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Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason Indictment, circa 5 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Docket Entry, Indictment, 6 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [Extradition of JS for Treason] Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [Extradition of JS for Treason] Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [Extradition of JS for Treason] Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [Extradition of JS for Treason] Account, circa 23–circa 30 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843, Copy [Extradition of JS for Treason] Minutes, 30 June–1 July 1843, Edward Southwick Draft [Extradition of JS for Treason] Minutes, 30 June 1843–1 July 1843, James Sloan and William W. Phelps Draft [Extradition of JS for Treason] Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Parley P. Pratt, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Brigham Young, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] George Pitkin, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Sidney Rigdon, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Receipt to James Campbell, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Certification, 3 July 1843–A [Extradition of JS for Treason] Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [Extradition of JS for Treason]

Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason]

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to find out whether preachers of the Gospel who never did military duty should <​could​> be subjects to of court martial; however the seemed to learn that fact after searching the military code and came into the old log cabin where we were under guard & in chains & told us he had concluded to deliver us over unto the civil authorities; as persons guilty of treason, murder, , , <​theft​> and stealing the poor deluded did not know the difference between <​theft​> larceny & stealing— Accordingly we were put into the handed over to the pretended civil authorities and the next morning our chains were taken off and we were guarded to the Court House where there was a pretended court in session being the Judge & the district attorney the two extremely & very honorable gentlemen who sat on the Court Martial when we were sentenced to be shot. Witnesses were called up & sworn at the point of the bayonet and if they would not swear to the things they were told <​to do​> they were threatened with instant death <​& I do know <​possitively​> that the evidence given in by those men whilst under duress was false​> this order <​state​> of things was continued 12 or 14 days <​&​> after that <​time​> we were permitt ordered by the to introduce some rebutting evidence saying if we did not do it we should be thrust in<​to​> prison I could hardly understand what the meant for I considered we were in prison already and could not think of anything but the persecutions in the days of Nero knowing that it was a religious persecution & the court an inquisition: however we gave him the names of 40 persons who are <​were​> acquainted with all the persecutions & sufferings of the people. The made out a Subpena and inserted the names of those men & caused it to be placed in the hands of the notorious methodist minister and he took 50 <​armed​> soldiers & started for I saw the Subpena given to him & his company when they started. In the course of a few days they returned with most all those 40 men whose names were inserted in the Subpena & thrust them into Gaol [jail] & we were not permitted to bring one of them before the court [p. 18]
to find out whether preachers of the Gospel who never did military duty could be subjects of court martial; however the seemed to learn that fact after searching the military code and came into the old log cabin where we were under guard & in chains & told us he had concluded to deliver us over unto the civil authorities; as persons guilty of treason, murder, , , theft and stealing the poor deluded did not know the difference between theft larceny & stealing— Accordingly we were handed over to the pretended civil authorities and the next morning our chains were taken off and we were guarded to the Court House where there was a pretended court in session being the Judge & the district attorney the two extremely & very honorable gentlemen who sat on the Court Martial when we were sentenced to be shot. Witnesses were called up & sworn at the point of the bayonet and if they would not swear to the things they were told to do they were threatened with instant death & I do know possitively that the evidence given in by those men whilst under duress was false this state of things was continued 12 or 14 days & after that time we were ordered by the to introduce some rebutting evidence saying if we did not do it we should be thrust into prison I could hardly understand what the meant for I considered we were in prison already and could not think of anything but the persecutions in the days of Nero knowing that it was a religious persecution & the court an inquisition: however we gave him the names of 40 persons who were acquainted with all the persecutions & sufferings of the people. The made out a Subpena and inserted the names of those men & caused it to be placed in the hands of the notorious methodist minister and he took 50 armed soldiers & started for I saw the Subpena given to him & his company when they started. In the course of a few days they returned with most all those 40 men whose names were inserted in the Subpena & thrust them into Gaol [jail] & we were not permitted to bring one of them before the court [p. 18]
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