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.
a vacant house in , some in a store house, and some in a house said to be ’s, all in these articles consisted of a clock, two glass-jars, a boxcoat, a paper of screws, some paints, a canister of turpentine & some planes, chissels, square &c These were found since the surrender of arms in by the Mormons I saw a number of articles also I sawat the time in , at the time I was seeking after my property, which I believe were taken from ’ store, consisting of a leghorn bonnet, a castor, screws & hinges or butts, which I knew belonged to — I saw a number of articles which had been concealed under ground consisting of pots, ovens, and skillets, among them a pot belonging to myself. And further this deponent saith not.
Geo. W. Worthington
Joseph H. McGee, a witness for the state produced sworn, & examined deposeth & saith
On thursday the 18th day of October, I was at Mr Worthington’s in when the Mormons made an attack upon . Mr Worthington had a pair of saddle-bags in my shop -[in ]- with notes and accounts in them and he requested me to go up to the shop & try to secure them. When I went up the Mormons had broken open my shop & taken them out. out <One> of them had put the sadd[l]e-bags on his horse, and I asked him for them. He answered that he had authority from Capt Still to take them, & would not let me have them. He then [p. [33]]