Exparte examination of . before Mayor. Joseph Smith.

was called up[o]n by the Mayor.—

— in order to get understadg [understanding] go back a little—

go back 2 or 3. years

2 or 3 years ago— 1 ye[a]r ago la[s]t June I was admitted to go 4 Qu[ar]ter of th[e] ea[r]th— 2d round— disgutig [disgusting] to hea[r] swearing—

called to go Mary or no Mary 2d— Round.— was kept doing

9, 10. 11. June an[c]ient of days set. doing the whole time,— by the ancie[n]t of Days— stakse [stakes] were appointd. been to all stakes but one.— without Mary or latter . — I have suffered beyond all bo[u]nds of reason I will help. myself— & I went to that store. & took those goods & no one is angerd— in it

next tuesday Anci[en]t of days— sits.— I made up my mind might as well dies as well as one day as another— despis[e] a thief. door shut up— not this first persen knows any thing about those goods but me [p. 1]