The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-19
Lee. the norm ON Buscner.


Company A. The Indians surprised
him while out hunting.
Lee. the Mormon Butcher. '.'
SALT LAKE, September ls.-ln the
Beaver Court the evidence of Nc Muriy
on Friday sfterpson and Saturday last
was very clear and positive S 70 Lee
having shot and killed four or five
wounded men and women lying helpless
in the wagons; that witness drove the
lead team, and testified that, as soon as
Lee fred the first shot, preceded By the
word "halt,' the Indians rushed out OF
their ambush, apparently on all sides,
surrounding the emigrants CON-
pletely, and the work OF destruction
only lasted few minutes; that from,
his best judgment there was not 20
exceed twenty-five white men on the
ground who had been deceived Ms Ia
what was wanted Of them there, and
knight testties that not more than one
third OF this number took part in the
massacre. 1t can be- proved that several
even of these shed no blood, firing into
the air; that the Indians were armed,
some with bows and ARROWS, but mostly
with guns, and soon completed the de-
struction.
Nephi johnson testified that he lived
al Johnson's Fort, Iron county, in 1857;
he WAS in the Mountain Meadows st the
time of the massacre; he affirmed that he
did net know Lee intention rs ~ the
Destruction Of ,he Emig ra.ts;
he WAS on the hill near by when Lee
fred the gun; ho saw Ice shooting and
Kill two or three; he was an Indian in
terpreter and engaged 10 conduct the
Jukes, n company of emigrsnts from
Beaver 10 Glars; that when witness got
to Harmony on the way with the COM
pany, Lee urged bin 10 lead them into
ambush in the Santa CLARA mountaiR and
Lee would surround them with all thay
Ind; witness refused, saving You bave
shed enougm blood already; / have sgI cod
to pilot this company through the COIN
try and will DO So If il costs my Ilfe;'
Lee called him coward, whihrl, &c.
The defense ..sH. 80 I..
Cross .Ex anined
this witness more than the rest, and con,
fused him some, but could not affect
much the damaging positive evidence
rs To Lee acts and guilt.
Jacob Hnmblin, the last witness called
for the prosecution, testified " tho hdmis-
sion by Lee 10 him of acts oi murder and
participation IN commencing and com
pleting the massacre; that Ice just'hod
hlu.scf in the act.
The EXp press Robbers. .u
Yesterday, Fia TX Trez Ter WAS arrested
on suspicion Of completely ~ the express
robbery on Thursday, and was ~ have
preliminary examination this afternoon.
The following has been received from .
Ogden, UtAh:
About II quarter to ten o'clock this
morning, while two Of Wells, Fargo X
Co.'S guards who came down iron, Mon.
tana yesterday evening witb gold dust,
were passing along on the platform. ona
OF them dropped his shot gun, which WAS
heavily loaded with slugs. The gun
went of and shot lady aud gcntlemsn,
and il is doubtful II either will recoycr."
Marine Disasters Loss Of Life aud
Property.
ERIE, September lS-ln the storm
Of yesterday fleet Of u or 30 fishing
boats were cAughta lew miles oI Ibis
port and all but four managed 10 ret into
the hrrbor. Ono oi these was swAmpod
In rounding the light house pier and
threa oi the men IN II were drowned. The
remaining three boats put back into the
lakeEEd run for COnneaut, which port was
safely reached By two OF the three, bat tho
third was found capsIzed and empty,
few miles from Erie. The three men
IN her when sue put about are supposed
~ be drowned, n the stDrm wa n terri.
bic on aud It would have been impossible
for any one in their situation ~ sur.
vive H.
The steamship Canadian Ashore.
LONDON, September lS The lore
hold of the steamship Canadian Is ashore
near LOrne, and ~ full Of water The
remaining two compartments are sup.
posed 10 be in tact There arc fifteen
feet Of rock through the vessel, bow
ToEosro, ONT, September ls.--Ths
steamer Corintbisn ran ashore on = rock
little east Of Grafton, this morning.
She bad seventy passenger. on board,
and fair cargo. The freight and pass
enge were all saved and forwarded by
a train. The steamer IL supposed 10 10
not much damaged.
The COrinthian Is OF the Ricbelieu and
Ontario Navigation Company's line,
from Montreal bound 70 Toronto and
Hamilton. She - 10. u bad position, and
IL IL feared will be total wreck.
BALTIMORE, September lS.-The new
steamer Jsnists Of the Susguehsnna
Tow Line Company, left Hsvre De
Grace Saturday Tor Baltimore with IL
barges 10 TOW, when of Pools Island a.
9 p. N. terrible gale was encOqn tered,
which cut the barge loOse, nine Of which
sunk. The persons on board ofthe sink
ing bsrges tosk refuge on board the
ether three, which driftsd towards the
shore, but before i: was reached one Of
them sunk and eight psrsons were
drowned. The other two, having twenty
I've persons on board reached shore
,aiely.
A grand banquet Wa given the ride
teams st New York yestsrday.
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