Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-27
Tuy TRIAL OF LEE CONTINUED.
BEAVER CITY, July "a.

To-day the Mormon population are
celebrating the twenty-sixth anniver-
cary Of their entrance into the Terri
tory Salutes were fired at sunrise,
Aaos were run up and bands are play
ing. salutcs were fired all day. A
band went to the Jail and serenaded
Lee. Large numbers of young men,
iuaamed with liquor, paradcd the
streets last night seeking disturbances.
Some of them fourished weapons to-
day, threatening openly to hang wit
ness Klingen Smith. The better Nor
mon citizens seek to quiet them, and
say they are the utterances of only
fools and drunkards. In the after
noon the children held an annual
jubilee. AT night the adults had
ball. This part of the celebration was
pleasing.
The press representation here is in
crcasing. Nine journals are repre-
sented. Visitors to town are increas-
ing. An additional company of sol
diers have arrived at Camp Cameron.
The noted Bill Hickman is expected
in hourly with an important witness.
Marshal Maxwell has left town after
needed witness. Two new witnesses
have been heard from, and are com
ing.
Philip Klihgen Smith, witness, re-
s,imes: Lee was Commander mt the
massacre; Dsmc WIS Colonel, Haight
Lieutenant Colonel and Higbee Ma
.jor.
Cruss-exaniination Am a Penn
sylyanian; 1t twenty-five went to
Indiana; It twents-six, to Michigan
thelce to n Nauyoo in 1874. Left there
with the NJ rmons in'1S4G and went
to Iowa: thence to Council Bluffs.
In iS49 came t, Salt Lake; thence to
Sanpete and raised two crops; thence
to P4rowan; thence to Cedar City
1852; st.id till 1859, then went to
Toqucr ilie and thence to Beaver;
st id year and Il half; then to Rio
Eirgin and stuid two years; then back
T qurrvilIe and staid six months
wtnt on Il ranch East and staid
yc r; thence to Parowan and
here one year; thence to River
rG ~ I'd st id part of two years;
1T H. 1865 and went back to Paro-
o8d; stlid there over year; then
a,.t to Meadow Valley, Lincoln
g uity, Nevada; live there yet, but
ut r 'specting. At Nauvoo was
aa E,der; belonged to the Ninth
quorum Of the Seventies. At Cedar
City, in 1857, was n Bishop over &C.
dar with only authority to act in
temporal affairs, collect fittings, see
to making fields and water bitches.
Was under the Presidency of Haight,
to whom | was subordinate. The
people held councils with us. James
Whitaker and old Daddy Morris
were my counselors. The first heard
Of the immigrants was their being or
dered out of Salt Lake. President
Haight gave out that the people were
not to supply the immigrants. He
gave the order at an afternoon meet
ing of officials. Haight preached on
the subject. He said the immigrants
were to be destroyed. Allen favored
itwith Haight, and Higbee agreed to
it. No particular reasons were given.
That astonished me. Fully as many
opposed us favored it. Morrill,, my
self and counselors opposed it. l had
the right of appeal to a higher power
but took none. Knew of no power
l could then resort to. Haight
preached to the people not to furnish
the immigrants supplies. First heard
OF the immigrants coming only three
or four days before they came. A
year before, Haight preached to the
people not to supply any immigrants.
DO not know the Indians had been
gathered to destroy that train. Had
they been so gathering, l must have
known it. l did hear that Indians
were to go to the Meadows ahead and
do the work. l never knew why the
immigrants were to be killed, either
before or after. No reasons were
ever given. Sam Jackson sold
The immigrants wheat at Cedar
City. Don't know if he was cut
of from the Church for it or ever
cha rged in Church for it or hurt
Tor it. Did not try TO rally the
people to prevent the massacre.
Had no power to do it. Went as
far as could. Protested against
1t, but did not try to prevent men
from going to the massacre. Had
l undertaken that it would have
been bad for me. [Sensation in
Court. I was afraid of both