Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-07-06
10 the Editor IF tie Lee Co. Dem.
NAUvoo. June 26ih. 1874,
q o'clock Al

SRI hasten 10 inform, you that 10
seph Smith; The Mormon Prophet and
his brother Hyram Smith, were nut.
dered in the jail Of this county, at abuu.
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
On Monday last Smiths gave them
selves up 10 the civil authorities Under
The mos, solemn assurances from Gov.
Ford, tina, they sh"ttld BE protected.
and receive no personal violence On
Tuesday they both. by advice Of Conn.
sci, voluntarily without examination,
entered INTO fecognizanee for their APP
pearsnee a, The next FERN of the Han.
cock Circui, Court, 10 answer to HE
charge Of riot on which they had been
arrested. While they were in custody
under the above charge they were ar.
rested on a charge Of Treason against
the Stale Of Illinois, and wi.hou. exam
ination committed to Jail. there TO re.
main until discharged by due course
CT law. On Wednesday they were
brough, before justice Smith, and time
given until IL o'clock, Thursday. to
get Witnesses ready for trial. On the
same day the Governor held council
Of war. Or rather Of officers, and deter
mined H. uarch all the troops will, the
exception II one company into the city
Of Nauvoo, where he was assured by
Capt. Singleton who was stationed a,
Nauvoo, tina, all was peace and quiet.
The examination Of Smiths in conse-
quence Of this determination 10 march
10 Nauvoo was postponed until Sa'ur-
day next. On Thursday morning the
orders for all The troops to march to
Nauvoo were from come cause ctun.
demanded and most Of the troops at
Carthage, some 500 in number were
disbanded. One company Of some so
men were left q, Carthage to protect
the prisoners, only 8 Of This company
were stationed al the Jail as guards
while the remainder Of the company
were in camp quarter Of a mile dis
,ant. His Excellency with some fifty
or sixty horse,nen. marched 10 Nauvoo
where he made stump speech to wha,
he called the military saints, advising
them among other things 10 give up all
their own arms, as they had given up
those belonging TO the State.
In the absence OF the Governor, an
armed and disguised band Of men, said
to be sbou, two hundred ia number, At.
tackled the Jail. orerpowered the guard
ofeight men. entered the Jail and shot
both the Smiths. Hyram received
ball in the head and merely had time TO
exclaim. Il am dead man." and ex-
PRED, Joseph Smith received a number
Of balls Which pierced his body. some
while still in the jail, some while he
was in the act Of ieaping from the win.
dow II ,he jail, and others after he
reached the ground, he exclaimed, 20
God'-and expired. Elder Taylor
who was also in the jail, not prisoner.
but friend Of Smiths. received sever
al flesh wounds, none Of which are con-
sidered dangerous. The murderers
Immediately escaped TO the woods be.
fore the company Of soldiers, lef. at
Carthage, arrived al the Jail. The
murderers were disguised with paint
and Of course were not known; !, is
supposed that some Of those who made
the attack were wounded by the guard
who fred upon them, bu, not so as to
prevent their escape.
The news was received here about
daylight this morning, by messengers
and letter from Governor Ford; his
excellency calls upon The Mormons TO
prepare themselves for any attack that
may be made upon them; and says he
has again called ont Inc troops.
The people Of this city are perfectly
cool. no unnecessary excitement. no
inilamma.ory speeches indeed they ap-
pear TO have expected the result
Notwithstanding the repeated and rel.
terated pledges Of the Governor. tina.
the prisoners should be protected from