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Show We stared very early. Father and Mr. Richards drove ahmd u a but:gy. Six young men of Carthage, Car-thage, three in each wagon, went !nn(L' as an escort. The only one of these whom I remember was young Collins, brother of Mrs. : Sarah A. Seofu-hl. We readied the city of Nauvoo some time that day. June USih, M, and delivered ! the bodies to Mormons, who ap- ! pea red to be exceedingly distressed. 1 saw the widow of Joseph weep- j i ing most hitterlv at the Mansion ' house. My father told the story , of the tragedy to the Mormons hrielly. We were kindly treated j and returned home that night." Capt. Hamilton says that he never had any idea where the Smiths were buried, and thinks very few people ever knew. Uar-lhage Uar-lhage Jirpuhlinn). THAT TRAGIC EVENT. ouie RciuliilMceiiKi-H of tlie Kllilug of tlit SmIMis, The follow ing article recently appeared in the Cartilage paper, and seems to be an honest, faithful account ol the lamentable affair: Capt. John D. Hamilton, of Chester, Ches-ter, who is visiting friends and relatives in this city, was but 11 years old when the Smiths were killed at the old Carthage jail on June 27th, 1S44. His father, the patriot Artois Hamilton, then conducted the historic Hamilton hotel now partially dismantled. Mr. Hamilton's recollections of that tragic event are quite good, considering his youth at that time. "I would not care to give a detailed de-tailed statement of those incidents, because at the time I was only a boy, and none but the most startling start-ling features of the tragedy were impressed vividly upon my mind. I know that a mob killed Joseph and ITyrum Smith, seriously wounded Dr. Taylor, and that Mr. Richards escaped unhurt. Father had the bodies of the Smiths and the wounded Dr. Taylor, removed to his hotel. He made coffins for the fcodies, and had them properly cared for. A physician dressed Dr. Taylor's wounds. Of course there was the wildest excitement in Carthage. Scores of people Med to the timber and brush, fearing that the Mormons would come out from Nauvoo and avenge the murder. mur-der. Houses and stores were left unguarded. Many people who de-I de-I dared that property in possession j of Arlois Hamilton would not he J disturbed by the Mormons, piled the most valuable furniture and goods on a vacant lot owned by mv father. This, as well as other property in town, was not dis- turbed. The Mormons didn't j come, and the people returned in a few days." j In regard to his trip to Nauvoo' with the bodies of the Smiths, Mr. ! Hamilton corrects a popular error. ! "My father and I alone did not Like the h..die to Nauvoo. The 1 niehl of Ihe i,t.;,sacre tv.o M.,r- ' loot is had di hen into to-vn from Me-adonui (WebMer.) in farm ' wagon-, and upon my fill,, ,-'s re- (lle:-t :ire.-d to Cumy the bodies' to Nauvoo on. the following day. ' |