The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-25

banded within few rods Of the prison. About
ak O'Clock r. NJ, about two hundred armed
men, disguised with red, black, and blue paiot,
surrounded tho Carthage Jail. which was guard
ed bv ave or six Orays. the rest being half mite
distant The guards fred their guns at The m4h'
but as the weapons were only loaded with wads'
nobody was hurt Quickly dsarming the scnt-
ncls, the mob rushed up the stairs leading 10 |
the second door where the prisoners we're CON
fined.
TmK MURDER.
The door Of their room had not even latch, |
md llyrum smith, on seeing the approach o. /
and held IT, INSTANTLY n volley Of II liza went /
crashing through tue tllin protection into the |
room, ope Of them striking IIyrum under tle |
eye, ncar the nose, and entering the BRAN,
lie reclcd backward. exclaining, " on, God ! |
am dead mani" aud At this instant another
TITO hi' brain. lie ~ backward at f1ll length, |
I'LL S sifuck Is knee, paased through Tho |
rlaht leg. ant out at tho thigh. Another |
Of ~, watch aud entered his il, dy some frieni
az riy,n J.o sui Il a r.N-v T. anv Whcn hls
held hy himself, DIR. Richards, nd taylor par |
italy Ouon, hO pd.sed the mu21lc into the open
Ing ana fred three shots into the crowd the
tack from the do r, and rCttcAtcd across the
room, smith ana iaslor IN king for window
i.ylor ~ one foot out, ANA received fout hlll'
bed. As Juscun Smiths bead rrVtrudcd rom
VIC WHO W, Two u ll3 nom lhf OUT tNt iWN'
pierced hii che IT, ono ne T. &c tnrn l, ana tlc
otnor lower down, ua~siug through the
inls. lie was also irtd upon rom ne rear ~
! ih.s iu-t G., one T. u entering hls - OK aug an
other Ina thi4h Ito re- Tod forward, the blood
g. rtiug fom his wounds a. eNcN hrHl ~ 'i"h''
PLUNGED rom ihr win uw among ne ih"' on,
pidc, ana w y dead Vh"n he struck me ground.
u VI 'cnce Was oiior, Il To hstcison tier ae go.
thc mex da, th. c'rNc were unt INTO ne
tcNrs of rough oak hp .rds, covered with rr.itie
h1y md q hDrfc lllukct, - G rricd u NANov.
M,,nw '.r Gov f'rd had endorsed an orLer e.
tho Nauvuo leg ~ TO defend their city until
help iuld h" ut them, and hnd sent liter
t. 4is. En,u1 Saith by Dr. lhchaid.. advising
u net anJ pitt'ncc, ana In twenty inmate,
ln,reaitnrw 6 hutuing over tie piairc W",d
QlircY Three GAYS later lac was maniuF fasn-
iOaablc calls ia that Lace.
riir Nrws Al NArvoo.
Intelligence OF tho murder VI the Smiths
r. chod SuUyoo carly ON the morning after the
%. a-sinatun, and fell with terrible effect ON the
| the tavern to witness the scene. The wife of
Jn,cpA was seated IN a chair In small room.
| restrained voice. her tace covered with her
hruG.. rho Roy. Nr Green entered the room,
| ANA us tic cries Of the weeping woman reached
| Lls ear, be buist forth In tones Of manly Grief,
! and trcmhiing IN every nctve, exclaimed; ION,
sister Emma. tod bless yOI.' Then Claspiug
| her mead IN his han. - he uttered long and
! fervent PRAYER. TIC first words tho poor wo-
afflicted Why IN widow aud my children
! orphansY Thou kuowest have ALWAYS trusted
IN Iny law." Mr.. Green rel tined to her that this
| addiction would be To her 4 crown 81 NE. NY
| husband was my crown che answered. IN the
next room the aged mother Of Joseph and ny
| rum asked with caze Of wild despair why they
had shot her dear children. Her eyes were ury,
AID her anguish seemed too deep for tears.
The bodies were received 10y the othtcrs the
LECTION and u vat concoursc OF citizens. they
| were Land out Ia the dining room. Six times the
prophets wife attempted to approach tho corpss
! OF ner husband. nnd six times she swooncd
| away. Hyrutn vile. with uer Tour orphans. next
entered the 70 "a. and neatly fell, tu' succeeded
In r,pciing her h,shsnd's body. shc kissed the
! ri.c liis AMI face, and brushed back the halr.
| D O. Nor lI
| t,r'. imma smith. ;ae prophets vile, again was
hrlpe i"to sac ~ ~, aud sInk ca the cgr,s' Of
| her hps r1rO. "dD fpn. JO'e.h.' sdc sad, 90 are
YOU dcaIf Have the a.sa-sins shot Ncui'
tier children caingt,d around the weeping
people viewed tue bodies Of tho brothers.
| Thousands ed 10 af me door aud cut at the
] he SUI went down IN q cioudles, ncld Of niue.
a.. tne multitude Of not less than sL,DJ persons
began to move II IN every direction.
TIM MiDsIGn1 THrSDER CLAP.
TIL room. were cleared bv the select follow.
cis oi the prophet, and the Ooaies were put IN
| collins aud concealed ~ a email losct opening
| from the dining-hli Two rough outside COT
were apparently to bc put, bu. instead OF that
tn oui,lde collins received bias OF nd. The
| families Of The smiths had resolved on
| burying tao bonies secretly. tina conceal
ius the fact from all tut twelve chosen
friends. The g fins containing tho toGies re
marcd sccr,tcd ~ TIE closet while the boxes
and tags - s.n nd were g rried In solemn process
sion 20 tire ciiS cemetery, followed by vast
coacouisc. At iriini at the corpses ~ere taken
rom the clo'et INTO the d'nins room, 10 oc con
veyed t. two gr yes which ID boen secretly
prepared far their reception. The ordcra were
a0Out to bc given when thu labor5 OF all we're
ares Oh by 81 p Of Thunder that shook the air
ami maze the earth quake. The d-y had been
| IN ensey hot; the evening was calm and warm :;
Storm appeared. Al about 10 o'clock a cloud,
black and iag-cd. rose on the western horizon.
ana rode slosly across The gay until It hung
directly over the CIV ~ the Saints. Presently
at ~ o'clock. while the men mad the collins IA
their hand, this sro'hiis peal was heard. The