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Source: Church History Vol. 2 Chapter 20 Page: 429 (~1840)

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429 stating that they understood the Mormons knew how to hide their guns; and in their search of a bed on which lay an aged sick female, whom they threw to and fro in a very rough manner, without regard to humanity or decency. Finding no arms they went off without further violence.

"'Shortly after this above-described outrage there was a number of armed men, say about twenty, rode into my yard and inquired for horses which they said they had lost, and stated, under confirmation of an oath, that they would have the heads of twenty 'Mormons,' if they did not find their horses. These last were painted in like manner as the first. These transactions took place when the village citizens and its vicinity were engaged in a peaceable manner in the ordinary pursuits of life.'

"This deponent further saith, 'That the mob took possession of a store of dry goods belonging to the Church of Latter Day Saints, over which they placed a guard. I went into the store to get some articles to distribute to the suffering poor, and the officer who had the charge of the store ordered me out peremptorily, stating it was too cold to wait on me, that I must come the next morning; and returning the next morning I found the store almost entirely stripped of its contents. Thereupon we as a church were ordered to depart the county and State, under the pains and penalty of death, or a total extermination of our society. Having no alternative, (having my wagon stolen,) I was compelled to abandon my property, except a few movables which I got off with in the best way that I could, and on receiving a permit or pass which is hereto appended, I then proceeded to depart the State: "I permit John Smith to remove from Daviess to Caldwell County, there remain during the winter, or remove out of the State unmolested. Daviess County, November 9, 1838. R. Wilson, Brigadier-General. By F. G. Cochnu." I accordingly left the State in the month of February following, in a destitute condition.'

"JOHN SMITH.

'Sworn to before D. W. Kilbourn, J. P."

-Millennial Star. vol. 17, p. 582.

(page 429)

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