, 1875-08-14
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS.
Tho Lato Farcica1 Trial in Utah.
A Mormon Jury Refuse to Convict, Not.
withstanding Guilt Is Clearly
Proven.
8r1ghnm Young nni1 fits Church Elesron-
sib1c for tic Fearful Massacre.
The Perpetrators Of It Only Living Their
Religion

srtctai Cnrftsron1tnrt n TIE Chfcaan Tribune.
sALT LAKE CIR, Utah, Au.. 9.-The massacre
at Mountain Meadows took rtaco In September,
1877. In Jnty, 1875, eighteen years nfto1varl
t!le f}srt arragnmont OF any Of tho actors tn thu
aragcsly MAS had, aud tho jnry {two-shirds Nor
mou) disagreed, rendering tho procpdings I
farce. TlliH notwithstanding 1t whs ab,lrdantI,
established bg tho prosecution TINT tho occur
rencc il tightly understood by tho world, and
tho failnno on the part Of tho defense
tn either disrroyo tho facts NJ geucraiy
received, or TO eatabllBh even prctest
for tho Wholesale murder. Wl,c! sl,oss. taken
With to tut,o Of tho community in whirl, tho
trial touk rlace, III wtnoaroh by humorous int'i-
cations insitle and outside of Court. that tho
people Of Southern Utah, aftor eighteen scara
of roicction, aftor tho growth Of nos geutra-
ton.
BrMeATnrzE WITH TitE PERPETRATORS or TIE AAs-
stt'rf.
rn.hor than with tho cg.rt to punish 1t.
Tho facts, ~ generally understood. nEo. that
tho massacre was planned and decreea by
tho Mormon Church. and executed by detail pf
tile Ghrrcn.nrm,. the Nauvoo Lc;ion, under
tho command Of its regular oIEieosH, of whom
Brfrham Young waB Genera!-in-Chlcf. Tho
a'sA t'''ea ,;s,na 49, ,,1,n,o. ,r,t,, ,,a ~,
'Sn''''s, "'' "''s s' n'..He. "s" .''t
for tic support Of tho everlasting priesthood"
{of lIcll> mud tho spread Of tho latest improved
t,narrl II could not, and Of course did not,
inuli:c into tho matter and punish tho murder
e1s It Lad no OCCASION 10 inquire, for It know
MI about 1t, aud 1t could not pInHll
lilo lnurt1ercrs, not only bccauso
t,,o fn,unh wan rartjccn, cr,m,nts lut
~ s ,,:. ~, ~ s,.;.' !. ,r..'
oeC""ae' "e9oi i"'''ts ~ III 40 1eHel'"hs' A. "aa
hn1 EePFehenelpla aet' lHo e1oea VI toc
Church ~
t.~..;ntya rrcrAn4rroy or WAR
o,,,,,,.. Al, ,,o.r, ,rJ,, ia ,,ot r.tiov, H., r,
Hgn'r8t ~ h'an"'nu "uo 10 'o' ooHeSa l" 20
SnAd. Naturally there "as then I'M conte1nha-
tion, Int rather eonmondation, for tho most
zonlulyp defenders OF it, Hence tho nurtlcrcro
ry,ainrd their standing in tho Mormon Church.
aua do to tlts auy, with Tho execution Of I,ee'
".so WINS cut OF two or t1rco years ago AZ
matter Of policy. Aud this was only right mud
to DO cxpcctod, Dame, Loc, and hts
t,ro,,n,- -,,,oa,. ,ro+n h,,, u,,1r t,,o;, ~,
n.,;e., r. sfo1,,,t,, sr,.1owv ,rto. H., ,a,,;r
IS'on AZ MOUNTAIN aAoaso"a A"o5 ali no1"'ne
there Which SHOULD have weakened tho conA-
ticuco nnd affection OF tlloir brottlsr- Thugs in
thoua. Nor did tho!. The fac.s before. nj tho
hypstho @ sHs ha sa e batehsy n va ths work M %? o
tho Church, and t.4at tho Church fs proud Of IT.
and bound 10 stand by It, This thoy 10 not aay
now in words, Of corsfsc. hut their words before,
and Their a. dse's taon aud a'uco' say it In toaea
Counsel for tho iofonse exhibited cnrioun
spectacle, --sospc OF thom working Tor Leo, caro-
less OF tho iutc1eets Of tho Church and Of
the exposure Of tho truth; others, and
a:uong them tho venerable Church couu-
rel, who eoenn 10 laso appeared yoluntar-
~ mad without fee, cscept it WAS from
the church, combining thomsclvoa to a vain Of
fort to defend tho Church. 4 little examination
will show that tho theory advanced 10
roo THIN Ann roo LATE.
According to it, tho emigrau.a llasried and im-
posed on tie people. poisoned springs, md koid
lilo 1udians poisoned meat that lie Indians,
Justly 1ncons.,tl gathered aid attacked tbeut il,
royorgo that ths Mof1nons ti,eroupon hastencJ
TO tho scena to resons tue otnisrnt,ts TINT tAcv
s,lccoeded iu po1suadins them to ;;iyn nm their
nrma aud property to apneaso tia Iplians. an,l
wero conuuc,IuE them 10 n place Of Batcty
in tho rear; thai tlou Klineau Smiti,
tStatus eyi,touco} and fow Other
bIaek-l,cartotl Mormone from untiyo ferocity
tired upou them, that this excited tho IudinuB
beyond co1ltsot WHO t!eren,on (bsjuc conye-
nicrt1y iu atubusb) nnreayed md 1ot tle
n,agHacro,
il tLia worc trio, and Uriqbou Young. then
Governor OF the Territory, u. woll aa load of .ilo
ctnroh .,r and saperir,.ouuent , Of 1ndisn
Indignation, ho must have fclk against
Eiiasau Smith and tic few other Mormons' mi
how speedily wc,l1 ie have investigated lilo
matter. Asc& tic blntno, and punished lin
hutty, But ho nii NOT. nml bo nov
kna tho o1routcsy to saw that bo
Leyc< knew Of tho plfair at ali. ox-
csrt from public sunlor; that vllou Lee at-
tofnctaIi to repott to hitn, he atonred him ner-
eupto.ily, lest .,,s fco!iuss should bo narrowed
up Everything eyery tnombcr OF tho Church
does is " we'll known at lIea,}nnarters "a In thD
cass Of : 4e!l-organlzed anil tsc,rkined arn17 in
tbs field. And yot q regiment ct tho Church
army mArchen hO miles, under ,ts rogu!ar officers.
mud extern nates NJ emgrnut trim OF l3O per.
aons, and Brigham Young mover know aught
about 1t, e1cc,,t from public rumor. Aud. il
Lon's actien en that ocrnsion was tnkon to atyo
and not tn destroy the o1niurauts. whv did
Brigham youug mako hun Tic scaUckpat
IN tlle caso two Or three 7ears euo.
BY cutting him Oh from tho Church brigham
aaya tho reason ha ddn't iayestigata 1t ~ iioy-
ernor was bocs0te be NJ, fust then snrersedad
in TINT utHeo, and th.l be ofyorod aIl tha assjst
anoe iu bis power tn th+ res officers, The truth