The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18


in blooished Of at least one,hird Of the white Nor
mons who participated killing OF tho Arkansas
smsrants, and the indifference OF brigham Young 10
the murders which that bcfouled nearly every
canyon leading Of Utah.n
VULGAR syLLA.
II infer that you have rot any letter or paper
from Brigham Young encouraging those Southern
siormons 70 wipe out that emsrant train. Are you
sure, then, that he gave such orderY'
LAS as be OF anything that did not nc
tuay SEQ or hear, am that neither Lee nor
Hai.h nor Higbee any OF the who put them
selves lower than tho savares that day would have
done what they did do II they hadn't been satisfied
they would have been found fault with II they hadnt
done IT. Ite you sir, they didn't dare to let those
emigrants pass and not do IL They could not have
at the period have described 10 you that
their own blood would not have been split II they
neglected TO commit that butchery. mean to explain
TO you aud want you to understand that those men
were so dependent upon brigham Young. SO pledged
aud anxious to do his VIII and 80 afraid OF his VEN
gcancc they should not please him. that they must
have been certain OF his approval OF that barbarous
job. else not OF them would have undertaken
1t. brigham Young was. as have partially explained
and you viii presently soc absolute dictator over iic,
property and domestic concerns throughout Utah.
No but hoihead iooi ventured to buy or sell
u house settlement to another or
marry or get an extra COW without consulting him
through bishop. Much less would Mormon have
ventured to engage without the Prophets counsel in
bloody an enterprise as that Ut Mountain Meadows.
The general instructions 10 murder extended only 10
those tragedies which ior twenty years did NOT
national attention; tho Mormons' fondncss :or
killing ana their faua,icism combined never could
have stimulated them 10 tho responsibility Of putting
to death 1870 men and without their
leaders, sanction.
MORMON WOMEN H0RRiRED.
Bcsidcs oil this" said Mrs. Pratt 'toerc arc other
things understand that Brigham Young denies
that he know or tho participation oil whites IN the
massacre until long afterward You say he denies
that John D. Lee mentioned anybody but Indians
when began to make hts report 10 him at tho Lion
House That must DO monstrons inlsehood Mrs
Benson. at whose house Lee stayed here showed to
me and TO others list in his handwriting OF the
OF all the white men who were engaged in tho
massacre | remember how shocked were, be-
cause many OF us knew tho persons who bore those
names, and did not dream they would 10 such
decd The idea tha. Leo did not show that list TO
Brigham Young is Incredible. He certainly showed II
10 lin. Neither no nor any other Mormon would
have had the hardhood TO appear before Brigham and
tell part OF such dreadful story without telling tho
whole OF It, Lees own assertion that he did tell The
whole OF IT, and that no was assured by brigham
Young that 1t all right, is doubtless true, and
am Of tho opinion that Lee had much moro ruth 70
toll which for some reason he RETAINED from telling,
before his death.
DEATH.
"Brigham Young, too alleges that George A. Smith
knew nothing about the Mountain Meadows. Strange
II ne dInnt; 1t was common talk ut gorge A. Smiths
house and long after the massacre. The main
truth is, sir, that although Brigham Young may
have written Gus order for the destruction Of the
ARKANSAS train he could have sgnalled that order by
the turning OF his thumb or the cooking Of his fin
ger. II you so on inquring here you VIII find that
even SO slight gesture often decided mons fatcs lie
could in uaic his wish without word, and his silent
signals 10 George A. Smith lesser be
corded III hell by hundreds
wivE's REVOLT roLyGAMy.
As Mrs. Pratt paused in tho silence midnight,
regarded her with Keen interest She had been for
forty years prolcssel Mormon along with her hus
band, during which time sho gave birth 10 sevcrai
sons tho eldest OF whom Is thirty aine years Old
Her aye is sixty, and besides the burden
OF these years she bears load OF anlicon and
rIblo memories compared with which the worst sor-
OF women, not In her singular condition,
cnuurpbe Many years before her arrival here her hath
was shattered and her heart almost broken by the
behavior OF her husband VINO, having devoted 10 the
service OF Joseph Smith and Brigham Young ta'cnts
which might In useful vocation have enabled him
10 rear ana educate happy ana united family, last
entered into poygainous intercourse with other
women
II don't wish to wrongfully accuse my husband,n
said Mrs. Pratt, "athoueh have been hopclcssly
separated for years. be lieved when he decided
TO enter upon the practice OF poiygany, that he
not any violence OF Individual passion, but from
sheer inaticsn. He told that no believed was
his duty tako other women besides myself to wife
in his affection for me, which would continue puro
and single as IL had been. But think OF the Lor
ror OF such announcement. lie took wilc after
wife until they i've, and Tor long time hoy
were kept away IRON and was spared from inter-
course with them. BY and by hc told that he In
tended 10 put these five women an exact equality
with me; that lie shoad spend week with one, a
week with another, aud ON. aud that should have
the sixth week! Then patience forsook inc. told
him plainly that wouldn't endure it. said III you
take Two weeks with your other womcn you can tako
the sixth with them also.
roLITE HUSBAND
at was crisis. IL brought out all that was bad In
my husbands nature. He said to lcrccly, IT you
don't choose TO live with me dont know that Pm
obliged TO support you. You have my permission 70
20 10 hell. Stick 10 II or to starvation
II doubt" ars. Pratt went TO say. "whethcr any
tongue could describe tho suIcrings l endured for
fifteen years. was a witness to the change In my
husbands manner and disposition which always
companies poyganv as 1t Is practised in Utah. OF
n,sp who consented Tor any reason to break
his his lrst wifo could either bc seem to her
10 be the husband that no was before. Hcra was my
husband. for example, gray headed, taking his bed
young girls IN mockery OF marriage. OF course there
could Joy for Tim in such an except
the indulgence Of his anatcism and Of something cso,
wh, I hcst IN MI hr
result about at last Like all, AZ least most
poygamists, he lost hts former feeling inr his legal
wic, forgot whatever affection he may have had Tor
other ocacd WIVES aud came look upon and treat
his II they cattle cluugto hun rs long
Coo ana duty to my childrcn would let me- 1t was
with rang that separated irom him al last Bat
uang IS | am grateiul 10 hayo rcinincd my