The Republican journal., 1877-03-29


in ambush. The women We're to go ahead
The Indians were then to kill the women
The militia were to Kill the men. and
and the drivers of wagons We're to Kill tho
| wounded and sick in the wagons. Sever
al other men then made speeches. Then
we had 4 prayer circle, and then more
speeches, and it was agreed by all parties
that it was the will OF God for us to DO rs
ordered. On Friday morning the emf
grants had White hag flying. and
the Mormon brethren again assembled.
| Speeches We're made, and al expressed
themselves willing To act.
| Mai. John VI. HlgbN, Philip r. Smith.
bishop Of tie church III Cedar City, Joel
White, William c. Stewart. Benz. Arthur.
Alexander Widen, Charles Hopkins Tate,
liza ElleN, Robert Riley. Richard Hurri-
son, Samuel Pollock Daniel McFarlanc,
John Crt, George Hunter, Joseph Smith.
Samuel Jukes. Nephi johnson. Carl Shirts.
Seven Jacobs John Jacobs +. Curtis,
| Thomas Cartwright, William Bateman
Anthony Stratton, \ LoyebIidgc, Joseph
ClrWs, John Durtey. CoIumbu, Freeman
ant others. making fifty four or fifty EIGHT
whites and about 400 or 800 Indians
Major Highly then addressed the party
and said, Brethren, il is the orders of
the President that all emigrants must be
put out ot the way President Haight has
counsele'i With Col, Dane, ard has re
rtlNed orders from him to put I'LL Of the
emi@rants our Of The way. All # them
must be killed. Especially those that
might talk again" he spokt of the char
actcr OF the emigrants. He said the
church authorities Of Southern Utah We're
all there and that we We're acting rs q
church 1oI the sake Of Christ. We were
hen told We We're there to ito a duty WE
owed as good church people. That the
orders Of those in authority We're that all
Of the emigrantS that could talk must die
Highly concluded as follows. "Our orders
are from our leaders, who speak with in
spircd tongues, and their words are the
will OF good men You have no right tu
question them. You must obey as vou
are commanded.
The tiag Of truce was then sent forward
1t was carried by William Bateman He
was met half way by the emigrants and
they held a parley with him. Bateman
then returned and reported that the emil
grants would surrender AIMS and do as
requested The Mormon soldiers then
marched out to within Two hundred wards
Of the emigrantS. They next took the
wagons and went to the camp and stated
their orders The emigrants then sun
rendered and put their arms, sick and
wounded and children into the wagons
While they We're burying their dead men
the enigrantS burst into tears aud said
they feared treachery. As soon as the
wagons We're loaded the train was start
cd. The emigrantS marched in single file.
the women and large children being
ahead Then the men came.
When the wagons We're half a mile of
the fire commenced. The Indians killed
al the women and large children. The
Mormons killed the men. The drivers
With me killed the sick and Wounded
We saved seventeen children. The dead
We're stripped and mutlatcd, and The
corp~cs lett Oh the field The Alormons
cauptd on the field The next day
Haight Dame, and other leaders came
over. Finally they Quarreled Haight
said 70 Dame 'Nou ordered it, and
damn YOU, ii is TO" late to 90 back
Dame Suid he did not know there We're
50 many ul thtuA We buried the dead,
ana drove the cattle to Iron Springs. All
The wagons and other property We're sold
III Cedar City by order of the church au-
thorltits. All the orders were fully ubeVtd
Ihc horrors attending The lnassaclc ul
the eui9lantS are beyond my description.
The brethren Wrl,. sworn again 10 aecre
sy. This was also done BY order Of tie
church, Which WA. then III W;tl With the
United States Government. George y.
Smith Nho N,l5 second in the priesthood
having iuat happened t. Inc there giving
orders. listed the Indian Camp with ME.
Tie said he came to instruct the people
to lei none OF the enligran1S go through
without L pass from President Dung
Cot Dame or Lieut. Col. Haight that
they must not sen the emlgrants any
more @oud grain; in fact anything lie
said the Americans were 4 mot, Of lut
fans. from tie President down lie
asked il the Indians would Kill al bad
tmiglunlS. told him the Indians and
Morluun5 were botti hostile to them. and
would Kill all not under the protection Of
the church. Ihls pleased him. and he
laughed and said, All right taigilt
and Dame told HIM the same thing. He
taught people that ii was their duly IL
Kill all emlgrantS and massacre them, iust
as Brother Smith and the other Irudcr>
wanted.
Eaight then sent Inc To salt LAX, city,
toreport 10 Brigham Young. and he prom
iscd me Il crown celestial as my reward.
| went and made my report to Brigham
Young Ten days after the massacre.
told him all III everything II who We're
there, who We're guilty and who We're ac-
tive in killing the emigrants. In fact, all
/ knew. | said to him: You must su8-
tain US on release Us from the endowment
oath to ayenge the death of the prophets"
Brigham Young said Il will commune
cate with Cod
| went back .the next morning, when
said: Brother Lee, not drop OF inno-
cent blood has been she'd. | have gone
to God in prayer. God has shown me
that it was a Just act. The people did
right, but We're only a little hasty. |
have direct evidence from God that the
act was a just one that it was in accord
with Gods will. | sustain you and the
brethren in all that YOU did. All fear
is treachery on the part of the brethren
concerned. Go home and tell the bleth
ren | sustain them. Keep all secret as
the grave. Never tell any one, and write
me a letter laying all the blame on the In
dians. will then report to the United
States Government that it was an Indian
massacre Brigham Young was then
and tor many years after fully satisfied
with me and my act. He gave me three
wives after that, and appointed me Pro
bate Judge OF Washington county. Moth
ing but cowardice has made him desert
me now. Fifty head of cattle were sold
in Salt Lake city by the authorities for
merchandise. The emigrants had $50,
making 500 head in all. They had only
a little money. When Cradlebaugh was
Judge in Utah, and went to Mountain
Meadows to investigate the massacre,
Brigham Young came with him. He
then knew all about the massacre and
upheld the brethren.
He preached at Cedar City and said
about the emigrants; "Do you know
who they were! | will tell you. They
were fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters,