The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24
BISHOP JOHN D. LEE SHOT.
fHE fNTENSELI DRIHiTfC DEfTH or
TuE MORMON ELDER.



SNir LAKE CRY. March - Vt II \. VI.
tn.' .,ly I.or wis brought out upon the socu'
q Tine uu-- .rr o., Maintain Meadows before
the executing party md seated on ms ''lnn
ph.ut twenty r.,t from the shooters. Marshal
Nelson having concluded the reading of tn"
order Of tho court at 1884 \. NJ. he asked Leo
if he had anything to say before i,s execution
,ea. .nrrird into eject lrr -nid. wish 10
,r.nk totltnt man," painting 70 Mr.. Fcnncmore
who was Using his canvas near Ia take Lees
photograph before tho shooting. Lee then
,nlIcd io the artist who rnpiiol. In second.
N.Ir" When Mr.. frnnrnOre signiii u his
r..I rass fo l'sirn. Lno said want 10 ask "a
f,o.nfSou. | want ,pu 20 furnish each of my
iirp. wiyc- Il copy of the photograph tmean-
ua Do" ono ho,n. ttkcul: u copy to Rachel \"
hiruh G.. and Emma b. Mr. Howard respond
80 for the artist He says he will do it. MIR.
L"c." lsc carefully repeated the names over
again. saving. " Pea.c forward then.' He
tir'n arose amt said:
hnvc tui itir - say this morning. or
"'ur" ! i."i that am upon the brink oI ct'r-
DO j.. and the sOiri uify ~ eternity 81 mid r. It
tf'nn my mind ~ tie present. hi.e. uH.i"out
aNrhigrl hieiorv Of my life. tbs viii lu'i-
Sheet SIR. hutr given my vi"Ws HnA Hrlinls
90 gard g. uii these iaiule. I,rfi a. signed
fn, .ut. ! feel us calm ~ u summer morn
! have done nothing ndyers ~ wronei
lu ready g. nr't nay Redeem r. This il j.
What ilH'. me upon this nrAl. am not an
fnI ii'l | nH't' unt drnird Got or lis m"r. ".
1000 -upu- believer in these tnin,s. Tine
80 r l,r't T. pnri sit. my family. VI my
,NHua unnro, Ncd nui VIII w. lcft hther-
i--. Mu"n sWHk oi u'- Hul ones they
t.,eu a tender chnid within W'. tlt &C. H. 5
voice ia,ter'.d lrrrewihlV.i have done nothiu-.
d'~gnwllN wrong ia tNis H.f. u-. d uN ui,
hayc given worlds were n v 1T my command
a. have ave dcd that calamity, bui could not;
{ .aIf |.INl 10 I'd fNlN
:" crafty part ~; m | am ready io die.
1'' - r' -" a' la. H. ~ 4lai. '''' lf' Iiona
a.iN shall meyer gotp p w'g-' liH" tuan
on an now IN; A4 a., s.4 j., .,ny Inn
mont If N nit "a stat : saeriA.. their -
friend, and tilat j. siying great d'Di. bw Il Is
True. an true believer ia ia" go1i"i ol
l.-u- Christ do nut h.heV' cN.rtfnfu-:
ratfs u.w Ira0t. "a and tl.,lt ~ Erllanl
y mug. lido moi aarer with hiil. | hri. 'ye h.
a4Iu- roo4. astray. Bul hollow ~ tla
-rai .- tautit n n- purity hv J,-, pi Smfh
i.ra, rdNr. have i!iv r.gson~ for .sa' nA
NJ my ri al G and mai, IL -o i .r ',h'fi.
yar-., Sc how and What have coma,o tbs
thrifty manner There ar" f",g-"nd~ 81 peorl'
o. tli' illr ..l--upuprohle. Gold-AeAried-whpn
! mr-' IA my he.rL e. -rl tl lHanr m'
~. u'n-- II iou~ my syn ,inv. lc,lar
q. nothing dc4isnodiy vrort in this unf0rtn.
-r,D all emirrnnt~; hni am fh. ou.. that must
suffer Having ~iii This ! t'.l resign IT, / ask
To- Lord u> Good 600 extend II .a u. res 90 me Unc
rr'c.N' nN spirit, Ay ahof> lrN h.rt d'n'
Alter tAD >pcech Puson Stokes u thodi-t
mld prayer. ,onlm"nin.. The soul OF tn
condemned man 90 God. immediately after
3. 40 handkerchief was placed over Los cycs
II raised his hands and placed them on top g.
us heat. sitting firm. Marshal Nelson eiVinl
ill., worl Fire." and Eve guns in 81. the laiA
p'nctratn- the body in the region 90 the heart
Ice fell square back upon his coffin dead. Deatl
w'~ instantaneous. The body was placed in TN
c0a'n. aud tho crowds dispersed. There wer
nlout seNrnty-ilvc persons all told on ia
g,pund. Mt child or a relative WIS thcr'
The h'~t ORDER prevailed i.'.e- last words @
Marshal Nelson were; Ann At my heart" IT,
body H. now un It's way from fu" ~tnr of IN
r' ulon 10 hc delivered to relatives at teda
city.