Death of the Prophet J
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0r The following slip from the
Quincy Herald we find in the Cincin-
natl Gazette Of July 4th:


Joe and Hiram SnsiM are dead
The steamboat Boreas Just in from
Warsaw, brings shocking intelligence
from the scene Of the Mormon war
The following slip from the office OF
the Warsaw Signal explains the dread
ful tragedy


''Joe and Hiram Smith are dead
shot this afternoon An attack from
the Mormons is expected every hour
Will not the surrounding counties rush
instantly TO our rescue?


Warsaw, June 9th 1914.


1t seems that the circumstances at
tending killing of the Mormon Prophet
and his brother Hiram are as follows;
On yesterday Gov. Ford left Carthage
with 100 soldiers for the purpose Of ta-
king possession of the "Nauvoo Le-
gion'' and their arms. They arrived at
Nauvoo about noon, and called for the
assembling Of the Legion.


About 5000 men with arms immedi-
ately responded to its call. These
troops were put under command ofCol.
Singleton of Brown county who accom-
panied Gov. Ford to Nauvoo


The Governor finding all quiet left
Nauvoo abont s O'Clock p NJ. with
a company of so men for the purpose of
encamping about seven miles from the
city.


At about the same time that Governor
Ford left Nauvoo, the Prophet and his
brother were killed at Carthage, under
the following circumstances, as near as
we can ascer rtain them;


Joe and Hiram are both confined in
the debtors room of the Carthage Jail,
awaiting their trial on charge of trea-
son. The Jail was strongly guarded by
soldiers and anti-mormons, who had
been placed there by the Governor.


AMormon attempted to rush by the
guard for the purpose Of forcing hiS
way into the jail He was opposed by
the guard, and fred pistol at one oI
the guard, giving him !. slight wound


A general confusion ensued in the
crowd around the jail. Joe and hi:
Mormon fellow prisoners it seems hac
provided themselves with pistols, and
commenced firing upon the guard with