The New York herald., 1877-07-02

o his bones are found you can ind the dents Of tbs
knife against the inside Of bis ribs for went clea
0 through him."
''I'vE JUST YIxEp ruAr NAN"
s.Dalfon drove on. Meacham and dragged Buckl
out OF sight on the road Then we came back 10 Sal
Lake City and found Port Rockwell, George Grant an
the rest OF the fellows that had bunged up their joo
playing cards and drinking in beer saloon. / wen
up 10 Rockwell and said:-
"'Ive just fixed that man that got away from Won
Now, God damn your grave-dgging SOUL 20 back NJ
there and bury hlm,' Finally We all went back to-
gether-l and Aeacham and Port Rockwell and hi,
crowd We pulled up the weeds in ditch, dug hole
put Buckn into 1t and put back the weeds where
they were before. Then started to town for some
| more drinks
This recital was made with horrible aairete and was
'o"owea ny otners almost as rovolting Although
have chosen to give the story OF the Buckln murder
IN HicSman's own language, ought TO say that the
'esumony in regard to It, like that concerning tho as
sussnation OF Yates does not rest ON his
statement II at the critical moment the witnesses
VINO are expected to condemn brigham Young do not
weaken then this MURDER like the Yates murder
must be laid at the threshold OF the Lion House
BRIGHAx's GENERAL DENIAL
'sAA" ioung Processes never to have had an in
unate acquaintance with Bill Hickman. H. sad 81
me the other day.
-. 'poAe Win Bill Hickman but once in m
'la' was mere IN Salt Lake City. One day some
"e's o''"s orVen IN, and walked out and down
'"e street 10 look at Them In the corral whio v.
waiting alone Hickman came up and b.u.r a, .,,.. =.
me- wouldn't have anything particuIor IN sov :.
80 just turned him on by asking him about h,s
family" -A @'oa' MS
HICKMAN CURSES YOUNG
"''u 'oio tnis TO BIZ Hickman he Frightened nm
great wrath and became auent:- A'
me oidnrt know me- didn't he ? The d-d nj,
ne o'dh't Know me when he gave me nv
ecoho wife In the Endowment Houssi He 49,,
w" 'ne wnen he authorized Orson HYDE IN sca,
| N ""e 10 mo ut Council Buffsl He
~ao" "e--and Oh. no, Of course he didn't speak
| me "nen seven other wives were scaled 70 mo a,
~ Lake cityl Hc didn't speak to me when , modo
I'M present Of two OF the finest horsas h oror 49,,
non ne got me to herd hts cattle on nv ranch ton
"es souta OF here, In 1850, he didn't spoak 10 mo
-. no n'mseiI has twice published The fact that
wv "'s "e; on that occasion he did not speak IN
"'n 'ne damndest liar, the most ungratefuI
'A'n' ana tho crueest tyrant ever knew.n
/ s POPULATION OF MURDKRERs
| oAnsn 70 explain 10 me the organization
pani'es' and destroying Angels" In Tho
se y. narrative which extended late into tho |
| said '|
somewnat misunderstood. Tho whole Mormon
luation considering the oatbs that hind ,hor,
DO termed an organization Of murdorers pnt
Is Inc TACT concerning murders that havo nc.
v oeen committed at the instigaton OF Brigham
'ns' nc aiways had his select men to do what
! ~ o'V WORK THESE were OF nerve
brain, whom ho could absolutely relv on
Kiiiings have told you OF were invariably done
brigham Young's express command He had his
ewny OF giving orders but we all knew what he
'eu anu ~nen ne wanted It. happened, luckily
've hold on few boys, who heard somo of these
ers gwen oy Brigham aud who can come IN and
'iy When had job to do always selected NV
men to assist me. Sometimes Brigham Young
10 say 'Here you do SO and so,' or Don't YOU
70 anu So but even If did tell the men was
x tney knew me well enough not TO belray mo: If |
did would use them upl"
oArHBoUND MoRMoNs AS JuRYxyN
| pre ~ otan' no matter how strong the evidence of
''pn''s oiood-guiit'ness, the government prose-
ps "mcer VIII encounter the same difficulty which
'tnerto stood In tho way OF the conviction of a
pon In former letter explained to you the
stution OF petit jures and showed that thu
4 tnstanco Of tho conviction of a Mormon Of
was The conviction OF John D. Loo at
Aecond trial after Brigham Young had re-
y 10 make him scapegoat and consent II
execution. No petit jury in Utah has ever
Tfawn Without ono or moro Mormons on it, and
9 single man can ''hang" a jury, and every Nor.
Hho has passed through the Endowment House
pdoy MS oath thcre novor to betray the Pro. G
PIE is lar less likely to betray hi m on a trial for
'nan nc IS TO disclose his lusts, cruelties and 81
tuons rhe most dangerous menace to Brigham h
and his associates may come las he doubtless "
Eroma quarter whore bis Mormon zealots do fe
Tide and could not protect him. el
DorAGK es
year an insolcnt effort was made bv tha Nor Is
funhroas In Utah to put the crime of murder - -
! astatute or limitation bill, "Lmitipe tho W
r"n'h "hich criminal actions must be prose- y
ana providing, among other things. that IAN pr
ncn' 'or murder must be found within ten years IN
'he death oi the person killed." was actually qu
oy the Mormon Legislature Although it was ne
ythe Governor Brigham Young s still conf. ~
other means at his disposal to outwu tho de
states Attorney, who Will proceed against him ir,
e'he summer and fall He is Old selfcon scious ha
;. aghy in his strength here; since ls4s bc n.. dc
u ieet out OF Utah. Isolated Ike The kim NJ 10
Aia or Paagonian chief who hears the tales NJ AN
> fs Win Kind OF savage dsdaln he has ruled nh AT
'o' tniry years over peculiar people Gentle VIII
''e h"s IN 'he meantime invaded his Territory: thi
= = ""'e orosseu III miners have dug into IL; az
o p'ousneo IL; newspapers have made their I
:" househoids; IT lies In the pathway OF tho hin
," s' a. the Lion House, sits an aged ava. ~ nVi
+ mae oInd to all except his power over bis A
mo are gradually feeling their way from b.. Inv
inc gathering Of the storm outside has on,v MN
;. oe'n d'scerncd by HIM other arrogan,
So' the Mormon priesthood. They begin to
Signs and they resent them with the samo 1T
is Pride and ignorance with which an antoue
d aiy ordered away from his feet the surges Of
d fhen'ing sea- n.
"a -, AaAL AUTHORITY. ton
a .uo, ~ 's"oran' mormon peasants abol
:. ,,.n,, '''oe'y strange that the Prophet bane
. ~ 4. ~, o'''oo-'na' 'he power OF Brig thei
:, .a.,. :. '"pe''or 70 that OF the United son,
: n he mas Al all times successfully he v
- 'ci" authority or evaded Justice bv tho uso a
o or BY nnessc Thonsands or 49,. -, anot
. s,n, uo.,oo,. -, -, " "eS' anu Thor
'' ""u'o ooey the government fgct
J. Brgham Young were IL not for the fact mere
"a 4 noyver cors,.n,t.. III