Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-05-10

70 &1ITH-1issenssess assoaS tss InNr
sssas at .Nrasooe. /
We have good reasons for placing reIi-
ance in The details Of letter. the contents
Of which are hereafter stated, giving ap
accouh. Of an en,ufe at The Chief city q
the Mormons, Nauyoo. The occurrences
took place on tbs 26,h. On that day
says the writer-a fracas OF an alarming
and important character occurred IN Nai-
vco, threatening with impending desEud-
ton The Mormou government and even
The life. of aJ,e. Prophet himself. i ORGY
mated under tho following :circumstaOcesf
10 Smith, Prophet and Mayor elect, has
ing ordered his police 10 arrest man oy
The name Of Spencer, for an assaut-on his
brother in his own house, the residence OF
his mother also, the accused refused TO be-
come prisoner. alleging il was iilegai 20
arrest without a Writ from the Mayor. All
the parties, however, collected round the
Masonic Hall. or Court House. 10 Smith,
MAYER, oeiLg present, ordered the police
and the people 10 take said Spencer into
custody. The constable having placed
hands on him, Spencer put himself IN
fighting position. and was assisted by Dr'
Foster and his brother. younger Roster
| and also James Higby,-who said they
would not submit TO the authority OF the
Prophet. 10 Smith put hands. too, 10 as
| sis, in taking him, when the younger Eos.
| ter took out pistol, presented it. and said
he would shoe. the Prophet. At this mo-
men! came up. and saw the struggle.
The Prophet got hold Of the pistol. and
held FIRMLY round the bri,ch until, by the
assistance of Rockwell, second. the
Prophe. succeeded in getting the pistol
from Foster. The DR.. and I.asner at this
time took up stands, and vociferated they
| would kill The Prophet-said he was a
villain and an imposter, and tina! he knew
i: J; that they would be doing meritor'ous
&C, 10 rid The world of such a william. an
imposter and tyrant. Rigden said he
would certainly shoot him-st any rate
told him he remembered by gone times
knew Of blood being shed GU The island
opposite that he. the Prophet, was the
right man. He (Rigby) belonged TO his
band-had sustained him by money and
force he knew the Mormon Prophet, 10
Smith, was the author Of murders, and It
was high time that lie should die, and he
| would kill him. The Prophe. got his
hand cut and his nervous system shook.
Finally, the authorities succeeded in
bringing up the three ,raversers. before the
court. II would be too long 10 write all
the trial. Let the following suffice: The
,raversers manifested no disposition to
Withdraw their threats-on the contrary,
demanded their pistol from the Mayor,
| who gave it 10 them-said he was always
lenient, and would tyrannize over no
man. Foster took the pistol. and took
another from his breast. examined TO see
all was properly loaded, and betrayed
much wickedness and desperation. The
court having heard the evidence. the
Prophe. made many observations about
his clemency-sdveried 20 the threats,
and denied ever having been privy to any
! murders on the island-ssid he would
maintain his authority and the law. should
| il cos. life, and then fined the traversers--
Spencer. for asssul,ing his brother. Grip
pie, in 500; and said Spencer. DR.. Fos-
ter and his brother young Foster, each
800, for resisting the city authorities
Appeals were taken in all the suits. The
case is, at present. undergoing second
trial before Squire in the upper part Of
the city, where the mother, brother OF
Spencer, and his two daughters, are CALI
ed On to give evidence before jury.
The verdict is not YET returned. Spen-
Ger. in the pleaJlngs, when the Elder
Brother objected TO his mothers evidence
on the ground of age and forgetfulness.
called on his brothers. daughters. who
were present, and whose memories. he
assured the court, were as bright as their
faces (and they are undoubtedly hand
some The court, however, overruled
his motion.
10 Smith has a number of enemies. and
his influence is beginning to decline. but
l think his doctrine is on the increase.
There are about fifty masons and stone
cutters engaged about The Temple. 1t
will be the most extraordinary building on
the American continent. We have reg
| ular .heasrc,, got up by the Mormons
| themselves. Last night The play q Pi.
zarro went off in good style 10 large au-
dience, of which about one hundred were
ladies'. was astonished 10 see such an
array of beauty in the new Jerusalem.-
Missouri Republican.