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{{AuthorQuote|Young fully realized that the Mountain Meadows Massacre would continue to plague him until someone was held accountable for the crime. In a calculated and mutually beneficial deal, Young and Howard came to terms. Young would make available all witnesses and evidence necessary for a conviction of Lee. In exchange, Howard would limit the testimony implicating Young, George Smith, and other church leaders in the affair, and drop charges against Dame. It was an extraordinary quid pro quo that neither side apparently committed to writing.}} | {{AuthorQuote|Young fully realized that the Mountain Meadows Massacre would continue to plague him until someone was held accountable for the crime. In a calculated and mutually beneficial deal, Young and Howard came to terms. Young would make available all witnesses and evidence necessary for a conviction of Lee. In exchange, Howard would limit the testimony implicating Young, George Smith, and other church leaders in the affair, and drop charges against Dame. It was an extraordinary quid pro quo that neither side apparently committed to writing.}} | ||
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*{{CriticalWork:Bagley:Blood of the Prophets|pages=300}} | *{{CriticalWork:Bagley:Blood of the Prophets|pages=300}} | ||
*''Salt Lake Tribune Reports'' published in Fielding, 207. | *''Salt Lake Tribune Reports'' published in Fielding, 207. | ||
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+ | *{{Detail|Brigham Young/Prosecution of Mountain Meadows Massacre/Deal with Brigham Young|l1=Deal with Brigham Young for massacre prosecution?}} | ||
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Chapter 14 | A FAIR Analysis of: American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows A work by author: Sally Denton
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The author claims that a "Jack Mormon" is one "who is not devout but not apostate."Author's sources: No source given.
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John D. Lee denied that Brigham Young ordered the massacre because he believed that Brigham "would protect him from harm."Author's sources: Author's opinion.
Author's quote: Young fully realized that the Mountain Meadows Massacre would continue to plague him until someone was held accountable for the crime. In a calculated and mutually beneficial deal, Young and Howard came to terms. Young would make available all witnesses and evidence necessary for a conviction of Lee. In exchange, Howard would limit the testimony implicating Young, George Smith, and other church leaders in the affair, and drop charges against Dame. It was an extraordinary quid pro quo that neither side apparently committed to writing.Author's sources:
- Will Bagley, Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows (University of Oklahoma Press, 2002), 300.
- Salt Lake Tribune Reports published in Fielding, 207.
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