The New York herald., 1877-07-02
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY JULY l877-wITH SUPPLEMENT-

.roober and murderer, and, though his punishment
involved the death Of one OF the bravest generals In
the army and his companions he was punished
BEFORE THE LAW.
Hee' "nere exists an excrcscence on the face OF the
nePuohc which deorms IL in the sight of the civilized
word' the facts have been hitherto SO concealed that
tue government has called tho excresceuce a "prob
,em. It's protuberance which merits the sharpest
s"a VI surgery; but ifit is to be called probemp
'n' nayes and the country should understand
:" "o' very difncult one to solve. The thing
n.s''' % 'ne enforcement OF law In Utah. justly
n'm'y ana impartally, against whomsoeycr violates
!. NO immunity from punishment for those who BIAS
pA'oasy deoiare that they govern by right Divine:
'aa' 'her law must be obeyed unouestion,nglv avon
en II ieads to the violation Of statutory law: that
aav 70 the Church requires ito adherents TO swear
'ey ~ oe'ence OF o brother when accused in
usn'i'e court" Let law be thus enforced here and
'"'s pnantom ''problsm" will be as easily solved os
was the hat'o King ghost mystery Instead of q lot
" cunning priests confusing their ignorant dupes with
INSPIRED" mummeries some whining felons will dis.
-pp'"' IN prisons or among the mountains of Lower
o'an ana Upper Arizona, where Stewart Haight and
H'goee. the Mountain Meadows butchers ara skulknv
STILL
append to this letter the following memorandum
which has been handed to mo, written by respect ed
citizen Of Salt Lake,
DIRECT MURDER CHARGED YOUNG.
am this moment told OF a circumstances which oc.
CURED In 1887 soon after the Mountain Mosdows mas.
sAof" me gentleman who is my informant is still
hoininaliy member Of the Mormon Church He was
o"'''~eo nrst IN England many years ago, ard has
been again baptized since he emigrated to Utah I
have known tho person for nearly live years, and
"@vo iound MIN always truthful and honest
out have discovered that his enlightenment
mad fatth
destroyed his respect for Brigham Young and other
church leaders, His statement 10 me is made d,rec,
from his informant who received the information and
'ne record which here make Immediately from tho |
nPs OF John ID Lee while he Ia the Peniten tarv Mt
sat Lake CITY, who was lately executed for the part
ne look IN the Mountain Meadows massacre. John |
~ Lee stated 20 that person on certain occasion as
iohows:-'That soon after the Mountain Meadows
massacre ne came up to Salt Lake City, and, accom-.
panied by young man who was engaged in that
and who came up from the South with
him. be visited Brigham Young at Lion
House. The facts Of the massacre were detailed to
Brigham Young, and this young man said II was i'm.
possible for him to be silent about It, as his conscience
'r feelings terribly affected that the subject
vas weighing upon HIM continually. That Brigham.
Iitor little, said :-'Brothcr Lee can excuse YOU
or the present; wish TO see Brother -- a little
While In my private ROOM. brigham and the
oung man tnen went into Brigham's inner
Dom and John D. Lee left the Lion House
s President Young requested. John D. Lee |
old this informant OF the gentleman who
ives mo this statement that the young man never
amc out OF that room out OF the Lion House to
Is knowledge, for he never saw him afterward and
o was never seen by any one and no one knew
here he went or what happened to him after he
II John D. Lees presence at Brigham Youne,s ro.
uest
DID YOUNG KILL HIN?
"The above was voluntarily comm unicated TO me
ithout my asking by my informant, who declares
at the person to whom John D. Lee made the state.
en repeated 1t to him within the last four days 10
worthy Of credit In all respects
"Tho above statement corroborates In a singular =
amer the information given two different oc.
SONS by Mr.. -, an old, and formerly an earnest g.
ormon, now an apostao, that there arc suberranean
ssages, or one ut least, communicating between Il
igham Young's Lion House ana the Endowment c.
'use, and subterranean places where victims OF = =
ighams doubts or displeasuro might be disposed of
no noise be heard above ground and no sign OF the
;tim ever be found out Mr. said ho knew these a. a.
oterranean passages or vaults existed In Nauvoo u
lerc victims were destroyed secretly. "