The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-12

then marched ont to within 2OO yards Of
the immigrants They next took wagons
and went to tine camp and stated their
orderg
"rhc immigrants then surrendered and
put their arms, tho suck and the wounded
and the children into tho wagons. While
they were huryiug their dead men tho
immigrants burst into tears and said they
feared trrRchcly As soon aS the wagons
were loadca the TRAIN was started Tho
immigrants marrhcd IN single hlc, the
women and large children being ahead;
then the men came,
"Nhcn hewagous were half u mile of
the fire commenced. The Indians killed
all the women and large children, The
Momous killed the men, The drivers
with me killed the sick and tho wounded,
We saved seventeen ut the children The
dead were stripped and muulated and
the corpscs left un the field The Nor
mons cu.mpcd ON the field Tho next day
Lieutenant Colonel llught Colonel
pamo and other leaders came over.
Finally they QuarreleI Lieutenant
Colonel Haight said u Colonel Dame.
80 Nou orlcred it, and, damn you, It is
too late to en back =
Dame said he diiuot know there we're
so many uf them. We buried the dead
and drGve the cattle to the lruu Springs
"AU the wagons and other property
werr sold IN Cc,lar City hy the order ol
the church authorities All ut these or
dcrs were fully obrycL The horrors ut
tending the massacre uf the immigrants
were beyond my description.
THE brethren were again sworn 20 so-
crecy. This Was also done 10y order of the
church. which Was then at war w,th the
United States government
Il went % salt Lake City and made my
report % Brigham Young ten days after
the massacre. | told hlm all, everything
who were there, Who were guilty and
who were active m killing the Immi-
grants Ia fact. all | knew / said 60
hmm Nnu must sustain us or release
us from the endowment oath to ayenge
the death oi the prophets.
Brigham Young SAID / vail COM
muuicatc with God. | went back the
next morning, when Young said
Brother Lee. not q drop of innocent
blood has been shed | have gone Ia
God i'm PRAYER. God has shown nae that
il was il Just act. The people did right,
hut we're only little hasty, l have dl-
rect evidence from God that the act was
'ust one, that IL WAS IN accord with
Gods Will. sustain You and the
brethren in all that yon did. Al fear
is treachr.y ON the part of the brethren.
Go home and tell the brethren | sustain
the... Keep all secret Us tine grave.
Never tell any one, and write me let
ter lauug AL the blame uu the Indians,
| Will then report - the United States
government that II Was an Indian mASSa-
ere.
brigham Young was then and for
many wears after fully satisfied with me
AMI my act. He gave me three wives
after that and appointed me probate
Judge ut Washington county.
Nothing but cowar,hcv has made hlm
desert me now. Fifty head of cattle were
sold in Salt Lake City hy the authorities
for merchandise The immigrants had
400. making 500 cattle in all They had
only little money. When Crailehaugh
WAS Judge in Utah and went 90 Mountain
Meadow 10 investigate the massacre.
Brigham Young came with hlm he then
knew all about the massacre and upheld
the brethren. lie preached at Cedar
City and said about the immigrants
Do YOU know who they wtrcs l viii
tell Won. They were the fathers, moth
ers, brothers. sisters, uucles. auuts and
children ~ the men who killed the saints
in Jackson county. and afterwards killed
the prophet in Carthage jail Their chill
drrn are IN the poorhouse their rula-
tivrs refuse them because they are the
children Of thieves. outlaws and muir
dtrcrs. | have been told there are many
brethren who are willing to inform on
those who lll tins thing. ! hope there
is no truth in the rumar. / hope NO
such person lives.
". Ifther, L.. l tell Won what your fate
viii be. Unless yuu repent AT once.
keep secret all that You know and pro-
tect each other YOU will die a dogs
death. You Will soon 60 20 hell rs
damned. los. souls. Let me hear mo-
more of treachery among my people.
Anyone who had proved traitor there
would have met the destroying angel at
once. -"