sworn a copy of the notice was given to who went and delivered the same to — came back in a few minutes and told me that he had served the notice on Major General personally—

sworn I was at s a few days before they were cut off— he asked me several questions— he said he did not believe that ever there was a more cursed scoundrel than Joseph Smith ever hung between the heavens and the earth, he said it voluntarily— he took his own course, when he saw that I did not swallow it down he said I see you are a whole hearted Mormon— I said I wanted to be one at any rate—

sworn— the evidence that I shall give concerns swindling the — I have been acting as Brigade Major of 2nd. Cohort— the first year I received my pay from according to the law of the — the second year I did it correct but the adjutant general refused to pay me— did not do his business and I was appointed to do it in his stead— charges were made against him— after some time he was acquitted— he made no returns— wrote to to recommend me in order to have the consolidated— I did it and got it into Regiments— the papers came into my hands— and I afterwards gave them up to the next commanding Officer— last fall I and went to to get our pay— he got the papers and was for claiming last years pay— was to bear the expenses to — did not give his Certificate to — but General [George] Coulson who was at — I told to get a Certificate from — He got ’s Certificate for 1843. when we got to he got Coulson’s Certificate for 1843— the Certificate he got from Coulson was for three Regiments and is now deposited in the office in . both Certificates were made for 1843 when we got to we staid all night— he made the alteration there, from 1843 to 1842 in ’s Certificate— when we got to we employed a lawyer— the auditor was interested— and told us to give bonds, the attorney that we had employed proposed for us to give our bonds to the amount our Certificates drew for, we gave our bonds to the auditor to indemnify him— the Attorney went our Security— when the Attorney was writing the bonds threw out his Certificate from Coulson for three Regiments— and then the other from as altered from 43 to 1842. in order to draw 60 dollars each year— there never has been more than 2½ Regiments. never more than 5 batalions— the Certificate of [p. [2]]