Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-03-24

JOHN d. LEES CONFESSIONAL tele-
gram from Beaver, Utah, dated 9TH in
slant, to the San Francisco papers, says:
( ain the District Court for the southern
district of Utah, the remititar from the
Supreme Court of the Territory was
presented commanding the District
Court to fix a new date for the execu-
ton of John D. Lee. Accordingly the
court fixed Friday, March 20, as the
date for such execution. In accordance
with the choice heretofore made and
still adhered 10, Lee will be shot as the
mode of execution. The sheriff will in
this, as in the case OF hanging, be the
executloner. 1t is not yet defnately
determined as to the details Of the exc
cution. lee has made a full confession
OF his connection with the crime for
which he is 10 die, and with it has con-
fessed to many other crimes of which
be had cognizance. The United States
district attorney has all these docu-
ments, bat declines TO Surrender any
part of them on account of the ends Of
public justice TO be subserved by them.
Lee bears his coming fate with torti-
Jude, and is answering in his purpose
TO tell the whole trnth.
He will leave sixty-four children to
bear the stigma OF murderers name.
He had eighteen wives, but when Brig
ham Young cut him OF from the Nor
man Church eight ofthem were d.
yorced from him wibhin twenty four
hours, and now only three are faithful
TO him. The Mormon leaders have ut
terly deserted him; Morrnons testified
against him, and a Mormon jury brought
in a verdict of guilty: but he still pins
his faith TO the Mormon doctrines and
expects 10 have his share of bliss in the
Mormon hereafter. He hates Brigham
Young. He is writing al account OF
his life, his conversion 10 the Mormon
faith, his part in the Mountain Meadow
massacre twenty years ago, and his re
lations with Mormon leaders.
Gen. Sherman accedes 10 n request To
provide a squad OF federal soldiers to
guard the Jail at Beaver Utah, in which
is confined John ID. Lee, condemned Ia
be shot for leading the Mountain
Meadow massacre, but the general does
not regard il a part of the duty of the
army to do the shooting i'll execution
OF the processes OF the civil courts. lt
was ,hought that it would be diflicut
to secure civil deputies willing 10 shoot
Lee, he having large number OF stall
wsrt sous and graHdsors, who. it 10
rumorcd, have threatened to Kill all
persons who might participate in the
shooting 1t is understood, however,
that several residents are willing 10 act
in support Of the law TO rid the world
of one of its greatest monsters.
About the hardest pair of thieves this
side Of the Louisiana Returning Board,
sra Isaac ShaiTcr and VIM. Bru's who
were arrested the other day in Barbour
county, for stealing horses. Shail,r is
~ wears of age and Belts G5. Tho
former has already served two terrns in
the penitcntiary III pcnnsJ lvania
and ono in Nirgiua-and the latter
served in the Federal army.
Burglars entered the residence of W,
r. Davis, at Piedmont, on TUESDAY,
and made Off with 600 worth Of silver
ware, etc. They also entered the resi-
dence of Senator II. G.. Davis, bat
found nothing. ~ all the vsluables had
been removed to Washington.
When Congress meets, it viii be pro-
per for the House Of Representatives 10
spesk of Mr Hayes rs President ds
|oeio. That House has already dcrlor
ed Mr. Tildcn 10 be President hy right.