<​Saturday June 24​> Early this morning I sent <​As my favorite horse, Jo Duncan, being <​was​> somewhat jaded, in being ridden so hastily by , I hired <​a man with his horse &​> a buggy to carry to Rock Island, where the Steamer Amaranth fortunately came in about 15 minutes & took him <​on which he took passage​>​> to , to inform my brother of what was being done, & to start some brethren to my <​request him to send me some​> assistance <​forthwith​>

about 8 the Master in arrived & issued a writ of , returnable before the Hon: John D. Caton, Judge of the 9th. judicial District Circuit, at Ottaway, which was duly served on & , <​-[see below​> after which at 10 a m they also obtained a writ of Habeas Corpus for the purpose of being discharged before said Judge Caton.<​]-​>

<​Mr. who was out electioneering to become the Representative for Congress, told me that he could not find time to be my Lawyer, unless I would promise him my vote; he being considered the greatest criminal Lawyer in that part of , I determined to secure his aid— & promised him my vote. he afterwards went to & joyfully said, I am now sure of my election, as Joseph Smith has promised me his vote & I am going to defend him—​>

at 10 a m another writ was sued, this time from the Circuit Court of , against & , for private damage & for false imprisonment, claiming 10,000 damages, upon the ground that the Writ issued by the of was a void writ in law; upon which said writ they were held to bail, in 10,000 each, & they had to send to for bondsmen, & were placed in the custody of the Sheriff of . & felt bad when these last writs were served on them & began to cool in their conduct a little; <​above​> <​after which they also obtained a writ of Habeas Corpus for the purpose of being discharged before Judge Caton.​> [p. 46]