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a considerable
number of sheep and Cattles he further Said
that it looked to
him sometimes that it was not right to take
plunder but that it
was according to Jos Smith Jr directions
and that was the
reason why he did it. the next morning I Saw
a considerable
number of Sheep on the Square in far West near
about 100. I then
left far west and returned home in the east part of
captain but
performed no military duty while there and
further this
deponent Saith not Allen
Rathburn
Jeremiah Myers a witness produced sworn and exa
=mined deposeth and
saith I was in the last expedition
to Daviess being
Summoned from my home in the east part
of
where I was told we
had to March to Daviess and did
so. I think it was the third day after our
arrival at
Diahmon that Capt
fearnots company of about 100
men started out and
not until we got near to
I learn where they
were going I was then told there was
a mob at
them when within
about 1/2 mile of
And rushed into
town in a hurrah I only Saw 2 men
who were running
Others Said there were about 15 we
gathered up around
the Store and Some went in holloring
bring them out here
supposing there were men in the house
about this time
myself and another man returned to camp at
Diahmon that
evening I saw Store goods at the Bishop’s Store
and was informed by
Mahlon Johnson One of the Company
to
were the goods I
saw deposited in the bishops Store, they
were Called and
Considered Consecrated (goods) or property
and that they were
to be dealt out by the bishop to those
that Stood in need,
I saw parties Coming, in and going out
while in Camp
but Saw no property Come into our Camp
but I saw a pen of
Cattle which was Called Buffalo
the following of
the defendants were in the last expedition
to Daviess, Jos
Smith Jr. Lyman Wights who resides
in Diahmon
Washington Voorhees I never Saw
Lyman Wight in
Command during this Expedition my
camp was half a
mile from Wight and I staid pretty constantly
about my own
camp. I do not recollect that I was in
any
other expedition
than the one to Gallatin Ebenozer Page
Was in the last expedition to Daviess, Francis Higbee was
there Cane Carn was there James [ ] Caulins was there
Maurice Phelps I think was there there was some property brought
into Diahmon by the Mormons as their own this was not de
=posited with the bishop but they took it themselves and further
this deponent saith not Jeremiah Myers