The New York herald., 1877-03-22
member Of the Mormon Legislature and Probate
Judge Of washington county, Utah.
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It's doctrines by saidJoscph Smith and the apostles
believed in the doctrine, and have been sealed to
eighteen women three OF whom were sisters and
one was the mother Of three Of my wives.
SEALED To HIS MorHER-IN-LAw.
al was sealed to this old woman for her souls sal
vation.
LEES DOWNFALL
~ was an honored man in the Church, nattered
and regarded BY Brigham Young and the apostles
until 1868, when was cut on from the Church and
selected a. q scspegoat to suffer Tor and bear the
sims Of my people
HIS CONFESSION A DUTY.
AS duty to myself and mankind now confess
all that know and all that did at the Mountain
Meadows massacre, without animosity TO any one,
shielding none, giving facts as they existed.
THE MASSACRE ORDERED BY THE CHURCH.
Those with me on that occasion were acting under
orders from the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter
Day Saints. The horrid deeds then committed were
done as a duty which We believed we owed TO God
and our Church.
SWORN TO SECRECY OR DEATH.
We were all sworn TO secrecy before and after the
massacre The penalty for giving Information con-
cerning the same was death AS am TO sufrer
death for what then did and have been betrayed
both by those who gave me the orders to act and
the most active Of my assistants, now give the
world the true facts they exist and tell why the
massacre was committed and who were active par.
tcipsnts.
BRIGHAM YOUNG RESPONSIBLE.
The Mountain Meadows massacre was the result
OF the direct teachings Of Brigham Young, and 1t
the Mormon community
VINO GAVE THE ORDERS.
The immediate orders for the massacre were Is.
sued by Colonel Dame, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac G.
Haight and the Council at Cedar CITY, Utah.
Ike NOT AN OFFICER AT THE TINE
Iheld no position either IN the civil or military
departments, orin the Church at that time.
TIKI STAKE or ZION AND IT'S PRESIDENT.
About scptemberr ! went to Cedar City, where
met Isaac G. HaigAt President or Governor OF chat
Stake of Zion, and also Lieutenant Colonel OF the
Iron county Mormon militia. THIS was on . SUNDAY.
Lieutenant Colonel uaight wasthe leader there in
all things, civil, clerical and military. It was q
crime punishable by death to dsobey his ORDERS
rHs MIGRANTS DOOMED.
Lieutenant Colonel Haight gave me full account
Of the emigrants who were coming. We slept in
the iron works all mat night and arranged pans
EvENrxu A JUSTIFICATION.
Lieutenant Colonel Haight said the emigrants
werc rough set; that they were bad men. robbers
and murdercrs, and had helped to KIN the Mormon
prophets. believed MN.
oKaAHlzIHG AN INDIAN ATTACK.
| Twas ordered to raise the Indians to attack the
train and run OF the cattle and to have the Indians
Kill the emigrnts. sent Carl Shirts, my son-lu-
iaw, 70 raase she Hout6fn Indians Tor the work.
Nebhi johnson went to other tribes.
oBRYISa ORDERS.
on Monday morning left the iron works to
1--WE are acting by orders-it Is all right We will
let the Indians bear all the blame"
INNOCENT BLOOD.
said we are forbidden to shed innocent blood
The reply of Haight was, 'There is not drop ofin-
nocent blood in the whole lot. Go, Brother Lee and
carry out tho Instructions Of those in authority.
sANcTIMONIOUs MURDERER.
"Ifyou are dutful in this your reward shall be
great in the Kingdom Of God for God will bless those
who obey counsel and make all things ut for the
people Of the Lord in their days."
THE INDIAN ATTACK.
On my way homo I passed many Indians out on
the warpath. ] promised to join them the next
day. On Tuesday morning the Indians attacked the
train, just at daylight. and killed seven and
wounded sixteen emigrants The Indians lost some
Of their warriors The cmgrants then fortified
their position, and the Indians surrounded them
and sent for me.
GATHERING OF THE vULTUREs.
The whole county was aroused, both whites and
Indians rushing to Mountain Meadows from all
directions
LEE ARRIVES
arrived ut the camp late ON Tuesday afternoon
and found the Indians In large force. They de-
until lurther orders were received from Haight or
Dame
RRlNFORCEMENTS.
then went south ten miles and met some whites
and Indians coming from that direction. ! camped
there that night and on Wednesday went to the
Meadows and sent man to Cedar City for further
orders.
THE DEATH WARRANT.
On Thursday the orders came by Major Highly.
There were ffty-eight whites and about 500 In
dams there. Then Major Highly made speech and
said that the enigrants we're all TO be Killed who
could talk that must get them out Of the fort,.
fcations by treachery.
THE HORRIBLE PROGRAMME.
l was to follow the nag OF truce and make treaty