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Day in the Life

Jan 4, 1859

Journal Entry

January 04, 1859 ~ Tuesday

4th I called at the office at 9 oclok I attended the Legislature
and during the day the Grand Jury decided that Christionsen
was not guilty & wrote on the inditement Ignored
The Deseret Agricultural Board of Directors met at the
House of Brother Winder. S. M. Blair was present He was
so overjoyed that Christianson was liberated that He was
filled with excitement he hollowed shouted horaw for
for Israel. He was so excited all the evening that we could
[do] no business He said that He had suffered so much through
the trial as theye court had tried to make Brigham Young
Daniel H Wells A. O. Smoot & many others accessory to the
death of Chr Andrew Burnard called Dummy who attempted
to kill Christianson while^o^ was on duty as a polieceman
& Christianson killed him in self defence 9 of the Jury
was against Christianson & 12 for clearing him two of
the Jury that was for condemning him viz David H. Beck &
G. W. Bayliss insulted Blair & Blair drove them both
out of the street. Captain Tyler & Mr Tabbott came
in the council. Capt Tylor said in the Globe that they
were going to send over 24 commissioned officers of
the Armey & Hold a court Marshall in this city &
hang Just who they pleased. Govornor Cummings
had to meet with the mad Gentiles to keep them quiet
many of them were mad because Christion[son] was cleared
their was quite a sensation through the city.

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
69 mentions
2 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
2 mentions
102 mentions
3 mentions
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
68 mentions

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December 1858
Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Jan 4, 1859