John D. Lee Case File

Territory of Utah Beaver County S.S.

In the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah. Beaver County

Indictment for Murder September 16th 1875

The People &c. vs John D. Lee, Wm. H. Dame Isaac C. Haight, et. al

Questions to be propounded to Brigham Young on his Examination as a Witness in the case of John D. Lee, and others on trial at Beaver City, this 30th of July 1875, and the answers of Brigham Young to the Interrogatories hereto appended were reduced to writing and were given after the said Brigham Young had been duly sworn to testify the truth in the above entitled cause and are as follows:-

1st

State your age, the present condition of your health, and whether in its condition you could travel to attend in person at Beaver, the Court now sitting there? if not, state why not?

Answer

To the first interrogatory, He saith:I am in my seventy fifth year. It would be a great risk both to my health

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICAL DISTRICT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH.

Beaver County Subpoena The People Etc. Plantiffs Against John D. Lee Impleadent et al. Defendent The People of the Territory of Utah send Greeting to Richard Robinson and Philo Farnsworth Sr

WE COMMAND YOU, That all and singular business and excuses being laid aside, you appear and attend before the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah, at a term of said Court to be held at the Court House in Beaver City on the 14th day of September A. D. 1876, at 3 o'clock P.M., then and there to testify in the above entitled action now pending in said District Court, on the part of the Defendant and disobedience will be punished as a contempt by the said Court.

WITNESS, Hon. J. S. Boreman. Judge of the Second Judicial District Court in and for Utah Territory, this 14th day of September A. D. 1876.

ATTEST, my hand and the Seal of said Court the day and year last above written. James R. Wilkins Clerk. By Deputy Clark.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT Of the Territory of Utah Beaver County, The People Etc. Plaintiff Against John D. Lee Defendent

The People of the Territory of Utah send Greeting to Samuel Wood and Robert Pollock.

WE COMMAND YOU, That all and singular business and excuses being laid aside, you appear and attend before the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah, at a term of said Court to be held at the Court House in Beaver City on the 16th day of September A.D. 1876, at 10 o'clock A.M., then and there to testify in the above entitled action now pending in said District Court, on the part of the [Plaintiff] and disobedience will be punished as a contempt by the said Court.

WITNESS, Hon. J.S. Boreman, Judge of the Second Judicial District Court in and for Utah Territory, this 15th day of Sept A. D. 1876

ATTEST, my hand and the Seal of said Court the day and year last above written. James R. Wilkins, Clerk

In the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Utah

Beaver County

Subpoena

The People of the United States in the Territory of Utah Plaintiff Against John D. Lee et al Defendant

The People of the Territory of Utah send Greeting to Elizabeth Hogh Jonathan Pugmire

WE COMMAND YOU, That all and singular business and excuses being laid aside, you appear and attend before the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah, at a term of said Court to be held at the Court House in Beaver City on the Eleventh day of September A.D. 1876 at 10 o'clock A.M., then and there to testify in the above entitled action now pending in said District Court, on the part of the Prosecution and disobedience will be punished as a contempt by the said Court.

WITNESS, Hon. Jacob S. Boreman Judge of the Second Judicial District Court in and for Utah Territory, this 15th day of August A.D. 1876.

ATTEST, my hand and the Seal of said Court the day and year last above written.

Jas R. Wilkins Clerk. By W. P. Poole Deputy Clerk.

the ire of the Indians which soon spread through the Sourthern Tribes firing them up with revenge till blood was in their path & as the breach according to their tradition was a national one consequently any portion of that nation was liable to atone for that offence, about the 22nd of Sept Capt Fauchers & Co fell victims to their wrath near Mountain Meadows their Cattle & Horses shot down in every direction, their wagons & property mostly committed to the flames & had they been the only ones that suffered, we would have less cause of complaint. But the following Co of near the same size had some of their men shot down near Beaver City & had it not been for the interposition of the citizens at that place the whole Co would have been masacreed by the enraged Pahvants from this place they were protected by military force by order of Co. W. H. Dame through the Territory besides providing the Co. with interpreters to help them through to the loss vages on the Muddy some 3 to 500 Indians attacked the Co. while traveling & drove off several hundred head of cattle, telling the Co. that if they fired a single