that
he was to be killed for his sins, she being directed to tell
those who inquired after her husband that he had gone to
California.

Bishop Klingensmith and Danite James Haslem dug a grave in a
field near Cedar City, and that night, about twelve o'clock, went
to Anderson's house and told him to make ready to obey the
Council. Anderson got up, dressed himself, bid his family good-
by, and without remonstrance accompanied those he believed were
carrying out the will of Almighty God. They went to the place
where the grave was prepared, Anderson kneeling by the side of
the grave and praying. Bishop Klingensmith then cut Anderson's
throat and held him so that his blood ran into the grave.

As soon as he was dead they dressed him in his clean clothes,
threw him into the grave and buried him. They then carried his
bloody clothing back to his family, and gave them to his wife to
wash, when she was again instructed to say that her husband was
in California. She obeyed their orders.

No move of that kind was made in Cedar City unless by order of
the Council or of the High Council. Anderson was killed just
before the Mountain Meadows massacre. The killing of Anderson was
a religious duty and a just act. It was justified by the people,
for they were bound by the same covenants, and the least word of
objection to thus treating the man who had broken his covenant
would have brought the same fate upon the person wicked enough to
raise his voice against the Church authorities.

Brigham knew that I was not a man who liked to take life. I was
well known as one that stood high in the confidence of Brigham,
and was close-mouthed and reliable. I knew of many men being
killed in Nauvoo by the Danites. It was then the rule that all
the enemies of the Prophet Joseph should be killed, and I know of
many a man who was quietly put out of the way by the orders of
Joseph and his apostles while the Church was there. It has always
been a well understood doctrine of the Church that it is right
and praiseworthy to kill every person who speaks evil of the
Prophet. This doctrine was strictly lived up to in Utah, until
the Gentiles arrived in such numbers that it became unsafe to
follow the practice; but the doctrine is believed, and no year
passes without one or more of those who have spoken evil of
Brigham being killed, in a secret manner. Springfield, Utah, was
one of the Church hotbeds, and more men were killed there, in
proportion to popu