The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-26


ment that marched from Cedar City in pur-
suit of the emgrants, and II was he who ex-
tended an invitation to the Indians to ac-
company him and take part in the flendish
slaughter having in his capacity of Indian
Agent great influence over them. An eye
witness has sworn that ON the fourth day OF
the fight between the Indians and the emf
grants, LEE masscd his troops at n distance
of half mile from the becagucrcd camp
and made them n speech, in which he in
formed them that his orders from head
quarters were to kill the entire company
except the children; aud there IL no doubt
that it was he who sent the Nag oftruce to his
intended victims, assuring them that If they
would lay down their arms lie would protect
them; and it was LEE who superintendent all
the horrible details of the slaughter.
The children whose lives were saved, UNI
der the supposition that they were too
young to give an Intelligent account of the
murders, were aftcrward gathered together
by United States officers and Judge CRADLE
BAUGH. who made earnest but Intellectual
efforts to bring the murdcrcrs to justice,
once related the following incident:
"frecollcct one Of the Children ions c,tvrS sonRow,
away salt Lake CITY, although not yet nine years ut
Of the cSeri,inntion Ut his family saving. oh Wish
va. man. know what would do. would shoot joins
ID Lfr saw hun shoot my mother"
In the Rocky Mountain Saints" his
tory of the Mormons written by I. Il. IL.
SrENHoUsE. who for twenty-five years was u
Mormon elder and missionary, and who,
before he repudiatet the Mormon faith,
stood high In the confidence of BRIGHAM
YouNG, the following passage occurs in re-
lation to the Mountain Meadow massacre :
"rls author. TREND who travelled with the company
flowing curls who had been the c ant of the camp
ana ie eoNpam,n g ths Neaeran,S lPtfar,h OF &C.
ground win sac dead. .hc de- hn Ne arms of Young
youth wa. instantly aroused by Tie surphchun- look
o. mat puc ana imhoccir being aul he sheltered TIER Nv
collar nnh toy greater iorcc banding h, sun head fred
IT. revolver Hud shot the maiden ~ the urohtau. she
Tell lNclcss at hisiect
Among the older Mormons the details Of
the massacre were we'll known. and none Of
thom has ever doubted that LEE was one of
thelcading actors in and prime in-tigators
Of that terrible tragedy. 1t was n knowl-
olge of that fact that caused BRIGHAM
NoTNG To cast him out of the Mormon
Church several years ago He was blood
thirsty wretch for whom no pity should be
wasted and his whining statement. which
has been called a confession. Is entitled to
no crcdcncc whatever.
II is evident that he was cmbittcred cx-
cccdingly against BRIGHAM YoUSG for de-
sclting him, as hc called il, and that he was
anxious to convey the impression that
NOyNG was responsible for the massacre.
But according to his own account. NOUNG
knew nothing Of the attack upon the emf
grants until the slaughter had been accom-
pl-hcd. and when he in person reported the
affair to YoUNG the latter said that it was
awful; that he cared nothing about the men,
but the women and children was what
troubled him.
As LEE evidently lied in his so-callcd con-
fession, there is little Importance to be
ascrbcd to what he has said about BRIG
HAM YoUNGs completely in the massacre.
But from various other sources there IS tcs-
timonv which goes to show that though
NoUNG thought the murder of the emigrants
was mistake. he became an accomplce
after the fact. There is no question that all
the particulars of the massacre were re-
ported to him Immediately after the MUIR
dcr- had been committed. At that time h,
was Governor of the Territory of Utah
holding his commission from the United
States Government. and il was his duty to
have had the murderer- arrested and pun
ished. This he failed to d. and for many
years afterwarl b" permitted LEE. the chic
murderer. % exercise the functions of q
bishop. It was not until the changed condi
tion of affairs in Utah led AorNG To- fcal
the consequence. OF tine massacre, that Dc
showed lac first signs of his dl-luprOhati ion