, 1877-03-22
Ills Numerous StnlWart pOsterity
Vow Vengeance OH His
1JxecutfDncra.
4 Thief Grabs S28,700 from the
Counter Of an Indianapolis
Bank.
Speoulations Concerning the Relations and
Intentions Of Tweed and
aweony.
LEE mrs.

$zW, ,9ob.8S.
t. LEE DIES.
SALT LAEE, Utah. March 2i.-TIho friends OF
John D. Lee, who IL condemned 10 bc shot on
Fritlay next, have sent numerous petitions,
signed by prominent Mornlons and Gcnttles,
asklng for Communication OK his sentence or
pardon to Gov. Emery, but tho evidence of
guilt being 80 clear and tho o!rcnse SO ileinous,
the Governor has to-day, In answer to telc-
gran from Tie United States Marshal at Deaver,
inpuiring II he hnd anything further to COM
municatc relative To- Lee. replied, "Not:ltng
sealed.
Rr,vr .s2teMh f,2 r. e ~ s 1ss, issk ,aa 3at M ,,4,
view with Gov. Emery, at sait Lake, ho IN
formed your correspondent. III reference to some
rumurs in regarl to pettlonlng him for the cum
mutation OF Lees sentcnce to imprisonment Tor
life, that le had not heard tho subject MEN,
toned. lie declined to inlicatc what course he
! would pursne in c1sc Busfa petition Bhonid
reach hin. llc Expressed tho hope, however,
that no sucl, petition would hc presented, rs he
felt tic full responsibility Which would dcvoyc
upon him In such IN emergency.
It fs cGrtatn, however, that the preparation OF
such iocuucntwns at one time dscilsseG-in in an
Influential ucntllc clEcle, and that few per-
readiness to sign It, though muct larger n.In-
bcr on both aEles not only refused to tolcrato
tle idea Of any change IN tho scntcnee Or any
1say In s but threatened TO-
agnlnst his Interference. Ono liberal
sub]cct, mo. ctr; l would raj her shoot Lee my
self uIan have him Escape, I l1aye long enough
Asnertca, which tho Mountain Meadows 1nassa-
crc has Gust upon the people Ut utul.H
A.. ~ went tl,ro,lgh ti,c held Of thg tragedy n
x.f,.4 anil fl.s, Mt
tho licndlsfl massacrs from tho lips. ot d
young inau wiIo was forced witness Of q por-
tlon Of the b1oody scene, and my feelings were
sucl that would llasc shot tue old scouuArct
man WHO wants Lce spared is no friend to tho
Mormon people,"
| plshop ssnoot, Of the Touring City Of Provo,
tl'rty-lve niies from Bait Lake, II Conversation
y. H. was with President Young
through gil thc trying. scenes Of TIC III:
vaaon Of Gen. Johnston's aruly In 1867, md
thought he knew hts mind ~ reference to the
WIS guilty tnan, thnugl, ho k,lew but !lttlc
moro Of thu circumstances thun wurc familiar tn
the puhie. lle knew well enough that brigham
tain Meadow 1aassacrc; but 1t lad been
the princloal MIN Of the Judges and the prose-
cutting oillcers until rucentls to reaell brigham
SoISous SeoSo A. aaa sDta ~ .f coaucG "Iaa f Bs
| % snoot, lal alWnys said md published that
he would lend any atl necessary to bring Tho
guilty parties to Justice whencvcra court should
be orRanized wbtel W. not coutrollcl by the the
| {Young's} own llfe." Tho Blsltop slid that
we1a petition Tor commutation Of Lee'e set,-
tcncs 70 Imprisonment presented for lls siepa.
oe hosb 81 b. sSa wo !pea tSeay M appsn se t
| Brigham Young, understand, since the con-
vietion Of Luc IN an interview WITH an ex-ollteer
| OF the courts hers who lal soiyctlIinE to do
With Lee,s first trial expressed himself In Tits
s' ans % t. So III NY Ts re,aark MG piSS @
atly referred to tho fart that much ut tlc eyi.
tcncn which convicted Leo WIS procured through
| Church instrumcntAity.
| was told by former Church attorney, who
figured In t1e first trial. TINT the failure 0t the
jury to asrco Oh q conviction ut that t'nlo was
part OF the counsel employed hy Lee anil BY tho
Church. In fact luost Ut tue evidence TINT co1l.
vtcteu Les WIS ready for usc, but was not
brought II court for sumo rcason, .pcrliaps ln.
and arguci earnestly ty counsel, tllat tho
| massacre was an 1ilIian, ilot Mormon ufTolr.
This eefeated tie eaac. Subsequently, tho1
present District Atsornsy, Howard, Determined
cured certain documents from tic church
authorities, Including Ungllnm Young's letter
u tlstructlon to sparn, tbs eml<rants mud scu
them slfely anL speedily out OF tho Territory.
This lettsf did not rencll leo's ca1nn ut Cedar
City until utter tho slaughter, though tho young
lua, who bore It Ii sald to hive uue tho utrh.
est round trip eyer lnnlc between Cedar City
and Salt Lake City. bclnE usolt niao dsys
understood that tho Church nuthorltio3 desired
to shield Leu or to prevent tho tnets of thu
Nlussacro coming out In evitlenrc, hut that
ss s cr Sstt aNssys s yts5s,.s wsts spy5 y5,p t
that Brigham Young WAS t!csEFous OF saving 1.ce,
II possible; but this y'ow canuot bo rcconeile.|
| Will. the nt,ioubtcd fact TINT thu trlal which
convicted Leo was essentially Church pFoss' ~,
portant, evidence was given by Moln!oHs, and
that tlit Jury was largely composed OF Afor,nons.
Thu russ was nut complicated hy tho introtlue-
pator in tls massacre and IL Mormon apo.t1e.
Owing to the inadtquacy Ut pFnylstons for tho
safe.kessping ot ,prisosiess at Beaver, United
States Marshal Nslsou applied to Gov. Enrry
aud another squad u execute !.ltia. 1hls lc.l to
correspondence with tictI. Sherman, wis, Waa
willing to nctcde tu tlle lrst request. but IN re-
gard u thu latter said he did not rcEurd II Q
part Ut tlig duty af thu army tu execute the
processes of tlv c1.ll courts.
This request was matie for tho reason that II
Was thought to bN 4 difficult matter to seeurl
Deputies who would be willing to shoot Lev. ht
EFandsons residing In tlh country. who, II In.
been rgrnosetl, tayo thrcascned 10 kill Ill per
4ons who might participate in tI,u shooting
Hut l hayu heard 6eyerul residents expryss
their wtlllngncee to to dcputtzcd u spccla
Aarslals for ttis emergency, a,ld think tho,
would not be molcatru on account of thcIr par
tieifMtton In the execution.
Les was brought frou Salt Lake City to Bea
yer IN wagon about two weeks ago, accom-
panied only by the United States Marshal an4
ulstr!Gt-AttoFheys aud reached here eafely
though little lite. owing to storm. AZ L..
is ~ well known tn tlis c0uutry Al Grant IL /,
New York thcro would not seem to bo lnuel
could callly have rescued him ut auy p0int b
the road.
/ ANOTHER HOL1 GRAN ACT.
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