The daily gazette., 1875-07-26

! NANAA AN4 oAoE IhEACaEhI OF ia
MORMON LEADERs-HoRRIBLE BUTcE
ERY-oNLY THE SMALL CHILDREN sPAR
Il ED--sIcKENINd DETAILS.
BEAVER, Utah, July 23.-In the Noun
tain Meadow massacre case, which cam
up in court to-day, Philip Klingen Smith
adefendent, Of San Bernadino, Califor
mia, was called. The prosecution enter
ed nolle prosequi as to himself. H,
testified as follows The Meadows ar,
forty five miles south of Cedar City, OF
the California road; was at the massacre
In September, 1857 heard of the emf
grants coming; the people were forbid
den to trade with them; felt bad about
1t; saw few of them at Cedar City; this
vas on Friday; some swore and Higbee
nno them they went on heard rumors
OF trou BILE; on Sunday it was the custom
20 have meetings of the president ano
council, the bisbops and council, and the
High Council was bishop; the CUES
tion as to their destruction came up fol
discussion; Haight, Higbee, Morrill,, Al.
len, Willis, ,myself, ,and others were there
some OF the brethren opposed destruction;
did; Haight jumped up and broke up
the meeting; asked what would be the
consequences OF such an act; Haight then
got mad the Indians were to destroy
them on Monday; Higbee, Haight, White
and met and discussed the same SUBJ
lect again; opposed their destruction :;
Halght relented and told White and to
ahead and tell the people that the emf.
grants should go through safely; we did
| so; on the road we met John Lee and
told him where we were going he repli-
p, ed that he had something to say about
that matter; we passed the emigrants at
Iron Springs next merning; we passed
them again as we came back; they had
~ or 30 wagons. and numbered altogeth-
or over hundred persons, old and mid
die aged men, and women, youths. and
children; while near home we met Ira
Allen he said that the doom Of the en-
igrants was sealed, and that the die was
! cast for their obstruction; also that Lee
mad orders to take men out and intercept
the emigrants, and that Allen was to 20
on and counteract what he had done l
went home; three days afterwards
Haight sent for me and said that orders
had come from camp that they did NOT
get along and wanted reinforcements
that he had been to Parowan and got
further orders from Col. w. II. Dame to
anish the massacre; to decoy the emi-
grants out and
SPARE ONLY THE SMALL CHILDREN.
who could not tell the tale; 1 went off
and met Allen, our first runner, and 9TH
ers; Higbee came out and said we were
ordered armed and equipped, SO went
Hopkins, Higbee, John Willis, and Sam
furdy went along; we had two baggage
wagons with us; We got to Halnblin's
ranch In the night, three miles from the
ehngrants; we there met Lee and 9TH
ers from tho general camp, where the
largest number of men were 4: we then
found that the emigrants were not all |
Killed; Lee called me out for consulta-
tlon he told me the situation; the emi- |
grants, he said We're strongly fortified !; |
IneTe was no chance of getting them out; /
nl8Dee gave orders to decoy them out |
ehe Deal way we could This was agreed /
70 ana Inc command was given to John /
-. Lee to carry out the whole plan; they /
Went TO the camp, and Lee placed all the i
soldiers in hollow square and addressed
them; they were all white men, about |
nfty In all; the Indians were in another
camp, saw there Slade and his son, Jim
Pearce and lprobably his sons, too; all |
those from Cedar, and Bill Stewart, LIE
vim Jacobs. think Dan Mcfarland, too
Slade and l were outraged, but we said.
What can we do? we can't help our
selvesf just then the order to march
was gwen, and we had to go; we were
put In double file; Higbee had command
OF part OF the men We marched in sight
Of the emigrants either Bateman or
Lee went out with white flag; man
from the emlgrants met them; Lee and
the man sat down on the grass and had |
o talk don't know what they talked
aoout; Lee went with the man into the
after some hours they |
came out and the emigrants came up
With the wounded in wagons ahead; the
wounded were those hurt in the three
days previous fight; next came the wo.
men and next the men; as the emigrants
came up the men halted, and the women |
On foof with children and wounded went
On ahead with John D. Lee, the soldiers
had to be all ready to shoot at the word
when the word halt came The soldiers
fired once; don't know if l kill.
ed a man; they were not all killed the
hrst shot; saw the women afterwards
lead with their throats cut; saw as l
came up 10 them man
KILL YOUNG GIRL.
The men were marched in double file
irst, then thrown in single, with SOL
hers alongside; heard the emigrants con-
on their safety from the In
lians at last; John M. Higbee came and
ordered my squad to fire; Leo, like the I
'est, had firearms; no emigrants esca-
ped; saw soldiers on horses take on the
wing those who ran; saw a man run; saw
Bill Stewart on horse go after one and
Iill him; saw one wounded man beg for !
lis life, but Higbee cut his throat; the
nan said 81 would not do this to you, |
digbee;" he knew him; after fired was
old to gather up the little children as | =,
vent up; saw large woman running
oward the men crying:
"MY HUSBAND! MY HusBANp!' |,
| soldier shot her in the back, and she ;
ell dead; as went ON found wagons /,
With the wounded all out on the ground
nd throats cut; went ON and found chill
ren; put them in the wagon and took
hem to Hamblin's house; saw no more;
he soldiers dispersed then; two children
vere wounded; one died at Hamblin's; {
hink had to leave it; there were many {
oldiers from counties south whom did |
lot know; next day l, and McCurdy, and !
Willis took the children to Cedar City,
eaving one at Pinto Creek; on the road
net q freight train of wagons; / went on
o old Mrs. Hopkins; told her he had
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