Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . Well, suppose you mean that—well, that Mountain Medderaffair? Well, Ill tell you what is the exact truth of it, as Godis my Judge, and the why I am out here like an outlaw—butIm a goin to die like a man, and not be choked like a dog—and why my names published all over as the vilest man inUtah, on account of what others did—but I never will betraymy brethren, no, never—which it is told for a sworn fact that I AND CRIMES OF MORMONISM, 447 violated tw
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . Well, suppose you mean that—well, that Mountain Medderaffair? Well, Ill tell you what is the exact truth of it, as Godis my Judge, and the why I am out here like an outlaw—butIm a goin to die like a man, and not be choked like a dog—and why my names published all over as the vilest man inUtah, on account of what others did—but I never will betraymy brethren, no, never—which it is told for a sworn fact that I AND CRIMES OF MORMONISM, 447 violated two girls as they were kneeling and begging to me forlife; but as God is my Judge, and I expect to stand before him,it is all an infernal lie. He ran off this and much more of the sort with great volu-bility; then seemed to grow more calm, and went on: Now, sir, Ill give you the account exactly as it stood,though for years Ive rested under the most infamous chargesever cooked up on a man. Ive had to move from point topoint; and lost my property, when I might have cleared it up. MORMONIZED INDIAN WOMAN. any time by just saying who was who. I could have provedthat I was not there, but not without bringing in other men tocriminate them. But I wouldnt do it. They had trusted inme, and their motives were good at the start, bad as the thingturned out. He then gave a long account of the massacre, denying allparticipation in it except as a spectator, and charging manyerimes and outrages on the victims; but as this contained much 448 POLYGAMY; OR, THE MYSTERIES falsehood, and I have already given the true account, I neednot repeat his story. At sunrise, July 4th, I bade the Leesgood-bye, and rode thirty-five miles that day, to Jacobs far below Lees place the Wasatch range leaves the river,and thence westward for over a hundred miles there is a broadplateau, rich in bunch-grass pastures, with water in a few placesat the foot of the mountains. Jacobs Pool is a clear colds
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