The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-06

Another Version Of the Tragic Fate of a Noted
Mormon Apostle.

CHARLESTON, 8. c., June 29-About two
years ago gave you an account OF the homicide
OF Farley Parker Pratt. the Mormon Apostle.
Since teen you have published two versions, one
by friend OF Mr.. Nc Lean and the other by q
frichd OF Mrs. Mclean The latter statement Is
very p,rtisan, and unjust to Mr.. McLean's mem-
DRY. His children were abducted from New Or
leans. He had every reason to believe til ,t Mrs..
Mclean and Pratt were the ab6uctors. He
tracked them through Texas to the Indian Ter
ritory. He then went to Van Bnren, where the
United States Court for the Western District Of
Arkansas 10 held, and IA IL had jurisdiction over
tile Territory, he obtained warrants Tor Pratt
and RS. Mel Lean for stealing the chllcren's
clothes, in order to arrest them and thereby re-
gain his children. Thus armed. he ent out and
met the party. Mrs. NJ Lean was not arrested,
but the Apostle was. Mr.. Mclean came IN TO
Mormon, who was found driving the wagon In
whci she was seated.
Upon the examination OF Pratt before the
United States Commissioner, there we're two
charges ade by Mr.. Mclean, namely, stealing
the clothes Of the wife and children, and seduc-
ton. mere WIS NJ proof AZ to the arst. A. TO
the second. the Con missioner held ne had 10
jurisdictions becaust IL was not crime within
the scope OF anv United states statute. Mrs.
Mclean was examined az q witness for the
APOSTLE; In her cross examination she admlt-
ted She had been "sealeu" to Pr tt, nnd was MS
ESPRIT ua" WIFE, Further than that she did not
admit. but my remembrance Is that one of them
said some other ceremonies were to take place
cOrding To Mormon custom.
Mrs. Mclean W an intellectual looking wo.
man and Qave her testimony very forciblv as to
her reasGns Tor 10 wing Mclean. whom she ac-
cused Of intemperauce. Mr.. Nc iean was a very
hne looking man, with no appearance of tine
inebriate. He had tho sympathy OF tho who 10
community.
Pratt was committed to jail to prevent his be
ing lynched by the people. At daybreak the
next morning the jaiior brought out his mule
am the Mormon Apostle started Mclean had
had the iail watched, ana was soon In pursuit.
He overlook his victim some SIX miles from
Van Buren,. lie drew his revolver and as he fired
the Apostles mule zigzagRed across the road.
After using his revolver Mclean had recourse
To "A Derringer, and then the bowie knife. No
one helped hin.
was present at the inquest, SO was the Nor
mon wagon driver. The body WIS given to him
to take to Utah. lie said that the killing would
excite a great feeling in Utah, aud that this
Uhe kilhuR) would not tie the last OF It," Upon
nv return TO the states In the fall heard Of the
Mountain Meadow massacre, aud remem Oered
the words Of the WAGNER.
Pratt was about nve feet seven inches in
height, very stOuly Quilt, wi h heavy beard,
aud benevolent cast OF features. He was ap-
parently about 81 years old. Mclean was taller,
younger and Ia ndsome man. lie was fash
tpnaDly dressed, and at that Il ne was aid to DC
In "A railroad ONCE In n francisco. He never
returned to Van Buren, after the killing, but
kept on down the Arkansas river. No attempt
was made to arrest him. the community re-
Rarded IL as a case OF seduction and Kidnapping
and according to the Ark nsas code the nus.
band md father was iustined in taking the law
In his own hands when he found that the courts
TO which he appealed gave him no satisfaction.
Mrs. Mclean went OF with the dead body VI
Pratt and the Mormon WAGNER 10 Utah.