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Oct 24, 1858

Journal Entry

October 24, 1858 ~ Sunday

24th Sunday the Eastern & Calafornia Mail both arived
I called upon the President & spent a part of the day with
him & G. A. Smith H. C kimball D. H. Wells F. D. Richards
& LE Snow. I met with my Prayer circle at 10 oclok
J. C. Little gave an account of a Row last night
Henry E. Phelps with several others knocked down a
man in the streets & robed him of $165, then a
company Gathered ^&^ threatened to kill a polieceman
of he did not go & releace a prisioner he did so several
poliecemen Gathered & the mob fired upon them & Bishop
Wiyler shot himself in the calf of the leg many shots
were fired by the mob. during this morning a man
caught Brigham H Young Horse by the bit & tried to
steal his horse from him or the Bridel Brother Pickston
knocked him down with his poliece stick. I met with
the 12 in the prayer circle at 6 oclok E. Snow prayed &
G A Smith was mouth

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Young, Brigham Heber
19 Jun 1845 - 3 Jun 1928
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3458 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
698 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1437 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1459 mentions
Apostle
Little, Jesse Carter
26 Sep 1815 - 26 Dec 1893

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Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Oct 24, 1858