Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-03

BEAvrD, August 2.-0sorgs 4. Smith's
deposition sets out his sickDess and IN
ability to attend the trial. He bad no
military command in 1857. and NO p. d.
ton but that Of one Of the II apostles
He never attended . council concerning
the destruction of emigrants, and never
knew or heard OF The emiRrsnts till he
met them Ut Corn Creek about August
Is, 1857, % he was going back north. In
his preaching in Southern Utah no
counseled saving grain crops. They
had been short for several years and
many people were in actual want. he
advised the people to supply the en-
igrants and supply food for themselves,
but not to sell or Themselves feed gTain
to stock. He never heard OF the massa-
ere until after bis return to Salt Lake.
He denies that he was accessory to the
Mountain Meadows massacre, or direct
" or indirectly aided or sbetted y.
Brigham Young swears he il 70 years
old, and he could not without great rex
now endure tbs fatigue OF q journey to
Beaver: was Governor in 1857 and Presi-
dent of the Church. In June, 1857. the
U. S. Gove,nm emit stopped the mails for
Utah, and sent an army ostensibly 70
destroy the Latter Day Saints. No U.
S. Judge was here in 1857. Heard a
rumor that the Arkansas emierants had
passed through Salt Lake. Never gave
An order for them to leave Salt Lake
Never heard of their being ordered away.
Advice waa given citizens not to ssll
grain to emigrants for stock. but to sup
ply food for the emigrants. Crops had
been short for several years and pros
pee. OF trouble with the United States
army then at hand vas imminent. Git
liens were counseled not to feed grain TO
their own stock. No person was ever
punished for supplying food to the EN-.
igrants 40 far as he knows. Never heard
Of the attack on the emigrants till after
it, and then only by floating rumor two
or three months after it. John d. Lee
told him the Indians were hostile ard
stirred up at the settlers and threatening
them. While he gave witness an account
of the massacre he told him TO stop.
Didn't wish my feelings narrowed up
with a recital Of the details. klingen
Smith did not call on me with John d.
Lee. Have no memory OF bis ever
speaking to me about the massacre or
emigrants' property. Never gave
orders about that property or
even heard OF its disposal. except
from rumor. Did not examine fnto the
matter, because another Governor had
been appointed and was en- route to the
Territory, and because no United States
Judges were here. Scan after Governor
Cummings arrived offered to so with him
and Judge Cradlsbaueh of the Southern
District, to investigate tho matter and
bring the offenders to justice, and to take
sufficient aid along to do it. About Sep
TENDER 10, 1857, received letter from
either Haight or Lee concerning the Ar
kansas immigrants; canuot find it now.
l answered it, addressed to Haight then
President at Cedar City. Utah. Tho
substance Of my letter was to let these
immigrants pass through and all other
immigrants TO let them go through uu-
molested and to try to allsy the angry
feelings Of the Indians. The deposition
Of Young is considered here as very dam
aging to his case. showing that he had
power to see that the immigrants could
90 through unmolested. He received
Haight's letter about September 10th,
and the massacre occurred September
14th. Mountain Meadows 10 distant
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