The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06

John ID. Lee, the Mormon monster
and the leader Of the band of Brigham
Young's followers who, on the 10th o.
September, 1857, massacrcd u pngtyrO
unulending. emigrants ~ oo|1 blood q
Mountain Meadows, was eL1e0ked on
the 23d, at tho scene ~ his crimes, in
pursuance ~ the sentence OF the Court
in which he was found guilty. Th6
choice Of death which he made was by
shooting--a right he had under the
laws Of the Torrit0ry. The details Of
his crime have, hereeofore been given.
He prepared confession while In
DURANGO, last February, synopsis OF
which is given as follows; ~ 81,
In the month Of September, is,s., the company
Of euigrants known ~ the Arkansas Company
arrived in rarowan. Iron County, Utah, on Their
one Of the Comnany, saw and recomized one
william Laney, Mormon resident % Parowan.
Alden and his father had rescued Laney from an
anti Mormon mob in Tennessee, several years
before. Laney. was glad V see his friend ana
benciactor. and invited him 70 his house, and
gave him some garden sauce TO take back 10 the
SsTs n'I h Con- e VIM rspos.
wa 81 I I,,d e Ds%e sissas, and
"A t.UI
the Angels Of Death!"f Carte, wftilort ~
other word. walked out west TO Nancy - h0ues 4
witha long picket in his hand; called Laney out
turing his skull. and left him on the ground fsr
dead. q. e.. Webb and Isaac Newman. lresi-
dent q tic High Conncils told ma they NV
George A. smith told the people not 10 sell
their grain 10 the emigrann. nor TO feed Il 10
their ANIMALS, hs they might expect big dght
next spring with the United states. President
Territory, h. said: ''Wvefo goh1s tostand
for our rights aniwill no longer be- Inf posed mp
on BY our enemies, and Want every Inan 70 be
der dry }" and instructed the people 10 part with
nothing that would sustain lie. When II was
iesided by the Saints 70 follow the emgrants.
who had left the city on their way westward, we !
made for Mountain Meadows. La the |
meantime the emigrants had been over
-kcn BY band Of Indians and attacked. at the
nstgauon o. Gov. foung and other saints, hut 1
had been rcpulsed BY the emlgrants. The Nor |
mons, meanwhile, agreed upon plan 70 meet Il
he emigrAnts with q nag OF truce. tell them that /
me Indians were determined upon their destruc.
ion, that we dare not oppose the Indians, for /
Nc were NJ their mercy. that the best we could
= for them THE emigrants) was 70 get them and I
Ehat few traps we could take wagons,
Ind lay their arms IN the bottom OF the wagons
over them up in bed clothes. and start for the
ettement a. soon As possible and trust them
he woundcs were 70 60 with the two wagons
Ind men next, the troops were % stand in readi-
less al the east side OF the road to receive them
nurt1 and >ephi johnson wore 20 conceal the
indians in the brush and rocks til the company
vas strung out 90 the road - certain paint.
nd q tne wetsn~crd " Haiti do your dutyi"
ohnson and ShuIu were TO rally tive Indians and
ush upon ard dispatch the women and larasr
hildren. u wasfurther told me that President
iaiTht said that II We were faithful in carrying
u Instructions we would all receive a celestial
eward.
just before daylight. johnson and shurtr am
II .En4I NN44.nU ~. I
migrants About II O'Clock a. m. the troops
nder Major Hlsbee took their position in the
Dad. The white flag was still kept up in the
nc ranks - take the dag Of truce - the corral.
e WAS met about half way with another white
* from the emigrsnts' camp. They had talk
hem u they would tr1st Us. Both men. with
ass. retuIned ~ their respective places aud re-
ortei. AM were TO meet again and bring word
is.er called me out % 10 and inform them the
cnditOns. and II accepted Dan McFnriand
rotner % John Mcfarland, lawyer. who arted
aia camp, vouin bring back word. and
len two wagons would be sent for nresrms |
nllnrth, clothing. etc obeyed, and the terms
ropvsesi We're accepted. hut noL wilheut dis. |
n-i- haa 20 ii,tie u say AZ possible In fact.
y tnnA uc refused its vfnce sat down on the
round 10 re corral. near where some Young
IN were rngA<ed In paying their last rerpex,ts
.otn. parson sno had just died Of wound.
vale sat there. she related their troubirs I
nn SAIL tfat seven Of their mum Der were Killed I
y Y, :. wounded 10 the irst attack thai several I
~ died since. She asked me II was A. Indian | 4
gent, eaid. IN one sense am: "A inc Gov {
nmcni has appointed me farmer 10 the Indians
lola ncr THIS " satisfy her heard Afterwards | 7
same manner By Mefarand s VIZ sSi nsd Se =
ny by Hghiee ~ the corral 70 hurry me mn \
ieaf That the Indians would come hack and Be I
urdy. counselor 70 Biehop r. smith. ana d
ingcn smith. drove out on the lead HI r
,son .Ai We seventeen children, clothing and =
tn hye wounded men and one boy about is \
are old. walked behind the front wagon 10 n
rncl he course and shun being In the heat u the h
augnler, but this kept 70 myself. when We o
TUNED fairly 70 the east motopcd 10 Me- Il
uruy 20 steer north. across the valley 4 III the b
vs. VINE TOLD the women who were ncxt n the
ey did. Instead Of saying to McNur,iy not 10
~ ~ last, A. PC sw0re ON the trial, said 10
contrary, v drive on. AZ my aim was 81 get
dd. We we're about half mile mhes., ~ ne
mpany when We heard the first iring. We ~
a arose over ridge o. rolling ground "
uo own, on low nat: The firing v
rss commented meme NJ Sa Aai ss
ic ms lines across the rod y Me wagon. "
gun. walked bs:h w - aGgo Mss S,g
\" NV nAl NE wounded men. and was about TWEEN. G,
~. !. \ ne rear "A he rasci HE ece. he II
I Tor nc tibn ny Soa rscsass s.eir sra for
.ns.. lie hred and killed two men. SAM a
, !, hau Misunderstanding rife. and ne shot
n, aneu ne thrrc mon, and then struck the ~
' 49, ooy on The head, who fell dead In x
" Mnch accidentally went on, cutting across -
nuIMys puckskin pants In front and below "
sso'cn; McMurdy said: 'Brothcf Lee YOU hi
sAslle1 take things coolly. You were near VI
y XVI. me- look where the ball cut" pointing ~
s,I pAce IN his pants. AT THE moment 81
~ snc scream or child. I looked up and n,
A. indian have little hoy BY the hair of nv -
WA tracking him out Of the hind end of the III
rssn' ",1n knife IN his hand ready 70 cut his al
rprnng for the Indian, revolver in y.
NJ, aha shouted 10 the top Of my voice. ~
' M. IONA cot too socctf-Stop. you fool ps
sNnau Was teror-strickcn, his chin was "a
e y. ana supposed IL was cut Of the ~
he w W. a,crwar'is learned that was done ~