History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . ^ ridiculous. He was simply furious, and to redeemhimself, concluded he would accomplish at least the arrest of someof the Anti-Mormon leaders, whom rumor pointed to as being con-cerned in the killing of Jo Smith. Writs were therefore issued inI^auvoo for Sharp and Williams. A constable named Rose went toWarsaw and arrested Sharp, but was told by him that unless thecitizens of Warsaw so advised, he would not go to Nauvoo. Thecitizens objected, and Rose left town. Fords army was then
History of Hancock County, Illinois, together with an outline history of the State, and a digest of State laws . ^ ridiculous. He was simply furious, and to redeemhimself, concluded he would accomplish at least the arrest of someof the Anti-Mormon leaders, whom rumor pointed to as being con-cerned in the killing of Jo Smith. Writs were therefore issued inI^auvoo for Sharp and Williams. A constable named Rose went toWarsaw and arrested Sharp, but was told by him that unless thecitizens of Warsaw so advised, he would not go to Nauvoo. Thecitizens objected, and Rose left town. Fords army was then ap-proaching, and Sharp and Williams skipped across to Alexandriato await developments. The Governor and his soldiers finally en-tered Warsaw to find that the birds had flown. The whole perform-ance had become exceedingly ridiculous, and Ford seemed anxiousto get out of his scrape, by accomplishing at least something by theexpedition, which was highly expensive to the State. He thereforesent Col. Baker to Alexandria authorizing him to negotiate with :^^Pi. \
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