Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-07-12
DEATH OF THE PROPHET!t-JOE
IND HIRAM SMITH ARE DEAD IL
From the Quincy Herald, !
Friday morning, 3 o'clock. :


"Joe and Hiram Smith are dead-shot this
Mormons every hour. VIII not the sur.
rounding counties rush instantly TO our rescue'
Warsaw, June 9th, 1914.
IL seems that the circumstances attending
the killing Of the Mormon Prophet and his
brother Hiram, are as follows: On yesterday
Gov. Ford left Carthage with about 100 SOL
diers for the purpose of taking possession of
the Nauvoo Legion and their arms. They ar
rived at Nauvoo about noon, and called for the
assembling of the Legion.
About 1000 men with arms Immediately re-
sponded to its calls. These troops were put
under command of Col. Singleton OF Brown
county, who accompanied Gov. Ford to Maui
VOC.
The Gov. finding all quiet left Nauvoo about
O'Clock, P. M, with company of 60 men,
for the purpose of encamping about seven miles
from the city.
At about the same time that Gov. Ford left
Nauvoo, the Prophet and his brother were
killed OF Carthage, under the following crcum-
stances, as near as we can ascertain them;
Joe and Hiram were both confined 10 the
debtors part of the Carthage Jail, awaiting their
trial on a charge of treason. The jail was
strongly guarded by soldiers and autonomous,
who had been placed there by the Governor.
A Mormon attempted to rush by the guard
for the purpose Of forcing his way into the Jail.
He was opposed by the guard, and fired pis-
tol at one of the guard, giving him slight
wound.
A general confusion ensued in the crowd a.
round Joe and his Mormon fellow prisoners,
il seems, had provided themselves with pistols,
and commenced firing upon the guard within.
He then attempted to escape from the window,
when hundred balls entered his body, and he
fell Rleless corpse.
His brother Hiram shared the same fate
Richards,a leading Mormon, was badly wound
ed. Here our intelligence ends-what took
place after this, God only knows. Mormons
Immediately left for Nauvoo, to carry the news
of the death of the Prophet. Ii is feared that
the Mormons at Nauvoo will be so exaspera-
ted as to eXterminate the Governor and his
small force.
The Boreas brought down most of the wo-
men and children from Warsaw. 1t is feared
that their town is in ashes before this
Our citizens were aroused this morning by
the ringing of bells and call TO arms. Our
three Independent companies are already in
marching order. Maj. Flood has ordered out
the militia of his regiment, and the steamer
Boreas is waiting to convey them to the scene
of action"
There is no knowing where this dreadful az
fair is TO stop, and the greatest possible excite
ment prevailed.
From the N Y Journal Of Commerce OF Tuesday
The Murder of Joe Smith.--Ye yesterday
morning we announced the murder of Joe
Smith and his brother in the Carthage JAIL
The annexed extract contains a more probable
narrative of the circumstances OF this melan-
choly affair, than that published yesterday. A
gentleman who left Nauvoo on the Goth ult.
the day after the murder, and subsequently 70
the receipt of the intelligence there, informed
the editor OF the Louisville Journal that all was
then quiet there, the prominent Mormons ex-
horting their followers to offer no insult or mo-
lestation TO any one, and in no case TO offer vi
olence except in strict self-deience. The deep
| est grief and affection pervaded the city,
There appeared to be no danger of the burning
Of Warsaw or Carthage.
STEAMER BoREAs, June 81, III, P. NJ.
Joseph Smith, the Mormon,prophet is dead
| He was making audabe efforts to avoid or es.
cape from certain unbidden guetts, and to this
end precipitated himself from window in the
second story OF the Carthage jail. During the
| few seconds OF his descent, and Immediately
thereafter, he received as many as 8 wounds
many of which were mortal. Yesterday, the
26th, Governor Ford having prevailed upor
Joseph Smith and several other principal Nor.
mons, to resign themselves into the hands o
the officers of justice at Carthage, to be tried
by the process of law, five, and | believe onll
FIVE, viz; Joseph and Hiram Smith, Doctor
Richards, and two others were incarcerated II
the Hancock county Jail, and guarded by the
Governors troops, until this morning, wher
Governor Ford discharged the troops, excep
sixty already stationed at Nauvoo, and fur
Their reserve of sixty, who, to-day, accompa
MED him to Nauvoo, to detect and annihilatt
the bogus factory, leaving the prisoners IN thu
safe and efficient keeping of seven men Of th'
Carthage Greys. Shortly after disbanding thu
McDonough troops, and the Governors depar
ture for Nauvoo, large body of militia, sa.
two hundred, resolved 10 wait on the prison
ers in their room. Here was the beginning o
trouble.
The faithful Greys could not consistently adj
nit visitors TO prisoners accused OF treason ant
other felonies. The militia took efficlen
means TO convince the guard of their impotence
and the opposing forces joined issue. Al tn
charge of the militia, the Greys fred, evincini
valor not surpassed nor even equalled by III
renowned heroes of Thermopyle. Here tw
hundred men were incompetent to intimdat
these vaorous seven, who, true 10 their trust
discharged their pieces with deadly aim. Th
militia soon asceTtained, either by roll call O
particular inspection and inquiry, that non
were either killed or wounded, and bethinkin
themselves that cartridge paper without ba
therein is harmless, the militia formed seve
! parties Of seven men each, and thus arranged
each division seized one of the guard, and thu
the valorous seven were overcome, and yet
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