The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-08-18

ernor, Secretary Frank Fuller "a broth
er to the nOrtorious Fuller of the Nor.
mon Salt Lake Helald), for an armed
posse. The request was granted, and
Burton left the city with 500 armed
ELen and five pieces of artillery. Oh
the way he received volunteers to the
number of nearly five hundred more.
Many of these Joined Burton's forces,
as they said, ITO see the fun" They
marched to within half a mile of the
Morrisite camp, which consisted of a
few log houses and several others made
of willows interlaced with basket work
and plastered inside. The Mormons
first took possession of the Morrisite
herd, and killed such animals as they
required for beef, while the Toys in
charge of the herd were sent in by Bur-
ton with paper containing a notice to
Morris that il he did not surrender uD-
conditionally within half an hour firing
would begin. Burton then placed his
cannon in such position as to rake the
camp. .......
In the Morrisite camp at this time
there were not more than ninety able.
bodied men, with over 300 women and
children. Morris called his people to
the Bowery, a great shed roofed with
limbs of trees, for consultation, or
rather to await revelation" from on
high. He told them the Lord would
reveal their duty, and stationed himself
on a platform, with implOring hands
and eyes turned heavenward. Banks,
his chief counsellor, stood by in sim!l.
ar attitude, both believing the revela.
ton would come in answer to their
prayers. From time to time Morris
encouraged the congregation, remind
ing them of the promises: "They who
wait on the Lord shall not perish"
Zone shall chase a thousand and two
put teh Thousand to flight" But no
revelation came. AS the last hallelujah
died away the sound of cannon smote
upon the melody. The shot fell short
of the camp. (Some of the Brigamite
posse testify that it was blank shoO.
The next instant another cannon was
fred, the shot struck the Bowery; two
women fell dead, horribly mangled, and
a girl of twelve years had her chin torn
away. One of the women who fell
held a child In her arms, which was un-
injured. This cannon shot caused
fearful commotion in the MOrriste
camp, in the midst of which the DOOM
ed prophet stood looking up to heaven.
Now commenced assault and repulse,
which continued all night of the 18th of
June and the next two days. Some ten
persons were killed in the camp of the
new prophet, and two of the Brigham
ties were felled by the MorriSitc sharp-
shooters. The third day Sunday,
June 10, 1862, the besieged being ex-
hausted. a white flag was raised as a
signal of surrender, Immediately Bur-
ton rode in with one of his officers be-
side him, his forces following. lie Or
dered the women and children to sep
arate from the men. This was done.
Next he ordered the men to stack their
arms. The MorEisites did so. Burton
then called out;
"Show him to mel" (alluding to
Morris).
A pale disciple of the new prophet
pointed to where Morris still stood, his
eyes still raised, and his hands uplifted
to the sky.
Burton, spurring his horse and draw
ing his pistol, rode swiftly up to the
poor fanatic and fired, the shot taking
mortal effect 10 the prophets neck. AS
the latter sank to the earth, the brutal
Deputy Marshal, turning, shouted:
There's your prOphet-what do you
think of him nOw?"
In sight of the suddering multitude a
woman of the camp, named Bowman,
rose up in front Of Burton, and exclaim'
, ed
"Oh, you cruel murderer"
Wheeling his horse and glaring, Bur-
J ton shot her dead.
/ At this juncture a Danish woman,
} brave and fearless, who held the dying
} Prophet writing in her arm, lifted heI
{ face and shouted:
80 this is another Mountain Mead.
ows affair, you miserable assassinl"
\ Said Burton: mo woman shall say
that and live"
. He raised his revolver, took deliber-
l ate ain, and the bullet laid the poor
: woman low beside Morris, who at the
: moment gave his last gasp iu her lap.
a This was the triumph of Burton, q
D man whom the fanatic Norman, DAME
. IL. Wells, is pleased to call zone of the
9 best citizens of Utah" What was the
: part OF DIR. Jeter Clinton? Jeter, il
: | lluSb DO NdG hCNlhB Us
{ surgeon to the Mormon raiders. He
: was not a very good surgeon himself
t and does rot seem to have owned cast
OF instruments. One DR.. TAFT, who
Y was along with him, had the requisite
= knives and lances. Early in the atfray
o Banks, MOrris's chief counsellor, wa;
d, wounded by shot in the back OF the
!. neck. Fearing another shot, he fell BY
Y the side of Morris aud pretended to b,
y dead. One of the Brlghamite approach
9 ed turned him over, and remarked
3 "Oh, no; this won't do, you damned
4 ---l You're playing pos
n SUN 10
d "Yery well," said Banks, rising up
|. "hnish your work"
i The Brighamite did not feel author
h lied to aceede on the spot to this re-
= quest. Bank was delivered over to Sur
d geOn Jeter Clinton, NhO, seizing aknlft
+ from his brother Tait's case, escorted
d the wounded counsellor over hill ad
3. joining the Morrisite camp, with tn
10 Ostensible purp lse Of dressing hi
IT wound. He dressed It thus Insertlnl
IS the knife into the original wound bael
e Of the neck, be gave II vicious twist