. 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 . discussed the manner in which the deedshould be done, and decided not to use fire-arms. Armed 272 TOO true! THE STORY OF A BLOODY DEED. with clubs, they crept stealthily up to where their sleepingcompanions lay, and dealt furious blows at them while theyslept. Two of the men died without a struggle; JohnAiken was but slightly wounded, and rose to his feet to de-fend himsef, but received a shot from the pistol of one of themen whic
. 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 . discussed the manner in which the deedshould be done, and decided not to use fire-arms. Armed 272 TOO true! THE STORY OF A BLOODY DEED. with clubs, they crept stealthily up to where their sleepingcompanions lay, and dealt furious blows at them while theyslept. Two of the men died without a struggle; JohnAiken was but slightly wounded, and rose to his feet to de-fend himsef, but received a shot from the pistol of one of themen which laid him senseless. A man called the Colonel,believing the whole party were attacked by robbers, madehis way into the bush, receiving as he went a shot in theshoulder from Port Rockwells pistols. He succeeded in. Murder of Aiken Party. evading his pursuers, and made his way to Nephi, twenty-five miles distant, and arrived, pale and drenched withblood, at Bishop Footes, whose guests the part}^ had beenduring their stay in Nephi. He told his story, which waslistened to witli a surprise and horror that were wellfeigned. The three bodies were thrown into the river; but in somemiraculous manner, in spite of his wounds, John Aikenmanaged to get ashore, and, hiding in the bush, he heardone of the men ask Rockwell if all the damned Gentileswere dead ; to which the other replied, that they were, all they wept like children! 273 but one, but that he ran away. Aiken lay quietl}^ until heheard the assassins leave; then he made his way, as besthe could, through the cold November night, drenched withwater, sorely wounded, and with very little clothing, backto Nephi. He knew who were his attempted assassins, andhe knew that to go to Nephi was to go directly back intothe jaws of death; but he did not know wha
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