The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-24

OF the emigrants property alter the
massacre was argued for an hour. The
court held il admissible on the
same ground as that OF the people
~. Trina, California Case. During
the argument Sutherland, for the defense,
bitterly said It was an attempt to fix the
crime on some one else, Ice being only a
figure head. Baskin, for the prosecution,
replied that he wanted but the truth,
whoever it implicated, that Sutherland
feared his real client would be reached.
There was n decided sensation at il being
known that
BRIGHAM YOUNG WAS MEANT.
Witness resumed-Aiter several days
Haight sent me to Iron Springs where
the wagons; cattle and goods were, 10 get
them and put them in tithing house;
] was to brand the cattle too. l found
there John Uric, Hunter and Allen. |
put the goods in church tithing office
cellar and left the wagons in front OF the
tithing office. branded the cattle with
a church bFand-a cross. Zee was in the
cellar with me and saw the goods,
Haight and Higbeo told me that coun-
Gil had been held and Lee had departed TO
go to President Brigham HOungtO,
REPORT ALI THE FACTS OF THE MASSACRE,
Ice weut; followed TO attend the Con-
ference October 9th, at Salt Lake City;
met Lee at Salt Lake; | asked II he had
reported to Brigham Young; he said, yes,
every particular; the same day /, Lee and
Charley Hopkins called on Brigham
Young; he there, in the presence Of them
said, "You have charge Of that property
in the tithing office, turn II over to John
D. Lee what you know Of this say nothing
Of IT.
DOS'T TALK OF IT EVEN AMONG YOUR
SELVES.
When | came had to go to Vegas lead
mines to get ore. While was gone Lee
took the property, had an auction aud
sold It of; so Haight and HigbeO told me.
lIaight sold a part Of the cattle to Mr.,
Hooper,
UTAH's CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE
afterwards, for boots and shoes. There
were Indians at the massacre; the hills
were pretty full Of them, and they were
deputed to kill the women. saw one
lrdian myself cut a little boys throat;
heard no efforts to restrain the Indi.
ans. Some Of the Indians were wounded
and three died Of their wounds. The In.
dians came back to Cedar, where they
lived. One was called Bill and one Tom;
both were chiefs. lsaw some Of the emf.
grants property with the Indians. Saw
Lee get dresses and jeans from the tithing
Office out Of the emigrantS' plunder. |
learned from Allen that Lee was the one
To GATHER UP TIE INDIANS
to attack the emtgrants. talked with
Lee about 1t afterward. Lee was the In.
dian agent Rt Harmony agency. lie trad.
ed with the tribes and issued goods and
ratiOns OF the government to the Indians.
The Court here adjourned. After to.
day night sessions will be held.
The court warned the citizens not to
speak to the jurors from the street up, 10
the time they were sworn, and declared
II would arrest and punish such ofense.
During the time Klingersmith was
testiiying, giving these horrible details oi
blood, the suspense was terribly painful.
Lees square, hard, low.browed face and
neck became fairly purple and black'
and his wives scarcely breathed, strain.
ing forward to catch each syllable.
| am prepared to state that Klinger.
smiths story In all It's material details is
the same as Lees suppressed confession
as to the massacre. KlingerSmith's rep.
utatiUn here IL that Of man Of truth.
lie could not be imreached save by
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