Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy and Letter [State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason]
Source Note
Minutes and Testimonies, [, Ray Co., MO], 12–29 Nov. 1838, State of MO v. Gates et al. for Treason (Fifth Judicial Circuit of MO 1838). Copied with letter ca. late 1838–ca. early 1839; unidentified handwriting; fifty-one pages; Mormons Collection, 1813–1970, Missouri History Museum.
pretty much to the same import with what was said by the — And further this deponent saith not.
Jesse Kelley
Addison Price a witness in behalf of the State produced, sworn, and examined, deposeth & saith:
I am a citizen of County. That about 4 days after Mill-Port was burnt I was taken prisoner, together with Mr Kelley by a company of armed mormons near 40 in number. They took from me a butcher knife and three guns one a shot gun & two rifles bullet moles [molds?] & a bar of lead, and a butcher knife & three guns, one a shot gun and two rifles from from Mr Kelley as he has himself stated. The guns were taken from Mr Kelley after they had taken us back to Mr Kelley’s house where they found them, we having been taken prisoners about two miles from there. one of the Defendants here was captain of that company & they sometimes called him general. And was also of the Company.
The on finding that I had removed my family & plunder into asked why I did so? I informed him, that as I had understood that when they came to <a> house they would take the beds, bedding &c off. I moved mine in time to save them. He advised me to go to them for protection, as there was obliged to be war then, and I would have to fight on one side or the other. I replied, I did not think there would be war, he said there would oblige to be and [p. [26]]