The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-05

ly all killed by Indians" Haignt said at is
too late in the day for you to back water. You
know you ordered and cQunseled it. and now
you want to back out" Dame said: ''Have you
papers for that?" or, ''Show the papers for
tnat." This eHraged Haight to the highest pitch,
and Dame walked OF. Haight said: f'You
throw the blame of this thing on me, and / viii
be revenged upon you If l have to meet you in
hell to get it's From this place we rode 70 the
wagons. We found them stripped of their COW
ers and every particle of clothing, even the
contents turned out upon the ground looking for
plumber.
/ recrossed the mountains by the Indian trail,
taking my little Indian boy with me on my horse.
The gathering up of property and cattle was left
in charge of Bishop P. K Smith. The testimony
OF Smith in regard to the property and disposi-
ton OF it was very nearly correct. 1 must not
forget to state that after the attack S messenger
by the name of Jas. Haslin was sent with dis
patch to President Brigham Young, asking his
advice about interfering with the company, but
he did not return in time. This had no knowl-
edge of until the massacre was committed. Some
two weeks after the deed was done, Isaac q.
Haight sent me TO report 70 Gov. Young in per-
SON asked him why he did not send written
report. He replied he could tell him more salts
fact0rily than could write, and would stand up
and shoulder as much of the responsibility as /
could conveniently; that it would be feather in
my cap some day, and that would get celestial
salvation; but that the man who shrank from it
now would go TO hell. went and did as was
commanded. Brigham asked me il Isaac C.
q
mot by me; but." said, ''he wished me to re-
port in person." "All right" said Brigham.
He said: "Were you an -witness?' ITO the
most of it.. was my reply. Then / proceeded.
and gave him a full history of all except that of
my opposition; that 1 left out entirely. l told
him of the killing Of women and children, and
the Detraying of the company. told him that
l was opposed to it, but did not say to him to
what extent was opposed to it, only that was
opposed to shedding innocent blood. Why,
said he, you differ from Isaac Haight, tor he
raofo Of srr,D hlrr,r4 in
the whole company. When was through. he
said it was awful; that he cared nothing about
the men, but the women and children was what
troubled him. / said, President Young, you
should either release the men from their obliga-
ton or sustain them 10 what they have entered
into-the most sacred obligation to do. He re-
piled: viii think over the matter. and make it
a subject Of prayer, and you may come back in
the merning and see me. 1 did so. He said TO
me: John, feel first rate. l asked the Lord If
il all right for that deed to be done, to take
away the vision of the deed from my mind. and
the Lord did so, and feel first rate. 1t is all
right. The only fear have ie of traitors lie
told me never to lisp to any mortal ear, not even
to Brother Heber. President Young has always
treated me with the friendship Of a father since,
and has sealed several women to me, and has
made nv home his home when in that part of the
Territory, until danger has threatened him.
This is true statement, according to the best OF
my recollection.
ISignedl JOHN d. LEE.