offered d them protec
ticn from the Indians" II possible, ifthey
would continue in their journey and prom
ise not TO further moless the Indians. y
course, this offer was gladly accepted by the
defenseless emigrants. Lee retired from thu
camp, under the pretense OF holding coun
ell with the Indians. he soon returned
again bearing aloft the white flag, and in
formed the emigTanis that the lndian
were very 10th to make any term
OF peace, but finally consented e
their departure, II tbe emigrants would sur
render their arms. Foolishly they gave tC
their executioners their rifles, revolvers and
ammunition, and willingly marched out o
their only place Of safety, 10 be mercilessly
shot down like cattle in q slaughter pen
About fifty armed militia, under John ID
Lee, were drawn mp as guard OF safety
the entrance of the emigrants' camp. Be
tween this guard of soldiers, facing in open
rank, the now unarmed men marched oul
from behind their dsfences, the women came
next, and the children followed lastly. The
separation of the men and women was 9
preconceTted arrangement, made by their
car tors, in order TO better carry out theiI
fiendish designs.
THE PROCESSION OF DEATH
had reached only about one hundred yards
when it was halted, and John ID. Lee, an
officer under the United States government,
and major OF the territorial militia, gave
the order, "make ready, aim, freV which
was simultaneously repeated by the other
officers down the line. With agonizing
shrieks and p;teous appeals TO heaven for
mercy, men, women and children, In all
parts of the huddled group, fell bleeding
10 the earth, pierced with bullets; thick as
hal ba loadar, r1aissifa pOnrad m nnDp thpDl
gray haired sires, with upliited hands,
appealing to the throne of grace, fell
dead aci oss the bodies OF their murdered
sons and daughters; defenssless women,
crszed with fear, clinging around their un-
armed husbands and fathers for protection,
were ruthlessly shot dowr, desp ts their
heartrending cries, and, la several in
stances, suppliantly kneeling at the feet
of their sssassins. and a few were publicly
dsbauched, snd immediately after killed
upon the dishonored spot; little children
clinging to their mothers skirts, were
fOrcibly taken from them and their
throats cut, amid their Innocent cries to
their "mammas" for safety; aud babes were
suatched from tbe maternal breast, and their
brains dashed out against the wagon wheels.
After about three hours bloody work, the
dreadful carnage ceased, and liz emigrants
lay dead and dying upon the field, Within a
circumference of 100 teet-abOut nifty were
piled one upon another within square
space of thirty feet. The wounded and dy-
ing were relieved of their sufferings by
being shot, stabbed, or beheaded with the
battle-axes of the Lord" the favorite war
weapon Of the Mormons. OF the III massa-
cred fifty were men and boys-not one being
spared who was able to bear arms. The
others were women, little children, and a
few babes. For some uuaccountable reason,
probably disgusted with
.
the lives of seventeen children were spared.
Their ages range from tour to thirteen years.
The three brave men, who escaped the vigil
OF the guards on the night of tho iouiih day
OF the siege, bound for California for aid ard
relief from the besiegers, and bearing with
them the paper containing the names, occu-
patton, nativity, etc, OF the doomed emf
grants, were the next day over,aken by the
Mormon Indian allies. Two were killed
outright, and the other, after
being horribly mutilated, was burned at
a stake. Thus perished the last remaining
man OF that migrant.train-ffty-fv men in
all. The first victim was ayOung man named
William Adeu, from Arkansas. TIE day
before the massacre be lett the camp in
quest OF supplies. While watering his horse
Ia a stream, in com my with another emil
grant. seven miles from their camp, they
were overt aiken by the notorious Mormon
bishop, Bill Stewart, and a young boy.
Stewart GOV. red Adm with revolver, aud
bade the timid boy draw bead on the other
emigrant. Stewart killed his man, but the
frgh' h'ened boy was erring in his aim and
his intended victim escaped TO the train.
Tnis first vie5m, the three courlers,
and the fifteen killet during
tho siege, comprise the total oi
13l murdered emigrants-59 males aud y
females. The remaining II children tha;
were spared on the field of death, i all that
is lefs OF this l43. The children were gathered
mp and taken TO the homes OF the muTderers
OF itheir fathers and mothers, many ofwhom
were named by their Mormon captors-
being too young to know or tell their pa
rents names. About one year after, Dir
Forney, the Indian agent, who succeeded
Brigham Young, with two companies oi
hood for 80 miles.
AROUND THE SCENE OF THE MASSACRE,
and succeeded In finding seventeen-be-
lieved to be all that was spared. Oa learn.
ing of their wereabouts, q few of the chill
dren were returned to their nearest rela
tions in Missouri and Arkansas, and several
yet remain in this territory and California
and will attend the forthcoming trial as wit.
Desses. Though very young, indeed, it j:
thought that many important facts can be
proven by these thfes youthful witnesses
The eldest is girl OF ;hiItsen. who after
ward says she frequently saw the wives o
Lee and Haigbt wearing the jewel,
and dresses of her murdered mother
Oae boy, aged nine, named John Col
vim, now living IN Arkansas. saw Lee
Kill his father, aud another boy recoilec;ed
distinctly Cf seeing bis fether. mother
grandfather and grandmother all killed al
once, and lying in one hesp. An Indar
c bief named Jackson, W no murdered the ii RS
ff.F hn hrQst -. f.. IL
fornia, found on the person of his vic
tim the paper giving the names, condi-
tion, etc., of the emigrants He gave ths
paper 10 a Mormon, who, On showing it Il
Lee, the latter Immediately sDatched it anC
tore it to shreds. To this fact the honest ole
Mormon Is willing to testify on Trial. He i;
evidently familiar with the contents Of tho
destroyed paper, as he was heard frequently
| to remark: Il believe if the Mssons
and Odd Fellows knew how many OF thei
| brethren were slain they would no longer
let the accursed Mormons GO uUpunIsbed
ts T.,