. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . ty miles from Nauvoo, while under the pledged faithof Gov. Ford, of Illinois. Gov. Ford had promised them pro-tection if they would stand trial and submit to the judgmentof the court. By his orders the Nauvoo Grays were to guardthe jail while the prisoners awaited a trial. The mob was headed by Williams and Sharp, editors of theNauvoo JSignal. When they approached the jail the guard madeno resistance, but fell back. Stephen Markham, who had beento visit the prisoners an hour or so before they were k
. Mormonism unveiled; including the remarkable life and confessions of the late Mormon bishop . ty miles from Nauvoo, while under the pledged faithof Gov. Ford, of Illinois. Gov. Ford had promised them pro-tection if they would stand trial and submit to the judgmentof the court. By his orders the Nauvoo Grays were to guardthe jail while the prisoners awaited a trial. The mob was headed by Williams and Sharp, editors of theNauvoo JSignal. When they approached the jail the guard madeno resistance, but fell back. Stephen Markham, who had beento visit the prisoners an hour or so before they were killed, gaveJoseph an Allen revolver. A part of the mob rushed up stairs,to the inner door of the prison, and burst it open and at-tempted to enter. Dr. Richards parried off the bayonets withhis heavy cane. Joseph reached out his hand and fired off hissix shots at the crowd, and wounded several mortally. Hyrum,who was trying to brace against the door, received a shot in theface near the nose. He said, I am a dead man, and Taylor received a shot, but fortunately it struck his DEATH OF JOSEPH SMITH. LIFE OF JOHN D. LEE. 153 which saved his life. These four were in the prison, Taylor,however, received another shot and fell. Joseph left the door,sprang through the window, and cried out, Oh, Lord, my God, isthere no help for the widows son! as he sprang from the win-dow, pierced with several balls. The crowd then left the doorand ran around to the windows. Dr. Richards covered Taylor with a straw bed. Several shotswere fired at the bed, some of which cut his legs. Dr. Richardslooked out of the window on the scene, and had several ballspass through his clothing, but received no injury. After Josephfell he was set up against the well-curb and shot again. Ayoung man named Boggs rolled up his sleeves, and with a knifeattempted to cut off his head. At this instant, many of the by-standers report that a flash of light encircled the Prophet, andthe man who was advancing to
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