The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-29


wounded all out on the
ground, dead, and their throats
cut; went on and found the children; put
them in the wagon aud took them to
| Hambln S house; saw no more the SOL
diers were dispersed then; two children
were wounded, and one died at Hamblin's /;
| think | had to leave it there: there were
many soldiers from the counties south
whom | didn't know; next day Willis,
| McCurdy and | took the children to Co.
dar City, leaving one at Pent's creek on
the road we met freight train OF wag-
onS, and men living here in Beaver now
were in 1t; | went and told Mrs Hop
kins; told her | had the children: she
rushed around and got places for them; |
took one girl baby home my wife sucked
it; afterwards l gave it to Birklee, he
having no children; they were well
treated, believe; got good places for
them where there were few children.
The question of allowing the state
ments of co-conspirators as to the dispo-
sal of the emigrants' property after the
massacre, was argued for an hour. The
court held it admissible Sutherland,
for the defense, bitterly said it was an at
tempt to fix the crime upon some one
else, Lee being only figurehead.
Caskln, OF the prosecution, replied that
! he wanted but the truth, who were inn
| plicated; that Sutherland feared his real
client would be reached. This created a
decided sensation, it being known that
Brigham Young was meant.
Witness resumed After several DAYS
Haight sent me to Iron Springs. where
the wagons. cattle, and goods of the emf
| grants were; We got them; | was to
brand the cattle found there; John d.
| Lee, Hunter, Allen and put the goods in
the church, at the tithing office and cell
| lar, left the wagons in front of the tith-
ing office; branded the cattle with the
church brand cross; Lee was in the
cellar with me and saw the goods.
| llalght and Higbee tod me council had
been held, and Lee deputcd to 90 to
President Brigham Young and report all
the facts of the massacre Lee went,
! followed to attend the conference Of Dc
| tober 9th, at Salt Lake City; met Lee at
Salt Lake; asked if he had reported to
! Brigham Young; he said yes, every par.
| ticular; the same day Lee and Charles
| Hopkins called on Brigham Young; ne
| there IN my presence then said: you
have charge of that property in the tith-
ing office; turn it over to John ID. Lee
what you know of this say nothing of;
don talk Of 1T even among yourselves.
| then had to 90 to the Vegas lead
mines: while ] was gone Lee took the
property, had an auction and sold it
of-so Haight and Higbee tod Inc
| Haight sold part Of the cattle to
/ e Tt,I II,
gate afterwards, for boots and shoes.
| There were Indians at the massacre; the
! hills were pretty full of them; they were
deputed to kill the women; saw one In
dian III the act Of cutting a little boy s
throat; heard no effort to restrain the
| Indians; several Indians were wounded,
and three died of their wounds: the In
dams came back to Cedar City, where
| they lived; one was called Bill and one
! Tom; they were both chiefs; saw some
cmigrants property with the Indians
saw Lee get dresses and Jeans from the
| tithing-otlicc out Of the emigrants' plum
der; | learned from Allen that Lee was
the one to gather up the Indians to at
tack the emigrants; talked with Lee
about it afterwards; Lee was the Indian
agent at Harmony; the agent traded with
the tribes, and issued the goods and ra>
tons of the government to Indians.
The court here adjourned to 8 \. NJ.
After to-day a night session is to be held.
! The court warned the citizens not to
speak to the Jurors from the street. He
declared he would arrest and punish such
offences.
During the time Klingen Smith testi-
mony was giyen-the horrible details of
blood-the suspense was terribly painful.
Lees square, hard, low-browed face and
neck became fairly purple-black, and his
wives scarcely breathed, straining for
ward 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 confession
as to the massacre. klingen Smith S
reputation here is that of a man of truth,
He cauld not be impeached save by facts.