Personally appeared before me , Judge Advocate of the , and being duly Sworn deposes and says. that on or about the 28th day of Ap[r]il 1844, at the house dwelling house of , in aforesaid, Colonel , Surgeon in chief, and ranking Brevett Brigadier General of said Nauvoo Legion— while talking about General Joseph Smith. said that General Smith kept a gang of Robbers and plunderers about his house for the purpose of robbing and plundering. and he <​(Smith)​> received half the spoils: also that said General Joseph Smith tried to get him () to go and kill : with many othe[r] ungentlemenly and unofficer like obse[r]vations concerni[n]g <​said​> General Smith and othe[r]s.—

Personally appeared. the the signer of the above complaint and made oath the same was true according to the best of his knowlgde and belief— <​the day and year above written​> before me