The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-08-06

1.-THE Morrnons in ] SAG to Iowa; thence
to Council Bluffs; in l840 came to
Salt Lake and thence to San Pete,
and 1aised two crops; thence to Paro-
wan; then to Cedar City in 1852;
staid till 1859; then went to Toker-
vile; thence to Beaver; staid a year
and half and then went 10 Rio
Virgin; staid two years; then hack
to Tokerville; staid six months, then
went on a ranch east and staid one
year; thence to Parowan and lived
there one year; thence to River
Muddy; staid part Of two years; left,
and in 1865 went back TO Parowan;
remained there over year and then
went to Meadow valley, Lincoln
county, Nevada; live there yet; but
sometimes go out prospecting. AT
Nauvoo was an elder; belonged to
ninth quorum of tho seventies, at
Cedar City; in 1857 was bishop over
Cedar; only duty to act in temporal
affairs, collect tithings and see to
making fields and water bitches; was
under the Presidency Of Haight, to
whom subordinate people held coun-
sells with us, James Whitaker and
old Daddy Morris were my counsel
lors; first ! heard of the emigrants
was their being ordered out of Salt
Lake. President Haight gave out
that the people were not to supply
the emigrants, gave the order at an
afternoon meeting of officials. Haight
preached on the subject; he said the
emigrants were to be destroyed;
Allen favored it; Haight and Higbee
agreed to it; no particular reasons
were given; that astenished me. AS
many opposed it as favored; Morrill,,
myself and counsellors opposed it;
had the right of appeal to higher
power but took none; knew of no
power could then resort to. Haight
preached to the people not to furnish
the emigrants with supplies. After
first heard the emigrants werN
coming, it was only three or four
days before they came. A year be-
fore Haight preached to the people
not to supply any emigrants. Do not
know that Indians had been gather
ing to destroy that train; had they
been SO gathering Unjust have known
| it. / did hear the Indians were to
go to the Meadows ahead, and do the
work. I never knew why the emf
grants were to be killed, either be-
fore or after; no reasons were ever
given. Sam jackson sold the emf
grants wheat at Cedar City; don't
know if he was cut off from the
church for it, or ever charged in the
church for it, or hurt for it. Did not
try any people to prevent the massa-
ere; had no power to do it; went as
far as could; protested against it.
but did not try to prevent any man
from going to the massacre; had
undertaken that it would have been
bad with me. Sensation in court.
| was afraid Of both the church and
the military authorities. If man
then didn't walk up to orders it
wouldn't be well for him. feared
l would be killed; it was the same
way with Others then. / had power
only in small temporal cases; / had
to obey Haight and his counsel, COM
posed of Higbee and the younger
Morris. l had my fears, from long
knowledge of the discipline OF the
church, and knew what 1 heard said;
| think | knew of one man being put |
out of the way, and / heard of
Others, and believed it. l heard of
Rasmus Anderson being put out of
the way for adultery, and / believed
lit. ! heard of three others put out |
of the way. lido not know Anderson
was killed, or that it was done by
order of counsel. ] did not see his
throat cut, or his body cast in the
river; did not go with his execution
ers to his house in the darkness, and
take him from his house and assist in
his execution, because OF wrong /
believed he done my family; no, not
so. TSensation in court.
Court declared no more such ques-
tions would be allowed; lawyers
knew better, and it would no longer
be permitted.
WitneSs--I was ordered to the mas.
sacre by Higbee, at Cedar City; /
made no reply; had only to go as
told; II or 10 went from Cedar; l
was enrolled q private In the Legion;
Haight commanded my hundred;
orders to decoy the emigrants came
from Higbee; he told Lee it was a
duty; / did not hear Lees address to
his men in hollow square, as / was on
one side; did say to council ON the
field that if it were orders from due
authority, to 60 on and carry them
out; Higbee said as we went to the
front that two emigrants had escaped
from the camp, and that they were
overtaken at Richards Spring; Qne
had been killed and one was wounded
and escaped. He did not say that it
was necessary that they exterminate
the emigrants to prevent news going
to California Of the killing at Rich
ards Springs and thus prevent incur
sions Of Californians to take revenge.
heard those say who came for more
troops, that during the first three
days the whites and Indians together
fought the emigrants. / was ten
feet from the emigrant opposite me
when l fired; can't say If hit him,
but did do so probably; / obeyed
orders, and no motive Of robbery
moved me; had not heard talked OF
as a motive OF the II children saved
that the oldest was boy two orthree
and half years; / kept one; Higbee
got the eldest boy; Hamblin got the
wounded ones; ingfmm gOtUire; don't
remember who got the rest; did not
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