Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838 [State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason]
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Source Note
Minutes and Testimonies, , Ray Co., MO, 12–29 Nov. 1838, State of MO v. Gates et al. for Treason (Fifth Judicial Circuit of MO 1838); unidentified handwriting; 126 pages; Eugene Morrow Violette Collection, State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia.
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never was out of until he went with the troops to , the day before the mormon troops (as I understood) surrendered to the militia— this last fact I am certain of— s stable is in sight of his dwelling house, & he kept his horse there, & his saddle in the house— and during the stay of the troops, as above I am sure he did not saddle his horse or ride, for I should have seen him had he done so— And further this deponent saith not
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a witness, on behalf of the Defendents, produced, sworn and examined deposeth and saith:
I have heard say that he would swear to a lie to accomplish an object— that he had told many a lie, and would do so again— When went to during the last expedition he went after the troops had left and returned after some , and before others had returned— I saw when he returned, and he had no Clock with him, nor have I seen any Clock about the house which was brought from — In the morning of the fight with , I heard my father, say that ’s company, had gone down the [p. [117]]
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