to the prairie and made 82 rods of worm fence with
stakes and riders. Just before I left I went to brother
Cheney to get a drink of water and his dog bit me
very badly through the calf of my leg. He was
an ugly dog and had bit several persons before
I was very lame for some days and the next time
I went to my lot I informed Brother Cheney that
I should not be satisfied unless he killed his dog
as he was dangerous and in the habit of biting
persons

Judge Adams of Springfield wrote
informing us that the Governor of Missouri
had made another demand for Joseph at the
hands of the Governor of Illinois and that Ford
of Illinois had issued the writ for his apprehension.

Two messengers were immediately
despatched from Nauvoo to President Joseph
Smith, who was absent & ^about^ 200 miles from home
at the time, informing him of these facts.

This was on the Sunday. and
The Sabath following being ^day^ June 25th in the afternoon
Hyrum came into the Stand and requested the
Masonic Fraternity to meet him in the Lodge Room
in a half an hour. We immediately went down
but a quarter of us could not get into the room

This being the case We formed
a hollow square on the green. Hyrum then
informed us that the Sheriff of Jackson Co. Missouri
and Wilson of Carthage had come upon Joseph
and taken him by surprise presenting each of
them a pistol to his breast and swaring they
would kill him if he made any resistance

Brother Markham went to his
assistance and they presented pistols to him
also and threatened his life. He approached
them however to knock down the pistols when
they again pointed them at Joseph's breast

to the prairie and made 82 rods of worm fence with stakes and riders. Just before I left I went to brother Cheney to get a drink of water and his dog bit me very badly through the calf of my left. He was an ugly dog and had bit several persons before I was very lame for some days and the next time I went to my lot I informed Brother Cheney that I should not be satisfied unless he killed his dog as he was dangerous and in the habit of biting persons.

Judge Adams of Springfield wrote informing us that the Governor of Missouri had made another demand for Joseph at the hands of the Governor of Illinois and that Ford of Illinois had issued the write for his apprehension.

Two messengers were immediately despatched from Nauvoo to President Joseph Smith, who was absent about 200 miles from home at the time, informing him of these facts.

This was on the Sunday. The following day June 25th in the afternoon Hyrum came into the Stand and requested the Masonic Fraternity to meet him in the Lodge Room in a half an hour. We immediately went down but a quarter of us could not get into the room.

We formed a hollow square on the green. Hyrum then informed us that the Sheriff of Jackson Co. Missouri and Wilson of Carthage had come upon Joseph and taken him by surprise presenting each of them a pistol to his breast and swaring they would kill him if he made any resistance.

Brother Markham went to his assistance and they presented pistols to him also and threatened his life. He approached them however to knock down the pistols when they again pointed them at Joseph's breast