Joseph spoke of <​his​> imprisonment in , <​and of the shameful kidnapping of his witnesses and their being thrust into prison to prevent them from giving testimony in my <​his​> favor.​>

spoke of the Constitution

Joseph said we were willing to pay for the press<​, as he did not want them <​the owners​> to suffer any loss by it, neither did he wish such a libelous paper to be published in .​>

<​As for calling out the ​> if it were <​was​> intended to resist the Government of the it would be treason. If people <​but as they​> believed they were endeavoring to defend themselves <​and had no such intention as to resist the government​> it was all right.

10¼ A.M. The left, after saying that the prisoners were under his protection, and again pledged <​pledging​> himself that that they should be protected from violence, and told them <​telling them​> that if the troops marched the next morning to as he then expected, they should <​probably​> be taken along, in order to insure their personal safety, with how much sincerity may be seen by the following affidavits -[insert ’s, and J[onathan] C. Wrights affidavits and <​’s.​> <​& [William G.] Sterrett​>]-

While Joseph was writing at his <​the ’s​> desk William Wall stepped up, wanting to deliver a verbal message <​to him​> from his Uncle . He turned round to speak to Wall, but the guard refused to allow them any communication.

At noon Joseph wrote to as folows “” [p. 33]