The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-04-05

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THE CONFESSION.
The following Is the correct copy OF the
confession of John d. Lee, carefully com.
pared with the original. penned by Lee
e;rco h;s eacfr,d triel and since HE ean
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"isaavus aiu VI ausiOc
srATE,rENr or yoHN D. LIZ on rAcrs CONNECTED
WITH THE MOUNTAIN n.A10us MAssAcRE.
In the month of Septembtf, 1857, the COM
pany of ernigrants known - the s. Arkansas
COMPANY arrived in Parowan. Iron County.
Utah, on thsir way 10 California. At Raxuwan,
Young Alden, one Of the company, saw and rec
ogniSed one William Ianey, Mormon resident
Of Pmrswan. Adm and his father bad rescued
IAney from an anti Mormon mob in Tennessee,
several ysars before, and saved his lie, He
Uaney), at the time he was attacked by the
mob, was = Mormon missionary in Tennessee.
Lnney was glad to see his friend and bencfactor
and invited him to his house, and gave him
some garden sauce to take back to the camp
with him. The same evening ii was reported to
Bishop (00l Dame that Lnney had given POI
tatoes and onions to the man Alden. one of the
emiuants. When the report was made to Bishop
Dame, be raised his band and crooked his
little finger in a significant manner to
one Barney Carter, his brother in : law,
and one of the Angels of Death"
Carter, without another word. walked
out went to Laney's house with . long picket in
his hand, called Laney out, and struck him q
heavy blow on the head, fracturing his skull
and left him on the ground for dead. @. Y.
Webb and Isaac Newman, President of the High
Council both told me thew sav Darpe,s u,anrs,-
vers. James McGuffee, then resident of Parowan.
but through oppression has been forced to leave
there, and is now a merchant in Pahranagat
Valley, near Phoebe, New, knows these facts. E
About the last Of August, 1857, some ten days
before the Mountain Meadows massacre . coul-
pany of emiarants passed through Cedar CITY.
George A. Smith, then Finst Counselor in the
Church, and Brigham Young's right hand man.
came down from Salt Lake CITY. preaching to
different settlements. at that time was in
stands. He sent for me. / went to him. and he
asked me to take him to Cedar City by way of
Fort Clara and Pinto settlements. AS be was on
business and must visit ali the settlements. We
started On our way up through the canon we
saw herds of Indians, and be 1Geo. A. Smith)
remarked to me that these Indians, with the adj
compeny Il em;rrants Or make t yerp hot ~
them.
After pausinq for short time he said to me,
IS Brother Lee what do Won think the bretbrer,
would do If q company Of emiprants should
come down through here making threats? Don't
you think they would pitch into them7" re-
piled that they certainly would. This seemed
70 please him, and he again said to me, and
YOU really think the brethren would pitch into
tlem?-. III certainly do, was INV reply. "and
You had better instruct Col. Dame and Haight
to tend to it that emigrants are permitted to pass
if YOU want them to pass unmolested." He con-
timed: II asked Isaac (meaning Haight) the
same question, and he answered me lust as YOU
them" again said to him he had better saw 70
Gov. Young that If he wants the emiprant COM
panies to mass without moderation he must in
struct Col. Dame or Mai Haieht to that effect
for if they are not ordered otherwise they Will
use them up by the help of the Indians. He