Show missionary letter in rending reading your writings that appeared in the news pret aaning to the trials of tho the prophet joseph smith and boid being very inter sted in the work which he did eltho regretting the persecute ions that lie he had to pass tb through rough by those that seemed to be impelled to war against the work of the lord I 1 I 1 was very vary much ino rested while tr acting in this city spokane on meeting an old gentle man inan by the name of albert espie and after telling him my business 9 I 1 was vory very much surprised to learn that he was acquainted quain ted with the prophet joseph smith and that he was a small abdy at that time run a ferr boat from f rom lear clear J creek across tile the mississippi river and ferried him and his brother hyrum and across at the time they went to carthage to give himself up at the utne time they were killed lie said that he was acau acquainted tinted with hm him anti and had a coil conversation with him while crossing and that Jos josephii epli gave him an old span ish four quarter for his fire f lre that he be could yemeni ber well also saw the rifle that lie he was shot with and d liate r stilting stil setting ting bothe some of the early history of the church at that time and the history of some of the leaders that lie he remembered testified A that hat they were not guilty of the charges that were milde mae against them and they were promised protection at that time dr gillispio Gilles pio plo said that he be had not taken much of an interest in religion and ana had not investigated it but after explaining to him the book of mormon and the truths that it contained wh which ch joseph was an instrument in the hands of the lord jn in bring ing about the gospel in its full ness to the people in this day lie he gladly purchased one and wished nie me success in the work |