Show i 31 rf copyright Becu real redl S y OF ja JOSEPH seph shy shw SMITH TR t a july JEMY loz loe S A flu I 1 julve lilly 1 A alas 18 a am m that trip municipal C court my ill lii the tile chirt j rt Ma maartin ipg T actina caf justice daliet daniel 1 H 11 wells ne newl iv 1 K ry geprge IV iri irl gustavus custavo hnis am arid hiram kimball Ki associate Juit justices ices lo 10 it ivest j gate the writ evrit of habeas corpus tvr the follo wip witness s were ex examined HI run rum puley P pratt be br aham a in youat yount aurig G george eol W pitk Pit kii kit J wig liht lit a and sidney kidney JI lyord verll 9 sid td that tiie tile now DOW incont in cort i is pi tin and that LI S milic naje daje js is noC jeph f an h S m 1 tp junior out his name came is joseph josephl san sur S ma h lh s bentoi e tor jor and has beep beem for more mow lb tha than a tw years pat I 1 have baen been b an av arg minted wi ah th lie hewa wa was s wirty thirty seven deais e absy arsy in l q st an and d I 1 have not beani alis atis him lim at auy any one oner true tyne not cot even the e pace six manuia since sigge slope his birth to my roy decol recil lec llo lio an n aw apt ha have haie acci tej tel with all uli lynny ly iny 1 doina joins business transactions and inov it As as As 33 apy one man could b be with s bys business bg iness siness up tip to tit ouel arvi da that lie he harlot hariot haa hat not com cam comal enill any stafe stale in in the union bs byj anya y fit jit fit d et c or 0 by li yim wa I 1 war w or r by ohlin alien 1 arif atif I im nol not aa an bemy in uly any sarv sare ta the ai ar and ard dj ad joseph ral Rai illi ill senior 1 iia lia g n not c birri te leaon iu in the sate state of l no nor r v dlag any law lavil taw oi or rule 0 of sald said talk stay I 1 byng b personally acquaint eil willi the tile tr brinac inac 1 giop of 0 sald said li heo hoe ja shiell ws ios far about six si months til ill uy yar ar IM U I 1 I 1 being belt beit also alp a resident in saida sue SWe a 1 I jiunn af ng s fhe the he sa sarn sain rh q period of I 1 d do 5 4 W W P said eaid joseph sineth senior never iva F U rj t 10 6 duty in any sate neit reit reichert wali wall a ie ein 1 lff iff the thi sate af 0 hib bib dilso RIL so he be be exempt y bain 11 0 1 OA ot of a bone arci ili 1 I and a by py jlia i ving vips a license to preach the or orpe beliz in a mini of lh goue goge and sri lri I 1 doki aoki do q ry 4 iid ild lid soth smith never 11 evir ijar liar borei inias arlus arrul ar inia lus rul 23 3 a mi military gitary gnann anji ally any capacity ewt ab ejr y v it t in in the tiie tae tag tar ak 0 crevoi to taa lAa farne furne faine tr ho lw beg heg he ben j hen ivell trell any y 0 derst derit ol 01 0 assar assur MJ pir piT aw jpy commits como comm com ola caa iid T uk eway inay adv capac capacity bu bui bul 16 do kno Rno that bilat it e was in the ilie state ok ot it t the ibe pw pape jl q commonly called aoi M arele bredt ernd ennd crid with willi violence ilce abd add exter an ani I 1 on or abol abolt Atthe the ibe first lio nio monday ilay liay i 1113 irit auri Aurs sj 83 at t Ille tile he ela eia elc elec lioi in nali Gall alln dlin till th 3 comaty seat beat in lit div leis connly cot coi w wee called dior Alor moms were viere forbids tor bidder f to vr csc e the iop franchise aall aali froma fromm tha owed oweA circumstance an amay commenced ano an a clit almit ensued itliong the ci V ens ct of ilia place aiki aimi arl ari I 1 from that tune a ing C cal cau ga gacheny gat pat theny berd heri 1 an fn in thai that louritt cou ritT tl n tile exter ini nation cf the AIL ionn lorn now nom lou iou 91 the gil ghi at an denyse jf lipan hearing heayn bat hat inobe mobs nere were tog together ethal ethol arid and wat that they trad irad also aiso murdered mu jered dered two 0 oe tile thid he citizen i of or tile llie same place avld and to im stif siim mier fier aillem 16 to be budded buried ind aud iny seif gelf went when it over to I 1 carnly to learn learney ah by particulars oc ol it the tha a affias aft a 1 I bat but unon upon our arnival as ai Di abman ahman e learned t ilanone In anone rione were hilled but bit bui hevral we wern werf rr wounded ip wal irice all ni gilla A t a ati alj col coi lynnn wit the next mopping mor icorn ping ip tile tl I 1 iler ilet het lice bein very wa damand m mand and 11 bivin iving dean bean eny ery very lr dr fons fors outi onti time ne Y tb the springs and etla elij in in that ra reston cidh were rid gid dried up tip of oali mounting mg ou oun our hories hordes to return w oje rode ode up to 0 o rB laAs whoa wb was vas thea then thea an ark ct fr 1 J Justice of the peace preace to 0 5 alp wate baer vaen r fr antl anil bon bor horse bores es som bev citi cilien accompanied us there here and ond after obtain obtaining inz water mr air black W was as asked hyi hyl aid joeph joaeph sn f ith senior if lie woul woal use tie tle hi lii to see that the lawil lawai we were re faithful faithfully r alato atit down m mob ob vi olence violence and lie he irav careus 3 a paper written by his o oi omia mia hand ban 1 statina that ea us writt waud paper pacer ia 1 do so eo ile he also requested him ia call cal the mit mn jm m n of tit ohp cot not al on th the next day that we m glit have haye an 11 intern interview with then them to 0 o hig this his lie he act acquiesced lais jais ced an lili 1111 accor accordingly cizl fhe next day they assembled at the house howe PC p col coi ol 01 mid wid a id entered into a matual ml tinli coven roven covenant int of peace to put dowel mob violence and igrec esc each i 0 other othen er in tiie the enio enjo enjoyment ment ct their rights rig rip lils tits afler after of ter this we ail all parted with the best of t felings feh fee n I 1 nr and 9 each ich ach moan roan az retha returned ivd avd I 1 10 0 o his bis own owenj beme heme tirs tips mtv mutual cep cee cemment Me ment ement rf peace h however elid hot la last 0 anc ang fr baut faut a tey tei few fey day aft aff afterwards the mob began ban iq jo acain ajain several gindre 4 at Mill ulli a few miles distant frodi flow Di ahman ahry immediately c cam cei epi making 19 19 dg upon the catlie citizens t ail calka caika all ta mormon mordon lui lul taking awil away y their hoco hozo hoj aid and cattle eni sni nj flirea dening fening m with wilb e act inal lorl torl or utter alter extinction they thes had hwd ilaa a acar arar c a tz lion non and there should bp be no compromise ony wj fatt ih it mouth lebien trebie leq len ien liy lly men meri I 1 ivohn women an and anda chugren alren pris prisoners prisoner onel w I 1 jeg jek theux ani an ant I lic kic lacerating e ra t i n g their ate boj PS y withe wit liec and aad nin hin iipp to trees an jer der Jep depriving iving them of food mil wil until lii til ibey were com compelled tp the bal bai bair k from uie hie te eps 9 to winch they werf weri bere hound bound 11 m n orden order to gimmi susi nusi air life Ir eating treating lh them fm lil iti u the ra acost P st erue erne ellei matner th they ey couls could invent or think of and doin every thin thes they gould gouid to excite excie excle the llie of the ille luor imor inon on people eople to rescue thep thap in w order it ilat diat in t tiley m ight taht make ake hat mat hat bat a pretext of all an accusation for fon fon for t he the reach of fhe the he law and end that they w ight 1 rbt thea ih better excite the prejudice of the he populace am and thereby git get ald aid and assistance to carry out their them hellish pui pill poses of extermination i E S immediately oh n tile the authentication of I 1 thesey ese fact fac riger 1 s weik were om fan far west is i s austin A eing kins ju je dge of bf the fifth judicial distort of tile the state of 1 missouri and awl 1 also aiso I to major general atchian At chion chlon commander in elaf of that division divi ion lon and dri bri brigadier idler adier ge general eral 1 giving them thern formation information Tn of the existing 11 facts fact and de marding immediate adista ace t general arned with the er and went immediately to dialma D and from thence to millport Mill MiK port aud aid aud hp he faunl th the rac twe e tnt tnie as reported to bim him that the citizen ofalia county were assembled 16 zether together ina lib li ostile stile atti attl huie iuie tule tuie to the amount of wo or threele kindred meni threatening threatening tha the uter uen extermination oe of the mor mo jonghe nghe immediately to clay county countr and nd ordered oat nat a sua suM sufi is clent tent military military f forchi orca orco t W juial the he mob 1 l i immediately after aften thy they were verc ased rind and the 1 army defur ed he we mob commenced aguirr soon after we agi axi aab applin app lipil for milita militar rj ald aid when general doniphan with a force of sixty armed man men ta ear west IWO but ihie thes were in such a stafe state of insubordination that 4 P said he conid could not cottrol control ham them and it wat wae adv sabin sable by co coll hirkle mr ndoi naoi aej kria other that laev ibea should return home gen gro crai erat crar ordered cot dintle to 0 o call out tile ot cai cal calawell d well Jwell be the town against t the the m maib for said he you hive have great reason to taj he be alarmed for lie he said sald nil ned gillium from froni the plate te had coal tiro taro him hun pl men and am ilu liu had taken up their station st aion alon 1 at hunters amm MIU I 1 a lade aade place distant seventeen j oil vil eg eighteen iteen miles north west of jhc thc he town own of I 1 r and alo alac that an aimed force had hati acain agai agat at rt rj davs dava county consi conil stin of several mer meri ani aal iffat hat another armmel arrael force fonce had at a DeWi dewitt tf in in jC arroll county countr about fifty miles south eist mit of of far fr west vest wheres wt lere about se verify seventy families of he file moi Mor nim dim people it biad it q tiled uron ulon uron the bank baak of the ammo missouri ri ilver ilven at a antle lttie town called de witt wit E a mes be he ii was dg e falkin eam camin io from troa te da will vit hav hat hal 1 three thresa or tour four hillier ed men hal lind hai ty eulo ati aliat place arrn 61 ap cap a pie pip apte pip pie api ant ani filat rhy rby sy ba hail harl I 1 the titter utter extinction of bt be cit z ns 0 hat bat a t V t aco if they did dil not leave leaie ibe the place i mn f diat pv a and it wat that they thay bad had also shirron surrounded adelt it ana town and cut foff off all supplies of food sa so til tha m ganv adv off of oft hem were seuerin liun hune hunt r if gen Doni DonS doniphan filian phan seemed tj la he lie vey vei much ali ail alj al it J a arad and appeared to be wilin to 10 do all alt he ouid uld to ds asit fit i anito antto relieve le e suf derin Terin 4 af of t th morin monin mo orn n people eo I 1 he advised that a p thion 11 I 1 im 0 g got oel tip ftp and antl betit fo afie tiie governor Go vernol vernoi A petition eti etl wag wa ae pYe prepared pared anta ana ania afes mess dispatched ihn irn mediately to the fhe governor an and I 1 another petition pat pai tion itron was sent eng ens the M floi people the country were in m gleat pipat pi eat pat state of alarm alarm andalo andallo and aiso also in great ditre di ilay timy clity sw completely wit with a med inid forces on the norih north and on the north wf wo r rj anti ani on fhe sout south and ulso also ff howard who was a preacher pr ercher and a captain ever a trl tri Mitia company com hany piny of fifty soni soMi crbut bui but nab ifal irai abild jade to his hia number out cr of the emme about a hundred more morp which witch maje made hb hij boic jol c boni bont about one oie hundred mag satine saline at tit crooked crek out hla hia n partie men inert bomm arld arid and children prison i von ion ers darivin orf off cattle cattie hogs hoys anif amr ses ent in into to every hoate off lt and lon creeke ria rill ne naf he of they moat preciou aiice allic e 3 4 sucha as aas mati rati ratina nv bedding bedd ing ins and am cioth cloth pg ing faking ait alt imie imle theil thell old oid ol 01 1 and ard their rides or military miti Wili tary f copier anut ha the with instant death eatn eath ft they did nok not devivier up ail all arpe igl idt 4 t tiling and anil enter into info a to leave lear tile HIP state slate or go into the he cita rf of Far farbest West by the next 1 abiri ay irr iri they abey c calculated to dr dri ive lve ve the p people p dalp I 1 ino ear far west and therl thra drive them to ht gillium also was doerig ithe the same samp oh ott tile the west side of far par west and nd woods TL presbyterian mih dmn mer wal wa the leader mader of the mol mob in in diviki Davi Divi esi ei county arid a verv very noted brihn of th sam g cieto was the mader leader of me the mob in carrol carroll 1 county anti and they were aig alg sending out their thein couling parties robbing anti and pilla kinz kilz driving away hoeq hoc horses and catti uin uli nii women and ch children illren and earr carr carlvin rvin inn binl them off their thein lives ilves ami and si iati on to till aili joanner of abuses that ill ili the y C coal invent oni ori thirk think or 3 i |