ist of Latter-day Saints shall be slain - the sword
of vengeance shall shed their blood; their wealth shall be given
as a spoil to our people."

CHAPTER XXII - THE DANITE CHIEF REPORTS TO BRIGHAM

Accordingly, I went to Salt Lake City to report. I started about
a week or ten days after the massacre, and was on the way about
ten days. When I arrived in the city I went to Brigham's house
and gave him a full, detailed statement of the whole affair. He
asked me if I had brought a letter from Brother Haight, with his
report of the affair. I said:

"No, Brother Haight wished me to make a verbal report of it, as I
was an eye-witness. Brother McMurdy, Brother Knight, and myself
killed the wounded men in the wagons, with the assistance of the
Indians. We killed six wounded men."

Brigham asked me many questions, and I told him every particular
- everything I knew. I described everything very fully. Brigham
then said:

"Isaac [referring to Haight] has sent me word that if they had
killed every man, woman, and child in the outfit there would not
have been a drop of innocent blood shed by the brethren; for they
were a set of murderers, robbers, and thieves."

While I was talking with him some men came into his house to see
him, and he requested me to keep quiet until they left. I did as
he directed. As soon as the men went out I continued my recital.
I gave him the names of every man that had been present at the
massacre. I told him who killed various ones. In fact, I gave him
all the information there was to give. When I had finished
talking, he said:

"This is the most unfortunate affair that ever befell the Church.
I am afraid of treachery among the brethren that were there. If
anyone tells this thing so that it becomes public, it will work
us great injury. I want you to understand now, that you are never
to tell this again, not even to Heber C. Kimball. It must be kept
a secret among ourselves. When you get home I want you to sit
down and write a long letter, and give me an account of the
affair, charging it to the Indians. You sign the letter as Farmer
to the Indians, and direct it to me as Indian Agent. I can make
use of such a letter to keep off damaging and troublesome
inquiries." He then said: "If only men had been killed, I would
not have cared so much. I suppose the men were a bad set, but it
is hard to kill women and children for the sins of the men. I
must have time to reflect upon it."

Brigham then t