JOHN D. LEE'S FIRST TRIAL (1875)
The
first trial of John D. Lee opened on July 23, 1875
before U. S. District Judge Jacob Boreman in Beaver, Utah.
The trial ended with a hung jury.
Testimony of
Philip Klingensmith
July 23-26, 1875 (First Trial of John D. Lee)
Affidavit of Philip Klingon Smith
(Klingensmith)
April 10,
1871 (Mentioned in his July, 1875 testimony)
Also see:
The Lee Trial - Deseret News
- August 9, 1875
Address of E.D. Hoge, Esq., Counsel For the Defense,
to the Jury, in the Second District Court at Beaver,
August 4, 1875
Our Country
Contemporaries - Deseret News, August 11, 1875
Synopsis of Mr. Wells Spicer's opening address for the defense in
John D. Lee Trial
Brigham Young
- Deseret News, August 4, 1875
George A. Smith Deposition
The Lee Trial! - Salt Lake Tribune, 1875
Newspaper Accounts Of The Trial
JOHN D. LEE'S SECOND TRIAL (1876)
The
second trial opened on September 14, 1876.
On September 20, 1876, in Beaver, Utah, John D. Lee
was found guilty of murder in the first degree.
Testimony Of
Laban Morrill
Testimony Of
Samuel Knight
Testimony Of
Samuel McMurdy
Testimony of
Nephi Johnson
Testimony of
Jacob Hamblin
Also see:
Deposition of Brigham Young
The
Lee Trial, Petit Jury Impanelled - Deseret News,
September 20, 1876
Last
Confession and Statement of John D. Lee
Last Words of John D. Lee
Photo:
John D. Lee's Legal Team
Newspaper Accounts Of the Trial
