18^th
& Daniel Spencer for the purpose of Hearing a statement made
By Brother & Sister Hoyt concerning their being disturbed
by a company of the Saints the following is their story

On the 28^th Sept at 10 oclok they had a child born it being
the first child born unto them they having been married
over 20 years A company of the Mormons came & surround
his house about 25 of them they blew Horns & sung the
most vulgar songs for about one hour then went
away about an hour & returned & appeared to be more
than at First they commenced to tear things to peaces
killed some hens made them squall opened the windows
& flung the fowls onto the beds filled his windows with
fence polls also his chimney dirtied up their beds the
wind blew upon their children. as fast as they would
open the windows on one side they would shut them till
they were fastened open they poured out a Judgg of
vinegar they yoked up a pair of his oxen facing
each other. they said the Bishop told them to go dow[n]
& suerenanade him till he would treat. He said the
Bishop would till him what he did say to them. He lent
them a Base drum to go with. Brother Hoyt said He
had talked the matter over with Bishop Brunson & had
agreed to settel it He also read a Letter which He had
written to President Young & accused Brother Brunson
of trying to get one of his wives away from him
The mob shot many pistols while in their operation
Our Horses were hitched up & I had to leave in the
midst of their story. I talked with Brother Brunson
& he denyed being the institggator of it

We then left Filmore Rode to Cedar Springs took
supper & bated our animals. it began to snow hard &
we were fearful we would be blocked up so we all agreed
to Harness up & all travel through the night which
we did arived at the Severe at 4 oclok in the morning
whare we bated. we Brokedke our Iron eaxletree inside
of the hind wheel. we raised up the carriage placed the end
of the axletree betwen two spokes on the side of the Hub made
all fast with ropes & in 10 minutes started again drawing
our wheel as though it was locked like a sled runner
we had traveled to day over 50 miles & snowed nearly
all night

December 19, 1858 ~ Sunday

19^th Sunday we left the severe at abotut 6 oclok & travelled
to the Salt Creek settlement atcalled Nephi got there at
11 ock we here spent the day Joseph Young got his
Carriage mended they had a meeting in the evening I
did not attend but went to bed early not having slep
but little for 2 nights. 25 miles

After I had got to bed Brother Warren Snow & Peacock
called upon me also F D & Samuel Richards They informed
me that one hundred soldiers had gone into Fort Ephraim
the commander had called the people together & hurranged
them & through the influence of Benjamin Clapp had
deceived the people through fair promises & got the consent
of the people & let the souldery in Father James Alred & his

18th & Daniel Spencer for the purpose of Hearing a statement made By Brother & Sister Hoyt concerning their being disturbed by a company of the saints the following is their story

On the 28th Sept at 10 oclok they had a child born it being the first child born unto them they having been married over 20 years A company of the Mormons came & surrounded his house about 25 of them they blew Horns & sung the most vulgar songs for about one hour then went away about an hour & returned & appeared to be more than at First they commenced to tear things to peaces killed some hens made them squall opened the windows & flung the fowls onto the beds filled his windows with fence polls also his chimney dirtied up their beds the wind blew upon their children, as fast as they would open the windows on one side they would shut them till they were fastened open they poured out a Jug of vinegar they yoked up a pair of his oxen facing each other, they said the Bishop told them to go down & sereanade him till he would treat. He said the Bishop would till him what he did say to them. He lent them a Base drum to go with. Brother Hoyt said He had talked the matter over with Bishop Brunson & had agreed to settel it. He also read a Letter which He had written to President Young & accused Brother Brunson of trying to get one of his wives away from him

The mob shot many pistols while in their operation Our Horses were hitched up & I had to leave in the midst of their story. I talked with Brother Brunson & he denyed being the instigator of it

We then left Filmore Rode to Cedar Springs took supper & bated our animals, it began to snow hard & we were fearful we would be blocked up so we all agreed to Harness up & all travel through the night which we did arived at the Severe at 4 oclok in the morning whare we bated. we Broke our Ironaxletree inside of the hind wheel, we raised up the carriage placed the end of the axletree betwen two spokes on the side of the Hub made all fast with ropes & in 10 minutes started again drawing our wheel as though it was locked like a sled runner we had traveled to day over 50 miles & snowed nearly all night

December 19, 1858 ~ Sunday

19th Sunday we left the severe at about 6 oclok & travelled to the Salt Creek settlement called Nephi got there at 11 ock we here spent the day Joseph Young got his carriage mended they had a meeting in the evening I did not attend but went to bed early not having slep but little for 2 nights. 25 miles

After I had got to bed Brother Warren Snow & Peacock called upon me also F D & Samuel Richards. They informed me that one hundred soldiers had gone into Fort Ephraim the commander had called the people together & hurranged them & through the influence of Benjamin Clapp had deceived the people through fair promises & got the consent of the people & let the souldery in. Father James Alred & his