The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24

r,sticc to my statement. would saw that il nv
shooter had not prematurely exploded would
ed had Lost control Of myself and scarce
knew what was about lsuw an lfslian pur-
hnr nhDu, one hundred feet from the WAGON and
plunged his knife through her J said 90
MGMardy th" ni gsd ra mHvr AIRY drye NE
them some nourishment. Will" l would
90 d0wh and got ny horsc ~ me amp. Pass
the distance uf ntout half mile. The women
and Children wcr, killcd hy TN" Indians. saw
Shurz with The Indians and no other wnto man
VITA them. When | came 10 the men they lay
Biehon smith. and the rest Of the company A.
these persons for Valuahes. and asked me to
assist him. He Gnv" me a IA, to hold. Several
bodies. | replied that was unwell. and wanted
to ct upon ny n.r-e and 20 70 the rancho and
nurse myself My request was granted.
TIE FATE OF BOY WHO WAS SAVED.
Reaching Hnmblin's ranche. being hcart-sick
and worn out | lay down on my saddle blanket
and slept. and knew but littlc Of what passed
during the night. About dnyl rcak In the morn
ing heard the voices of Cot. Dame aud Isaac G.
Haght. | heard some very angry words pass
hiw,cn them. which drew my XIV nurniion Dame
thcemigrnnt camp and company. Haght said:
How As an Indian m,ssa'rss npamr said
seemed 10 irriiate Haight. who spoke quite
loudly. saving How the HI can YOU report
il any other way without duplicating yOurselfY"
Al This Dame lowered his voice almost to a
whisper. couln not understand what he said.
and Tho conversation stopped. | got IN saw
the children. and among the others the boy vino
WIS pulled by the hair of his head ont Of he
wagon hy tho Indian. and saved 10y me- That
boy / took home and kept home until DR.. For
n"y. Government Agent, came 70 gather w the
children and take them East. He took a. boy
FanrHcr II iatbrr wrl captain " S the i traIn
He was taken East and adopted by q man
in NeIr"rrka; namgd Richard Sloan; He re-
turned 10 Utah. and is now convict
I'm the Utah rcnitrutiary. having been convicted
ps S SIa nd ,~t nv h r Nance M u" fs6 P@'B
bat hi true name II William fancher. His t.
he sister WIS also taken East and il now the
wife II man working Tor the Union Paclnc
Railroad Company. near Green River. The
hoy Inow man has yet got the scar on his chin
who are curious enough to examine will nnd a
large scar ON the ball of his eft foot. caused 10y
a deep cut made hv an AK while he wis with me.
BURNING THE DEAD.
go, breakfast that morning. Then all hands
returned t. the -crue OF the slaughter to bury
Tho dead. The bodies were all in u nude state.
/ The Indians through the night had stripped
them II every vo.tisr of clothing. Many II the
parties w"r. laughing ana talking n they car
ricd the bodies To- the IA. n. Tor burial In"y
were Just covered over little. bui did not Iona.
remain 50. for the wolves dug them ny. and,
after eating thu . -Sh from them the bones laid
upon Oh" ground until hurlcl som" time att
hy a Government military officer ~ The time
~ hurying the bodies. Dame and ilaight eot
! into another quarrel Dame seemed to bee tor
/ ror--trickcn. and again said he would
/ hivrt1 publish i. Tiny were ahnut Two PAGES
from me Dame spok. low. ~ II careful to
avoid h,ins heard. liaighi spoke loud. and
-Hid. You know that you roun-e'led i, amt
/ ordered m" a. have them u~"d up." Dame
women and Children. / thought thcy we're
/ n.Ugl, al .illed 10y ill.," Indians in-I said.
II Is too late in III, DAY i'i. you io hg wni r.;
] You know YOU ordered aud ,oun-, Nnd n, tht
| NOW ,nu want 10 back out nome said. Have
/ IN. l"grrs ior that = ,,Yr show th" ru -
/ iHr that. This tnraged Iiaight Ia tn highest
! If.u and Dame walked nn. la glt said.
you, throw the blame Qi this thing On M
I From this plHr" We rod. 10 III" wagons. We
found them stripped col ti"ir "'y"r- aud every
! l.nn rIpn,i open and ~" cont uf- turned out
upon th"gr"uni i."k M iorplunder crossed
/ lndiau buy with mo On my horse. The gather
in- ~ ~ tn ,prap,rX apd rniilr vi, l.ii IN
n.ouy of Smith IN regard to the property and
the disposition Of 1t wns very nearly correct.
WHAT BLIoHAN YOUNG SAID.
Unjust NOT forget to stat" that after the attack n
sent with despatch to President Brigham
| Young. asking his advice about interfering with
| the Company. but he did mol return ia time.
This had no knowledge IT until the massacre
| wa committed. som" Two weeks aiirr the
| decd was done. lsanct. HIght sent me 10 re-
port g. Gov. louus ia p'i son. asked him why
/ 10" hld not ~Hnd % written report He replied
cuu' write. am II wuuii stand up tnd shout
d"r H. uurh pf no" ~pou-iiiify H. could r"u-
NTH IA
som ,lav and that Woild got 90 ,.,i, -, .nl saliva
ton, tut tnai ~ man VINO -nrnnk iirn Il now
Wnnld E"t9 h"li. W'nt anu 40 h- wa. '"lil-
hunlrl. Brig nam A-N', me l-aY. hHiEn'
had written q lu % nun. r'lhNH not 10y
me- w SAM u" Ni-lN'R me- ln r'i",. III r'r-
son. Nj rigli .-,id brlshhn; Nrr" YOU
Hn "Y'w, mes we nl,-l oi y, VIZ XIX
f'lN. Inn ps''',h a anu gave hih luI
A-t Iry ui ALL. rN fW tuHi ~ hN nli' ~ IA.
lhM lrIi "ut 'niirly- TOLD MN 81 'hr kllll ns
/ ~ me WON 20 ana .,hlaFru' Hpi lh' ,N,tiiNi NJ
"i inf .nhp,h}. luht lH' MN WIS 'l
l"- o.. hui dlfi n"I -'s =" MN 10 Nuv' 'N
tent wHr opposed =" ~, "niy thii Wa 'il's
- ~h"',iiu ~ l'n"' nl n"Nf MY, -td ~.
YOU dlllrr 4flm lThai liulEA'', l'f ne S",
iu'fr wins h'i hfnp on a., lh',"'h
blood IN fhe Wh.'" company. Nh,4 Wa
through hr MI ma II was aN'll' ln.. ~
.ii'i h'"llhA ti"W iur iu,n. hNl ~ w. ii.,i "h'
childr. u WIS what iruunl"i MINI ] M lr'-r
N"n' '.ln- NNN -N' MA '.th. f'ltd7' lh.i 'r'll
I -4r "nl.llnn ur sustain M 1 Wh'u li'F ''
what ilp have "a, r"d mt "a. .i''~ -a'r't
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amt N"n nav '"ni' lm't in in' n,rmnE un'l -,'
n"' ,'in - ~, 500. I9nn' 'r'L .t-i I.,"
frnul mn MIN. and th,. Lord dii 30 and ire
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