The New York herald., 1877-07-02

proved their best friend and Akin requested him
take his account writing Of the affair. Akin begf
TO write II but unnamed and begged young Foo
TO do it, which he did That writing the dying decla
ton OF Colonel aud John Akin, Is in existence
day.
MURDERED THIS TIME
ssThe murderers had returned, and new plan wa
concocted. Colonel had saved his pistol and AiR'
his watch. gold one worth at least $3.50 When reao'
TO leave they asked the Dill and were informed IL Wa
$780, They promised to send It from the city. but we''
told that would not do Akin then said;-
Here are my watch and my partners pistol take
your choice
"Foots took the pistol When he handed it to bin
Akin said -
".There take my best friend; but, God knows
win do US no good Then to his partner with teals
streaming from his eyes:-
"'Prepsre tor death, CoIonc Will never ge' o"'
OF this valley alive
"According to the main witness, woman Of Nepnh
all regarded them as doomed They had got four miles
on the road when their driver, Mormon named "on'
stopped the wagon an old cabin, informed 'nem
tnat he must water his horses, unhitched them anu
moved away. Two then stepped rom the caoin
and nred with doubIe-barrelled guns Akin ana tne
Colonel wcre both shot through the head and ieii
dead from the wagon Their bodies were then ioadeo
with stones and put into one OF those po''om'ess
slled--common in that part OF utah
~ passed. the place 1869 and heard from natives 'ns
xh,.nercd rumors about ssome bad men that were
sunk in tnat spring The scenery would seem 20 smut
on. all idea OF crime and irresstiby awaken thoughts
of heaven The soft OF Utah Is aroundi above the
blue sky smiles as II were impossible there could be
such things as sin or crime; and the neat village OF
Nepni brishtens the plain innocenty fair as II II had
not witnessed a crime black and dastardly as ever
dssraced the annals Of the civilized world.'
BucKLIN's MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Porter Rockwell and party returned to Salt Lake
CITY, took Bucklin and tho other man ana started
southward, plying them with liquor. 1t is probable
that Buckn. who is described as little less than
Hercules in frame and strength, only eignod drunken
ness; the other man insensibo by tie time they
reached the point of the mountain where Porter Rock
we'll kept public house. There 1t was decided to
suse them up" and they were attacked with slung.
shots and billica The unarmed man was instantly
killed Bucklin leaped from The wagon. outran his
pursuers. their shots missing him, swan the Jordan
and came down to the city the west side Hero he
related the story which created general excitemont
HICKMAN sKIPs TO rHE MOUNTAINS.
now come to the tale Of crime perhaps the most
h,deous ever committed in this blood. stained Terri
tory. That might hear 1t from the lips Of the prln-
cipal actor United States Marshal Nelson recently de-
spatched a deputy to bring in Bill Hickman from his
home at Camp Floyd, about iorty-ive miles distant
The deputy thus despatched had an amusing export
ence Warned OF his approach, Hickman instantly
fed TO the mountains. and some time elapsed before
communication could be had with him. Al length
Hickman sent the following note in lead pencil-
UNITED STATES DEPurY MARSHALL
sRI have not learned who you are or what wish to
me Tor m
will respond per your statement within lew hours.
for so%s ms IN the
Respectfully, W. A. HICKMAN.
A TALK WITH HICKMAN
An assurance that he should not be molested
brought the DANTE down from hts retreat and this
city, where the following night entertained him
ut my hotel He came up to my room about ten r NJ,
and was introduced by the United States Marshal.
Alter few minutes conversation Colonel Nelson left
me alone with the hero Of least Of assassina
tons
Hickman is Of medium stature. burly and aIable.
His head, partially bald, denotes to an amateur phre
nologst mono OF the traits which have mado him in
famoua Even his physognomy Is as unlike that of q
desperate IT is unlike the lace of well bred gen.
tleman Liquor assisted the winds and the sun Ia
dscoor visage, which at times shows the ravages
OF conscience and rcmorse. Usually, though, Il
boams with q rather attractive smile, and Bill H.tk
man, during tho evening spent with me, showed tha
he was much addicted TO laughter Once lawyer
now herder, always Mormon, and for twenty years
one Of Brigham Youns's most destructive CANCELS,
he was as singular companion as had ever me
with. He was once, and possibly Is now, capable o
smiling at a friend or foe and stabbng him NJ IN
same instant In obedience to counsel"
Tax BUcKLIN STORY.
Leaning back in his chair In position which allowe
his revolver to danglo from his hip the edge Of /,
Hickman, alludng TO tho Bucklin Affair." thus began
al was at home, some distance from here, whe
Bucku escaped and got back 10 town. mcssag
came to me that Brigham Young wanted to see me a
his Office Immediately. I mounted my horse, got
the city In an hour, and went straight - Brigham
Office
swhcu went in he greeted me kindly as 'Brothe
William
"wo SHOOK hands. said. Brother Brigham whs
do you want OF mef'
" THE boys want to see you, he replied.
81 asked MIN what boys?' and he answered,
George Grant and William KmbaL'
He then went on to say, "Some OF the boys nav
made bad Job Of trying to put man out Of the wa!
They all got drunk and bruised up fellow ana he g
away from them at the Point OF the Mountain. Il
has come back TO the city and is telling all that hal
pencd. IL is making big stink.'
Hickman then went on 10 say that Brigham Your
told him he must get Bucklin out Of the way and
hun up "Hc told me-" said the Dante, 'to 20 m
find the boys meaning Grant and Kimbal, they bo'
being acting Generals in the Nauvoo Legion at Il
time, and arrange tho affair with thom." Said Bri
ham Young
BRIGHAM, THE aHKAr MURDERER
"You'l hrd them In the barn outside. sent Il
them because didn't know whether you'd be on har
or uot'
IL went out to the barn and found Kimball an
Grant both there They asked me II Brigham had to
me what was up, aud when answered yes they to-
me they had already fixed things pretty we'll
seems that when the whole Akin party first can
into the Territory they had all stopped at u
house OF q man named George Dalton, near Farm
ingion, some fifteen miles north of Salt Lal
City. Dalton In town, and as he ~
Buckln knew each other very we'll W hs
bccn arranged by Grant and Klmball that Daltdn win
was good Mormon aud in the plot should take Bucl
lin homo in wagon that night with the undsrstan'
fnp that no Was 10 stay nj Dalton's house Until b