Willard Richards recounts the events of the attack on Carthage jail in his journal.

Date
Jun 27, 1844
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Willard Richards
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Direct
Reference

"Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844," p. [37], The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed December 15, 2022

Scribe/Publisher
Willard Richards
People
Hyrum Smith, John Taylor, Joseph Smith, Jr., Willard Richards
Audience
Willard Richards
Transcription

a little rustling at the door.— the cry sur[r]ender &— discharge of 3 or 4 arm— followd intntly [instantly].— Dr glanced an eye by the curtain— say saw a 100 ar[m]ed men arou[n]d the door.— Joseph Hyrm & Taylors coat were of off—Josep spra[n]g to his coat for his 6. shooter, Hyrm for his single barrel— Taylor for Markams club— cane— & Dr for Taylors— cane—— all sp[r]ang agist [against] the door— the balls whist[l]ed up the stair way— & in an inst[a]nt. one came th[r]ough the door—— Joseph Tylr & Richads— spra[n]g to the left. Hyrum back in front of the door— & snapped his pistol.— when a ball struck him in the left side of his nose. fell back on floor saying— I am a dead man Joseph discha[r]ged his 6 shooter— in the entry reaching round— the door casing continual discha[r]ges came in the room.— 6 shooter missed fire 2 or 3 times.— Taylor sp[r]ang to leap from the east window— was shot in the window

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