John D. Lee - Revision history

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	In 1874, Lee and eight other militiamen was indicted for complicity in the 1857 massacre. The five other principals or active participants were [[William H. Dame\|William H. Dame]], [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]].		In 1874, Lee and eight other militiamen was indicted for complicity in the 1857 massacre. The five other principals or active participants were [[William H. Dame\|William H. Dame]], [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]].

	Lee was arrested in Panguitch and detained without bail. [[William H. Dame\|William Dame]]~~ ~~and several minor figures were also arrested. But [[Isaac C. Haight\|Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], and [[William C. Stewart\|Stewart]] went into hiding and successfully eluded capture for years.		Lee was arrested in Panguitch and detained without bail. [[William H. Dame\|William Dame]] and several minor figures were also arrested. But [[Isaac C. Haight\|Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], and [[William C. Stewart\|Stewart]] went into hiding and successfully eluded capture for years.

	=== Lee's First Trial in 1875 -- A Hung Jury ===		=== Lee's First Trial in 1875 -- A Hung Jury ===

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	Early in 1875, Wells Spicer, one of Lee's defense attorneys, leaked a version of the massacre to the press. It was attributed to one of Lee's wives but undoubtedly it was the version of events that Lee was telling at the time. It bears similarities to the account Lee gave newspaperman J. H. Beadle in summer 1872.		Early in 1875, Wells Spicer, one of Lee's defense attorneys, leaked a version of the massacre to the press. It was attributed to one of Lee's wives but undoubtedly it was the version of events that Lee was telling at the time. It bears similarities to the account Lee gave newspaperman J. H. Beadle in summer 1872.

	[[Image:John D.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~600px~~]] <br>		[[Image:John D.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px]] <br>

	By summer 1875, with fellow defendants [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] and [[William_C._Stewart\|William Stewart]] in hiding, federal prosecutors were prepared to take Lee to trial. Both sides negotiated over a possible plea bargain. In that context, Lee prepared another statement of the massacre.		By summer 1875, with fellow defendants [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] and [[William_C._Stewart\|William Stewart]] in hiding, federal prosecutors were prepared to take Lee to trial. Both sides negotiated over a possible plea bargain. In that context, Lee prepared another statement of the massacre.

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	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

	In 1848, he and his family immigrated to Utah in the Brigham Young Company and settled in northern Utah for a spell.		In 1848, he and his family immigrated to Utah in the Brigham Young Company. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in the fall and settled in northern Utah for a spell.

	=== With the Southern Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah ===		=== With the Southern Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah ===

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	=== Migration to Utah ===		=== Migration to Utah ===

	In 1846, Lee joined the Mormon hegira into the west, traveling through the territories of Iowa and Nebraska. He and his family immigrated to Utah in ~~1848~~ and settled in northern Utah for a spell.		In 1846, Lee joined the Mormon hegira into the west, traveling through the territories of Iowa and Nebraska.
			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			In 1848, he and his family immigrated to Utah in the Brigham Young Company and settled in northern Utah for a spell.

	=== With the Southern Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah ===		=== With the Southern Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah ===

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	=== Migration to Utah ===		=== Migration to Utah ===

	In 1846, Lee joined the Mormon hegira into the west, traveling through the territories of Iowa and Nebraska. He and his ~~famliy~~ immigrated to Utah in 1848 and settled in northern Utah for a spell.		In 1846, Lee joined the Mormon hegira into the west, traveling through the territories of Iowa and Nebraska. He and his family immigrated to Utah in 1848 and settled in northern Utah for a spell.

	=== With the Southern Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah ===		=== With the Southern Exploring Expedition to Southern Utah ===

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	By summer 1875, with fellow defendants [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] and [[William_C._Stewart\|William Stewart]] in hiding, federal prosecutors were prepared to take Lee to trial. Both sides negotiated over a possible plea bargain. In that context, Lee prepared another statement of the massacre.		By summer 1875, with fellow defendants [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] and [[William_C._Stewart\|William Stewart]] in hiding, federal prosecutors were prepared to take Lee to trial. Both sides negotiated over a possible plea bargain. In that context, Lee prepared another statement of the massacre.

	Dissatisfied with the extent of the statement, the prosecutors withdrew the offer of a plea and elected to take Lee to trial. They granted immunity to former Mormon bishop [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] who testified against Lee as did other present and former Iron County militiamen. The 1875 trial ended in a hung jury.		Dissatisfied with the extent of the statement, the prosecutors withdrew the offer of a plea and elected to take Lee to trial. They granted immunity to former Mormon bishop [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] who testified against Lee as did other present and former Iron County militiamen. The 1875 trial ended in a hung jury.

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	For years after the massacre, Brigham Young took no action against Lee. However in the early 1870s, Young excommunicated Lee following which Lee moved to the Arizona frontier and operated the ferry crossing on the Colorado River, one of the most isolated locales in America.		For years after the massacre, Brigham Young took no action against Lee. However in the early 1870s, Young excommunicated Lee following which Lee moved to the Arizona frontier and operated the ferry crossing on the Colorado River, one of the most isolated locales in America.

	In summer 1872, Lee gave an interview to correspondent John Hanson Beadle which Beadle published in 1873 in ''The Undeveloped West, or Five Years in the Territories.'' It was later republished in Beadle's''Western Wilds, and the Men Who Redeem Them.''		In summer 1872, Lee gave an interview to correspondent John Hanson Beadle which Beadle published in 1873 in ''The Undeveloped West, or Five Years in the Territories.'' It was later republished in Beadle's ''Western Wilds, and the Men Who Redeem Them.''

	=== Lee is Indicted for Complicity in the Massacre ===		=== Lee is Indicted for Complicity in the Massacre ===

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Thursday, September 10

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	==== Thursday, September 10 ====		==== Thursday, September 10 ====

	Sometime on Thursday, September 10, new orders arrived from [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William Dame]] in Parowan and [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Lt. Col. Haight]] in Cedar City. The orders were sufficiently ambiguous to allow those at the Meadows some freedom of action in how they met the crisis. That evening, Lee and the senior personnel [[John_M._Higbee\|John Higbee]], [[Philip_Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], and other attended a militia council. It was there that they hatched the final plan and worked out the details for the attack. In ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' Lee ~~maintains~~ that he was the only one at the council who opposed the plan to kill the emigrants but the weight of the evidence strongly suggests otherwise.		Sometime on Thursday, September 10, new orders arrived from [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William Dame]] in Parowan and [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Lt. Col. Haight]] in Cedar City. The orders were sufficiently ambiguous to allow those at the Meadows some freedom of action in how they met the crisis. That evening, Lee and the senior personnel [[John_M._Higbee\|John Higbee]], [[Philip_Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], and other attended a militia council. It was there that they hatched the final plan and worked out the details for the attack. In ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' Lee maintained that he was the only one at the council who opposed the plan to kill the emigrants but the weight of the evidence strongly suggests otherwise.

	[[Image:Massacre sketch 7.jpg\|right\|400px\|Massacre sketch 7.jpg]]		[[Image:Massacre sketch 7.jpg\|right\|400px\|Massacre sketch 7.jpg]]

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	Sometime on Thursday, September 10, new orders arrived from [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William Dame]] in Parowan and [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Lt. Col. Haight]] in Cedar City. The orders were sufficiently ambiguous to allow those at the Meadows some freedom of action in how they met the crisis. That evening, Lee and the senior personnel [[John_M._Higbee\|John Higbee]], [[Philip_Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], and other attended a militia council. It was there that they hatched the final plan and worked out the details for the attack. In ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' Lee maintains that he was the only one at the council who opposed the plan to kill the emigrants but the weight of the evidence strongly suggests otherwise.		Sometime on Thursday, September 10, new orders arrived from [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William Dame]] in Parowan and [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Lt. Col. Haight]] in Cedar City. The orders were sufficiently ambiguous to allow those at the Meadows some freedom of action in how they met the crisis. That evening, Lee and the senior personnel [[John_M._Higbee\|John Higbee]], [[Philip_Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], and other attended a militia council. It was there that they hatched the final plan and worked out the details for the attack. In ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' Lee maintains that he was the only one at the council who opposed the plan to kill the emigrants but the weight of the evidence strongly suggests otherwise.

	[[Image:Massacre sketch 7.jpg\|right\|~~350px~~\|Massacre sketch 7.jpg]]		[[Image:Massacre sketch 7.jpg\|right\|400px\|Massacre sketch 7.jpg]]

	==== Friday, September 11 ====		==== Friday, September 11 ====

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	==== Thursday, September 3 ====		==== Thursday, September 3 ====

	~~[[Image:Map_southern_utah_1.jpg\|right\|300px]]~~In early September 1857, by his own admission, Lee met with [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] around Thursday the 3rd to plan an attack on a passing Arkansas emigrant train.		In early September 1857, by his own admission, Lee met with [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] around Thursday the 3rd to plan an attack on a passing Arkansas emigrant train.

	==== Friday, September 4 ====		==== Friday, September 4 ====

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	By summer 1875, with fellow defendants [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] and [[William_C._Stewart\|William Stewart]] in hiding, federal prosecutors were prepared to take Lee to trial. Both sides negotiated over a possible plea bargain. In that context, Lee prepared another statement of the massacre.		By summer 1875, with fellow defendants [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac Haight]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] and [[William_C._Stewart\|William Stewart]] in hiding, federal prosecutors were prepared to take Lee to trial. Both sides negotiated over a possible plea bargain. In that context, Lee prepared another statement of the massacre.

	Dissatisfied with the extent of the statement, the prosecutors withdrew the offer of a plea and elected to take Lee to trial. They granted immunity to former Mormon bishop [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] who testified against Lee as did other present and former Iron County militiamen. The 1875 trial ended in a hung jury.		Dissatisfied with the extent of the statement, the prosecutors withdrew the offer of a plea and elected to take Lee to trial. They granted immunity to former Mormon bishop [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] who testified against Lee as did other present and former Iron County militiamen. The 1875 trial ended in a hung jury.