The reply was kill him, kill him (with an oath) he is the son of a Dam—d. . thus they shot his head all open and laid him sprawling by the side of his father. About the same time an old man by the name of came an a soldier of the Revolution came upp to them and begged his life. but they hewed him to pieces with an old scythe. They then loaded themselves with plunder and then departed.

Your Petitioners have thus given a brief outline of the history of the Mormon persecutions in — All which they can prove to be true if an opportunity be given them. It will be seen from this their brief statement that <​neither the​> Mormons as a body nor have individuals of that body been guilty of any offince against the laws of or of the , but that their only offence has been in their opposition to their religious opinions [p. 32]