John D. Lee Case File

in the year 1854 at Parowan or elsewhere, attended a council where Wm. H. Dame, Isaac C. Haight or others were present to discuss any measures for attacking or in any manner injuring an emigrant train from Arkansas, or any other place, which is alleged to have been destroyed at the Mountain Meadows in September 1854.

Deponent further saith that he never heard or knew anything of a train of emigrants, which he learned afterwards by rumor was from Arkansas, untill he met said emigrant train at Corn Creek on his way north to Salt Lake City, on or about the 25th day of August 1854.

Deponent further saith that at Corn Creek he encamped with Jacob Hamblin, Philo T. Farnsworth, Silas S. Smith, and Elisha Hoops and there for the first time he learned of the existence of said emigrant train and their intended journey journey to California.

Deponent further saith that having been absent from the Territory for a year previous, he returned in the summer of 1854 and went South to visit his family at Parowan and to look after some property he had there and also visit his friends, and for no