Show I 1 copyright secured 1 aa HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH JUNE juse 1843 F friday 30 A messenger started from my corn company papy inthe in the night and arrived in nauvoo early in the morning saying that I 1 and the tile company would be in the city about noon dr IV richards and IV woodruff arranged the seats in the court room preparatory to my arrival at the nauvoo brass band and martial band started with emma and illy my brother hyrum to meet me also a train of carriages containing 0 a number number of the principal inhabitants at 8 ai ait ait t the company with me again L started arrived at the big mound about lol iol where the brethren decorated the bridles of their horses with tile the flowers of the prairie rairie and were wire met by a number of the citizens continued our journey and at 1125 1123 1 I was gladdened when opposite my brother hiruma farm about li ij miles east of the temple with seeing seeing the train a approaching ro aching towards us and I 1 directed col rockwood to place my life guards ia in their ap appropriate position in the procession I 1 was wis in in a buggy aggy with mr montgomery sheriff reynolds and aim wilson with my three lawyers cyrus walker shepherd G patrick arid and edward southwick were in the stage coach with lucian P sanger the stage pro proprietor propriety ot mr campbell campbeli the s sheriff of lee county and a company of about were with me on horseback h bany ck I 1 was wa s a prisoner in i n the hands of reynolds the agent a grit of missouri and anti wilson his assist ant a they ey were prisoners in the hands of ab sheriff ariff ca campbell campbeli cibell who had delivered the whole of us into tiie the hands hands of colonel markham guarded ly ily iny my friends so that none of us could escape whorl the fhe company from the city came up I 1 said I 1 thought thou ht I 1 would now ride a little easier goi got out oui of the ile buggy and after embracing emma and ana my brother who wept tears of joy at my return as did also mos most of the great reat company who surrounded us it was a solemn silent meeting I 1 mounted my favorite horse old charley chrley ll 11 when the band struck up hail hall ail all columbia and proceeded to march slowly towards the city emma riding 0 by my side into town the carriages having formed in line the compan company with me rae following next and the citizens fei fer fell feli I 1 in the rear As we approached the city the scene continued to grow more interesting the streets were generally lined on both beth sides with the breiten br breff eiren iren and sisters whose countenances were j joyous and full of satisfaction to see me once more safe I 1 w w ath th the cheers of the people and firing of guns and cannop we were obliged to appoint a number of men to keep the streets open for the pro jession session to pass P and arrived at my houie house abou one where my aged mother vs was at the door to embrace me with tears of oy y rolling down her checks and my children phildren clung ching around me with feelings of enthusiastic thusia and acx enraptured pleasure pc asure lutle fred F red pa the missourians Missour Misson rians ians wont take you aray again will they the friends from dixon gazed with astonishment and rapture t epee ee the enthusiasts attachment of my far family rilly and the saints towards me the multitude seemed unwilling to disperse until after I 1 had arisen on the fence and told them 1 I am out of the hands of the mis sopriana sou so arians riana again thank god I 1 thank you all for your kindness and love to me I 1 bless you all inbe name of or jesus christ amen I 1 shall address you at the grove ngar near near the temple at 4 this afternoon after when I 1 went to dinner with my family reynolds and wilson were placed at the head bead of the table with about gity city of my friends and were served with the best that the table afforded by my wife hom whom they refused to allow me to see when they so cruelly arrested arrea ted and ill treated me which contrasted strongly with their treatment to me rae when I 1 was birst arrested by them and until my roy friends frienda met me As soon as we arrived in the city the municipal in ani uni court came together when I 1 told them athe the writ of habeas corpus granted by the master ma in chancery cila Clia at dixon di vion fion was made returnable tur nabi to the nearest court having juristic llon ilion and ani you are that court 11 fl kreg was made on oil reynolds to re rc turn the writ who refused when I 1 signed the fol foi following lowin petition t i tion to amo the honorable 1 0 the municipal court of the city of ot nauvoo hancock county and arid state of illinois your petitioner joseph smith senior who has been arre arrest stel stCL cc by and under the name of joseph smith junior states on oath that he ia is now detained as a prisoner prisoners arid and in the custody of joseph 11 II reynolds in the said city of nauvoo and state of illinois who claims to be i the agent of the tha state of missouri and that your petitioner was arrested by one harmon T wilson Wil wll by virtue of what purports to be a warrant issued by his bis excellency ercellene Ex ceilene cellene y thomas om aa ford governor of tire the state of illinois in the county of lee and state of illinois and by said wilson your petitioner was delivered into the custody of said joseph 11 II reynolds at and within the founty of lee aforesaid that said supposed warrant so issued by his excellency ford governor as aforesaid and the arrest thereupon and the imprisonment consequent thereupon by said wilson arid and afterwards by said joseph H reynolds is illegal and in violation of law and without the authority of law as he is informed and verily believes for the following besides other reasons to wit wil the said supposed warrant so issued by the said governor of the state of illinois a as s afo aforesaid repaid does not confer conter any authority to arrest your petitioner for that it commands the offic officers ers drs therein named to arrest one joseph smith junior whereas the name of your petitioner is jose joseph trat h smith senior and your petitioner avers that he be is not known and reputed by the name of joseph smith junior 2nd and the said sald supposed warrant is defective and void for that it does docs not recite that the joseph smith junior mentioned therein has been demanded by the executive of the state of missouri of the executive of the state of illinois 3rd ard said supposed warrant is defective and void for that it does not state that said joseph Su smith junior unior therein named has been indicted or that any other legal accusation of any of fence has been legally preferred and is as pending pend ng against a ainest him in the said state of missouri ath it is defective and void for that thabit it do dos aoa s not show that any legal igal foundation was furnished by the executive u tive of the state of missouri bourl upon n which to issue issa e the same and your petitioner avers th that t the same was issued without eine tine authority of law ath said supposed posed warrant is in other respects defective and void ath the said joseph 11 II reynolds has no authority to detain your petitioner in custody for that he is not an officer of the state of illinois nor is he legally authorized by the said governor of the state of illinois or otherwise se as the agent of the tha state of missouri 1 in t the li e state of illinois or in any other character and capacity to imprison your petitioner within the sili said state of illinois ath your petitioner before the makin malting Z of the said arrest upon which he is now detained anti and imprisoned had been arrested for the same cause and unon upon upon a charge for the same of dence fence C for which hs he is now arrested and im imprisoned ri by virtue of a warrant issued by the eveanor governor of the said state of illin illinois or i s upon a requisition an of the executive authority of the said stae state of missouri Misao iiri and was wag discharged from said arrest and imprisonment by judgment of the circuit court of warren ccarty at tit a court holden in the tile said county of warren in or about the month of june AD 1841 1941 in such manner as not to be liable to the said second arrest for the same cause jtb your petitioner is not a fugitive from justice and has not fied lied from the justice of the said state of missouri and heis not guilty and has not been guilty of treason in in or against 0 the said state of missouri oth your petitioner was not and has not been within the limits of tha the said state of missouri missour sour for more than four years next before the making of said arrest and imprisonment whereby he is now detained nor for or during four years before any indictment or other legal accusation was preferred against him loth your petitioner avers that the said supposed warrant so issued by the said governor of tile the said state of illinois and anti under color of which your our 1 petitioner is now imprisoned 10 and the document aument purporting to be an authority to receive the slid stitt joseph smith junior are arc wholly defective and insufficient sufficient ir to legally authorize the this arrest and imprisonment of your petitioner copies of which supposed warrant and the supposed authority from the executive of the state of missouri LJ are hereunto annexed wherefore your petitioner prays that a writ of habeas cor car corpus us may be awarded directed to the said sald jobez josez IL II reynolds comma in that he brin bring your petitioner forthwith and without delay before this honorable court together with the causes of his caption and detention in order that your petitioner may be dealt fealt with according to law and your petitioner I 1 as in duty bound boand w wll wil 11 ever JOSEPH SMITH sen subscribed and sworn to before me this day of june AD 1843 at flip tile city of nauvoo illinois jailes yin clerk of ho fhe INTini municipal cipal court of the cy city of Nan nauvoo naboo 1 whereupon the court issued the following state of illinois cly of nauvoo s g the people of the state of illinois to the marshal of said city gree grec greeting ting whereas application has been made before the municipal I 1 pal pai court of said city that the body of ore joseph smith senior of the e said city of I 1 sau Vau who is 19 shied in in the warrant by which he is 13 held in in custody joseph smith junior u bior I 1 is i s in in the custody of joseph 11 II reynolds Reyno liis lils these are therefore to command the tha said joseph II 11 reynolds to safely have hav e the body of or the said joseph smith senior who is styled joseph smith junior enior in his custody detained as it is said sald together with the day and cause of his caption ion lon and ard detention by whatsoever name nime the said joseph smith se sentor senior bior may be known or called before the municipal court of said city forthwith to abide such order as the said court make in this tris behalf and birther further if the said joseph II 11 reynolds or other person or persons having said jos josaph joseph th smith senior of said city of nauvoo dau rau in in custody shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this writ you the marshal of said city or other person authorized to serve the same are hereby required to arrest the person or persons so refusing or neglecting to comply as aforesaid and bring brin him or them together to ether with the person or persons in in his or their cir custody forthwith before the municipal court coart aforesaid to be dealt with according accordine to law and herein h fail not and bring this writ with you witness J james imes ames sloan sloin clerk of the municipal court at nauvoo naus oo 00 this day of j L r S 0 I 1 J june une hithe dithe in the yen of ou our oun r lord one thousand a nd eight 0 hundred and forty v three JAMES SLOAN clerk which was endorsed 1 I joseph 11 II reynolds the tho within hin named do hereby return this writ with the body of joseph smith with the following L cause of caption and detention to wit the within named joseph smith sinith was arrested on a warrant issued by the governor goi gov arnor of the state of illinois by one I 1 1 harmon T wilson a constable of hancock ancock If county in the state of illinois on the day of june AD 1843 a copy of w which bich w war arrant is hereunto annexed and arid marked letter A and delivered to direct over my custody as eab ed by y said writ the person of said smith was wag on said of june in in the cou county n ta r 0 of fae lee lae e and state of illinois by the tile said wilson delivered over to my custody and that I 1 received and detained the said smith in in my custody by I 1 virtue of a certain warrant var rant of attorney issued by the governor of tile the state of jn a copy of which is hereunto annexed yani yand and marked 1 letter 13 directing me to receive the said slid hand convey him jo to and deliver him to the sheriff of daviess county in n the state mate of I 1 I 1 missouri and an that the within detention detent ion inn referred toa to tos I 1 js the same referred to and none other JOSEPH II 11 REYNOLDS nauvoo june 30 AD 1843 1 executive department city of Je know ye that 1 I thomas reynolds re governor of the state of missouri having full trust and confidence in the integrity and abilities of joseph 11 II reynolds do hereby constitute and appoint him as the agent of the said state of missouri to I 1 proceed to the state of illinois for thre purpose of receiving from the proper authorities of that state on oue one e joseph it smith jr char chan charged ed with treason by him committed a against ainest I 1 the state state of missouri and as having fied fled aled fled from justice to the state of illinois and I 1 do hereby auth au thone authorize orize oriLe and direct said joseph 11 II reynolds 0 o convey said joseph from the state of illinois and deliver him to tile the custody of the sheriff of daviess county in iii the state of of f missouri in testimony whereof I 1 have hereunto set my hand band and caused to be affixed L T g S the great seal of the tile state of mrs M s 5 soun sonn vv v v done D me at the city of jefferson fierson Jef this t 11 is day of abne ane in the year of conr lord one ane thousand eight hundred and forty three by tiie tire governor tho VIO REYNOLDS 1 JAMES L minon MINOH secretary of st state 1 thomas ford governor of the stats state of III ili illinois I 1 to all sherl sheri sheriffs irs and constables of any coun ty y of the state and to harmon T wilson of the he county of ancock hancock II greeting whereas it has beeri been made known to me by the executive authority of the state of missouri Misso jn that one joseph smith junior stands charged with wilh the crime of treason against the state of Miss missouri onri and alleged that joseph smith janior has alej fled from the justice of the said state of missouri and taken hefti refuge e in in the state of illinois now therefore I 1 thomas ford governor of the state stae of Illino illinois ig purs puns i valt rait nt to the constitution and laws of the united states and of this state do hereby command mirand co you 5 on to arrest and apprehend me said joaeph joiel b smith junior if he be e found within the limits of the state aforesaid and cause him to 0 o be safely kept anti and delivered to the custody of joseph 11 II reynolds esq who has his been duly constituted the agent of the said state of missouri to receive the said fugit fugitive lve ive from the thea justice ustice of said state he paying all fees arid and charges for the arrest and apprehension of said joseph smith lunior junior unior and 0 make due ret ree returns urna to the executive department orthis state of the dannerth mann manner erih erTh in which this writ may be executed in testimony whereof I 1 have hereunto set A my hand and caused the great T 0 seal of the state to be affixed I 1 L S done at |