Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-10-02

work Of destruction could not be STAYED
until the Mormons were driven into Maui
VOC. Time will ether confirm or mega.
tive the belief.
/ The 81. Louis Republican adds :-Our
accounts BY the last boats are brouph,
down TO Sun lay night. The work Of
destruction was progressing. and extend
bag i's"ii with hourly Increasing violence.
The anti. alermons, It IS understood. hsye
taken measures TO secure general con.
cenirri'on Of losces from car and near.
AND they declare that they vii. no, stop
short Of the expulsion OF .very Mormon
IRON Hancock county in which Nsnyno
- situated. II is said, that Up 10 Sunday
night about sixty houses had been burn-
ed down in Adams and Hancock coun-
ties. Capt. Dunn is al the head Of four
or five hundred anti Moimons from Az.
gusta, and expresses determination to
protect the friends of that party agains,
the Mormons. Meanwhile, we have
from Nauvoo the following proclamation
OF the Sheriff OF Hancock county:
PROCLAMATION.
TO the Citizens of Hancock Coaafv.-
whereas, mob oil from one to two hun.
dred men, under arms, have gathered
themselves together IN the south. west
part OF Hancock county, and are at this
time destroying the dwellings and o,b,r
buildings, stacks Of grain and other prom.
erty, Of a portion Of our citizens, in the
most lnhuman msnner, compelling de.
ienceess chlldien and women to leave
their sick beds, and exposing them to the
rays OF the parcbing sun, there TO lay and
suffer without the aid or assistaEce OF n
friendly hand to minister 10 their wants.
IN their suffering condition.
The rioters spare not the widow nor
the orphan, and while am writing this
proclamation, the smoke is rising TO The
clouds, and the flames are devourinc four
buildings which have just been set on FIRE
by the rinters. Thousands Of dollars
worth Of property has already been con.
sumed, an entire settlement or about six.
ty or seventy families laid waste, the ia.
habltan's thereof are fred upon, narrow.
" escaping with their lives, and forced to
flee before the ravages Of the mob.
| by the revised laws of our State. un.
der the criminal code, sixth division. So
section, page Isl, the crime of arson il
defined as follows: every person who
shall wlIiully ard maliciously burn, or
caused to be burned, any dwelling house.
kitchen, office, shop, barn, stable, store.
aonse, DC. &c., shall be deemed guilty
| of arson, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by Imprisonment 10 the
pen;enllarv for term not less than one
year, nor more than ten years, and should
the life or lives Of any person be lost in
consequence Of any such offence ofore-
sad, sucn offender shall be guilty of muir.
der, and shall be indicted and punished
accordingly"
And whereas, the laws Of this State
make il my duty as peace officer Of This
county TO suppress all riois, routs, SC.
&C., and all other crimes.
| Therefore, |, j. B. Backentos, sheriff
OF this county of Hancock, and State of
illinois, III The name o. the people Of said
State and by the authority vested in mo
by virtue Of my Office, hereby solemnly
command the said rioters and other peace
breakers to desst forthwith, dispense, and
go to their homes, under the penalty Of
the laws and hereby call upon The law
abiding citizens, as posse comitatus Of
Hancock county TO give their united aid
in suppresslng the rioters, and MAINTAIN
the supremacy OF the law.
]. b. BACKENTOS,
Sheriff of Hancock county. Illinois.
P. SIT is part of nv policy that
the citizens Of Nauyoo remain quiet, and
not man from that city leave as a pos
Sc until it be made manifest that the law
and order clllzens without the city will
MT have sufficient force to suppress the
rioters of this disgraceful outrage, but
that 1000 effective men hold themselves
IN readiness TO march at moments
warning to any point in Hancock county.
j. b. b., Shift.
Green Plains, Hancock county, H.,
Sep. 18th, 1916.
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