Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-27
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Altar recess The witness, Joel r. White.
resumed: lHe exhibited . diagram Of
The scene made by himsslf.1 lid ~.
fuss 10 meet defendants attorneys In
recess to-day without the consent OF
Bill Hickman. I Am under attachment.
and in his care.
The court directed ths,ofResrs 70 OBJ
struos dsfsndans's counsel talking TO
witness. Il
Anna Elisabeth Hoag. cGrorn-Lived
st Harmony In 1857. Was In the meet
ING called bciors Lee. and The Indians
stsrted for the massacfS. " Witness
named tho families present. Lee spoke
and opened the meeting. He said the
immigrants company OF Gsntilos were
coming, and soms Of the families among
them were those who had prosecuted the
Mormons ct Nauvoo. He said he had
been to Parovan about u, and had con
suited with Haight and Dame; that tho
immigrants had caroussd At Cedar and
insultsd Haight; and called him out Of
the house and said they were going to
California, aud would send an army
back TO slay Brigham Young. Haight
and tho chief Momons; that Haight
and Dame had counseled that they be
destroyed, and he (Lee) wanted q vote
Of the Saints about Il. Then the Saints
held mp their hands. Thm Lee sdd all
In the contrary. Witness started 10 vote
"no." but an only one or two others had
done 80. shs dropped her hands quick.
Then m express was sent of TO
Young. Then Leo. leading the Indians
and soldiers. set Oh for the emigrants.
After the massacre . meeting OF the peo-
pie was called. TO hear Lees report. He
stood up and Raid he wanted the Indians
TO rush in the tents Of the emigrants,
but they would not. lie then got help
aud marched In sight Of the emigrants.
Lee put q handkerchief on 0 stick. A
man came out and said: "what do you
mean. Leel-psacei" That ho promised
peace II the emigrants would give mp
their arms. They at last agreed to II
and marched out along side the soldiers,
who shot them down at q signal. and
the Indians killed the women. He said
one man held q baby In his arms. After
the fist FIRE, Lea said. "Givs up that
child" eff I die. this child dies with
me. I know you, John ID. Lee" was
the reply. Leo said he Ind to sheet
the mai and at the same time killed the
child. and he thought the meeting ought
to hold him guililoss OF innocent blood.
because be could not kill the man with
out II. While Leo was yet reporting.
the return express from Young arrived.
Saw children In wagons In front OF tho
meeting. house. Ono boy. about eight
years old. pointed to Indian Joe and
said, ''That man killed my papa; he has
got my papa's pants on now" Never
saw the boy afterward. Leo said We
must not talk to the children. Howanted
them 10 forget all about the massacre.
Thomas p. Willis sworn.-Saw the
goods Of the murdered immigrants Of
~Cedar-hfteen or twenty wagons and
four or fivo hundred head OF stock.
Heard Haight, before the attack, ask
my father the best way TO attack the
train. Father told him u no was going
10 make nh nttack, TO do II while the
train was moving. Haight thought best
to have the Indians do II while in camp.
Father said u attacked In camp the i'm.
migrants would whip them. After the
massacre raw the property Of the i'm.
migrants. Tho Indians had on clothing
full OF blood and bullet holes. The
wagons wore In front Of the tithing
office. The Indians washed the bloody
clothing right In the ditch In Cedar City.
Saw the children. Higboe had q boy
seven or eight years old. Ny brother
hal one and Burbuck had one. Saw
them all in 1859 at the Indian reserva-
ton. In care Of DIR. Forney. The Nor.
mons had = military organization. The
men all hal to drill every Saturday; the
boys drilled II they wanted to. Before
the massacre drills were not very regu-
lar. but you bot we kept them mp after
the massacre. The only Indians I saw
were Cold Creek Indians. The property
Of tho immigrants at tho tithing.houss
was sold at auction by Lee. IL
John Henry Willis sworn brother OF
last witness Lived ut Cedar in 1867.
Was ordered out with his toam TO Ham,
lin ranch. Brought in eight children.
They were let out 10 folks around In lots
OF from three 10 perhaps six. Ny orders
came by letter from Klingen Smith, the
Bishop, to 20 and get the children.
Hnight told me the immigrants were all
killed except q few children. Saw In.
dians with tho immigrants property.
Saw o good many strange Indians In Co
dar City after the massacre. .HI
W.. NJ. Mathews. sworn.--Wsnt from
California to Utah In 1857. returning In
August Of the same year. Heard Of the
immigrants at Corn Crock. Heard Of
the massacre from Dame. 80 stopped
my train at summit. Saw Dame again
at Cedar. Loaned him my mules 70 60
and see about burying the dead at Noun
tain Meadows. Asked him II the road
was clear for US. He said yes. 30 We