David At 5 P M, I appeared before the Municipal <​Court​> on the above ; the following is a copy of their docket:—

“Special session (page 108 <​to 110​>) ”

I received the following letter:— (see file) .”

To which I wrote the following reply:— “ (see file) Smith.” <​& address.​>

Rain <​The Editor of the Neighbor writes “Retribuitive Justice (see page 234) Americans”​>

<​I copy from the St. Louis Gazette The <​ascending​> (Neighbor 233) is beautiful”​>

Thursday June 13 at 9 a m presided in Municipal Court which sat in the <​Present , , , & Associate Justices​>. , , , , , , , , , , & were arrested on the complaint of before J. P. of by a Constable of . They petitioned for and obtained a writ of . Present H Counceller (see Docket 111 & 112) <​I sat as Chief Justice, , , , & as Associate Justices, Addison Everett & James Jackson gave their testimony under oath when they were all, honorably discharged from the accusations & arrest— & that said pay​> the costs. Whereupon the <​an​> foll was issued for $1100. the cost. <​amount.​>

Evening, I attended meeting in the ; preached, and I made some observations afterwards.

Two of the brethren arrived this evening from , and said that about 300 Mobbers were assembled there, to <​with​> the avowed intention of coming against . Also that was paying a dollar per bushel for corn to feed their animals.

The following was published in the Warsaw Signal Office; I insert it as a specimen of the unparralelled corruption and diabolical falsehood of which the human race are <​has​> become capable of in this generation:—

"At a meeting <​mass​> (see printed copy on file) coming contest <​Secretary​>.”

A warrant was issued <​against me and sixteen others​> by a Justice of the Peace for for the crime of <​charging us with committing​> a riot on the 10th inst, when the Nauvoo Expositor press was destroyed. We were arrested and taken before him; but after a long and close examination we were discharged. [p. 60]