Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
AN INDIAN MASSACRE. -

Brigham Chan Young was was; then and for many years
me three wives after that and made me probate
Judgeof Washington county Nothing but cow
ardicchas made him desert me now. Fifty head
s Tse c by s
four hundred and fifty, making five hundred cat
tie in oil. They had only little money. When
Mountain Meadows to Investigate the massacre
brigham Young came with him, He then knew
all about the massacre and upheld the brethren
cmigrants: "Do You know who they were ? i |
will tell yon. They We're fathers, mothers broth |
ers, sisters, nncles, and children ofthe men who
killed the saints in Jackson county, and afterward
KILLED THE PROPHETS
in tho Carthage Jail. Their children are in the
poor house. Their relatives renouncc them be-
cause they are the children Of thieves, outlaws,
brethren who nre willing to inform those who
did this thing. Ihopc there Is no truth in the ru-
NOR. hope no such person lives, II there is
tell you what your fate will be. Unless You re-
pent at once, keep secret all that yon know, and
protect each other, You will die a dogs death =
You will soon go to hell as damned and lost souls
Let me hear no more of treachery among my
people" Any one who had proved traitor there
would have met the destroy ing angels at once. Ar
| and met Lieut. Col. Haight. and gave him full
done, faithful servant, you shall received celestial
we'll Of God and the church y next went to
work to write up
THE ACCOUNT OF THE
laying 1t to the Indians. wrote Ioug letter,
ssme as nss 1se na sd II
false. and written to save tbs Mormon church.
hts report to the government was part Of the
years afterward before knew had been made .
tool OF by the leaders. only obcyed the oraers
Of my superiors. then believed was serving
know il M Is wrong, an that my reward is not to
DO celestial. II WAS the nrst plan to have none
but Indians take part In the massacre. but Vim.
wers coming to Mountain Meadows Wednesday
night. They met young Alden and smother man
gSins from the smigr.ants to Cedar city ios help
stewart, which Killed Alden Tlc other man was
Sy White and S1s
the Indians. After this the authorities saia there
was no safety except In killing oil who could
talk. VIM. @. Stewart was,
J THE MOST BI.O0DTHIRsTY
! Of anyone there. He cut tnroats lust for amusc-
ment. Klngen Smith. bishop at Cedar City.
Killed man. Every one there took part In 1t,
killing men, women and children - 2 religious
duty. We were at that time In the midst OF OK
element OF reformation. and were made to be.
lieve by the teachings Of our leaders that the full
o Ss so sns The az
: for . thousand years. and that the Mormon doc
: trine was to be universally accepted. We wert
followers Of false teachers I have fallen victim
to the arts of foolish ami wicked men that onot
q besived were divine. have hsd eighteen wives
, Eleven OF them have been divorced from me by
!, Brigham Young. Three still remain true to me
and have chung to me during my Imprisonment.
an the father Of sixty four children. Ten are
: dead, and nny-fOnr are sin living. The wit
nesses on my trial have not told
E THE WHOLE TRUTH.
They are I'll guilty Of helping to Kill the em,granti
This 10 the only act of violence that ever tool
part In except in lawful battle. would not hav,
acted on that occasion as did to have eaved any
body from torture had not believed was obey
ing the orders from the heads Of the church
knew was doing according TO the teachings o
the priesthood. and still think Lieut. Col. Haigh
had his orders from the heads OF the church. NJ,
journals and private writings have been deatroyel
n bys0rder Of Brigham Young, have nothing Ief
= but my memory to give % my account Of tn
: bad deeds done In Gods name during the year
e when Brigham Young was chief and ruler II
d MANY OTHER MURDERS,
castrations, and robberies committed by or Ter O
the priesthood, all Of which have fully stated Il
e my writings delivered to my attorney, w. w
e Bishop. have told the whole truth, and III
: God sm soon to meet face to face knows that M
/ assertions are nothing but truth.
ID Attest: The fore 40ingi IL q full abstract OF tn
confession OF John D. Lee, taken from the origin
.e nj manuscript now in my possession, and gives
n so fer - snch condensed report can do, o full
statement of the facts disclosedin the writings
ID John q. Lee which relate to the Mountain Mead
lc ow massacre. w. W. BISHOP.