I am in hopes that you will be acquitted; but if I go I will certainly take you along; I do not however apprehend danger. I think you are perfectly safe, either here or any where else. I cannot however interfere with the law. I am placed in peculiar circumstances, and seem to be blamed by all parties.

Joseph Smith. , I ask nothing but what is legal, I have a right to expect protection, at least from you, for independent of law you have pledged your faith, and that of the for my protection, and I wish to go to .

And you shall have protection, Genl. Smith. I did not make this promise without consulting my officers, who all pledged their honor’s to its fulfilment. I do not know that I shall go tomorrow to ; but if I do I will take you along.

at 1/4 past 10 O’Clock the left.

At about 1/2 past 12 O’Clock , one of Joseph’s counsel came in apparently very much elated, he stated that, “upon an examination of the law, he found that the Magistrate had transcended his jurisdicti[on] and that [2 words illegible] committed them without exam[ination] his jurisdiction ended, that he had him upon [illegible] hook; that he ought to have examined them [before?] he committed them, and that having violated [the?] law in this particular, he had no further [power?] over th[em]; for once committed they were [out of?] his jurisdiction, as the power of the M[agistrate?] extended no further than their committal [3 words illegible] now they could <​not​> be brought out exce[pt] [3 words illegible] [p. 42]