willing to lay down their lives for us, we went before our rulers <​June 28 ’s Letter continued​> We found about one hundred persons assembled, armed with guns, pistols, dirks, clubs, sticks, &c. At a late hour we prevailed on the sheriff to have the court called, which consisted of three magistrates, one of whom was rejected from the judgment seat, because some of his family were members of our church. [HC 2:447] The sheriff, with leave of court, devisted us of our arms, consisting of walking sticks, and pocket knife. A man by the name of Perkins, (who report says had run his country for hog stealing, and also had been guilty of concealing a stolen horse, for which he had lost a part of his nose,) was appointed by the court to act as States Attorney, or in other words mob solicitor general, to abuse the innocent and screen the guilty. After the conspirators had witnessed against us, the court refused to hear any testimony on our part. being controled by the Banditti. Perkins made a plea against us but we were not permitted to reply. The verdict of the court was: That they concluded that the charges preferred against us had been, sustained, and that we were bound over to court for trial. Our accusers did not attempt to prove that those who were promised the Holy Ghost, had not received it; and the candid can judge whether he who prophecies that christ will come the second time in this generation, is a false prophet. Also our complainant testified that these crimes were committed in 1834; and it is a well known fact that , whose name is in the warrant, (tho’ not arrested) was not in this state until 1835. So much for the oath of a Methodist Priest. While the court was preparing our bonds, another warrant was served on ; the mob without, and the mob within, whose intoxicating zeal had arisen to its Zenith, were threatening our lives, and seemed only to wait the dark shades of night, which were fast gathering round, to cover them while they should wreak their hands in our blood; the influence of our friends, as instruments in the hands of our God, kept this gathering storm from bursting upon our heads. About this time the sheriff proposed to us, that if we would leave the county in ten days, and pay the cost, they would set us at liberty; at the same time informing us it was the only way to escape the hands of the mob, who were hardly restrained from acts of violence. one of the brethren present offered to pay the cost, and all advised us to accept the offer, which, in itself proved that we were innocent of any crime, although in its nature most insulting.”