History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]

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<​June 22​> company of men about fifteen in number. Both parties then took the road towards the Big Mound; a part of the men were mounted, and a part were on foot; the mounted men were forward, and after passing my house, they wheeled and rode back to the footmen who were some little distance behind, and said to them, ‘there are some fellows on the Mound, you had better hurry on and we will take those fellows and carry them to ’; they used profane language. I watched them until they got near the Mound, and saw the guard on the Mound turn and run towards . After that the company went on to the Mound, and halted near the spot where the guard had run from. On the same evening about sundown there was a man by the name of Milton Hamilton came into my house, and told me he had come to tell me to arm and equip myself according to law, and stand in readiness; that the had demanded Joseph Smith according to law, and that he would not come it (meaning that Joseph Smith would not surrender); that the General issued orders for the Militia to be in readiness to take said Smith. I asked him what General, and he observed that he believed it was . I asked him if it was done by orders of the , and he said that was the understanding. He told me he acted under the orders of Capt. Mc. Auley; and further saith not.
James Olive.
“Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of June, 1844, before me,
L. S.
, J. P. [HC 6:529]
Phebe Levett states that she saw , , , and ’Squire McAuley in the company who fired on the guard on the road.
George G. Johnstone made the following affidavit:—
Hancock County)
City of .)
“June 22nd, 1844.
Personally appeared before me, , a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of , George G. Johnstone, living on Spring Creek in , who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith, that yesterday Napoleon Hardin came to your deponent, and said that the had sent orders for the Militia to be called out for to-day at four o’clock P. M., and to start on 22nd to, there to wait until all were ready from the different counties in the , and then they should march out to the Prairie, they should stop on the Prairie, and send in a flag of truce to , and demand the body of General Joseph Smith; if the people of refused to give him up, then they should exterminate the whole of them.
Geo. G. Johnstone.
“Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of June, 1844, before me.
L. S
, J. P.”
Gideon Gibbs made the following affidavit:—
City of .)
On the 22nd June, 1844, came before me, , Clerk of the Mayor’s Court for said , Gideon Gibbs, and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that on the afternoon of the 21st ins’t, about a half mile south east of the big mound on the road, a party of about eight or ten men in a warlike attitude, in company with two teams, passed your said affiant, and one of them said he fired at two men near the big mound— thought he killed them both, and <​your deponent​> saith no further.
Gideon Gibbs.
“Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of June, 1844.
, Clerk, M. C.” [HC 6:530] [p. 138]
June 22 company of men about fifteen in number. Both parties then took the road towards the Big Mound; a part of the men were mounted, and a part were on foot; the mounted men were forward, and after passing my house, they wheeled and rode back to the footmen who were some little distance behind, and said to them, ‘there are some fellows on the Mound, you had better hurry on and we will take those fellows and carry them to ’; they used profane language. I watched them until they got near the Mound, and saw the guard on the Mound turn and run towards . After that the company went on to the Mound, and halted near the spot where the guard had run from. On the same evening about sundown there was a man by the name of Milton Hamilton came into my house, and told me he had come to tell me to arm and equip myself according to law, and stand in readiness; that the had demanded Joseph Smith according to law, and that he would not come it (meaning that Joseph Smith would not surrender); that the General issued orders for the Militia to be in readiness to take said Smith. I asked him what General, and he observed that he believed it was . I asked him if it was done by orders of the , and he said that was the understanding. He told me he acted under the orders of Capt. Mc. Auley; and further saith not.
James Olive.
“Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of June, 1844, before me,
L. S.
, J. P. [HC 6:529]
Phebe Levett states that she saw , , , and ’Squire McAuley in the company who fired on the guard on the road.
George G. Johnstone made the following affidavit:—
Hancock County)
City of .)
“June 22nd, 1844.
Personally appeared before me, , a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of , George G. Johnstone, living on Spring Creek in , who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith, that yesterday Napoleon Hardin came to your deponent, and said that the had sent orders for the Militia to be called out for to-day at four o’clock P. M., and to start on 22nd to, there to wait until all were ready from the different counties in the , and then they should march out to the Prairie, they should stop on the Prairie, and send in a flag of truce to , and demand the body of General Joseph Smith; if the people of refused to give him up, then they should exterminate the whole of them.
Geo. G. Johnstone.
“Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of June, 1844, before me.
L. S
, J. P.”
Gideon Gibbs made the following affidavit:—
City of .)
On the 22nd June, 1844, came before me, , Clerk of the Mayor’s Court for said , Gideon Gibbs, and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that on the afternoon of the 21st ins’t, about a half mile south east of the big mound on the road, a party of about eight or ten men in a warlike attitude, in company with two teams, passed your said affiant, and one of them said he fired at two men near the big mound— thought he killed them both, and your deponent saith no further.
Gideon Gibbs.
“Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of June, 1844.
, Clerk, M. C.” [HC 6:530] [p. 138]
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