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Show 120 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. of Indians or anyone else. All groceries, soap, candles, in fact everything used belonging to the companies, in-cluding some leather owned by F. D. Richards, who remarked to me that he was glad it was there for us to use. Brothers Jas. Ferguson and W. C. Dunbar also made the same remark about some groceries used of theirs. Not so with some others. They grieved very much over what stuff had been used of theirs. After I got through making my statements, Brother Young asked each of my accusers what they had to say. No one answered. Then he spoke each man's name, asking them / one at a time if they believed what I had said. All replied in the affirmative. He asked each one if they believed I had been honest, and taken good care of their goods. All answered " Yes." Brother Young then stood up and said to the brethren, " You have accused Bro. Jones of stealing from you and others whom you represent, some five thousand dollars worth of goods. These accusations commenced in the winter when Brother Jones and com-panions v/ ere eating raw hide and poor meat, suffering every privation possible to take care of your stuff. How. such stories started when there was no communication can only be accounted for by the known power of Satan to deceive and lie. These accusations continued until I, hearing of them, wrote a letter to the Bishops and Presi-dents, expressing my confidence in Brother Jones' labors; knowing at that time, as well as I do now, that he was innocent. I knew what Brother Jones' feelings were the other day when I notified him of this trial." Turning to me he said, " You wanted to ask me if I thought you guilty, but I gave you no chance to ask the question. I wanted you to learn that when I decide anything, as I had in your case, I do not change my mind. You were |