The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-07
BRIGHAM BRAVED.,
How General Harney Captured
Him and Compelled the Release
Of q Young Girl.

Him and Compelled the Release
Of Young Girl.
! An old plainsman who was with Gen.
Eeral Harney at the time of the Noun.
tain Meadow Masss-- N teltsstie tosfsw1
ing story illustrative of his bravery:
The morning that we started from
Salt Lake City back to Yuma young
lgirl, about II or Is years old, came oul
to the camp and appealed to Brady, the
train-master, to help her escape. Hel
parents were English, who had Joined
the Mormons not long before, and one
OF the elders wanted to marry her Hel
parents were trying to force her to this
polYgamous marriage. and she could
only avoid it by running away. She
had an uncle and aunt in San Francisco
and to them she wanted to go.
Brady wasn't the man to say ''no'
under such circumstances, but he slowed
her away in the flour wagon by piline
the barrels around her in such q way
that she couldn't be seen from either
end. We hadn't gone far before doz-
en- Mormons overlook US, the girls fa
ther being along with them, and they
went through that train until they found
the girl. After they had got her out,
she turned to Brady and bsde him good.
lbf, at the same time thanking him for
trying TO. help her. That, Of course,
gave him dead away, and the Mormpns
ARRESTED him for kidnapping the girl and
they all went toward tue, city. Harvey
saw that there WAS something wrong
with the train, and back came a messen-
ger to see what was the matter. As
soon as Harvey was informed of what
had occurred he ordered the train to
halt aud stay there until he got back,
and away he and all the troops went for
the Mountains. They had long start
of him, however, and reaching the city
first. Right up the main street Harvey
went at gallop, and when he jumped
from his horse and cried "Halt" it was
right in front of Brigham's office =
There was guard on duty there with a
musket and fixed bayonet, hut as he
brought his weapon to charge Harvey
gave it kick that turned the guard half
round, and the next instant he was dis
armed, Harvey strobe into the e.office
with half-a dozen soldiers at his heels,
and two minutes later Brigham was
astraddle OF horse and galloping down
the street in the center of a troop of
cavalry.
1t was fun to see the Mormons stare
as they saw the old man in such compa-
ny, but before they could have time to
act we we're out of the city. About five
miles out Harvey ordered halt, and it
wasn't long before lot of Mnrmons
came up riding as fast as their horses
could carry them. When they got with,
in sound of his voice. Harney ordered
them to halt or he would fire on them,
and they halted. Then he ordered Brig
ham tell tbem 10 GO back to the city and
bring Brady and the girl back with the N,
and said he to Brigham: "f they are
not here within two hours I'll ill your
carcass full of Government lead"'
You don't dare to-" says Brigham.
"Why," says Harvey, "I'll shoot you
myself"
Long before the two hours were up
Brady and the girl were there, and when
we got to Yuma, Harvey sent guard
with her to San Bernardino, on her way
to San Francisco, That's the kind OF
man Harvey was.