Year: 1859

MURDEROUS DOINGS AMONG THE NOR.


MONS


From Our Own Correspondent


CAMP FLOYD, U. T., Aug. 81, 1859.


irclOse you lumber Of The VaUey Tan news-
paper, in which you will End singular letter from
an ex-dignitary Of the Mormon hierarchy, relative
to the assassination Of the Parishes The state
ments Of the writer of this letter corroborate the
ma's Of testimony previously elected, all going to
show that this deed Of blood was deliberate -doue
in puriusnce Of instructions emanating from the
church Authorities. Some months ago, the United
States Marshal of this Territory arrested Nc.
Donald, Kearns, and others, deeply implicated in
this deliberate and dastardy assassination Marshal
DObsOn, well knowing that if he turned these pris-
oners over to any Of the Mormon local authorities
for safe keeping, they would be allowed to escape,
requested the military authorities at Camp Floyd
to hold them for him until such time as they could
be brought to trial Some time since, however be
was compelled in obedience to positive instructions
from Washington, to tarn these prisoners over to
the Mormon Sheriff Of Utah County. The imme-
date result was what everybody in Utah knew it
would be. The prisoners, though in custody for
an Ofense not bailabe, were at once allowed to 90
at large to enable them, as it was sad to after
their crops Presently, on the opening of Term
of the United States District Court at Eephi, they
were got together on a wsgsn by the Mormon
Sheriff, on the pretext of taking them to Nephi,
but, after driving out a mile or two, they very
quietly jumped out and took themselves of. The
Sheriff fired several shots, taking good care how
ever, not to hit anybody. These lambs take sure
aim when sighting at Gentle or an apostate.
Their Workmanship in the matters OF Sergeant
Pike and of the Parishes could hardly bo improved
upon.


McNail too, who had brought suit against Brig.
ham Young for damages for false imprisonment
Che having been deprived Of his liberty, put in the
PeDiteDtiary and in irons for attempting to leave
the country without passport from Brgham),
was shot down in the streets Of Salt Lake City the
night before the day fixed for the trial of his suit.
The Mormons say that they hsd nothing to do with
bis death. Perhaps not.


A case of still sharper practice has occurred
within day or two The Church authorities here
enphatcally dsc0untenance any recourse being
bad by the faithful to Gentle law or Gentle courts
A man by the name of Brown, an apOstate, sued
the notorious Bill Hickman, on prOmissOry note
before the United States District Court in Salt
Lake City, at the recent term, and got judgment
Shortly afterward he was attacked at
night, in bis own home, by two men
and murdered; according to his dying declaration
he was assassinated by Bill Hickman and brother
in.law Of bis own. Bill says he can prove sp abb.
No doubt he can. He has not been arrested Of
course. The same night another person who
stepped out to see what was going on was shot n the
knee and still another was shot on the pavement in
fro lat of Bishop Spencers. A hat and pool of blood
were all sppertaining to the murdered man that
could be found. The body had been promptly car
ried off and concealed. While these things be-
coming of daily and hourly occurrence the pretense
of the administration of the laws through the Courts
is becoming more and more of a mOckery; while
the mission of the large standing army kept here
appears to be simply fuges eonsumere, to consume
floor at twenty eight dollars barrel. That is the
said flour stands the Government in twenty.eight
dollars. though it only costs the enterprisng con-
tractors about eight It's an ill wind that blows
nobody good, and it would be pity if somebody
did not make something out of the Utah war.