Shortly X (app 46, 47,) Accordingly night.

<​9​> Friday 9th. This morning O (app 47) off. <​— arrived at this day.​>

<​[David] Holman’s Permit​> <​10​> Satuday “I permit (X Richrds Mem [Levi Richards, Memoranda Book] 18.) aid.”— The foregoing is a true specimen of — Liberty.— Gen

has <​had​> spent his time since our arrival at by in searching the laws to find authority for trying us by court martial. Had he not been a Lawyer of eminence I would have supposd it no very difficult task to decide that quiet, peaceful, unoffending, private <​& privatee​> citizens <​too except as Minsters of the Gospel​> were not amenable to a military tribunal in a country governd by civil laws. But be this as it may wrote the that he had “detaind X (Doc C7.) perjury.”

<​Prisoners acquitted at ​> <​11​> sunday 11th. The 3 days investigation having closed at evey man was honorably acquitted by being Judge. X (Ap 46) protection.— About 30 of the brethrn have been kill[e]d, A multitude wounded, a<​bout a​> hundred missing, and about 60 at , awaiti[n]g their trial, for what they know not.

<​12 <​11​>​> Sunday 11[th]. While X (T & S. 6.) painful. informd us that he would turn us over to the civil authorities for trial. <​Joseph Smith Jr (<​*​> Doc 97) Larceny.​>

<​12​> <​Monday twelth <​12​>​> The first act of the court was to send out a body of armed men, without a civil process to obtain witnesses.

<​Trial ofof Joseph Smith & others.—​> <​12 13​> Tuesday 13th. We were placed at the bar, <​— p[r]esiding—and , Stat[e]s Attony [Attorney],​> witnesse were calld and sworn at the point of the bayonet. Dr <​O​> (Ap 47 48) li life. <​This introduction is sufficent to show the charater of his testimo[n]y.​> We were not prepared with witnesses, # (T & S 6) confined. proper. For <​&​> he swore to just according to the statement he had made, doubtless thinking it a wise cause to ingratiate himself into the good graces of the mob.— The following witnesses were [p. 36]