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.
Mr. Worthington, and 2⅓ yds of cloth and the trimmings belonging to James Handley Also 3½ yards of Cloth, & a vest pattern and trimmings belonging to Maberry Splawn 7 yards of Jeans and trimmings belonging to Enoch Riggs, also 4 yards of Jeans and trimmings belonging to Thomas Gilreath also 4 yards of Jeans <& trimmings> belonging to MrChreek Creekmore, & 3½ yds of Jeans and trimmings belonging to James Bleckley.
And further this deponent saith not.
J. H. McGee
John Lockhart a witness for the state produced sworn, & examined, deposeth & saith: That he was in ’s company and was one of the piquet guard on the morning of the attack.
Myself and the other guard, were standing at the same tree, near the road, about a quarter of a mile from the camp, And about day break we discovered men approaching us in the road, When the front of them got within about 15 or 20 steps of us, the other guard raised his gun, I told him not to shoot but to hail them, He hailed them and asked, “who comes there” they replied a friend, but still moved on, I hailed the second time & bade them to stand, I asked who was there, they answered a friend, I asked them if they had any arms? they replied a few— I told them to lay down their arms and go off and leave them; they told me to come and get them, I again told them to lay them down & leave theme— They made a noise with their guns as tho’ they were laying them down, and again told us to come [p. [35]]