I wished to know the name of the name of the man who got it, or so that I might get it at some future day, the told me I need not ask for names for they would not be given. They then all went up into town, <​as they said to​> & attend to that store, shortly after, three or four of them returned to my house again, among whom <​is​> . One of them was , one of the defendants here, they came after a mormon girl who was at my house— and they told me that if I belonged to neither party I had better put off and take the best of my property with me.— After they left, I went up into town, I to see after some books, notes, & accounts, I had up in town but could not get hold of them, as they had been taken— I met with one of the company some distance from store who told me if I would go to , I could get them, as well as a coat pattern what which had <​also​> been also been taken. this person advised me to go to or for protection— I turned off from him to return home. I looked towards the Store-house & saw the smoke in the roof, & in a short time the flames burst out of the top of the house— I thought it best then for me to put out, as seeing they were burning, it alarmed me, and I fixed & did start that evening— leaving something like 700 dollars worth of property in my house.— After I left, my house was burnt; and his <​my​> property gone. Since then I have seen some [p. [101]]