<​Trial in at ​> <​9​> Tuesday 9, Our trial commenced befor[e] a drunken grand Jury. , presiding Judge, as drunk as the Jury, for they were all drunk togeth[e]r.— . had been dispatch[e]d by the committe to visit us. & Leaving this morning. <​& swimming several Rivers, he​> arrived amomong us in the afternoon, & spent the eveni[n]g in our company. <​ brought a written copy of a statute which had passed the Legislature giving us the privilige of a change of venue on our own. affadavit.​> , arrrived from , & was favorable to our escape, from the perscutns [persecutions] we were endu[r]ing, & spent the eveni[n]g with us in prison, & we had as pleas[a]nt a time, as such circumstances would permit, for we were as happy as the happyest, the spirit buoy[e]d us above our troubles, & we rejo[i]ced in each othe[r]s society.

<​10​> Wednesday 10.[th] was spent in the examination of witnesse[s], before the grand Jury. Dr was one of the witnesses. was not permitted to give his testim[o]ny. Our Guard went home, & Col & others Blakely & others took their place.

<​’ Letter​> “ Apil 10[th] 1839 X (L 4, 5) ”

<​’s Letter ​> “ θ (L 16, 17) ”

<​’s Lettr​> <​11. Thursday;​> “ □ (L. 39, 40) .”

<​. mobbed.​> The examination of witnesses was continued, & was permitt[e]d to give his testimony, afther he had closed, Blakesly, one of the guard came in & said to , that he wanted to sp[e]ak to him. walked out with him & around the end of the house, when Blakesly cried out, “God Dam you; you Dam’d <​old​> Mormons I’ll kill you! and struk at with his fist then with a club. took the club & threw it over the fence. There were 10 of the men who immdiat [immediately] rush[e]d upon to kill him. Col , Capt of the guard being one of the number, but told them he could kill the whole of them at one blow apiece. & drove them all off. The court & grand Jury stood & saw the affray. & heard the mob threaten ’s life by all the [p. 50]