H. T. Reid recounts the postponement of the trial concerning "inciting a riot" and collection of recognizances by Robert F. Smith, justice of the peace.

Date
Jul 1, 1844
Type
Periodical
Source
Hugh T. Reid
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Hugh T. Reid, "Statement of Facts", Times and Seasons 5, no. 12 (July 1, 1844): 562

Scribe/Publisher
Times and Seasons
People
Hyrum Smith, Robert F. Smith, Hugh T. Reid, David Bettisworth, Joseph Smith, Jr., Thomas Ford
Audience
Reading Public
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Transcription

On Tuesday afternoon the two Smiths and other persons on the charge of riot, appeared before R. F. Smith, a justice of the peace, residing at Carthage, and by advice of counsel, in order to prevent if possible, any increase of excitement, voluntarily entered into recognizance in the sum of five hundred dollars each with unexceptionable security, for their appearance at the next term of the circuit court for said county. The whole number of persons recognized is fifteen, most if not all of them leading men in the Mormon church.

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