Footnotes
For additional details on the events leading to the deaths of JS and Hyrum Smith, see Oaks and Hill, Carthage Conspiracy.
Oaks, Dallin H., and Marvin S. Hill. Carthage Conspiracy: The Trial of the Accused Assassins of Joseph Smith. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1975.
According to a later account by Taylor, JS and his companions—rather than the guard—had sent for the wine in order to “revive” their spirits, which were “generally dull and heavy.” (John Taylor, Statement, 23 Aug. 1856, p. 47, Historian’s Office, JS History, Draft Notes, ca. 1839–1856, CHL.)
The previous day John S. Fullmer gave JS a single-barrel pistol, which Fullmer brought into the jail in his boot. JS gave the pistol to Hyrum Smith after Cyrus Wheelock gave him a six-shooter revolver, which Wheelock had carried into the jail earlier on 27 June in his overcoat. (John S. Fullmer, Preston, England, to George A. Smith, 27 Nov. 1854; Cyrus Wheelock, London, England, to George A. Smith, 29 Dec. 1854, Historian’s Office, JS History Documents, ca. 1839–1860, CHL.)
Historian’s Office. Joseph Smith History Documents, 1839–1860. CHL. CR 100 396.
TEXT: “man” is double underlined.
Willard Richards, “Two Minutes in Jail,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 24 July 1844, [3], italics in original; see also “Two Minutes in Jail,” Times and Seasons, 1 Aug. 1844, 5:598–599.
Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.