Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-01

Ruled as irrelevant Witnesses cross.
ezaminaiion-About year AGO had n
conversation with George A. Smith ana
be, for the first time. said he ba, NO
knowledge of the Arkansas emiy,an,
train being in the Territory until the aav
he and ] met them at Corn Greek. s;an.,
swear yesterday that Smith told ma az =,
the time We met them: saw man WITH
the Indians at dead OK at Corn Creek
when we left tho emierants there: saw
no buckskins there: have talked with
witness Hoops about that; think the
inan was an emigrant; can't say how
long saw him; can't say it was a sec.
ond. Counsel asked the Court 10 COM
nit the witness for contempt of Cour,
for trihing Can't say how long looked
at him; when saw him the emisrant
train had not yet broke camp; i, was vet
in corral. There was decided sensa-
ton in Court. as witness Hoops swore il
was after camp broke, and the Dutch
doctnr fingered behind at the OK as the
train moved off; also. that the OK was in
side the corral and not seen till the camp
broke. The witness here drew diagram.
showing the position of the OK
and the emigrant camp, locating the
OK twenty rod from the emiUrant
camp. Witness saw no dead OF
in their corral, heard nothing of a Dutch
Doctor there; heard nothing about
cholera there. Twas customary among
tho Indians to revenge wrong. by
one white party on the first or any
other white party they meet. There are
many tribes in the Territory. but all
speak the same tongue with different
dialects. There we're not less than ten
thousand Indians in the Territory in 81;
the Territory then was larger than now;
among the Mormons the same rule of
vengeance does not permit; no people
hold man to more strict accountability
than the Mormons; no people are more
strict In Furnishing for violation OF law;
do not believe in shedding blood; do not
kill for adultry. John Hamilton. sworn /.
In '57 lived six miles south of Cedar in
Fort Hamilton; heard OF the massacre
after it happened; saw the Indians come
by my place; they bad bloody clothes of
women, household goods. saddles and
stock; they shot some of the stock there;
was afraid they were hostile and in war
paint; they committed no outrages on
me or neighbors of mine; the Indians
were peaceable with us as long as we fed
them, or gave them work. John Hamil-
ton. Jr., sworn: In ST lived six miles
south OF Cedar in Fort Hamilton; saw
the emigrants at Shirts Creek; they
came by there to get a COW; man in
Parowan had traded with them for a
lame COW; they again traded the Paro.
wan COW to my brother for steer; there
was much excitement in the country
then. The court then took recess.
After recess witness resumed: At our
place after the massacre I saw Indians
with goods and stock of emigrants, also
mems and women's clothing, with blood
on them. piles of it. Ten of the Indians
were wounded. Richard Robinson was
sworn Lived at Pinto Greek in 1867.
Only six ablebodied men lived there,
two were absent when the emigrants
went by. was an elder there; do not
remember either White or Klingen
Smith bringing me letter from Haigbt
about the approach of the emigrants; saw
an open letter at Pinto from Haight to
Lee before the massacre; don't know its
date. A portion of its contents was
offered to be proven by witness and re-
fused BY the Court. Saw two Indians at
Pinto after the emigrants passed; am
now Bishop; think Amos T. Thornton
delivered the letter to me; he is dead.
Defense stated that all their testimony
yet TO be given would not occupy more
than an hour. that the evidence was not
now to be had, would be here Tonight
brigham Young's affidavit. They there.
fore would ask for adjournment until
Monday Court granted the motion and
directed counsel concerning the prepare
ton and settlement of instructions for
the jury. 1t was announced that the
Court would charge the jury before arRu.
ment by counsel would be allowed. Ad.
journed to Monday.