The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-09
Awful Revelations Made to the
Utah Grand Jury.
BRIGHAM YOUNG'S VENGEANCE.
How He Butchered the Morisites with
the Aid of Marshal.
HINTS TO SECRETARY SHERMAN.
SALT LAKE CRY, Ju


tits to be hoped that when this letter reaches You
the railroad troubles which agitated the country
will have 80 far died away that readers will renew
their interest In the An question:" which has
assumed new and exciting phases.
The Grand Jury winch reassemtied in Salt Lake
the 10th inst has been unprecedentcdfy digent and
successful in indioting criminals Owing to the noes
SAINT and sEilful Efforts Of United States Attorney
howard, who during the last few months tracked
numerous important witnesses 10 their LARS in and
outside the rerrilory Grand Jury's task much
simpifed yet IL deserves does the District Ator
ney praise for fidelity and resolution under crcum
stances somew hat AT the moment when it is
summonng future justice next 10 the most eminent
OF priesty miscreants and therefore exciting the ire
of the whole powerful Mormon hierarchy, nearly all
tho United States troops removed from Utah, leav
ing the Grand Jury and federal law officers to fight
the batte unprotected and alone.
sxvESrYFIvE INDICTMENTS.
During the present term, beginning in April, more
than seveniy-ve indictments found by the Salt Lake
Grand Jury include numerous iadlclmonts OF Nor
mon priests. Although several OF the worst crimes
committed by Mormons have been investigated, a
number still remain to be examined. The jury will
sessions TO the end OF this week, when IL
Will adjourn until September and sit three
weeks in that month. Sufficient testimony Is already
in to hang number OF the chief saints in Zion.
Brigham Young's neck will be only by the oms-
sion OF Congress 10 enact in October rational jury
law, which will prevent Mormon sers (sworn in the
Endowment House never convict Mormon brother)
from acsecratng the jury by perjury like that
which acquitted John D. Lee on his hrst trial.
A soHIsM CRUSHED.
Perhaps the greatest CRIME to which the present
Grand Jury has the cews the Morrisite massacre
Of 1862
Since the establishment Of the Mormon Church by
Joseph Smith, JE, it has sustained from eight to ten
serious schisms Among the most formidable Of these
schsms caused after the accession of Brigham
Young as Prophet, by Joseph Morris, who had been
Brgham's faithful follower many years. but who at
length, distrustng his master, concluded 10 turn
prophet his own account. He appears to have boon
man of some remarkable gifts; he drew after HIM
several bishops and elders and lay men. numbering
i've hundred His chief counsellor was John Banks
oil Manchester England. we'll educated very
courageous. Between the doctrines OF Brigham Young
aud Joseph Morris there marked difference
In particuar-Brgham taught that he the true
Prophet sanoIuted Of the Lord" anu Morris that he
was Goods Amounted" Both claimed have The
''giit Of tongues" the power Of heang. and Staying
of hsnds' and ''casting out devils" There was
not room the Mormon empire for these two Caesars.
CATTLE srEAhrSd EXTRAORDINARY.
Early in 1862 the Morrisites, as thcy called,
left the Mormon settlements Utah and gathered 'in
the name OF tho Lord" on tho Weber River forty
miles north of Salt Lake City. They took all their
movable property with them. including largo guam
tity of grain. Various charges were made against
them and legal executions quickly followed Fines
assessed for their refusal to drill in Mormon
militia; some OF their cattle were seizcd execution
and others were stampedcd. Many cattle, there Is
good evidence, found their way into tho Church
raj This carried SO Tar that in several instances
poor mans last taken and his little children
made to 60 supperlsss TO bed Such were the persc-
cutons and crucltes inflicted the Morrsltcs by
Brigham Yoahg's followers that Morris goaded to
retaliation. In mis- turn no ordered a raid upon the
Mormon stock; he even directed that the owners Of
the stock should be captured and held hostages In
this primitive way the new and foolish Prophet
Norris hoped to cripple and intimidase powerful
suemy. He but provoked bis own destruction.
BRorHERLY LOVE.
No railroad mad then penetrated into the country;
outside influence had begun 70 be elt hcre; 1000
miles separated Brieham's kingdom from tho rim of
American civilization. In spite Of the fact that
federal Governor had been appointed the Territory
he was mouarch not only over that Governor but of
all else he surveyed He determined crush out the
Morristes Following legal forms for FORMS SAKE he
obtained writs Of habsss corpus and warrants from
Chief Justice Kinney. which placed in the hands
the acting Governor, Secretary Frank Fuller "a
brother of the Fuller, of the Mormon Salt
Lake Herald) for armed posse. The request was
granted Burton lett the city with 500 men
and five pieces Of artillery On the he received
volunteers TO the number OF nearly five hundred
more Many these joined Burton's forces, US they
said, 70 sseo the fan" Theymarched to within hall
mile of the Morrisite camp, which consisted
OF few log houses and several others. made
of willows nterlacod with basket work and plastcred
inside-as unfit place Of defence can be imagined
The Mormous first took possession OF tho Morr,sito
herd and killed mails they required for beef,
while the boys in charge Of tho herd were sent in by
Barton with paper containing u notice to Norris that
r he did surrender Internationally within half an
hour firing would begin. Burton then placed his can
non ! such position as to rake the camp.
srRAYGE RESPONSE PRAYER.
In the Morriste camp al this time there wcro not
more than ninety ablo bodied men, with over three
hundred women and children Morris called his pco-
pie to the Bowery, great shed rooted with limbs of
trees. for consultation, or rather to await revea-
tom from on high. He told them tho Lord would TO-
veal their duty. and stationed himself on a platform
With I'm, loring hands and eyes turned heavenward
Banks his chief counsellor stood by IN similar ati-
tudc both believing the revelation would come IN
answer to their prayers. From time to time Morris
encouraged the congregation, reminding them OF the
promiscs;-"Thcy who wait on the Lord shall per-
ishv Zone shall chase thousand and two put ten
thousand TO lignt.'
But NO revelation came As the last halelujah died
away the sound Of a cannon smote upon the melody
Tho shot foil short oil the camp. (somc OF the Brig
hamue posse testify that IL was blank shoL) The
next instant another cannon was fired; the shot
struck the Bowery; two women fell dead, horribly
mapgtsd, aud girl Of twelve years had her chin torn
away. One Of tho women who fell held child in her
arms, which was uniDjursd.
This cannon shot caused fearful oommotion In the
uo,r,s,t. cao6n in the midst of which tho doomed