The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-17
EMoUNrAIN MEA owMAssAoRE.
Tsstimonv Fixing Murder on Lee-Brisham
founR's Message TO Lee


SALT LAKE, Sept. 16.-Specia dispatches
Rom Beaver, Utah, say that seven witnesses tes-
rsed for the prosecution in the Lee trial, yes
ttfday, all new except Joel w. White. The case
VII probably go to the jury tomorrow evening
The nrst witness was D. II. Wells, who testified
bat Lee In 1851 occupied the position OF farmer
be the Indians in Southern Utah, and perhaps
some place in the militia.
tabOn Merrill testified as 10 the council held
., Cedar City which had under adyisement tho
fentructson Of the train. II was understood
isat before II should be done brigham Young
should be consulted. A messenger was sent TO
Salt Lake City for that purpose. and another to
Pinto Creek to draw OF the Indians and allow
fhe train 10 pass on till word came from Brig
ham Young to the contrary. Forty-eght hours
before the messenger returned from sci. I-~i,.
he heard the massacre had taken place. Haght
Higbee and Klngen Smith were In the council,
and Lee was not there.
James HasaIn testified that he was the mes
ssnger sent TO Brigham Young by knight, to
whom he explained the object OF the message
lee could hold the emgrants corralled waiting
hos return. He rode night and day, and stayed
tsO hours In salt Lake and returned. brigham .
message Was Go don't spare horse flesh those
men must be spared. Let them go in pesce. -
6ct back TO Cedar on the sunday following and
leArned the decd was done.
Joel ", White testified almost exactly as on
the former trial, relative to taking the message
10 Pinto Creek, and taking part in the massacre
Samuel Knights testimony went to show that
be was driving one Of the wagons which con-
tNned arms. lie heard the first gun fred after
the emigrauts had been deceived out saw Lee
blow wumans brains ont, beat another to
death with his gun, and murder several others,
And at the same time saw the Indians make a
rash on the women and children, whom they
aLsW
samuel McMurdy testified that he drove the
plner wagon, after the emigrants had been de-
eoyed out 10y flag of truce, and the whole
column began moving up the meadows heard
the command TO halt, and looking round saw
lee put his gun to woinau's head and fire she
fell He heard Lee beating a mans brains out
with gun. Lee then came 10 Witness wagon
AOd shot Ill the wounded men with his pistol,
And dragged the bodies - the ground. Only
me children in the wagon were saved. This
witness refused 10 tell whether he took part in
the Killing; hut on the former trial II came out
that he was tho man who. while in tho act Of
tring on one OF the wounded emigrants, said
20, Lord, receive their spirits, for 1t Is for Thy
sAke We do these things"
an Indian Interpreter, testified that he saw Lee
lhOot the woman referred to- and cut man 8
lhroat as he dragged him from the wagon. This
witness Wa extremely careful to tell nothing
duplicating any one but Lee, and continually
forgetting names ana incidents not relating
shouy to the defendant. His Cross-eXamna-
non, which wa- searching showed that he
could tell sufcient to hang every man who took
part In the massacre. All he said damaged Lee
materially.
Jacob Hamlln testified as TO aconversation
Dstween himself and Lee four days after the
outchery, ia which the defendant Justified him
sf by claiming that II was necessary as mill
bafl measure.
Ia the Beaver Court this morning Jacob Ham
bo Nsa rec He'd. He said that Lee further told
hlm that an Indian chief who lived at Cedar
brought two alr who had been hiding IN the
brush TO him CLee), and asked Vhat he should
DO with them, that they we're too pretty
10 kill. Lee answered that he u ust shoot
Alan then shot one aud Leo threw the
Y,ner down snd cu' her thro.ti that when
ground, aud found tue % es - two girls aDout
he age Described from l3 10 u yeais, lying near
bim by lee that one OF the children, VINO was
h0out years old, was at ms mouse, and claimvd
me two bodies as her Sisters, and tnAt tner
Hamlin. on beiog asked by the defence If he
had eyOT TO Il this to any one, replied that he
had. ana more 100 Hs laid that soou after tue
occurrence when he reWsmosredd better
iad that esdent Young toli MIN
lhat wnen the rlsht time came We could get d
court Of Justice TO staie ~ go. Beng further
pressed. Hamlin SAID he had not seen the on
GERS OF any court Of Justice from that time "a
ihis, but he thought now was jdst the HghI time
Johnson on being recalled, swore that subss
Qusnt TO tho massacre no NUS sent TO protect
Cara iiyer; thAt on his way he stopped al
HARMONY wnere he saw John ID. Lee
WHO prop9sed - him 10 get the emlRranu
into -mbush destroy them by the Indians
tnd 30. tueir erty. Also that he (Juhn'
,onl reuIed, has been too much blood
shed oy you alrs ~. htVs been Instructed &c
tes them eaielY trough, ana viii do 80 or dis
win them" That hs tnen abused him, calling
BIN u2lI names that be lOuuaed the prisonel
~ tht bar as uelug John ID Ire,
The PROSECUTION res al tneir case, and, to the
surprise Of al present lu tus Irt room, J8e .
NlOrneT's ann9uhced tina tAeY also rested their
case, and wuuli not lut olu.o any Witnesses
but ave the case u the jury OIL the evidence al
ready adduCcd ~ the prosecution, and asksd
fora continuance u the case until Monday, the
lsth, 10 give them lime 70 prepare argument
knd Instructions To the Jlry. The cOuit I'D
lournsd uutil Monday at 10 o'clock, aud TO-
ttrucLed tho witnesses 10 remain. as uthe case
pertaining to iae massacre were 10 be dis
posed Of.
Ihs following documentary evidence has beeI
fled by the prosecution, nut was not gwen u
Tho Jury lott, from John ID. Lee 10 Brigham
Young, dated Nov. ~ 1857, glYnR : report o
the massacre IS on Indian Aniir a letter from
Brigham YOUNG to I. w. Denver Commissi o
ludian Andirs, dstet Sept. II, 1851; letter from
iho snme 10 sane, da ld Jan 10, 1888 the Droc
nation o. Gov. BrR iam Young, dated sept. Is
ls3 hnldaUts Of Brigham Young aud 0oo. A
smlth, dated Jul ~, 1851 hnd lsttsT from
. II, 1857.