Meanwhile, during this time of great tension the Baker-Francher party had set up camp in Mountain Meadows, a grassy expanse located in Southern Utah. Leaders from Southern Utah discussed how to enact Young's martial law, and deal with the Baker-Francher party. During the meeting, Haight said that it was in "the will of all in authority" to kill the pioneers. "There will not be one drop of innocent blood shed, if every one in the damned pack are killed, for they are the worse lot of outlaws and ruffians that I ever saw in my life," Haight told John Lee, who was ultimately executed for his involvement in the massacre.