Philip Klingensmith reports that the emigrant train passed Cedar City on or around September 3.

Date
1875
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
Philip Klingensmith
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

John D. Lee, First Trial, Philip Klingensmith Testimony (1875), 552

Scribe/Publisher
John Doyle Lee Court Trial, Unknown
People
Philip Klingensmith
Audience
Jury for the Trial of John D. Lee
Transcription

Q. NOW, THEN, TELL ME IF YOU EVER HEARD OF THIS EMIGRANT TRAIN UNTIL YOU HEARD OF IT IN THE MEETING ON THE SUNDAY PREVIOUS TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE EMIGRANT TRAIN?

A. THE EMIGRANT TRAIN PASSED THROUGH CEDAR CITY BEFORE THAT MEETING.

Q. IT DID?

A. YES, SIR.

Q. HOW LONG HAD THEY PASSED BEFORE THAT MEETING?

A. PROBABLY TWO DAYS; I THINK IT WAS ON FRIDAY THAT THEY PASSED THROUGH.

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