Two sets of messengers were sent from Carthage on the evening of the 27th
with the melancholy news to Nauvoo. What were their names, distinguishing
those who were turned back by Governor Ford?

Dan Jones makes the following statement: "We were awoke -[during the night
of the 26th]- by heavy treads as of soldiery close by, and heard a whispering
under the window 'who shall go in? how many shall go in? &c'. They came up
stairs to the prison door, ^against^ which we had taken the precaution to place a chair;
hearing us speaking to each other they hesitated, when Joseph called out,
'come on ye assassins! we are ready for you, and would as willingly
die now as at daylight!' Hearing this they retired again."

Do you know anything of this, and if so, how far is the statement correct?

Jones says that he was sent down stairs by Joseph the first thing next morning
to ascertain the cause of the disturbances in the night, and was addressed by
the officer of the guard (Frank Worrell) as follows: "we have had too much
trouble to bring old Joe here to let him ever escape alive, and unless you want
to die with him you had better leave before sundown; and you are not a damned
bit better than him for taking his part, and you'll see that I can prophesy better
than old Joe, for neither he nor his brother, nor any one who will remain
with them will see the sun set to day." He says Joseph then directed him
to go to Governor Ford and inform him of what had taken place, and what
had been said by the officer of the guard. How much of this is correct?

Jones says that the last words spoken on the evening of the 25th after
you had all retired to rest were by Joseph as follows: "Now see who will
have the most intelligent dream to night, brethren"; and that on awakening
next morning Joseph enquired who had the dream; when Jones himself related
one as follows: "Pourtrayed before my mind was Governor Ford and his troupe
on their way across the prairie to Nauvoo. The prisoners had intreated in vain

Two sets of messengers were sent from Carthage on the evening of the 27th with the melancholy news to Nauvoo. What were their names, distinguishing those who were turned back by Governor Ford?

Dan Jones makes the following statement: "We were awoke during the night of the 26th by heavy treads as of soldiery close by, and heard a whispering under the window 'who shall go in? how many shall go in? &c'. They came up stairs to the prison door, against which we had taken the precaution to place a chair; hearing us speaking to each other they hesitated, when Joseph called out, 'come on ye assassins! we are ready for you, and would as willingly die now as at daylight!' Hearing this they retired again."

Do you know anything of this, and if so, how far is the statement correct?

Jones says that he was sent down stairs by Joseph the first thing next morning to ascertain the cause of the disturbances in the night, and was addressed by the officer of the guard (Frank Worrell) as follows: "we have had too much trouble to bring old Joe here to let him ever escape alive, and unless you want to die with him you had better leave before sundown; and you are not a damned bit better than him for taking his part, and you'll see that I can prophesy better than old Joe, for neither he nor his brother, nor any one who will remain with them will see the sun set to day." He says Joseph then directed him to go to Governor Ford and inform him of what had taken place, and what had been said by the officer of the guard. How much of this is correct?

Jones says that the last words spoken on the evening of the 25th after you had all retired to rest were by Joseph as follows: "Now see who will have the most intelligent dream to night, brethren"; and that on awakening next morning Joseph enquired who had the dream; when Jones himself related one as follows: "Pourtrayed before my mind was Governor Ford and his troupe on their way across the prairie to Nauvoo. The prisoners had intreated in vain