. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . the arrest alone than I would be taking if I found him atthe Colorado River, at his stronghold, even if backed by a strongforce. On my way I met Thomas Winn. I told him what I was in-tending to do. I told him I was going to arrest Lee. Winn saidhe considered it almost madness, as it was reported that severalof Lees sons were with him, and all well armed. He kindlyvolunteered to go with me and take even chances. We finally decided that he should go to Iron City and gethelp, as there were then several
. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . the arrest alone than I would be taking if I found him atthe Colorado River, at his stronghold, even if backed by a strongforce. On my way I met Thomas Winn. I told him what I was in-tending to do. I told him I was going to arrest Lee. Winn saidhe considered it almost madness, as it was reported that severalof Lees sons were with him, and all well armed. He kindlyvolunteered to go with me and take even chances. We finally decided that he should go to Iron City and gethelp, as there were then several men there that we could de-pend on. He was to get these men and be at Harmony by day-light on the morning of the 30th of October. I was to go toHarmony and get there soon after dark the night of the 29th ofOctober, and make the arrest, if I thought I could do so and getaway in safety in the cover of the night. If not, I was to findout where he was, and wait for assistance. When I got to Hamiltons Fort, eight miles south of CedarCity, I learned that Lee had left Harmony and gone back to the. WILLIAM STOKES.(The Depy U. S. Marshal who arrested Lee.) ABBEST OF JOHN D. LEE. 295 Colorado River, by the way of Toquerville, and was then sev-eral days ahead of me. I then sent a boy out on the Iron Cityroad to stop Winn and send him baclc. I proceeded on my way and summoned my jurors. I couldhear nothing of Lee in the southern country. On my wayback I stopped at Thomas Winns house, and got him to go overon the Sevier River, to see if Lee had not gone by the way ofPanguitch, and stopped there to lay in more supplies. Winn started on the 5th day of November, and took FranklinR. Fish with him. They pretended to be looking for were to report to me at Parowan, on the night of the 7tUof November. I returned to Beaver City, and made my returns. On the morning of November 7th, I started for Parowan tomeet my men, Winn and Fish. That same day Brigham Young went from Beaver to Parowan.
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