, and other leaders of the mob declare that they had eighteen accusations against Joseph, and as one failed they would try another to detain him there, and that they had had so much trouble and hazard, and worked so hard in getting him to that they would not let him get out of it alive. pointed to his pistols, and said, “the balls are in there that will decide his case”. immediately went up stairs to Joseph and informed him what he had heard say. and gave Joseph a small single barreled pistol.