The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18

and ecorned the little things beneath them. These
had lived In Utah through us darkest most dan
gerous days Judge Mexican. whose Judicial course
has bccn perhaps. the most dine cult and perous ever
pursued in the United States stood The piano.
Mr. Baskn, formerly United States District Attorney.
whose life was threatened and indeed assaiIed fire.
quently while and before he held his henorabe post
stood near The Marshal OF tho Territory, William
Nelson OF the bravest. most efficient ana success
ful officers the Territory has had, sat TRANQUILITY ms Is
his won't Several veteran aIfQrnians-torty miners
stood around-amoug these Martin K Harkacss. fore
OF the present Grand jury a man tried in the
vcssude Of The far Western frontier for thirty years
few who themselves had suffered from the threats
and weapons Of Mormon assasslns lowered above tho
nest OF vcrmin DR.. williamson, for instance, who
put to the u.ermost test that brave msa
can endure, and who, having been driven from the
country, dared to return tot ounged In the window
scat Some merchants there and one two
banKors Interested Of all in the iuture prosperity
Of the country they have settled I'M these, from time
10 time, hurried hours IRON their counting
rooms 70 look upon spectacle the mcanest OF which,
the central object, the Tiny Mayor have men
stoned.
TIN INVESTIGATION.
II appeared after had taken my seat that y
Photographic reporter Of what was to be said done
at this singular meeting had already been chosen. Hc
elected hat against the wishes Of the gen.
tlcmen who surrounded the MICE because he hap
pened 10 DO Brigham Young's own private secretary.
Hc is = very nice young fellow however, and have
doubt that no has transcribed his notes they
will accurately represent tho ensuing proceedings
Until he mas done you ust necessarily await de-
tails ''Genties" here especially desire an accurate
report OF some remarks which had the honor 10 ad-
dress to the little Mayor
II must suffice hero to say that I consented to be
sworn Ia tho presence Of this mouse Mayor and to
state under oath the circumstances above narrated.
Also consented TO an "iuvcstiGation' Of the vest,
photographs, handkerchief, suspender buckle, sus.
pcnder and concerned With the last attack upon
me- The little animals who conducted this invesuga-
tion would fain havo ercpt beneath my under gar
mcnts they induced however, TO accept the tes-
timony given under oath, oil two among the abest
ply sicians In Salt Lake, namely Dr.. - Hamilton
and Dr.. G. r. Winslow. These gentlemen described
tho fact OF their attendance upon mo and OF the abra
sion and confusion resulting from the knife.bow.
Other witnesses gave rwhelming evidence concern
ing the lacls approaches my between hours
specified, aud testimony showed that the shot
fired the occasion OF the first assault heard by
At least one individual.
During the whole progress Of this lmpudent inquiry
out Of court the assembled mice were squeaking
diligently anothers ears The presiding mouse,
Mormon Witnesses and on. gigantic rat, thug among
the vormin hcre-a Mormon policeman named Brig
HAmpton-was brought In TO givo the humorous tes-
tmony that although he was half a mile distant, or
very likely half-acas over, on tho night when the
pistol-shot was nred he heard nothing OF It.
A MANS PROTEST..
So far have been governed by your Geographic
quest TOR n more detailed account Of these purely
personal matters for publication In tho HERALD. Hav-
ing fulfilled that disagresable duty 30 your zorro.
spondent ask respectfully TO add mans protest,
assuredly not against the prosecutions have suffered
here but against anmadvcrsons beyond here OF which
yet only family informed by the telegraph IL
seems that tho Mormon press here consisting chiefly
OF the Salt Lake Daily Heroid and tue Evening
Nesrs both edited disreputably by disrsputabe men,
both as subscrvlcnt as very dogs to Brigham Young
and his slaves at the Lon House, both depending on
Mormon patronage for that lean support winch sufces
TO keep patches OF the Of their employees have
uttered voices which have reached the of sons
Eastern editors The reports which have appeared In
these papers sreve the friends have made
m arrival here than me, who foci myself intrenched
in $50 confidence and regard Of . thouyand friends
beyond these remote boundaries Tho regions
have explored In your interest far away
from the rest oil the world that they must
Al present remain terra incogn,ta to alien readera
Especially must they DO SO to those readers, at
prcjudiced and increduous, who, having knowledge
Of what exists here do earnestly seek ation
For the nrst time since the Mountain Meadows
ere, attempt, In certain booka has been made
to dcscrbeI regret 70 say cxpose-the of
tho Mormon hierarchy. For The first time such an
atemps has aroused widespread public interest," not IN
the United States only bat a. Is testified In the ool
umus of Danish, English and Scotch newspapers
received here, abroad. The resentment t has met
such unprecedented forms Of vtuperation and
abuse TO exhibit Naked tho last resort OF vulgar
priesthood
Thus dismiss a subject. slight compared with the
superior connected with the prosperity Of one Of
tho richest Territories, In several respects. the
United states. The interests, not alone Of the
business and capitalists In the Territory. are
beginning TO DO served first by the publicity which has
been given social hore next by tho hope that
these vices shortly TO be rected Az such juno
ture In the history Of community SO capable de-
ccived, trodden down Is the Mormon mass In
Utah, mans safety needs to be considered As
the HERALD has said, the downfall Of . single member
OF lie staff would prevent tho continuance Of on
inquiry long needed and omitted until just now, when
It is not TOO iato JEROME B. sTILLsoN.
BRIGHAM YoUNo's INDIAN AccoUNrs-wu.L
THEY THROW ANY LIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN
MEADOWS MASSACRE "A THIRTY-EIGHr
THOUSAND DOLLAR CLAIM ALLOWED BY con-
GEEss IN 1896.
WASHINGTON. Juno 16, 1877.
In a Washington despatch, published In the HERALD
few days ngo, II was stated that the Attorney Gen.
eral at the instance o. the United States District
Attorney for Utah, had called upon the accounting
officers Of tho Treasury Department for copy OF
Brigham Young's accounts as Indian agent, and 1t
was ntimaied that upon these accounts which fur
nish important testimony against Young, prosccu-
ton will he based for various Illegal committed
by him while acting as Indian agent
CHARACTER or TIM ACCOUNTS.
II now appears that the accounts required cover
a period Immediately prior and subsequent TO the
Mountain Meadows massacre tscptember, 1851 SO
that WHILE like Indian accounts In general they may
safely be suspected Of containing evidences Of fraud
either upon the United States the Indians or both