. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . cene of Blood. — NoMercy for Women and Children. — Robbed and Outraged. — Mur-dered by Lees Own Hand. — The Field of Slaughter. — Dividing theProperty of the Murdered Ones. — Taken to the Tithing-House. —Haunted by Spectres. — John D. Lees Trial. — Instigated by Brigham.— No Justice in Utah. — Lees Confession made to Shield the FalseProphet. — Eight Mcfrmon and Four Gentile Jurors. — What was to beExpected. HE morning of the 17th
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . cene of Blood. — NoMercy for Women and Children. — Robbed and Outraged. — Mur-dered by Lees Own Hand. — The Field of Slaughter. — Dividing theProperty of the Murdered Ones. — Taken to the Tithing-House. —Haunted by Spectres. — John D. Lees Trial. — Instigated by Brigham.— No Justice in Utah. — Lees Confession made to Shield the FalseProphet. — Eight Mcfrmon and Four Gentile Jurors. — What was to beExpected. HE morning of the 17th ofSeptember dawned. Thehearts of all the doomedparty were sick with de-ferred hope. Suddenly acry of relief broke fromthe corral. A wagon,filled with white men,bearing a white flag, wasseen coming down theMeadows. Succor was athand. Their terrible tor-tures were over. Strongmen wept like children atthe thought that their be-loved ones, for whom they had agonized through all those dreary days and nights of siege, were safe at last. The deliverers were none other than John D. Lee and the officers of the Mormon militia. Immediately upon. Murdered by Lees own Hand. 246 CRUELLY BETRAYED. their appearance the Indians ceased firing, and, in theirfancied security, the besieged emigrants rushed outside thecorral to meet their rescuers. How their hearts warmedtowards Brigham Young and the Mormon people. All thewrongs they had suffered at their hands dwindled intoinsignificance before this last crowning act of the sympathizing ears of their saviors they poured theterrible story of their sufferings. Lee is said to have weptwhile listening to the recital, and, at the end, assured themof his deep sympathy, and promised all the relief in hispower. How much he would be able to do for them he was una-ble to say until he had consulted with the Indians, and hewent back, and pretended to hold a consultation. Thepeople were sure he could save them, since he
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