<​August 21​> placed it close to my ear, and swore if I attempted to get away, that he would blow out my brains, they then commenced to whip me with large Gads which they had for the purpose, and literally mangled me from my Shoulders to my Knees. there were in company as near as I could recollect twelve or fourteen, they were striped of their hats and coats, with their sleeves rolled up, and collars open, which made them look like murderers and robbers; the names as far as I can recollect were Monday, Uno, and Martin, the others I do not recollect, after keeping me tied in this condition I should think an hour and a half, they then brought to me, and after some consultation, loosed me from the tree where I was tied, and led us back to the Town, put us in a room where I saw and , they then tied them about the neck, and led them out, and in the course of the night, they brought them back to the room where we were. said they stripped him, and whipped him very bad, this was on the seventh of July, the next day and myself were taken before a magistrate, nothing proven against us, only that we were Mormons, and we were ordered to Prison. and by some means were liberated but we ( and myself) were put into a Jail and put in Irons until the twenty first of August when through the kindness of God we made our escape and returned to ”