The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-03
for his life. Higbee cut his throat
The man said / would not do this to
you. Higbee knew him. After l fred
was told to gather up the little chill

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I was told to gather up the little chill
dren, and as / went saw large wo-
man running toward the man crying
|"My husband; my husband - The sol
diers shot him in the back and he fell
dead AS l went on found the wagons
with the wounded all out on the ground
with their throats cut. l went on and
found the children, put them in a wagon
and took them to Hamblin's house.
Then l had to leave it. There were
many soldiers from the counties south
whom 1 did not know. Next day | and
McCurdy and Willis took the children
to Adair City, leaving one at Pinto
Creek. On the road we met a freight
train of wagons. Men are living here
in Beaver now who were on it. l went
to old Mrs Hopkins and told her he
had the children. She hustled around
and got places for them They were
we'll treated
The question Of allowing statements
of the co-conspirators as to the dispo-
sal of the emigrants property after The
massacre was here argued for an hour.
The Court held it admissible on the
ground of the case of the People VS.
Trina, California case. During the
argument Sutherland, for the defense,
bitterly said it was an attempt to fix the
crime on some one else, Lee being only
a figure head. Baskin, for the prosecu-
ton, replied that we want the whole
truth. whoever it duplicates; that Suth-
erland feared his real client would be
reached, Sensation, it being known
that Brigham Young WIS meant.
Witness resumed: After several days
Haight sent me to Iron Springs, where
the cattle and goods of the emigrants
were, to get them and put them in the
lilhing house. l was to brand the cat
tie, too, found there. John Rye, Hun
ter, Allen and I put the goods in the
church tith.ng office The collars were
left in the wagons in front of the tithing
Office. We branded the cattle with the
church brand-a cross. Lee was in the
cellar with me and saw the goods
Haight and Higbee told me a Council
had been held and Lee deputed to 60 to
President Brigham Young and report
al. the facts of the massacre. Lee went
and l followed to attend the Conference
on October 9th at Salt Lake City. ]
met Lee and asked if he had reported
to Brigham Young. He said, Eyes
1 every particular - The same day /,
Lee and Charley Hopkins called on
Brigham Young He there, in the pres
ence of them, said: "You have charge
of that property in the tithing Office
Turn it over to John D Lee Wha,
you know of this say nothing"
The Court here adjourned till 8 a. m
After to day night sessions are to be
held. The Court warned the citizens
: not to speak to the jurors flom the
street up to the time they were sworn
and declared it would arrest and punish
such offense.
During the time Klingensmith was
testifying and giving the horrible de-
tails of the bloody scene the suspense
was terribly painful. Lees square, hard
lew w-browed face and neck became fairly
purple, black, and his wives scarcely
breathed, straining forward to catch
each syllable. The excitement in town
: is intense.
am prepared to state that Klingen
smiths story, in all material details, is
the same. as Lees suppressed confess
ion as to the massacre. Klingensmith'
reputation here is that of man o
; truth. He could not be impeached save
by facts. ''a ela @
The Deluse In France.
The recent floods in France seem to
have not only carried away bridges ant
+, overaowed rivers, drowning cattle, DC
e but also affected the French agricultu
t ralists and manufacturers. The towns
: of Toulous and Auch, which the food:
vfyisited, have considerable manufacturing
i. populations. The corn, wine. oil, wheat
!, the clustering and .rellised vines, and
e the olive and mulberry trees. are tn,
i principal victims. On the morning tina
a the dangerous character of the food
t became visible, orders were given tt
: stop all traffic over the different bridges
: but in the evening the suspension bridg
Fof St. Michael, the first bridge which i
t reached in descending the GTonne riv
n ler, was carried away, and Immediately
d after houses fell before the floods. Th
e military Of all arms were then called
It out, and all the general officers of tn
n garrison directed the operations for res
y cning the inhabitants, who had beer
: isolated by. the rising of the waters. A
: VerduD, on the Garonne, over fift,
q houses were carried away and arabl
t, fields were swept bare. In the valley
: of the tributaries of the Garonne disas
|, ter of the same kind occurred, the dam
t age done being considerable in the Var
Eand Gers rivers. The most ,disastrou
= foundation on record in the Garonn
n river was in ITO, when the river ros
If % feet above its ordinary level. Th
o recent floods appear to have done NOR
| destruction at Toulouse than anywher
l. else, where for two days the inhabitant
1t stood watching the current as it Dor
n down trees, the timber of houses, shed
n andshovels which had been swept away
W together with implements of agriculture
b hay, and the cattle of the farms. /
n the st. Cyprien district alone two hur
i dred and fifty dead bodies were founG
n and twenty thousand persons are repol
e ted as having been left destitute. Th
IS present visitation, however, has. bee
l. promptly met by the National Assembl
: and at once obtained grant of $4,000
e as first installment for the aid of th
e sufferers. .sgez.z.s s....a.
dl Thou must be true thyself e''i
oil II thou the truth would teach;
al Thy soul must overflow, if thou
, Another soul would reach;
I'll 1t needs the overAowing heart
" ls.,.. To give the lips full speech.
W From, the Oriental