The New York herald., 1877-07-02

oiner losses, anS urged me TO get It, told him
would try. saying to him, You know how much l
have been and testify 10 IT, ana think he will
give Us part Of H. any way
BINGHAM SEIZED GOLD
'Soon after dark Fack aud went to Brisham's Of
hca he asked how things going on out
east and told him. He asked what had become OF
Yates. told him. Ho then asked n had got word
from him. | told him that had got instructions at
Jones' camp and also OF the word had got from
his son Jo He said that vas right ana
good thing. then told him had
5000 gwen to bring in that Yates nao
at the timo he captured. ] told him OF the ex-
pense had been to during the war; and asked him II
might have part OF the money. He gave me rspri-
mand for asking such thing and said It must SO
toward cefraying the expenses OF the war. pueo
the sack containing the money and he told me to
give IL 10 his clerk II DO not remember who ne was
now) The money was counted and We left THIS
knocked all the Mormonism out OF Flack and he has
never had spcck OF IL in him since making many OBJ
servations Of this and other things, OF hard work,
obeying Brigham Young, and never allowed dollar
for all he had done
..ln few days returned cast and found Yates
goods and all his property had been taken, and stock
belonging to him and other mountaineers."
APPRoPRIArIsG YATES HORSE AND WATCH.
Yates had watch worth from $3.50 to $500, with
specimen (native gold) chain attached to 1t. The
watch was subsequently given to a Mormon named
Lot Smith, for his bravery in capturing and burning
government train. The horse taken from Yates by
Conover was ridden for several months by Joseph A.
Young On tho approach OF the United States army in
the spring feared that the horse would be reoog
nzed; " was. therefore, given to Caiister the
bishop before mentioned, who took 1t south with him.
hoPr or evidence regard 10 WniCn
Is by no means that alone OF Bill Hickman, was FIRST
traced out by Mr.. S. H. Gson, detective onicer,
whose friend Brass6cld, had been murdered here ana
who consequently to Utah in 1869 to ascertain
the authors OF that and other murders Mr. Giisoh
found out where the wife OF Yates lived; nc mas or
had in possession the last letter written by iatos
TO his wife. He obtained from Mrs faes
her husbands daguerreotype, and on one occa'
sion when Bill Hickman held as prisoner
at Camp Douglas, he held the daguerreotype up
before his eyes. Hickman looked at It, and paing
slightly remarked '.That poor fellow Is dead" Hick
man. who has told me the story OF this MURDER and
more detailed account OF whose interview with mo you
will duly receive insists that he committed the mur
der under ordora One dsmning fact Is that IL was
committed in the heart of Mormon camp. refrain
though from detailing all the evidence which accuses
the President of the Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
seem TO be o missing Ink
THE BUTcHERY.
now come to u recital even more terrible. Painful
as 1t is to dwell on such subjects. there is now suf
tcient reason Tor doing so, in that publicity may
attract widespread attention 10 the long unpublished
miscreants who have dwelt securely in this remote
Territory under the shelter OF the Mormon Church.
The Akin party consisting OF six men-John Akin.
William Akin, - Bucklin, man known as
'.Coonel" and two others. whose names arc un-
known-leit Sacramento early In May, 1857,
on their way eastward TO meet Johnston's
army, as was supposed Reaching Humboldt
River they impeded by Indians, and
waited for tram OF Mormons from Carson which was
ordered home about that time. With this they
completed tho journey John Pendleton, one of the
Mormon party, 10 his testimony on the case sad:-"A
better lot OF boys saw; they were kind, polite
and brave always ready to do any thing the road.
AS the train travelled slowly tho Akin party left 1t
100 miles and ahead On reaching Kaysville,
twenty y-ave miles north Of Salt Lake City, they
all arrested the charge OF being government spics
They were taken to the city aud confined In q house
on the corner Of Main and First South
streets Nothing being proved against them,
they were told they would be "sent out OF Utah
by the southern route" What these malcvolent
words implied OF they could not know. Four
OF them started leaving Bucklin and one OF the un
named men In the city. The party had for escort
O. Porter ROCKWELL DANTE OF hlde0us renown-
John Lot one Miles and another. When they reached
Nephi, one hundred miles south, Rockwell informed
the Mormon Bishop Bryant, that his orders were to
.'nave the men used up there" "Bishop" Bryant
called council at once, and the following men were
selected to sssst:J Bieler (then a bishop, now Pro-
bate Judge) p Pitchforth his Hrst counsellor - John
Knk. and another Mormon named Pnkton.
FLOODED wRETcHEs.
The doomed men were stopping at the house OF T.
b. Foote, some members OF whose family afterward
testified to having listened to the council which
emned them. The selected murderers started south.
ward at eleven P. NJ. from the T,hing House at Neph
and got ahead OF the Akin party, who aid not leave
Nephi until daylight The latter reached the Sewer
River, when Rockwell, who continued with them,
along with the other Mormons from Salt Lake City
named, told them they could and other camp that
day. They halted, when the other party lof murder.
ers) approached and asked to camp with them.
Permission, Of course, was granted The
tired men removed their arms and heavy
clothing and soon sept-a sleep which Tor two
of them was TO have earthly waking whilc
they sumbered they attacked both BY their
escort and the party from Nepni with clubs aud king
bolts from the wagons Two died without struggle.
John Akin bounded to his feet but slightly wounded
aud sprang INTO the underground A shot from the
pistol of John Kink laid HIM senseess. The man
called "Coonel also reached the brush, receiving as
he u shot in the shoulder from Porter Rockwell
Believing that the whole party had been at
tackled by robbers, he made his way back TO
Nephl. With almost superhuman strength he held
during the twenty-five miles, and the first bright
rays OF Utah sun showed the man who, having lett
the tweniyiour hours before handsome and via-
orous, now staggered ieeby, CHASTITY pale and
drenchcd with his own blood along the streets OF
Nephi. He reached Bishop Foote's house. and his
story eiicited a we'll ieigned horror.
THREW ruREg INTO A RIVER DEAD
Meanwhile the murderors had gathered up the other
three and them into the river supposng them
all 10 be dead, but john Aikin who revived crawcd
out and himself In the bush, and hoard these ter
riblc words:--
''Are the damned Gentles all dead, Ports"
'.All but one. The son OF q b-h ran"
The account, as given by Mr.. ellison, proceeds as
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