Nov 29
Grand Jury have no business to enquuire into any thing
before the leaving of the pease commissioners left this
territory neither the Judge or Jery has nothing to do with
any thing that transpired before that event so this ends
the matter of trying to bring up Brigham Young on treason
Judge Sinclair ruled that Green river county was not
in his Jurisdiction. I spent the evening with President
Young & the committee on the Deseret Alphabet

November 30, 1858 ~ Tuesday

30^th Wilford started with a team to carry Jesse Fox
to Rush valley to esstablish the south line of our Grant
I went with my team & carried G. A. Smith & others
on the west Bank of Jordon to hold a meeting with
the company to deside whare we would build the dam
to take out the Jordon River to water land we spent
two hours on the ground & adjourned to the Historian
office on wednesday night. We called upon the President
we were informed that the court was trying to get him
to appear as a witness on the morrow it was expected
that there was a plan laid to kill him But God will
ward off the Blow Hosea Stout had an interview with
Sinclair who said He believed that the object was to get
Brigham Young out & not to carry out law or Justice
I spent most of the afternoon in the office I spent the
evening with the President & the committe on the Deseret
Alphabet we laboured till near 11 oclok on the word Rule
the brethren could not agree upon the sound of it most
of the company wanted it {r-oo-l} others want it {r-i-oo-l}

December 1, 1858 ~ Wednesday

Dec 1^st Many plans had been laid to get President Brigham
Young before the court it was supposed to be effected to
day hence the court room was nearly filled with Mormons
so but few Gentiles could get in at 11 oclok Judge Sinclair
arived their with the members of of the court with the Lawyiers
Gov Cummings & about 300 spectators mostly mormons
The Judge called the attention of the assembly said he had
tried to keep order & he should punish any attempt to distu
rb the court. The clerk then red the minutes of yesterday
& the court said he was ready for Business & said he was
ready for the trial of Mr Feurgerson Mr James Ferguson
presented his resignation as a member of the Bar The court
would not receive his resignation at the Bar but wished
to have it go to trial. Some person in the court room
said that there were a few seats empty which could
be filled The court said that if the person was not an
officer of the court it was out of order. The court
then red some law touching the case before him & said
it must be tryed. If you wish to plead guilty to the
whole charge then I can give my decission accordingly
Mr Furguson then said that he had not met with this
court & could not be guilty of any charges beforte the court
and in the accusation it was not stated whare it was
done. The Judge then gave the papers to Mr Burr to
Fix them right so the case might be tried. it then

Nov 29 Grand Jury have no business to enquire into any thing before the leaving of the pease commissioners left this territory neither the Judge or Jery has nothing to do with any thing that transpired before that event so this ends the matter of trying to bring up Brigham Young on treason Judge Sinclair ruled that Green river county was not in his Jurisdiction. I spent the evening with President Young & the committee on the Deseret Alphabet

November 30, 1858 ~ Tuesday

30 Wilford started with a team to carry Jesse Fox to Rush valley to esstablish the south line of our Grant I went with my team & carried G. A. Smith & others on the west Bank of Jordon to hold a meeting with the company to deside whare we would build the dam to take out the Jordon River to water land we spent two hours on the ground & adjourned to the Historian office on wednesday night. We called upon the President we were informed that the court was trying to get him to appear as a witness on the morrow it was expected that there was a plan laid to kill him But God will ward off the Blow. Hosea Stout had an interview with Sinclair who said He believed that the object was to get Brigham Young out & not to carry out law or Justice I spent most of the afternoon in the office I spent the evening with the President & the committee on the Deseret Alphabet we laboured till near 11 oclok on the word Rule the brethren could not agree upon the sound of it most of the Company wanted it {{rool}} others want it {{riool}}

December 1, 1858 ~ Wednesday

Dec 1st Many plans had been laid to get President Brigham Young before the court it was supposed to be effected to day hence the court room was nearly filled with Mormons so but few Gentiles could get in at 11 oclok Judge Sinclair arived their with the members of the court with the Lawyiers Gov Cummings & about 300 spectators mostly mormons The Judge called the attention of the assembly said he had tried to keep order & he should punish any attempt to distu rb the court. The clerk then red the minutes of yesterday & the court said he was ready for Business & said he was ready for the trial of Mr Furgerson. Mr James Ferguson Presented his resignation as a member of the Bar. The court would not receive his resignation of the Bar but wished to have it go to trial. some person in the court room said that there were a few seats empty which could be filled. The court said that if the person was not an officer of the court it was out of order. The court then red some law touching the case before him & said it must be tryed. If you wish to plead guilty to the whole charge then I can give my decission accordingly Mr Furguson then said that he had not met with this court & could not be guilty of any charges before the court and in the accusation it was not stated whare it was done. The Judge then gave the papers to Mr Burr to Fix them right so the case might be tried, it then