James Bennett records that Joseph fired a revolving pistol at his assailants.

Date
Jul 13, 1844
Type
News (traditional)
Source
James Gordon Bennett
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Unsourced
Secondary
Reference

"Important From Nauvoo—Death of Joseph Smith and Hiram Smith—Terrible Excitement at the West," Weekly Herald 9 no. 28 (July 13, 1844)

Scribe/Publisher
James Gordon Bennett
People
John Taylor, James Gordon Bennett, 1844 Carthage Mob, Joseph Smith, Jr., Willard Richards
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

Joe Smith had a revolving pistol, and fired it two or three times without effect, but was himself scon killed by the assailants; that Taylor, the editor of the Nauvoo Neighbor, was in jail, and was shot through the thigh, but not seriously injured. Rich-ards was not injured.

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