Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-07-30


one girl baby home and his wife sucked
it. Aferward he gave it to Blrkheck,
he having no children, The children
we're well treated Witness believed
he got good places for them where there
were few children.
The question Of allowing the state
ments of conspirators as to the disposal
of the emigrants' property after the
massacre was here argued for an hour.
The court held it admissible. During
the agument Judge Sutherland counsel
for the defense, bitterly said it was an
attempt to fix the crime on some one
else, Lee being only fgurehead, Bas-
kin, for the prosecution, replied that he
wanted but the truth, whomever it i'm
plicated that Sutherland feared his real
client would be reached. { Decided
sensation, it being known Brigham
Young was meant)
The witness resumed After several
days Haight sent me to Iron Springs,
where the wagons, cattle and goods of
the emigrants were, to get them and put
them in the tithing house. | was to
brand the cattle. | found there John
Wrie and Hunter and Allen. | put the
goods in the church tithing office cellar.
/ left the wagon in front of tithing of
fee, and branded the cattle with the
ob,,rob bro,J a AROSE. % moS IN tba
cellar with me and saw the goods.
Haight and Higbee told me a council
had been held and that Lee was deputed
to go to President Brigham Young and
report all the facts of the massacre.
Lee went. | followed to attend a con-
ference, October 6, at Salt Lake city. /
met Lee at Salt Lake and asked if he
had reported to Brigham Young. He
said yes, in every particular. The same
day, /, Lee and Charley Hopkins called
on Brigham Young. He there in the
presence of US said; "You have charge
of that property in the tithing office
Turn it over to John d. Lee. What
you know of this, say nothing of it.
Don't talk oft even amongyourselves. "
When the time came | went to the We
gas lead mines to get one. While | was
gone Lee took the property and had an
auction of it, SO Haight and Higbee
told me. Haight sold part of the cattle
to Hooper, (Utah's congressional dele.
gate,) for boots and shoes.
The witness continued: There were
Indians at the massacre The hills were
pretty full Of them They were depu
ted to kill the women. | saw one Indi.
an cut little boys throat. i heard Of
no effort to restrain the Indians. Some
of the Indians were wounded, and three
died of their wounds. The Indians came
back to Cedar, where they lived One
was called Bill, one Tom, both chiefs.
saw some emigrants' property with the
Indians. / saw Lee get dresses anC
1 jeans from the tithing office out of the
emigrants' plumber. l learned from
Allen thai Lee was the one to gather W
the Indians to attack the migrants.
talked with Lee about it afterward
Lee was Indian agent at Harmony. Thu
agent traded with the tribes, and ISSUED
the goods and rations of the govern
ment to the Indians.
At this point the court adjourned
Hereafter night sessions are to be held
The judge warned the citizens not tt
speak to the jurors, and declared HI
would arrest and punish such ofense
During the time Smith was testifying
to the horrible details of the massacre
the suspense in the court room was ter
ribly painful. Lees square, hard, low
browed face and neck became fairly
purple and black, and his wives scarce
ly breathed, straining forward to catch
each syllable. The excitement in town i,
intense. Smiths story, in all the materia
details, is the same as Lees suppressed
confession as to the massacre Smith
reputation in Beaver is that of a mar
of truth He could not be impeacheC
save by facts.
Thejury is a queer mixture Of Gentilei
and Mormons. Some of the latter swort
to have lived from 10 to Is years in the
region of the massacre, and yet never
heard it talked of Further, they haC
no opinions on the subject. This create,
comment and bitter feeling.
LATER-woRsE AND WORSE.