William A. Young - Revision history

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In the Iron Military District: Private William Young, Company I, in John D. Lee's 4th Battalion

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	In September 1857, William "Billy" Young, 52, was a private in Company I in [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee's]] battalion, the 4th. The captain of Company I was [[Harrison Pearce\|Harrison Pearce]]. Other members of the platoons in the company were 2nd Lieutenant [[James N. Mathews\|James Mathews]], Sergeant [[William Slade\|William Slade]], and privates [[George Washington Adair\|George W. Adair]], [[John W. Clark\|John W. Clark]], [[William R. Slade\|William R. Slade]], [[James M. Mangum\|James Mangum]], [[John Mangum\|John Mangum]], [[Jabez Nowlin\|Jabez Nowlin]], [[James Pearce\|James Pearce]], and [[Oscar Tyler\|Oscar Tyler]]. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In September 1857, William "Billy" Young, 52, was a private in Company I in [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee's]] battalion, the 4th. The captain of Company I was [[Harrison Pearce\|Harrison Pearce]]. Other members of the platoons in the company were 2nd Lieutenant [[James N. Mathews\|James Mathews]], Sergeant [[William Slade\|William Slade]], and privates [[George Washington Adair\|George W. Adair]], [[John W. Clark\|John W. Clark]], [[William R. Slade\|William R. Slade]], [[James M. Mangum\|James Mangum]], [[John Mangum\|John Mangum]], [[Jabez Nowlin\|Jabez Nowlin]], [[James Pearce\|James Pearce]], and [[Oscar Tyler\|Oscar Tyler]]. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	It was probably Sunday, September 6, that the militia in Washington received orders to recruit a ~~contingent~~ from their ranks. On Monday the 7th, along with militiamen from Fort Clara and Indians from the Santa Clara, the Washington detachment moved upstream on the Santa Clara River toward Mountain Meadows, meeting [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]] that evening some miles south of the Meadows.		It was probably Sunday, September 6, that the militia in Washington received orders to recruit a detail from their ranks. On Monday the 7th, along with militiamen from Fort Clara and Indians from the Santa Clara, the Washington detachment moved upstream on the Santa Clara River toward Mountain Meadows, meeting [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]] that evening some miles south of the Meadows.

	They moved up to the Meadows on Tuesday the 8th, establishing a separate camp from the Cedar City contingent. Few of their number participated in the militia council on Thursday the 10th.		They moved up to the Meadows on Tuesday the 8th, establishing a separate camp from the Cedar City contingent. Few of their number participated in the militia council on Thursday the 10th.
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	On Friday, September 11, Young maintains that he was ill in camp and observed the massacre from a distance.		On Friday, September 11, Young maintains that he was ill in camp and observed the massacre from a distance.

	William Young was not named in the 1859 arrest warrant issued by Judge John Cradlebaugh against many of those involved in the massacre, nor was he mentioned in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' published in 1873. However, he was a witness in the first Lee ~~trial~~ in 1875.		William Young was not named in the 1859 arrest warrant issued by Judge John Cradlebaugh against many of those involved in the massacre, nor was he mentioned in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' published in 1873. However, he was a witness in the first trial of John D. Lee in 1875.

	=== Later Life ===		=== Later Life ===

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	=== The Passing of Old Mister Young ===		=== The Passing of Old Mister Young ===

	At the close ~~of the first trial~~ of John D. Lee, assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented that while testifying, "Old Mister Young" had looked "crushed" with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died ~~about a month later~~ after turning seventy-one. He was survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.		At the close of John D. Lee's first trial, assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented that while testifying, "Old Mister Young" had looked "crushed" with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died in September 1875, after turning seventy-one. He was survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.

	'''Our special thanks to Gary D. Young for generously sharing his research of William Young with us.'''		'''Our special thanks to Gary D. Young for generously sharing his research of William Young with us.'''

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	=== The Passing of Old Mister Young ===		=== The Passing of Old Mister Young ===

	~~Assistant~~ federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented ~~at the close of the trial~~ that "Old Mister Young" ~~while on the witness stand~~ had looked "crushed," with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died about a month later after turning seventy-one, survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent ~~that had been~~ present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.		At the close of the first trial of John D. Lee, assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented that while testifying, "Old Mister Young" had looked "crushed" with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died about a month later after turning seventy-one. He was survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.

	'''Our special thanks to Gary D. Young for generously sharing his research of William Young with us.'''		'''Our special thanks to Gary D. Young for generously sharing his research of William Young with us.'''

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	In 1875, William Young was called as one of twenty prosecution witnesses during the first trial of [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]]. Lee's defense counsel also called him as a defense witness. His testimony confirmed many details of the main massacre. In addition, like [[Samuel Pollock]], Young identified others present at the massacre, naming, besides himself and Lee, seven others: [[Harrison Pearce\|Harrison Pearce]], [[William R. Slade\|William R. Slade]], [[James M. Mangum\|James Mangum]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], [[Oscar Hamblin\|Oscar Hamblin]], and [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]]. Contrary to the persistent myth that militia witnesses only named other participants who were already dead, all of these named by Young, except Oscar Hamblin who had died prematurely in 1862, were living.		In 1875, William Young was called as one of twenty prosecution witnesses during the first trial of [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]]. Lee's defense counsel also called him as a defense witness. His testimony confirmed many details of the main massacre. In addition, like [[Samuel Pollock]], Young identified others present at the massacre, naming, besides himself and Lee, seven others: [[Harrison Pearce\|Harrison Pearce]], [[William R. Slade\|William R. Slade]], [[James M. Mangum\|James Mangum]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], [[Oscar Hamblin\|Oscar Hamblin]], and [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]]. Contrary to the persistent myth that militia witnesses only named other participants who were already dead, all of these named by Young, except Oscar Hamblin who had died prematurely in 1862, were living.

	=== ~~William~~ Young~~'s Passing~~ ===		=== The Passing of Old Mister Young ===

	Assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented at the close of the trial that "Old Mister Young" while on the witness stand had looked "crushed," with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died about a month later after turning seventy-one, survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent that had been present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.		Assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented at the close of the trial that "Old Mister Young" while on the witness stand had looked "crushed," with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died about a month later after turning seventy-one, survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent that had been present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.

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Later Life

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	[[Image:William Young 1b.jpg\|right\|200px\|William Young 1b.jpg]]		[[Image:William Young 1b.jpg\|right\|200px\|William Young 1b.jpg]]

	In the years that followed, Young worked as a farmer and carpenter in Washington County. He participated in public work projects such as building dams, factories and meeting houses. He was present at Fort Clara in early 1862 during the time of the Great Flood when rising floodwaters washed away the foundations of Fort Clara and Jacob Hamblin nearly drowned. Billy Young, [[Samuel_Knight\|Samuel Knight]] and several others ~~helped~~ pull Hamblin from the roiling waters.		In the years that followed, Young worked as a farmer and carpenter in Washington County. He participated in public work projects such as building dams, factories and meeting houses. He was present at Fort Clara in early 1862 during the time of the Great Flood when rising floodwaters washed away the foundations of Fort Clara and [[Jacob Hamblin\|Jacob Hamblin]] nearly drowned. Some accounts credit Billy Young, [[Samuel_Knight\|Samuel Knight]], and several others with helping pull Hamblin from the roiling waters.

	In 1867-68, Young was among the carpenters who built the cotton factory (photo above) in Washington. It became operational in 1869. In the early 1870s, Young helped build a new grist mill to replace [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] grist and lumber mill that had washed away in another flood on the Virgin River.		In 1867-68, Young was among the carpenters who built the cotton factory (photo above) in Washington. It became operational in 1869. In the early 1870s, Young helped build a new grist mill to replace [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] grist and lumber mill that had washed away in another flood on the Virgin River.

	According to family tradition, in the early 1870s William Young and his wife took the recently completed transcontinental railroad back to Tennessee to visit kin where they stayed for several years. They returned to Utah around 1874 or 1875, in time for Young to be subpoened as a witness in the murder trial of his acquaintance of nearly 35 years, [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]].		According to family tradition, in the early 1870s William Young and his wife took the recently completed transcontinental railroad back to Tennessee to visit kin where they stayed for several years. They returned to Utah around 1874 or 1875, in time for Young to be subpoened as a witness in the murder trial of his acquaintance of nearly 35 years, [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]].

	=== Young Testifies in John D. Lee's First Trial ===		=== Young Testifies in John D. Lee's First Trial ===

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	=== William Young's Passing ===		=== William Young's Passing ===

	Assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented at the close of the trial that "Old Mister Young" while on the witness stand had looked "crushed," with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was ~~nearly~~ seventy and not a well man. He died about a month later, survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent that had been present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.		Assistant federal prosecutor, Robert N. Baskin, commented at the close of the trial that "Old Mister Young" while on the witness stand had looked "crushed," with a "death rattle" in his throat. In fact, Young was seventy years old and not a well man. He died about a month later after turning seventy-one, survived by his wife and seven adult children. So passed the life of the oldest member of the militia contingent that had been present at Mountain Meadows in September 1857.

	'''Our special thanks to Gary D. Young for generously sharing his research of William Young with us.'''		'''Our special thanks to Gary D. Young for generously sharing his research of William Young with us.'''

	= References =		= References =

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	William Alma Young was born in August 1804 in the backcountry of Robertson County, Tennessee, the son of Jacob and Mary Boren Young. His forebears had been in the Appalachian backcountry for several generations and had fought in the Indian wars on the frontier and in the War of Independence.		William Alma Young was born in August 1804 in the backcountry of Robertson County, Tennessee, the son of Jacob and Mary Boren Young. His forebears had been in the Appalachian backcountry for several generations and had fought in the Indian wars on the frontier and in the War of Independence.

	When Young was three, his parents separated and later divorced. His mother moved to southwestern Illinois where at age twenty-four and with five children, she married her sixteen-year-old cousin, Willis Boren. Boren became ~~step-father~~ to her children and also fathered eight other children. They remained in Union County, Illinois during most of the 1810s, then passed several years in Kentucky. In the 1820s, after the removal of the Chickasaw Indians from Tennessee, they followed the legendary Indian fighter and frontiersman David Crockett to Gibson County, Tennessee.		When Young was three, his parents separated and later divorced. His mother moved to southwestern Illinois where at age twenty-four and with five children, she married her sixteen-year-old cousin, Willis Boren. Boren became stepfather to her children and also fathered eight other children. They remained in Union County, Illinois during most of the 1810s, then passed several years in Kentucky. In the 1820s, after the removal of the Chickasaw Indians from Tennessee, they followed the legendary Indian fighter and frontiersman David Crockett to Gibson County, Tennessee.

	In 1826, at the age of twenty-two, Young married sixteen-year-old Leah Holland Smith (1810-1897). They eventually had eleven children. In 1841, they heard the message of the Mormons and joined the Mormon church. Eventually some sixty members of their extended family became Mormons.		In 1826, at the age of twenty-two, Young married sixteen-year-old Leah Holland Smith (1810-1897). They eventually had eleven children. In 1841, they heard the message of the Mormons and joined the Mormon church. Eventually some sixty members of their extended family became Mormons.

	In departing Tennessee and traveling north, they proselytized with great backcountry enthusiasm. Mormon elder [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]] traveled to Tennessee behind them and while Lee baptized some members of the Young-Boren clan, he also sharply criticized William Young and his brother Squire as false teachers and imposters. In Nauvoo, Illinois, the Mormon prophet sided with Lee, attempting to curb some of the excess of enthusiasm which the Youngs had displayed as recent converts to the new religion.		In departing Tennessee and traveling north, they proselytized with great backcountry enthusiasm. Mormon elder [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]] traveled to Tennessee behind them and while Lee baptized some members of the Young-Boren clan, he also sharply criticized William Young and his brother Squire as false teachers and imposters. In Nauvoo, Illinois, the Mormon prophet sided with Lee, attempting to curb some of the excess of enthusiasm which the Youngs had displayed as recent converts to the new religion.

	=== Move to Illinois ===		=== Move to Illinois ===

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	<br> '''William Alma Young'''		<br> '''William Alma Young'''

	~~1805~~-1875		1804-1875

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	=== Early LIfe in Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois ===		=== Early LIfe in Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois ===

	William Alma Young was born in the backcountry of Robertson County, Tennessee, the son of Jacob and Mary Boren Young. His forebears had been in the Appalachian backcountry for several generations and had fought in the Indian wars on the frontier and in the War of Independence.		William Alma Young was born in August 1804 in the backcountry of Robertson County, Tennessee, the son of Jacob and Mary Boren Young. His forebears had been in the Appalachian backcountry for several generations and had fought in the Indian wars on the frontier and in the War of Independence.

	When Young was three, his parents separated and later divorced. His mother moved to southwestern Illinois where at age twenty-four and with five children, she married her sixteen-year-old cousin, Willis Boren. Boren became step-father to her children and also fathered eight other children. They remained in Union County, Illinois during most of the 1810s, then passed several years in Kentucky. In the 1820s, after the removal of the Chickasaw Indians from Tennessee, they followed the legendary Indian fighter and frontiersman David Crockett to Gibson County, Tennessee.		When Young was three, his parents separated and later divorced. His mother moved to southwestern Illinois where at age twenty-four and with five children, she married her sixteen-year-old cousin, Willis Boren. Boren became step-father to her children and also fathered eight other children. They remained in Union County, Illinois during most of the 1810s, then passed several years in Kentucky. In the 1820s, after the removal of the Chickasaw Indians from Tennessee, they followed the legendary Indian fighter and frontiersman David Crockett to Gibson County, Tennessee.

	In 1826, at the age of twenty-~~one~~, Young married sixteen-year-old Leah Holland Smith (1810-1897). They eventually had eleven children. In 1841, they heard the message of the Mormons and joined the Mormon church. Eventually some sixty members of their extended family became Mormons.		In 1826, at the age of twenty-two, Young married sixteen-year-old Leah Holland Smith (1810-1897). They eventually had eleven children. In 1841, they heard the message of the Mormons and joined the Mormon church. Eventually some sixty members of their extended family became Mormons.

	In departing Tennessee and traveling north, they proselytized with great backcountry enthusiasm. Mormon elder [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]] traveled to Tennessee behind them and while Lee baptized some members of the Young-Boren clan, he also sharply criticized William Young and his brother Squire as false teachers and imposters. In Nauvoo, Illinois, the Mormon prophet sided with Lee, attempting to curb some of the excess of enthusiasm which the Youngs had displayed as recent converts to the new religion.		In departing Tennessee and traveling north, they proselytized with great backcountry enthusiasm. Mormon elder [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]] traveled to Tennessee behind them and while Lee baptized some members of the Young-Boren clan, he also sharply criticized William Young and his brother Squire as false teachers and imposters. In Nauvoo, Illinois, the Mormon prophet sided with Lee, attempting to curb some of the excess of enthusiasm which the Youngs had displayed as recent converts to the new religion.
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	=== Pioneering in Utah Valley ===		=== Pioneering in Utah Valley ===

	In 1850, they settled in the new settlement of Provo in Utah County. The first inhabitants of Utah Valley constructed a fort for protection from Ute Indians who frequented Utah Valley and Utah Lake. Young and the others settled in the new colony of Provo, building cabins, planting crops and digging irrigation ditches to keep their crops alive.~~<br>~~		In 1850, they settled in the new settlement of Provo in Utah County. The first inhabitants of Utah Valley constructed a fort for protection from Ute Indians who frequented Utah Valley and Utah Lake. Young and the others settled in the new colony of Provo, building cabins, planting crops and digging irrigation ditches to keep their crops alive.

	=== Move to Fort Harmony in Southern Utah ===		=== Move to Fort Harmony in Southern Utah ===

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	=== Young Testifies in John D. Lee's First Trial ===		=== Young Testifies in John D. Lee's First Trial ===
	[[Image:Lee_at_trial.jpg\|thumb\|right\|155px\|<center>'''John D. Lee at trial.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Lee_at_trial.jpg\|thumb\|right\|155px\|<center>'''John D. Lee at trial'''</center>]]

	In 1875, William Young was called as one of twenty prosecution witnesses during the first trial of [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]]. Lee's defense counsel also called him as a defense witness. His testimony confirmed many details of the main massacre. In addition, like [[Samuel Pollock]], Young identified others present at the massacre, naming, besides himself and Lee, seven others: [[Harrison Pearce\|Harrison Pearce]], [[William R. Slade\|William R. Slade]], [[James M. Mangum\|James Mangum]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], [[Oscar Hamblin\|Oscar Hamblin]], and [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]]. Contrary to the persistent myth that militia witnesses only named other participants who were already dead, all of these named by Young, except Oscar Hamblin who had died prematurely in 1862, were living.		In 1875, William Young was called as one of twenty prosecution witnesses during the first trial of [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]]. Lee's defense counsel also called him as a defense witness. His testimony confirmed many details of the main massacre. In addition, like [[Samuel Pollock]], Young identified others present at the massacre, naming, besides himself and Lee, seven others: [[Harrison Pearce\|Harrison Pearce]], [[William R. Slade\|William R. Slade]], [[James M. Mangum\|James Mangum]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], [[Oscar Hamblin\|Oscar Hamblin]], and [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]]. Contrary to the persistent myth that militia witnesses only named other participants who were already dead, all of these named by Young, except Oscar Hamblin who had died prematurely in 1862, were living.

	=== William Young's Passing ===		=== William Young's Passing ===

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	=== Joining the Southerners in the Cotton Mission in Washington County ===		=== Joining the Southerners in the Cotton Mission in Washington County ===
	[[Image:Cotton Mill 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>'''The Cotton Mill in Washington County.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Cotton Mill 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>'''The Cotton Mill in Washington County'''</center>]]

	In spring 1857, the William Young family became part of a larger migration of southerners to the new settlement in Washington County in southwestern Utah. These southerners founded the Cotton Mission in what came to be known as Utah's Dixie. There Young reunited with some of his kin from Tennessee and elsewhere.		In spring 1857, the William Young family became part of a larger migration of southerners to the new settlement in Washington County in southwestern Utah. These southerners founded the Cotton Mission in what came to be known as Utah's Dixie. There Young reunited with some of his kin from Tennessee and elsewhere.

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	[[Image:William Young 1b.jpg\|right\|200px\|William Young 1b.jpg]]		[[Image:William Young 1b.jpg\|right\|200px\|William Young 1b.jpg]]

	In the years that followed, Young worked as a farmer and carpenter in Washington County. He participated in public work projects such as building dams, factories and meeting houses. He was present at Fort Clara in early 1862 during the time of the Great Flood when rising floodwaters washed away the foundations of Fort Clara and Jacob Hamblin nearly drowned. Billy Young, [[Samuel_Knight\|Samuel Knight]] and several others ~~helped~~ pull Hamblin from the roiling waters.		In the years that followed, Young worked as a farmer and carpenter in Washington County. He participated in public work projects such as building dams, factories and meeting houses. He was present at Fort Clara in early 1862 during the time of the Great Flood when rising floodwaters washed away the foundations of Fort Clara and [[Jacob Hamblin\|Jacob Hamblin]] nearly drowned. Some accounts credit Billy Young, [[Samuel_Knight\|Samuel Knight]], and several others with helping pull Hamblin from the roiling waters.

	In 1867-68, Young was among the carpenters who built the cotton factory (photo above) in Washington. It became operational in 1869. In the early 1870s, Young helped build a new grist mill to replace [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] grist and lumber mill that had washed away in another flood on the Virgin River.		In 1867-68, Young was among the carpenters who built the cotton factory (photo above) in Washington. It became operational in 1869. In the early 1870s, Young helped build a new grist mill to replace [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] grist and lumber mill that had washed away in another flood on the Virgin River.

	According to family tradition, in the early 1870s William Young and his wife took the recently completed transcontinental railroad back to Tennessee to visit kin where they stayed for several years. They returned to Utah around 1874 or 1875, in time for Young to be subpoened as a witness in the murder trial of his acquaintance of nearly 35 years, [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]].		According to family tradition, in the early 1870s William Young and his wife took the recently completed transcontinental railroad back to Tennessee to visit kin where they stayed for several years. They returned to Utah around 1874 or 1875, in time for Young to be subpoened as a witness in the murder trial of his acquaintance of nearly 35 years, [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]].

	=== Young Testifies in John D. Lee's First Trial ===		=== Young Testifies in John D. Lee's First Trial ===