The New York herald., 1877-03-22

and that. whether defeated or successful, Q bloody
struggle will follow.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
INEsYEcruAL APPEALS yon MERCY Bx TEE
FRIENDS or THE PRISONER.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 81, 1871
The friends OF John ID. Lee, who Is condemned
to be shot on Friday next, have sent numerous
petitions, signed by prominent Monnons and
Gentiles, asking for Communication Of the
sentence, to Governor Emery, but the evidence
OF guilt being so clear and the offence 20
heinous the Governor today IN answer to . tele-
gram from the United States Marshal at Beaver, In
quirIng II he had anything further TO communicate
relative to Lee, replied. nothing whatever. This
indicates that Lees doom Is sealed.
coRRopoaArIvE EVIDENCE TAKEN ON Tas
TRIAL OF LEE--prIaHAM youNo's STATE.
MENT.
Tho following extracts OF evidence arc taken from
tho proceedings IN Lees trial.
couxsELLIXo SLAUGHTER
Tho evidence OF Philip Klingensmlth created Intense
excitement He described council composed Of
Haigh, Higbee himself, his two counseors, Morrsll
Allen and some others where tho question Of annihL
ating tho emiarants. then passing through the Nor
mon settlements, was discussed. he, wsh somc
Others opposed 10 the massacre, while me rese
favored II. Tia. meeting ended In row. 4 few days
after another meeting held 10 discuss the subject,
ovor Joel whse and tell the President 70 les the
cmigrnnis 20 through" Tho witness met Lee
Sn the sona road oo and .aS I'a h.vs some
thing 10 say TO that" Coming homo The
following day Klngcnsmth met Ira Allen, who said,
adoOm Of IN
Lce he said. had received his orders from hsadqunr.
tcrs Parowan. TINS witness described how, under
orders, he went and procured his horse and arms
and started out with Charley Hopkins, Hgpee. Wills.
Sam McMurdy and others. Willis and Sam McAurdy
had their wagons along; reached Hamblns ranch ~
night where they iound Leo nnd sone moro mon, sud
from Lee they learned how mattors stood In camp.
ho SAID oontalned orders sent 10 him from parowan.
c detailed witness the condition OF the trains
was no way to got them out Hrbce said he had or.
ders dccoy them out dsarmed THIS plan was
agreed upon aud tho execution OF tho stratagem IN
BRIGHAM youxG's SANCTION
After tho firing the ''solders" left and witness took
charge OF tho children, who were subsequently, dis.
tributed among the ne,ghbors. The property was
taken TO the tthng house cellar, where Witness
saw Lee. liaght aud Higbce said Leo had boen ssnS
TO give Brigham Young report OF tho mnssacr4
Kngensinh said he reached Salt Lake about OctobeP
15 and met Ice, who said no had told BrRhsm Young
everything had occurred ana the Prophet 4ad up
proved OF II all. The next day Lee, Hopktns end
them we'll, showing thcm his horses, carrIa&cs and
other Gne things Brigham then said TO them :-.whas
you know about this affair do tell 70 anybody; Do
not even talk about It among yoursevcs."
KlnRcnsnith did no, know the names Of any OF the
vctims Lee was cngagcd an hour or TWO IN consulss.
ton with them ad conversation with the prisoreS
TO what passed between them. Subsequcnt 10 tue
massacre had a talk with him, but does not remember
what was said; always understood that George A.
| Smith commander OF tho Nauvoo Legion Of
| Southern Utah: lee had direction Of tho troops
/ h. Hiebee lieutenant colonel, and Isaac z. Halghs,
MAJOR does know whether the order for the
emanated from George A. Smith; he was general
| commanding officer from tho organization OF the
| Nauvoo Legion TIL witness ieit tho country
During the cross 10 mination OF Kngonsmith one
OF the counsel the defence said:-'I suppose you
your piece the heads OF tho emtgrants f' Aud
the witness answered.
After detailing in part the organization OF the Mo..
mon Church In the cross-examina.ion klngensinth
said be was afraid oil personal violence he offered
any opposition to the and this fear
| grow out OF experience He had seon enc man put
away aud heard OF other cases
The oldest child spared only two and half years
Joel NJ. White told somewhat similar story TO shss
of Khngcnsmth, only he did not know ~ much sboes
| the butchcry.
The defence underworld To show that the slaughter
| OF the einigrants Indian massacre, although
admitting that Leo present thercat The witnesses
called endeavored to show that tho emigrants pro.
and selling them poisoned meat, and made cad mesa
OF tho case In their zeal to Leo Among the
| denco introduced the following deposition OF tho
Prophet himself who excused himself from attsndancs
| on tho pca Of vi health
|
;ssd,!,sa en- sssS ssa,: ss':ss
why mot sa, "a am M IN health sn m vsSd
Beaver at tins present time am aud have besa for
q Wha, oniscs either esco.iassicai civil military da
hold in the year lsa5 A. was the Goye,nsr q :hs
Pr sde OF the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Attsrdsy saints
State the condition between Territory Of
and Tho ,sssr. In ~, se and 1
for Utah stopped ~ tho eovernment all commuacs
@ 1, Ss a for Utah sus w s % e. Of
saints according TO tho reports shs' reached
Wsrs ys'sd states 80 adss. her. s during The
there United States judge here In the latter
state what you know about trains smirrsnss passing
through the Territory the West aud particularly about
tSroSsh the city IL tue summer 1857 A. A. usual
trains pnS through our sr,0.y ,n 70, -:
rou,e TO California. had passed through the city
away Salt Lake city ey authority
% and and no % o. s
the then Acting Govcrnor.
The enens Of Utah mot TO sell grain or 70 trade With the
wiai we're those instructions COUNSEL Yes. eoan:
aud advice given to the citizens not 70 sell grain
themselves II they tho simple
the was a, that time that We might have
with tho United States army then "a ,os for ,h. place
the Tertiary counseed 70 tecd grain their
.ion TOR furnishing supplies TO the emiarants within
knowledge.
O. When nrs, hear Of the attack aud dessruetoa
Of this Arkansas, company at Mountain Me.dows IN sep.
or destruction OF tho Arkansas company until
alter " had occurred: then only by floating rumors
q Did John ID. Lee report any timc ster this
what bad been done at that massacre, and
what did reply to him In reference tnereoy A. Within
three months after the csed AZ
my and had much with regard to Indians
their stirred and threatening the
ments of the whites. and then commenced diving
count OF the told him stop,
had alrcad, learned by rnmor did wish feelings
narrowed up with . recital OF details.
o. Did Philip kingensmith call At your Office With John
d. Lee the time OF Lees making HIS report and did
that time order Smith tho Lee and
them talk about the mAssacrer No: he did
cali wrh John ID. Lee ana have recollection oG
his speaking to to him concerning the
ans thing pertaining to the property.
q Did give any directions concerning the prop
taken from the cmgrants ut the Mountain Mesdowo
know anything to Its disposition A. Noj
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