, 1877-04-13
BE Declares that the Murders Were
Committed by Order Of Brig.
ham Young.
This Portion Of Lees Confession Sun.
pressed by Government OlI!clnls.
Desperate Fight Between Turnkey and
Prisoner at Memphis.
1 SuHtssfQl Flight Of lallhisds from kewa}go'
AitLlgan.

GptCtAt i+l1F0tcA 10 1hE 3FtolHe
WAsHtN1rox. II. e.. Anil 19.-Whatcver may
be The truth TO the card of United staIcs Attor
ney Howard and United States 3fsrahal Melton,
published By the Associated pscsa from Salt Lake
this morning. II ID certain that tic AFFIDAVIT of Oil.
maH, flied In the Office Of the Attorney General
here, attempts to be direct impeachment Of How.
ard. II accnsea him Of supprcs.tay the vital part
Of Lees confeselon-the charge that Brigham
Young ordered Uame md Hslsht to zee that the
em'grants were al put to death. The substantial
charge of the voldminous affidavit il contained in
the following paaeage:
That confession, as published BY Howard. Ia corr
rect as far Al It goes bnt The mort important and
material parts Of It were suppressed. Lees con-
fcsslon. ~ read to anh BY Inc. charges brigham
Young With direct completely with tho Mountain
Meadow rnastacre a. an aeccaaoFy before the fact;
that brigham Young bad written letters to Dams
hnl fatght at rarowan. directing them 10 zee that
tho cmfgranta were al put to death save tho chill
dscn who were too small to tcttify or know about
the matter liz also aatd In that confession that
Dame anA 11n!ght still had the letters In thcIr
possession, and that Damo had satd II he was
pushed he would produce hin letter, and thst Mrs.
lIafgh had aleo declared that If her huahnnd wero
brought to trial rhc would produce the rent to
me. axcJ the responsibility Of that natsacre on
1anR ana m nIhsry hs 9s
dame. J.ek. Irsh.m lounss eoeadentla! eisfk
With Howard in his tlioward's] of1ee.
hnA after, the execution. howard told
mo TINT Jack owed him some 81. 700 and sent mo
to Jack 10 collect The sa.ne. went there. told
Jack that Howard wanted the money. Jack said
hc could not pay n1l Of l. hut woull pay rart
Another ps0mlse which Lee made to Howard A. 1
pr!erel and then pardoncd. waa that Lee shouti
aia tne aathortle. in Capturing lia!sht, Iligbee.
dencc to aid In their conviction that would cor
robofate hia tt.ce'e, statement.
SAN FHASctaGo. April ll.-A EnEekn, New. press
dispatch says tho Sentinel Will publish 10. morrow
t!.tory Of Ed U1nan on this COAST, WIN has lately
obtained considerable n0tosfety In connection with
the ronfessLon OF John D. Lee. a. delivered to DIS.
trtct.Attorney Howard. IN thU dcld Of execution.
G;iman hved IT Austin. Ssv.. from 1909 to 1867,
%a. ssEstdsd BY syefyoody as a. worthless fellow
known to do days work. Mter going to
Grreen River. iis also married shc widow Of i
lnan killed In riot at the sane place. Heturntny
to Salt Lake. be rHschxuad 6Iratt home. anu
lived apparently happy with his wife for a tnIr.
Finally, however, hs got tired Of her, and sold
both hts house and wife to John ttslc. formerly
While Pine saloon. keeper. for $500; The trane
taking poseceslou Of both. Gilman then married
rathy with tho Saints. iIIs late exploits In the
Lee matter were probably prompted and paid for
BY tho MoEmnns. The Seatsnsf declares Elm un-
worthy Of belief.