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Glistcning Pieces,

The glossy appearance OF the parti-
cles Of Grape-Nut when presented to
the light, Is caused by the grape sugar
which appears on the surfaces. This
gives n very, delicate sweet taste to the
food and Is Of the Highest nutrItive
value.
Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast
cannot BIO excelled.
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sENGERFEST EXCURSION
To Standardization, Mozart, Bectho

10 decentralization, NlOzart, Bectho-
ven, and nfmnncchor Singing SocI.
cites VIII Leave Over the B. & o.
by special train nt $3.50 a. M, Wednes-
day. June %. Fare for the round trip,
S. 90. Tickets good returning until
July 3. Inclusive. Tickets are now on
sale. and can be obtained from
Jacob Korn, No. 3l5 Main street.
a. Schrenn, corner Eleventh and Mar
ket streets.
Conrad Bremen. No. 3523 Jacob street.
W. H. Schrebe, corner Forty-clghth
md Jacob streets.
J. C. Young. No. 1927 South and Mar
ket streets.
c. A. schacfer. corner Fourteenth
and Market streets.
C. w. Appenzcller. Bridgeport.
VIM. Lipphardt. Martins Ferry, or
Baltimore & Ohio station.
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BOYCOTT LIFTED
From the ohio.side Line OF the
Wheeling Railway Go.
BY BELMONT TRADES UNION
At Its Meeting Yesterday After.
noon, and the Union Also
WITHDRAWSFROM OHlOyALLEY

Assembly It's Fratcrnnl Delegates.
The Ohio Valley Holds mn Executive
Session aud incidentally its officers
Break Promise-Strons Resolu-
tions Adopted by tho Belmont
Union by Unanimous Vote : Cars
Resumed Last Evening on the
Ovor.the.Tsivcr Street Car Line.
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Grand celebration. c., i. s. W. Rail-
way excursion rates. mth&w
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THE Wnrffuel yacht Ii the quickest
and shortest route TO the Midway,
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J, C, leay, Veteran Cattleman,
Goes 10 Chicago After rs Years.
RELATIVES HE HAS NOT MET


unil a few days ago J. c. Lenry. les
see Of the SAT- Lake stock yards. had
not seen any member OF his fathers
family Tor twenty-five years. lie was
nc the s. James hotel. Denver. on
ThurEdoy, says the News, having Just
returned from % trip 10 Chicago. whore
ho met his brother, }. +. Lcary, Tor the
nrst time since the latter was an In
FAINT As the eastern brother ia now
over 30 years Old, the mcctug OF the
two was an event Of moro than usual
Interest Ia the lives OF both. The stock
yards man 10 accompanied by his
brother, who Is now visiting In the
West Tor the nrst time ia his NE. ana
hia newly discovered relative Is show
ms him the country. A third member OK
the party Is Miss LurInc Leury. the
daughter OF tho salt Lake brother.
Whom he was n years old. James c.
LcaIy, tho oldest SON OF hls father. ran
AWAY from his homo ln Hatfield, Mass.
lie went nrst 10 New York. whore he
managed 90 earn "a livelihood for three
or four years working in offices ana do
Ing such other Jobs us he could lay his
hands on. Then he wandered out 70
Missouri and later to Arlzano. In the
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been received Carthage and another
nelfhborlng town, Wuraaw soon took
on the aspect N military camps; 900
llsHuurlnuH. the former prosecutors Of
The "Mgrmona," were reported TO have
Joined the WarHuw forces, the WurHiw
Signal advocated the massacre OF the
whole Mormon" community. ON June
18th, no word having come from Cover
nor Ford, Mayor Smith called out the
Nuuvuo Legion 90 defend the city and
proclaimed 10 90 be under martial law.
on juno 2ist. the long tardy Ford ar
rived az Carthage. how little thry had
Co hope from him, the "Mormuns' AZ
once saw from his act In placing himself
nt the head ~ the troops, hitherto an
armed mob, AZ Warsaw, His first
demand was that partial law at Maui
VOC should be abolished and that the
mayor ana city council should come TO
Warsaw TO be tried for riot.
A too accurate knowledge OF what
might be expected nt Carthage at first
made the Prophet hesitate. lie took
the Wow that II was he who was aimed
AZ by the mob. and that II he was out OF
the way. peace might be restored TO the
community he loved so we'll. on the
22nd. Ia company with his brother Hy-
rum, John Taylor and willard Rich
ards. he CROSSED tho Mississippi on the
banks Of which the city stood. with the
determination NJ seeking an asylum for
himself and hia people In the Rocky
mountains. What the destiny OF the
great Mormon community might
have been had his design been carried
out, ana he Instead 81 Brigham Young
led u into the western wilderness, % a
fascinating theme for speculation, but
II was not 90 be. His wife Emma. and
some other timorOus friends IN NauvoO,
interrupted him with an appeal 90 re-
turn. and induced him 90 reconsider his
design lIr returned 10 meet his DOOM
Says Whitney's history;
I'VE are going back 90 be- butcherc1,"
said Joseph. and resigned himself to
his fate; having delivered up. at the
governors command. the arms OF the
Nauvoo Legion, the Prophet and his
friends, " Ia number, on the evening
OF the 2tth, set out Tor Carthage"
1T was about midnight when they ar
rived there; though 80 late, the town
was alive and stirring IN anticipation
OF their arrival. They We're Immediate
ly surrounded with troops, who yelled
their oXultnton at having thCm IN their
power, some or the roldicra-notnhly
the Carthage Groys-were very abusive.
and threatened 20 shoot the Prophet
and his party, who were thus yoluntar-
ily sufrendcring themselves. Governor
Ford pncned the would-bo murdcrcrs.
and the threatened massacre was post
poncd"
Next day the governor paraded the
prisoners before the troops upon the
public square. where the two principals
were introduced aH Generals Joseph
and Hyrum smith" At this the car
thage GrDys again became angry and
violent deomlng too much honor was
being done THE id Mormons." by
bestowlug upon them such titles. Soon
afterward tho Groys revolted against
their commander, General Miner r.
urming. who. fearing he own assassin
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IL Tor that reason that tho "NcwH"
again narrntea H. details.
Il was on the 2tth dag OF June. 1874.
Mormon" Prophet opened. Inc
clouds which Tor months had been
lowering over the heads OF the Nor
mon people ln Nuuvoo seemed about
TO burst The enemies OF Joseph had
yet up la NauNuu tthrn o. city OF 10000
Of whom nlno-tcntha were "Mormuns.D
an Infamous newspaper the Exposliur,
It's frst ana only number had been lH-
sued on June eth. says Whltncy's
history.
Public Indignation was at once
aroused, deccucy Was shocked. MudvHty
had been made to blush. Potent to the
people OF NauyoO as were such cunsid-
cratlons. they were but secondary COM
pared with thr deep ana dcndly Injury
that was sought 10 De done the city,
Mohs melted by antl-"Mormon poll
tlciana-more than ever inccnscd at
what they deemed the towering pre-
sumption OF the Mormon leader In
running for the prcsidcnCy-woro al
ready threatening Nauyoo. and such
tcandnloua reports II accepted MS true.
might precipltato at any hour an at
tack upon the town. Such fear WAS
upon whose minds We're indelibly
stamped the terrible memories NJ Far
West ana Haun's MIL Besides the
charter of their city. the bulwarks OF
their rights and liberties. was aH8nlled.
That swept away. and what evils
might not follow. what Vices flourish
unchecked, In the midst OF their peace
able, temperate, and. for all that was
eald 20 the contrary, moral and ylrtu-
Gus community
such was the Mormon" view OF the
situation. Yet not the Saints alone.
but respectable people OF all parties
fclt outraged. There Were those who
lunged 10 take the law into their own
hands, and razc the EXpositor building
60 the ground.
The Mormon" leaders. however
would not sanction mobocacy. They
hnd suffered too much from II them
selves TO cOuntennnce u In their fol-
lowers. Legal measures In lieu OF
lawleaa force, were therefore employed
against the ENposltor, The city coun-
ell " NnuvO0 convened Ia regular sog-
sion on Saturday the 6th OF June
Mayor Joseph Smith. presiding, and an
adjourned session was held ON Monday
the 10th. The character, aims ana OBJ
Jegta OF the libolous sheet and It's pub
fishers were fully ventilated. Among
those who spoke to the question were
the Mayor Alderman George W, Harris,
samuel Bennett, Elias Smith. stephen
Mntkhnm, Orson Spencer and Goun-
cllors llyrum Smith. John Taylor. VIII
Ham w. Phelps. Edward Hunter. Levi
Ani Phlncaa Richards, and BENJAMIN
warrington, willard Richards was
cork NJ the council. by an almost
unanimous Yotc-Cuuncllur Warning
ton a non-"Mormon." alone dissent
lng-lh Nnuvon ENposltor was dc-
elhl'd a public nuisance, ana Che mayor
instructed 10 have II abuted without
delay. Councillor warrington IA
should be added. only oppressed sum
mary action lie considered the paper
lbeloua. and was In favor OF heavily
ming It's publishers on the night
on June 10th. by order OF the mayor.
city Marshal John T.. Green, and
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directions Williams cried 90 them 10
como back and carry on the four men
Who ftlll stood like marble statues,
frozen with terror They ubcycd. and
they were llftod into the baggage wag-
onH as Inert as curpses.
When Joseph fcli from tho window
the mob on the stairway rushed down
and out Of the building "a nnd him,
and 10 was this which saved tho lives
~ Willard Richards and John Taylor
willard started 60 leave the room.
thinking an were dead but himself. but
Elder Taylor called 90 him; he returned
took up the body of John, which was
bleeding from four Ehnstiy wounds ana
carried him Into an inner dungeon coll
ana placed him ON a illthy mattress
which was lying there. saying; III your
wounds are not fatal. I want you 90 live
90 tell this story"
Nearly AN the inhabitants Of Garth
age followed the mob in their flight ~
horror. the governor came TO Carthage
To- the night. wrote an order Tor the
citizens uf NnuVop to defend them
selves, and then the miserable coward
Nod 20 Quincy.
Having provided as well as possible
Tor the wounds ~ John Taylor. on the
morning Of the 2sth OF June. Dr. Rich
ards started FOR Nnuvoo with the
bodies of the martyrs they wcrr met
by AuNANNNNh OF luiunutiui SAINTS
whose wuilinTs assembled into tho ears
% Almighty God. Ton thousand peo-
pie were Addressed hy Apostle Richards,
Col Markham and otherH who admon-
lshed thcn 20 keep the peace and trust
20 the law FOR q remedy Tor the awful
crimes which had been committed. and
when the law failed. To call upon God
in heaven 10 uyongc them OF their
wrongs
The bodies NJ the martyrs were
taken 90 the Mansion house. cared FOR
by loving friends. The loved ones OF
the dead Prophet and Patriarch were
hrst admitted and foll upon the dear
faces and kissed them and begged Tor
one more word ~ comfort.
Early the next morning tho bodies
wDrn placed boo collins covered with
black velvet, uud tho Baskets were then
placed IN rough Pine boxes The doors
were thrown open ana ten thousand
people walked through the Mansion
and guZou upon the Wlrtyrrl cl1y3 an
this time the people We're iu constant
expectation NJ nu attack by the mob
army upon the dcfonEelgsH city.
Al night the house was closed and
then the collins were lifted out ~ the
boxes and concealed in an apartment of
the Mansion, while bags ~ sand took
their place ln the outer baskets. A
mock funeral was held the bodies were
carried ln % hcurae 90 tho graveyard.
ana there deposited ln the earth with
seemed necessary because the enemies
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Fifty-fifth Anniversary of His Assassination
and That of His Brother Hyrum,

force OF police destroyed the printing
press pied the typo and burned the
published sheets OF the EKpogitor found
upon ~ promises. IN tho streets %
Nauvoo. Tho leaders OF the opposition
party Immediately lot the city"
The abatement of the Exposltor was
followed by the arrest ~ Joseph Smith
ana other leaders on the charge OF riot,
an effort was made thou 90 convey
:Aci. = Crr.hice. the county scat. rs
miles from Nauvoo. FOR trial. but they
were released on a writ Of haboas COR
pua after a hearing by the municipal
court In Nauv0o: subsequently. they
were examined and discharged by jus
tlce Daniel w. Wells. then n non-"M0r-
mon" on June 10th. Joseph Smith. as
mayor Of Nauvou. issued proclnmn.
tion explaining the reason for the act
of abatement and warning the mohB
then said Co be- gathering against tho
city. An appeal Tor protection had also
been made 60 the governor ~ the State.
the famous. or Infamous. Ford. whose
name viii ever be- linked with the trag-
cdy that followed. but no reply had
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was 10 be contaminated while he was
absent M Nauvoo. II Ford had been
man OF greater daring. I might with
certainty be assumed thft his visit 20
Nauvoo was part of tie conspiracy,
ana that hc went there 20 avoid the
appearance OF completely In the muir
der This ~ certain. that while Ford
was addressing the people, sound like
the distant firing OF q cannon, or the
slight sound OF distant rumbing thun-
der, was heard by many IN the audi
ence, and by some OF Ford's aides. who
stood near him. and they whispered
something 10 him. aud without loss of
time and IN the greatest haste. he and
his escort rode out Of NauYon. Their
departure was more like hight than
the dccorouH leavo-tuklng " the exc
euutlNe OF the STATE. accompanied by a
command uf troops. cannon was
fired nt certain point distant from
Carthage, us % signal that the mufsn-
Gre had beeu accomplished, but IL was
never known whether nr not this was
the sound which attracted attention At
Nauvoo, Governor Ford'a hasty hight
at that time has always been deemed
eonclusiye evidence that no had been
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latter territory he found employment
On a large stock ranch and be- thus be-
gan a line uf business which be- has
since followed, During his lifa IN the
West he says he has both made and
lose a great deal Of money but Dc % no
present doing wen with bis partner
AIMED Warren. as tho lossrc1 OF the
Salt Lake stock yards Three uf four
years ago Sir. Lcury was situated iU
Denver ns the live stock agent uf the
Union Pacific and De has many friends
in this city,
Lake brother luHt night land ] have
been 90 pusy plugging fpr living that
10 has been impossible Cor me 90 get
back East. though ] have Intended 90
mJED a visit Cor % l0us time. This u
tho first vacation 1 have ever taken 10
my lIfe 0nI / dli not get amy flrthgr
than Jhirag1. I trlesraphel hy second
brother, who is now with WH. 90 meet
me 40 the Auditorium Annex 800 that
We could get acquainted. Since ih.n
Ec have been enjoying 70 trip CO. the
Rough Riders convention and am
showing him what tho West iH Ike
"it % o. fair question unlnr thn glr-
oiuhtungtH," asked % nyHtIn1er what
io ygg think Ut each other Mt
I'VE uro tlp-top frIruIs" waa the re-
ply "Nuu sec, expected tl ano % Van.
kgp. o. this duck HASN'T thH least h.i
OF che Nuuk about hiWa III. D. bright
and Wp Hrr great ghuWH. 7 ASK MN
why ', hadn't come ont t1 e.H m" Doc.
fore. and Doc said. ne wHH 700 busy n'nF-
gug tor thr family I have Dot of iuu
~ Sew EnEl8nl and { uIk IIhH they
I.t uuf Auaf He ual,aI mo what that
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At Carthage. after the governor loft.
the cEternnl situation was this. The
guarding of the Jail. had been left to
General p1minr, who hal the Carthage
GrCya under his command; but Dgmlng
retired durirE the day tHr fear Of hlH
NE aH hp saw tho determination OF the
troops tu couuiye 90 murder. The main
body Of the company was stationed In
the public square, one hundred ana nifty
yards from the Jan, while eight men
were detailed, under the command OF
Sergeant Frank 4, Wuuel, 90 guard
the prisoners. The dlabaulDd mob mill
ia had come up 90 Carthage 20 the
number Df two hundred, with their
faces hluckcncd with powder and mud.
Tho Carthage GrcyH were informed that
the uFsaHslu band was ready, and %
was then arranged hut the guard at
tho jan should load with blank cart
ridges uud mat the mob should attack
the prison and meet with some show Of
Resistance.
within the all the brethren, Joseph
nnl HyruW. John Taylor and Willard
Richards. were confined IN n room up
stairs ana We're busy during the day.
Writing letters, converting and praying
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broke the horns from tho oxen sup
porting the huptiamHl fort. while Ford
made rare sport of the sncfcd ciince.
one Of his attcndaKts remarked;
This temple " q curiou~plece % work
mnushlp. and Il was damned shame
that they ala not let Joe Smith hnlsh
H."
Another said: But ne IL dead by this
time. and he viii never see this temple
again"
Brother william @. storrctt stood by
aud replied: "rhoy cannot XIII him I'M
tll No. has finished HE work.
At this Ford gave O. Significant smile
md ono OF his aides Htnudinr by emd'
whether he has finished his work or
not. hy C. he viii not see this place
again. Tor he Is finished before this
time"
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The Tragedy Enacted at Garth
age. Illinois, June ~, 1874.

Il f. now Ave years over the half
century mark since Joseph smith, the
founder Of Mormonlsm. and his brother
uyrum. were ossassinatcd at Carthage
Ulno,s. The hity-6f,h Anniversary
81 that terrible deed occurred on June
s7ih and though most OF those who
were contemporary with the Prophet
have passed away. and two generations
of "Mormons" have succeeded them.
the martyrdom remains as wildly i'm
pressed upon the minds Of all believers
In the doctrines taught by Joseph
Smith. as though they had been actors
10 the tragedy. To thousands Of pco-
pie. here and elsewhere. however. the
thrilling story will be unfamiliar. and Il
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ard singing Between three and four
o'clock ut the Prophetic request. Apns-
Ing hymn found IN tho hymn book "
today, and beginning "a poor wuyfar-
Ing man Of rriof;' whom o. was dlro
Joseph asked him 60 repeat o. Ho roe
piled TINT be- ala not feel IKE singing
He was oppressed with 20 sense u com.
ing disaster; but 20 crafty ltyrum. he
SANG ihe hymn again. with much tender
feeling.
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SATURDAY JULY 1. 1899, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Informed by some of HE companions
u he had not been fully advised OF the
plot aud ltH details before that Joseph
Smith and his companions had been
murdered.
Ford aud his aides occupied n room
I'm the Nnuvoo mansion that day.
Orrlu r. Rockwell heard one Oh thom
at three o'clock say. THE DEED Il
DONE BEFORE THIS TIME"
The governor ana hls company went
10 the Temple. Some OF the officers
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~ Joseph and Hvrum had fItru a
thaHi.} "'il i' F'..l ih" r"'ul'Hr.
o., ~ Hll,'Hhi 'n' p..I..a wen. uk.n In
ny blu..gh 3D. Huntington. Edward
i.lu,ll' 'm ~. Huntington. WI.
'Aiu AlNf ... In'lihIn 10. llN'u.H. GIl-
.0..'. a.NN.l' 'ufI.. l4I-
49, a. n.II. ih LOW ana
~ wy. II. . Niut.' fNH.H,
s,., 4, t',. ''..'' ~. NN.,H we ,h"h nHNi.
I,,,,,,.'ti M ,''..'. IN IN. N'.
az r5ir ,l,,,.. ~, 10
--,' ~ ' 'l..i lE 'Ni1-
,tiit.-', ..'. I' N. I.'.'n
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d, 10. l.,.......
thsy ,y.r, r..I4,.i %. ....f. 10Y w. '"'h
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MARTYRDOM OF JOSEPH SMITH.

captain IN the Carthage Groya. the
Prophet and hlH party were brought
that afternoon and admitted 10 bail.
Meanwhile Joseph and uyrum Smith
had been arrested Tor treason. This
charge was based upon the calling out
Of the Legion. and the placing ~ Maui
WOO under martial Law. proceedings CON
atruod into armed resistance 10 legal
process. Nothing was done ~ this cnse
until uirhtflll whom the nccugcd With
out hearing were thrust Into the Care
th1rn luu hy Justice Smith. now acting
arbitrarily In bis capacity of Captain "
the Grcys. Governor Ford sanctioned
this Illegal act. claiming afterwards
that lt was necessary fur the safety "
the prisoners. though the latter ut the
time protested against the incarccfn-
tlon. John Taylor. willard Richards
and n few other friends accompanied
Joseph and Hyfum 10 prison"
at was the beginning uf the end. the
pi1t was fast communicating, once more
and only once. ala the brothers emerge
from the JAN alive. their doom wuF
sealed. "rhc law cannot reach thcm.'
said their plotting murdvrcr. but
powder and ball shall"
Governor Ford next morning grant
cd an interview 60 the Prophet. coming
90 the prison f1r that purpose. Colonel
GcddoH and others accompanied HIM
during their conversation the Prophet
charged tho governor with knowing
positively that De- and hig brother were
innocent OF treason. and that their urc-
miles had begun tho troubles which had
eliminated in the present situation. Tie
also claimed that Ford had advised him
10 use the Legion IN the way th1t he
had. IN the event OF "a threatened mos
hocrntlc assault upon Nnuvou. ~ Co
the ENpositor analr. the Prophet said
TINT hn wus willing 90 be- tried again.
d. H#| HH.H ~.
rcparution. That was matter. ne
maintained. Tor the courts 90 decide.
and not Tor moha to settle. Such was
the main substance of the Interview.
The governor ut parting. renewed his
promise that the prisoners should be-
protected. and pledged hiH word that "
be- went 90 Nuuvou-nH DC contemplated
doing-ho would take Joseph with him.
Both promises wefc unkcpt.
In tho afternoon the two brothers
were arrnlEncd before Justice Smith
at the court house ON N charge or trvl-
Fon They asked for time 90 obtain
witnesses. The request was reluctant
IS granted. and the court was adj
journod until noon next duy. 10 enable
the prisoners 60 send tn NuuvOu=ls
miles diatnut-f0r their Witnesses. Sub.
scqucntly the military Justice. without
notifying the prisoners. postponed the
trial until the goth % June.
The remaining details uf the tragedy
are wildly related by President Geo. q.
Cannon IN bis Life Of Joseph Smith.
the Prophet"
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Governor Ford went 10 Nauvoo on the
morning " the 9th % Juno. 1874. nc
compnnicd by "a body u troops Whom
he arrived there he made r. public
speech before thousands ~ the Saints
IN which he used this expression. -
great crime has been done by destroy
Ing the ENp0Hitor press. and placing
the city under martial law. and severe
nfonement must BIO made, Ho prepare
your minds FOR the emergency.
Whether Ford was fully cogniznnt o.
tho plot 90 murder the Prophet during
his absence from Carthage n not alto
Ecther clear. lie was unqucatlunably
aware " the murdcrouH feeling which
existed among the Carthage Crews. and
tho men who were associated with Low
Williams and the Laws Higbees. Fos-
tiers ard others az Carthage. n has
been stated upon good authority and
n has never been disputed. that he was
Informed of the Intentions of the mob.
But he vonturod into Nnuvoo Would
n cuwnrdly man like he was have dared
90 risk himself IN such a manner nt
such q time. n he was FUZZY advised uf
tho time the massacre was 20 take
plucc2 The presumption n that he was
Indifferent as tO the fate which would
hrfnll the Prophet and his companions.
hut that he ana not know, ns some OF
his officers ala, that tho bloody deed
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William
Maudsy
Smith three prior to their mayrdom Very OF these
gnals llyrum In
Carthage about
from
Liverpool OF and
Hiram birthplace
county, IN
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Fac-rimlle Of President uhen Apos.
tlcl John T1ylors watch. which was
struck by O. bullet and which undoubt-
cdly saved his NE The hands OF the
watch were stopped by the bullet at
10 minutes and 90 seconds past 3. on.