Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-04-05

DR.. Forney, Government Agent, came to gather
mp the children and take them
asss; Hat hs bt sSGk nam shs was William VII T Fanoh sae
His father was Captain of the train. He was ia
ken East and adopted by a man in Nebraska
years, and then returned to Utah, and is now a
convict in the Utah Penitentiary, having been
convicted a year ago, for the crime of highway
Bill, but his true name is william Fancher, His
little sister was also taken East, and is new the
wife of a man working for the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, near Green River. The boy
now a man-has yet got a scar on his chin.
caused by the cut on the N box, and those
who are curious enough to examine will find a
large scar on theSball of his left foot, caused by
a deep cut made by an ak while he was with me.
[ got breakfast that morning. Then all hands re-
turned to the scene Of slaughter to bury the dead.
The bodies were all in o nude state, Indians
through the night had stripped them Of every
vestige of clothing. Many of the parties were
laughing and talking as they carried the bodies
ed over a little, but did not long remain so.
as the wolves dug them up, and after eating the
flesh from their bones laid upon the ground I'M
til buried, some time after, by Government mil
itary officers. At the time OF burylng the
bodies Dame and Haight got into another quar-
again said he would have TO publish it. They
were about two PAGES from me. Dame spoke
low as if careful to avoid being heard. Haight
spoke loud, and said: "You know you conn.
seled it and ordered me to have them used APP"
Dame said ST did not think there were so many
women and children. 1 thought they were main
too late in the day for you to back water. You
know you ordered and counseled it, and now
yos want to back out" Dame aid: Have you
This enraged Haight to the highest pitch. and
Dame walked off. Haight said ''You throw the
blame Of this thing onme, and l viii be revenged
upon you If / have to meet you in hell TO get IT."
From this place we rode to the wagons. We
found them stripped of their covers and every
particle Of clothing, even the feather beds had
been ripped open and their contents turned out
upon the ground
LOOKING o
l 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 r. K. Smith. The testimony
OF Smith in regard to the property and DISPOSE
ton of it was very nearly correct. | must not
forget to state that after the attack a. messenger
by the name of Jas. Haslin was sent with a dis
patch to President Brigham Young, asking his
advice about interfering with the company, but
he did not return in time This l had no knoWl-
edge of until the massacre was committed. Some
two weeks after the deed was done. Isaac ..
Haight sent me to report to Gov. Young in per-
son. / asked him why he did not send d written
report. He replied l could tell him more salts
factorily than l could write, and would stand up
and shoulder as much of the responsibility as l
could conveniently; that it would be a feather in
my cap some day. and that l would get celestial
salvation; but that the man who shrank from 1t
now would go to hell. went and did as l was
commanded. Brigham asked nae if Isaac c.
Haight had written a letter to him. | replied
'"Not by me; but, " l said she wished me to re-
port in person." IAN right" said Brigham
He said 80 Were you an e-witness"' ITO the
most of it," was my reply. Then | proceeded
and gave him O full history Of all except that OF
my opposition; that Z left out entirely. l told
him Of the killing of women and children, and
the betraying of the company. L told him that
l was opposed to 1t, but l did not say to him TO
what extent l was opposed to it, only that was
opposed to shedding innocent blood. Why
said he, you differ from Isaac Haight, for he
said there was noI a drop OF innocent blood 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 in what they have entered
into-the most sacred obligation TO do. He re-
piled l will think over the matter, and make il
a subject of prayer, and you may come back ir
the morning and see me. / did SO. He said e
me: John, l feel first rate. l asked the Lord il
it was all right for that deed to be done. to takt
away the vision of the deed from my mind, anC
the Lord did so, and | feel first rate. 1t is al
right. The only fear / have is of traitors. HI
told me never to lisp to any mortal being. no
even to Brother Heber. President Young hat
always treated me with the friendship of a father
since, and has sealed several women to me, anC
has made my heme his home when in that par
of the Territory, until danger has threatened
him. This is n true statement, according to thu
best of my recollection.
[Signedl JOHN ID. LEE.