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Higbee. Morrill,, Allen, Wells, myself
and othess; some brethren were opposed
TO their destruction; was also; Haight
jamped up and broke up the peetine:
I asked what would bs the consequence.
Of such an act; Haight got mad; thl
Indians were to destroy them; on Mon
day. Haight, 4igbee. White and I, con.
versed again; opposed their destruc>
ton; Haight relented and told White
and l to 60 ahead and tell the people
the emigrants should 60 through safe;
we did 80; on TIE road We met John D.
Lee; told him where We were going; he
replied. II have something to say about
that matter" went home; three days
sfterward. Haight sent for me; said
orders came for reinforcements; that he
had been to Parowan and got further
orders from Col. w. H. Dame to finish
the massacre, to decoy out and spare
only the small children who could not
tell tales, l went off and met Allen;
lIigbes came out and said: ''You are
ordered out armed and equipped" had
two baggage wagons; got to Hamblen's s
ranch in the nj 1t, three miles from the
emigrants; there met Lee and others
frem General Camp; found the emil
grants not all killed; Lee told me the
emigrants were fortified and no chance
to get them out; Higbee gave orders to
decoy them the best way they could;
that was agreed to and command given
to John D. Lee to carry out tie plan
Lee called out all the soldiers in hollow
square and addressed them; they were
all white men, about so in all; the In
dians were in another camp: orders to
march given, part in double file; it was
the Nuavo Legion organized for tens up
to hundreds: either Bateman or Lee
went out with white flag and a man
from the emigrants met them; Lee and
the man sat down on the grass and had
a talk; Lee went with the man into the
entertainments. After some hours they
came out and the emigrants came up
with the wounded in wagons ahead.
Next came the women and next the men.
As the emigrsnts CAME up, the men
halted and the women on foot, the chill
dren and the wounded went on ahead
with John d. Lee. The settlers had
orders to be all ready to shoot at the
word. When the word to halt came the
soldiers fred once; don't know if l
killed anyone. The men were not all
killed the first shot. Saw the women
afterwards dead with their throats cut.
l saw as came up to them, man kill
a young girl. The men were marched
in double file first, then thrown into
single file with soldiers along
side. Heard emigrants congratuiating
themselves on their safety from the
Inuians. At last John NJ. Higbee came
and ordered my squad to fire. Lee
ike the rest, had fire arms. No emf
grants escaped. After fired, 1 was
told to gather up the little children.
As went on, found the wagons with
the wounded all out on the ground with
their throats cut. ! found the children.
rut them in a wagon and took them to
Highlands house.
The question of allowing the state,
ments OF o-conspirators as to the dis
posal of emigrani's property after
the massacre WIS argued an hour. The
Court held it admissible. During the
areument, Sutherland, of the defense,
bitterly said it was an attempt to fix the
crime on some one else, Lee being only
a figure head. Baskin, of the prosecu-
,ion, replied that they wanted the truth
whoever it implicated and that Suther-
land feared his real client would be
reached. Decided sensation when it
became known that Brigha IL Young was
meant.
Witness resumed. After several days
Haight sent me to the Iron Springs,
where the wagons, cattle and the goods
of the emigrnnts were, got them and put
into the tithing house. was to brand
the cattle too, put the goods in the
church tithing Office cellar. l left the
wagons in front of the Office, and
branded tho cattle with the church
brand cross. Hsight and Higbee
told me Council had been held and
Lee der utad to go to President Brigham
Young and report all acts of the rnassa-
ere. Met Lee in salt Lake in October
and ASKED him if he had reported to
Brigham Young. He said: ''Yes, every
particular. Same day, I, Lee and
Hopkins called on Brigham Young. and
he, there in presence of them, said
You have charge of that property in
the tithlpg Office, but tu,u it over to
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say nothing Of it and don't talk of it
even among yourselves" When the
time came. had to go to Vegas. to the
lead mines to get ore, and while was
gone, Lee took the property and had it
sold at auction. Haight sold part of the
cattle to Hooper. Utah's Congressional
Delegate afterwards.
BEAVER. July 24.-The press repre-
sentation here is increasing. Nine
journals are represented. Visitors to
the town are increasing and an addi-
tional company of soldiers have arrived
at Camp Cameron. The noted Bill
Hickman is hourly expected with an
important witness.
CHICAGO. July "a. A Washington
special says Senator Cole, of California,
who has been at Washington attending
to business before the Geneva Court, is
said to be an aspirant for position in
the Cabinet in case of Delano' 8 removal.
Judge Fisher, District Attorney, sent