The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-19

ming in the northern part of Utah, The
most intense excitement was kindled by
such amputations. Finally, the massacre
ofthe train held out to the cupidity OF
the leaders the attraction OF unusually
great spoils. The moving stock OF the
train by itself, that is to say merely the
wagons, teams and loose stock, was estl-
mated to be worth nearly 100000.
Every remnant of their property was
sold to the highest bidders, and as the
bishop disposed oft he carefully blotted
out all traces of identity by tearing n.y.
leaves from the books where they had on
them the names of their former owner
A great deal of the spoil was, however,
never sold in this way, but was divided
quietly among the chief men. Then, as
might have been expected, the scoun-
drels quarreed over the division OF these
rewards of their cruelty. Lee and Haights
disagreed; the Indians complained OF
shabby treatment, while the people at
large asserted boldly that the leaders ap-
rropriated more than a fair proportion
ofthe plunder. Probably twas through
these dissensions that the story gradually
leaked out, and that justice got upon the
track of the assassins. At any rate, 1t
did come out. John d. Lee led the van
of all the conscience-striken confession
makers. Later came the admissions OF a
Mormon school teacher named Spencer
In his wake followed j. M. Young, an
other of the dastardly band, and then
chieftain, Mahosh, with his disclosures
Then came the era of inquiry and feeble
and Intellectual efforts to avenge with the
arm of the law this daring atrocity. Inc
Grand Juries, composed of Mormons,
would not, dare not, indict the accused.
parties, and they availed themselves OF
this immunity thus secured to them 10
udiciously disappear, Bishop Philip
Klingmansmith, who helped in the aw,-
full work of that day, apostatized and
made a full, detailed narrative OF the
affair Others followed him also.
Brigham Young gave the order him
self for the massacre. 1t may never pc
proved, but the belief will not be weak
ened on that account. Not only was the
iewelry taken from the emigrants, worn
by the leading Mormons, but Brigham
Young used for many years to ride in a
carriage taken from the emigrants, with
his family and friends. l am afraid the
public here have but little idea how small
a chance there is that justice will ever
overtake the chief instigators and lead
ers of this massacre. The fact is that
Brigham Young has defed and continues
to defy the authorities Of the United
States. Judge Mexican, than whom no
sturdier friend of justice in Utah ever
lived, was deprived of his office at Brig
ham Young's instigation. Judge Bore
man, who is presiding over the present.
trial, is another unflinching defender OF
American law, but should the case reach
the Supreme Court the other two judges,
viz, David P. Lowe and Philip Emerson,
are both under the control of the Nor
mon Church, appointed by President
Grant under influences brought to bear
by the polygamous Delegate Apostle, Geo.
@. Cannon and United States Senator
Sargent, of Califrrnia, who is the cham
pion of Brigham Young at Washington.
United States Marshal Maxwell is an
other loyal, law-abiding man, who is de-
termined to enforce law and promote JUS
tice, or die. But the painful fact is only
too true that no Mormon has ever yet
been punished under the law of the
United States. Mrs. Young No. 10 be-
lieves it impossible that any Mormon
Jury should ever faithfully try Mormon
prisoner. In the Endowment House
every Mormon is made to take a secret
and seditious oath, one clause of which
binds him to bear eternal hostility to the
Government ofthe United States, and to
avenge the murder of the prophet Joseph
Smith.