The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-10


ctzeps destroyed bcset and slain. Their bodies
we're never buried In the bellies OF SWINE. and
were on their way to meet in California lived and died
in ignorance Of their horrible tate. which have do
scribed 10 YOU"
chow was II possible, Mr.. McGune, Tor you 10 live
in the midst OF such scenes as you describe and make
no effort 10 escape from tnemy'
Now, sir. assure you, on my honor. that that's
what can't understand myself l only explain II
by saying that. like all the rest OF the people, was
locked In other words. ielt like cat IN cage
desperate at times, but helpless. What could dor
What could any OF US do but look Oh and things
take their course, and pray in kind oil dumb way
night that we might not ourselves be mixed up
such II we complained sDoa 9 .r
the elders tacitly consented TO- we knew
not what might DO our individual fates The odor OF
tually on many night loaded the breeze that swept
past my chamber windows There was an OLD man
Parowan-who claimed that he had seen the spirits OF
those poor murdered cmgrants whose bodies were
thrown TO the hogs near Bosner's grist mn Suing
around ehosty camp fires and gcstculatng 10 one an.
other at midnight
ain RESP ect to tho Mountain Meadows massacre, Mr.
McGuile, have you any knowledge OF That AFFAIR.""
~ suppose. SIR, that know as much about It as any
person who was not there"
"wili you 20 on, thcn, and tell your own story In
regard to IT, first understanding this fact that Brigham
Young positively assures me that George A. smith
took message from him concerning the Arkansas
emgrants when he went down, IN 1851 into Lowor
Utah. ana that. In fact the approach Of the em'gr'an.s
after George A. Smith had departed. +"
BINGHAM YOUNG LIES
brigham Young may say what he pIsases' but II he
MO you believe, then. that he gave orders tor the
massacre 20
OF IL IN oy mind Brigham Young had those emf
grants spotted. He had his spies: he knew Of their
approach and long before they reached the borders OF
Utah had been reported TO him that there were men
among them VINO had a hand IN the killing OF Joseph
and Hiram Smith and In the expulsion OF tho Nor
mons from Nauvoo. There is some confusion in tho
pubhc mind relative 20 George A. smiths agency in
what subsequently occurred Undoubtedly that apostle
was with verbal advice counsel by Brigham
Young which prepared the way tor the massacre His
counsel US AT Parowan distinctly referred to tho
Arkansas cmgrants. IL was TO the effect that we
should let the cmigrants have no supplies whatevcr
II was strict this direction as strict could be-
Following close George A. Smiths appearance
among u.s. Dame, who. us have SAID, was not only
colonel OF the Nauvoo Legion, but tho presiding spirit
ual head at Parowan, ordered that Parowan u abso
utely shut up against the approaching cmgranis. He
forbade the people TO trade with them any condition,
and when the emigrarLK arrived aud cncanp ped near
Parowan Dame reiterated his ORDERS attaching severe
penalties To their violation. rccolcct, however that
one easy-gong Mormon named Morgan Richards
visited the camp OF the emigrants aud traded some
provisions Tor cooking uensil. On his way back to
town he met by his Bishops chief counsellor,
Take back. by God, and leave It whore you got
II. Richards meckiy obcyed. Another resident of
Parowan marked Tor death because be gave some
onions 10 one of the emigrants who straycd into his
garden He sent oil on mock MISSION and told
to encamp on the nrst ngn. ~ CERTAIN place. sas
ment. and thus saved his life. These incidents Will
Indicate the vigor with which the policy OF no trade
with the entrants was carried out under the
direction OF Apostle George A. Smith.
YOUNG ORDERED THE GREAT MASSACRE.
~ have SAID" proceeded Mr. McGutic. 'that
bal instructions were given 10 George A. Smith by
Brigham Young But tho Instructions which ordered
tho at Mountain eldows were not co nyeycd
IN anywise through Gcorge A. smith, nor were they
addressed TO John ID. Lce. This was The way OF IT,
Brigham Young did not himself use the pen Ho dc
lated hrs INSTRUCTIONS which wcre written out by j.
W. Long, and addressed to the officers at Parowan and
CEDAR"
Colonel Dame, OF parowan, and Lieutenant Colonel
Haignt, OF Cedar CITY,"
"Havc you any knowledge any opinion In
gard the distribution OF the property OF tho MUIR
dcred immigrantsW
you some facts Alter tho massacre John ID. Leo
went up TO Salt Lake City to report the facts TO
Brigham Young. Lee put the gold and silver-,he
i in Brigham yoaus's room Mrs. DecKtr, Of
Parowan, vile Of zaclarlah Decker, and
Brigham Young looked at tho money. wruns
his hands, swept II or the Table and said he would
not have H. Tor y was the price Of blood Alter this
the room. Ho went south and paid the money
ntnng Bishop Davies, OF Kanarra, settlement six
or seven miles south OF Cedar City. Bishop Dawes
came up while atterward TO Salt Lake City, bringing
with nm the gold and silver Of the murdered emI.
grants with other uthng, and Brigham Young
ce.ved 1t and blessed him in the name OF tho Lord.'
what effect did the news OF the massacre have In
the southern scttletncntsy"
"a shocking effect, but nobody dared to openly
comment upon It, The leaders took courage from tho
retlccnce OF the people, and President Dame in his
sermon delivered the next sunday after the massacre,
addressed the women o the congregation thus :'Re-
member this: these are peculiar times II OF you
happen 10 look out OF your windows In tho morning
aud the dogs 30 by with the heads OF your hus-
bands or brothers In their mouths ask questions
Stranger things than this may come TO pass among
you Be careful lest you, TOO be suddenly taken
away"
MORAL BUSINESS IDEAS.
''This man, Dame then, you believe 10 have been
concerned with the fate OF the cmiarantsf"
'.Ycs. He Is an evil man. He married rs his third
wife Sally Ann Carter. by whom he had three children
One OF her brothers, Barney, was CHIEF among tho
Destroying Angels. Her second brother, Arthur used
10 steal cattle from the settlers, takc them TO Camp
Floyd and exchange them Tor groceries, then steal
Parowan and sell them at profit Dame himself"
said Mr.. McGutie, with twinkle IN his eve, 'lIked
sharp bargain, ana that's the way | got on. o. the
Mormon Church. Ho came 10 me one fine day and
SAID me. McGufnc, you are hard working, indus
trious man, ana I've "A chance Tor you 10 make some
money. know oil four spans vi mules, and you
have them all Tor S400 provided you turn
span me- Now, being Brtsher, and, there
lore, somewhat acquainted with horses and mules,
concluded would take two or three days 10 con-
sdcr. IL leaked out to that the mules
had been stolen from the United States government
believe 1t. was immediately called before the Church
to be tried Tor my fellowship for disobeying counsel
What counsciY Why the counsel VI the spiritual
head OF the Church that should buy lot OF stolen
army mules anu give him pair vi them. Erastus
Snow, OF the twelve apostles, was chairman OF the
meeting that tried me- He stated broadly that
ought to have bought the mules. made present OF
span TO Dame, sold the Others aud put the money
In the Emigration Fund And because wouldn't do
this exclaimed MIR. McGuiie. i WASN'T good Nor
mon. told them, In effect, that would see them
DANCED FIRST ! lett the Mormon Church, and have
TO thank God Tor IL from that hour and
have prospered 20 well IN life that am able to
live Salt Lake City the interest OF money and
down here this char and tell you the truth
without fear OF Brigham Young or any OF his prose-
lytes.o
Mr. McGune, valuable as his testimony is, is not tho
most original witness whose statements snail bring