The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-14
General Harvey after the Mountain Meadow
Massacre.


When we heard about the massacre
he sent out scouts to find out who the
murderers were, and when they report
he went with his entire command for
Salt Lake City, swearing every rod of
the way that he would hang the MUIR
derers if he had to hang every Mormon
in Utah. He intended to give Brigham
Young twenty-four hours to surrender
up the murderers, and unless this was
done LatterDay Saints would be mighty
scarce around there. Before he reach
ed Salt Lake City messenger overlook
us with orders from the war department
for Harvey to return to camp; that the
civil authorities would attend to the
massacre business. Then you ought to
have heard the old man swear. He
damned the government enough to sink
it. never met man who could swear
more violently than Harvey. He
thought the matter over for little
while, and then declared that he had
started for Salt Lake City, and he would
go there If he was concentrated and
shot for it. And he went, too, and if the
war department ever heard of it, no ac-
ton was taken. We camped q short
distance outside the city, and stayed
few days to give the animals rest; and
they needed it sadly, for we had travel
ed fast.
The morning that we started back to
Yuma young girl about seventeen or
eighteen years old came out to camp
and applied to Brady, the train-master,
to help her, escape. Her parents were
English, who had joined the Mormons
not long before, and one of the elders
wanted to marry her. Her parents were
trying to force her to this polygamous
marriage, and she could only avoid it by
running away. She had an uncle and
an aunt in San Francisco, and to them
She wanted to GO. Brady wasn't the
man to say mo- under such circum-
stances, and he slowed her away in the
flour wagon by piling the barrels around
her in such way that she couldn't be
seen from either end. We hadn't got
far before dozen Mormons overlook
us, the girls father 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 babe him good-by, at the. same time
thanking him for trying to help her.
As soon as Harvey was informed of
what had occurred he ordered the train
to halt and stay there until he got back,
and, swearing worse than before, away
he and all his troops went for the Nor
mons. They had got a long start on
him, however, and reached the city first.
Do you suppose Harvey stopped when
he reached the cityp Not bit of it.
Right up the main street he went at a
gallop, and when he jumped from his
horse and cried "Halt!'' it was right in
front of Brigham's Office. There was a
guard on duty there with musket and
fixed bayonet, but as he brought his
weapon to charge Harvey gave it
kick that turned the guard half round.
and the next instant he was disarmed.
Harvey strobe into the Office with hak-
dozen soldiers at his heels, and two
minutes later Brigham was astraddlc of
a horse, and galloping down the street
in the centre of troop of cavalry. 1t
was fun to see the Mormons start as
they saw the old man in such company;
but before they could have time to act
they were out of the city. About five
miles out Harvey ordered halt, and it
wasn't long before lot of Mormons
came riding up as fast as their horses
could carry them. When they got up
within sound of his voice, Harvey or
dered them to halt or he would fire on
them, and they halted. Then he order
ed Brigham to call them to go back to
the city and bring Brady and the girl
back with them; and said he to Brig
ham: ''If they are not here inside of
two hours, I'll fill your carcass full of
government leadr' "You don't dare to-"
says Brigham. ''Why, - YOU" says
Harvey, 'I'll shoot you myselfH' Long
before the two hours were up Brady and
the girl were there, and when We got to
Yuma, Harvey sent.a guard with her to
San Bernardino on her way Ito San
Francesca. That's the kind of q man
Harvey was. - Storyof The Western Scout
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