New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-30


,orx II, ,as removed AMI COL Edward J. Stoptoe OF
| the United STATES Army was appointed 70 his place.
| In 1851 with battalion OF soldiers, Coh S'P'oo
arrived in Utah, but being unaoie 10 h'","-
tain himseli soon resigned. Other officers VINO
! were commissioned by the General H2NeInin,eii'
| went 10 Itfau IN. t1cy also basaSscd anu ,er
rihcd In February, 1856. an armed mon OF h l9l.
| mons, instt=fted b. Brigham Young aerh"ns ce,,
into tho United states District Court, hhu , T"r
PEELED Judge pr,;,ninSnd TO "G}2 sn government
officers with exception. 10 take mgn" i o 29o
Alfred Cummings was appointed saS Young still
claiming tbs Goyeruorship, denounced tne r nry
as mob. sod called upon the people 70 ~ ie tbe
ia ndyInce several supply trains were cut Oh Dy the
Morlnons and the army, oyeriaRen Dy snoTstots va" az
once de ared the Territory DC in state OF rsDe9p
Whie this army was on s way 90 oas sr az the Nor
mon Church, led the bloody worS a. MO1ntal htrv
The story that dayone OF tIe dArNe't IN snh nv
| y ciuzen OF Salt LAKE CITY, IA IS lolo"s'
MORMON TaE,CHERY AND STRATEGY.
D2ring she summer OF 1851 arSe tram Oh emlgIahts
from, Arslasls started for California Thsy nhmoS'eu
40 souls, and. according to IN officer OF the oh'cu
states Army constituted the finest train that had ever
| cros sod ,be Pllns Tie train owned By wealthy
mon and mad nc stock richly oFnameated carriages Tor
the women AMI children, and \ considerable sum OF
money i'm rs POSSESSION. Reaching Salt LAKE Guy III
saf;y the emgIans we're advised 10 take tho southern
trail. The Old route being iabe to ~ nTo W.
Wien 200 miles hOat1 81 sal, Lake they inl
nent Mornons good pastures of ther S'o1h ,pt
| be
RE day after they lfit Cctidr Jay Ia osare
mon leaders held. and 10 IS believed the
was then determined upon. ON tne same hgnt IuUn'
s.rfv = iie meu IN Ini.an disguise vita large mum
Der Of gcrUue slydgcs foHOWeu lho eMISi aus, vi"
were oyertaken tine next morning WINE AZ pI5lh
,ast Wbont note OF warning q yOley was discharged
! in their midst, and Ten or tWelIe ~ SonS hot,iy
! recovered from tneir surprise, ana pIep thou
| for defence. For hye days ana nISh5 70 tr Ii
rtnt, In open th5 MJrn )n5 ~ l5t rtsDFteu 10
strategy Tlc nring was suspended and w ~ ~
i IA. h. FlA
! :. H,-o IA apneareG in the valley. The emil
grants ssGi Gus glrl in gay attire AM cor
t; Inc mon i'm the wagon were John -. Lee and isaac
e. Uig yyho ut once charged the cmigrtntS with nav,
~ az Ind i.S lee and I'd this was the cause %
e. Indian attack and offered 10 bring ABOUT treaty oil
P,'r' Ia, the Ird,ps we're greatly onraged dnI n
| .i.t@i u5on a surrender Of IN. enigrauts properly
and arms ana the Fethrn or the Waoe parry 70
the Etst by the route they had The terms were
ICED I'D ~ the rmigants and. VITA the Mormons rs
e,ldc, they proceeded nOrthwart On 1905 Ater Malh
large oil Of rocks. Here the Indians and diszulseS
white were concealed. john d. Lee gave tho o'o'''
| HIATT" aad Tie bloody work began
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION or TIE MASSACRE.
snd ienIy" wrote correspondent of The Sacramento
Record Un,on recently. Lee brought his gun TO his
shoulder and fred at woman IN the loi-
ward wagon killing her instantly 1t was me
| signal for the massacre. Indians rose from De
/ hind bnshes painted Normons stepped from behind
I cOuCFIncutS ana all alDnss tue liho li' ih'h 'i
were shot down like cattle in the SHAMELESS while Lee
| and his aids dragged women and youths from
the wagons and their thrOas from ear TO
ear. II the most heartlcss, coldbloodrd deed
that eve. disgraccd the pages OF history. The cow
snsie act at would have added 10 the black!
ness Of their pcrhdy; they ieigned friendship
H,II v cTerv vernon ana then slot fhen down
ike uOgs Tn venerable gray-neaded clcrgymen, me
sturdy farmers the stalwart young and the agJ
]
! above their dead bodies waved the stars aud
raj were driven up 10 the scene II slaughter, bucn-
cred and strip d. Of the refused 10
own father protecting eir chat crOucdod al ms
feet! = q bullet cut deep sa,n IN ms face, and the
furIowed scar there 'oay Le IS SAID t. nave shot "a
| Lir wuo was riiuging % MS SON
! Tue property OF tAose murdered people was quietly
/ divided among tho MOrmOis, and II was not uniil
/ "a year aflcrwsrd thai 1t was proven that
! white had anything TO do with the
/ decd. \ man VINO visited the scene elglt days
afcr tic massacre said on o.: trial ~ Lee IN 1879, tna
he Jaw boil cs of aarier' migrants left without
particle clothing, torn stocking leg that chung
40 O0iy. Tucre were 1T bodies iu all.
wolves, ceh an rycns' bsks. Most of the bodies mad
en- iulo three pies distant from each other
rgIAL AND SENTENCE OF LEE.
All possible efforts wer; mails prevent any known
edge OF this INDUSTRIOUS wicKeiuess from ever coming
/ forth 10 the world. No survivor lett 10 tell
/ The tale. every man engaged in the murders
was pledged to secresy, and Brigham Young
among themselves. Bat in tne course OF time, fact
alter .Lct cimc ont Bc Was generally beisreu 10 DE-
of tue guilty men, In July lS1J ne tried. hut
the jury disa-rerd In September, 1875, he was again
! tried, found guilty. aGd soneenccd 70 De exc
! Cuted January 70, l9I" rug law OF O."h gave
hH the OF being Dehc1ded, hanged or sIut; ne
chose The latter : Sly ~ proceedings was grained,
pending ap cal but On Fem uaTy H. 1874 the yer
diet OF gulity "'I approved ana Lct was rcnlnd 10
/ TIC Court below sentence. ON March %, 1877,
! nc was ahol over lht h4aNes "l ms Nt''ha. 40
Mountain meadow, his asst WOrds rClnE, " Lot thcnl
shUOt tn bas through my Loail. Done lea chem man
! gle my body" Thus nd Justice revenge the horrible
OF hIs dcath ttt hc resigned 80 ms fate thai he
had u,lJst cuAestO.s 90 save tae cInsrInts,
and thAi d sacrificed 30 satisfy ICcS, ana Use al
! 10 grad ' partIcs.'
Ine exc, .ouves winch led tile massacre Will pro-
haIlJ never D. hnoWn IN hs con- sspn Ice sAld that
when Ice reported ne massacre 10 Brigham YOUNG, lie
| lat,cF sdu: Brother Lce, drop liz
nocsnt pood has been shed, have dWccs
jIsl 0nc-,na, il was IA accord with Gods WILL" As to
BrugHIIA N0uus's par, planning IL maj de l. IS
| con cssIOu was vague. lie .uIdc no distinct charge
! Oh wnat occnrrei "e'ween nam ana Young uter thc
masS.C O. would seem g. that Young uJ
lcl,. accOpica after the fact. Al Tue statements
/ ilpi.cAtlnr Young were deAItd ~ hln ~ the
! tinc. La arucie published IN 1870 Anne + ia
! Young. VINO was tncn SceRiig q divorce from Brig
nam loung said; rcei.s io.g entertained
Dy tentlIs APOSTLES UG.u and among many
of tue saints, thtt Br SAal Young the
sell Tor tno massacre. NUt only the lewcry tiAcn
from rants vUru by che leading MOrniOus bus
Brigham YoUns used many years liae in c;iga 20
taken from the clllgants'
| EDWIN l.. STANTON.
! WAsHISGTOS, Aug. 29.-Edwin l.. Stanton,
son Of ns lace Secretary OF War, died hs residence in
tni- city tuis morning, after illness weeAs.
Mir Stanton was born in Pcunsy yauia, was gradu-
aed 81 Kenyon COe.e, ONO, in 1853 with the highest
honors OF MS Alma Mater. He Immediately entered