Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-26

BsAvx, Crrr. July a4.7fdday the
Mormon population are eel bqlting the
twsnty-siIth anniversary Uthsir en-
tnnes into Ne TsEitosy. Salntss we're
nrsd at sunrise, hags we're run up and
bands are playing. Salutss were fred
ali day. 4 band went 10 tbs Jail and
ssrsnsdsd Lee. Lares numbers OF young
men, innamsd With liquor. paradsd the
streets last night seeking disturbances.
Some Of them hourished weapons TO-
day. threatening openly 70 hang witness
Kiineen Smith. Ths better Mormon
citizsns seek 70 quiet them, and say
they are the uttsraness Of only fools and
drunkards. In the afternoon tho chill.
dren held an annual jubilee. At night
the sdults had q ball. This part OF the
celebration was pleasing
The press representation here - IN
crsaaing. Nine journals are represent
cd. vidtors TO town are increasing. An
additional company Of soldiers have ar,
rived a Camp Cameron. Y Tho noted
Bili Hickman 10 expected IN hourly witn
An important witness. Marshal hax-
vail has isft town after . needed wit
ness. Two new witnesses have oesn
heard from, and are coming.
Philip Klingsn Smith. witness 70
.umss: Lee was Commander q the
m-ssssers; Dame was Colonel. Haight
lieutenant Colonel and Higbse Major.
Cross-sxaminatioa: Am . Psnnsyl-
,anisn: AZ twenty-five I vent 70 Indi-
ana; at twsnty.siI. to Michigan; thence
10 Nauvoo In 1914. Left there with
Mormous In 1876 and went 10 Iowa;
tbepoe 10 Council Blufis. In l849 came
TO Salt Lake; thence 10 Sanpets and
raised two crops: thence to Parowan;
thsnes 10 Cedar City In 1852; staid tll
1859. and then went TO Toquervills and
thence 10 Beaver. staid . year and q
half; then to Rio Virgin and staid two
wears; then back 10 Toqusrvills and
stail six months; then went on q ranch
East and staid q year; thence 10 Par
owan and staid there one year; thence
to River Muddy and staid part Of two
wears; left In 1865 and went back
to Parowan; staid there over . year;
then went to Meadow Valley,
Lincoln County, Nevada; live there
yet, but 20 out prospecting. At Nauvoo
was an Elder; belonged TO the Ninth
quorum Of the Seventies. Al Cedar
City, In 1857, was . Bishop ovsr Cedar.
with only authority TO oct In temporal
Affairs, collect hthinss. sss 10 mailing
hslds and water bitches. Wa under
the Presidsncy Of HAght. 10 whom !
was Subordinate. The people held coun.
ellis with us. James Whitaker and old
Daddy Morris were my counselors. The
first I heard Of the immigrants wa their
being ordered out OF Salt Lake. Prssi'
dent Haight gave out that the people
we're not to supply the immigrants. Hs
gave the order a an afternoon meeting
Of officials. Haight preached on tn
subject. He said the immigrants wers
TO be destroyed. Allen favored u with
Haieht. and Higbes agreed TO II. Nc
particular reasons were given. That a.
tonished me. Fully - many Opposes
- favored IL. Morrill,. myself and coun
selors opposed Il. I had the right te
appeal to q higher power. bat took none
| Knew Of no power I could then rssor
10. Haight preached TO the people no
10 furnish the immigrants with supplies
First heard Of the Immigrants cominl
ouly three or four days before they came
A year before. Haight preached to tn
people not TO supply any immigrants
DO not know the Indians had been gath
ering to destroy that train. Had the,
been no gathering. I must have known
il. I did hear that Indians were to &
10 the Meadows ahead and do the work
I never knew Why the immigranta wsr'
to bs killed. either before or after. NJ
reasons we're ever given. Sam jackson
sold the immigrants wheat at Csdal
City. Don't know II he NJ cut Oh from
the Church for u or ever charged IN
Church for u or hurt for II. Did moi
try to rally the people TO prevent thu
massacre. Had no power 10 do II. Wen
as far % I could. Protested against Il. bui
did not try TO prevent men from going
10 the massacre. Had I undertaken thai
Il would have been bad for ne. tSen'
sation in COURT I was afraid Of boti
Church and military authorities. II
man then did not walk up 10 orders Il
would mot be we'll for him. I feared
personal violence. feared I would bs
killed the same way with others there
I had power only in small temporal
cases. had to obey Haight and hi,
Council. composed Of Higbeo and thu
younger Morris. knew my fears vert
wsll-founded. from long knowledge Of
the discipline Of the Church. and ]
knew what I had heard said. I think ]
know Of one man bsing put out Of thu
way. I heard Of others. aud believed IL
heard Of Rasinus Anderson being puI
out Of the way for adultery. and b.
iisvsd It.. heard Of three others being
put away. I do not know how Andsr,
son was killed. or that II was done by
order Of the Council. ! did not see hi,
throat cut nor his body cast into thu
river. Did not 20 with his sIscutionsn
to his house In the darkness, take him
from his house, and assist In his ex,
scutioA because Of the wrong I believed
be had done my family. No; not no,
[Sensation In COURT
Inc court uecihfto tnAt no more bucn
questions would b permitted.
Witness was ordered 70 the massacre
by Hiebss, at Cedar City. I made nc
reply; I had only TO do a. ! was told.
Twelve or fifteen went from Cedar. ]
vas enrolled . private In the Legion,
Haight commanded my hundred. Ths
order to dscoy the immigrants came
from Higbss. He told Lee Il was hi,
duty. 1 did not hear Lees address tc
tho men in the hollow square. o. I va,
ON one side. I did say 70 the Council
on the field that II its orders anne from
duo authority 10 60 on and carry them
out. Higbee said. ~ we went 10 the
front, that two immigrants had escaped
from camp: that they were overtaksn al
Riches Spring and one bad been killed
and one wounded, Who had escaped.
Did not say Il was necessary to e1tsr'
inmate the immigrants 10 prevent the
news going 10 California Of the kill
ing Of the man at Riches Spring.
aud thus prevent the anticipated
incursions Of Californians 10 take re.
venge. Heard those say who came foi
more troops thai during the hnt thrss
days the whites and Indians togeth@
fought the Immigrants. I was ten feet
from an immigrant opposite me whom !