informs me that reports are in circulation that we have taken property which belongs to Mr Laws and others. There has been no property meddled with to my knowledge belonging to any person, except property which we have purchased of the rightful owners. Mr Law turned over some property to a Mr Hicks to pay a debt. This I purchased of Mr Hicks and he now holds my obligation <​I am responsible to him​> for the amount. We have been especially careful to preserve the property of those who are exciting the public against us inasmuch as we knew that every means would be used which could be invented to raise excitement against us and we have appointed the police to watch this property and see that no harm was done to it by any person as they had tried to fire their own building and was detected in the act. The fire was extinguised by the policeman and no property <​damaged​>

There has been no prisoners taken in this , neither any person held as hostage only some of our own <​who are​> residents of this place who had broke the laws. No stranger has been inferfered with, nor detained in the under any circumstances