[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 25 Met in council with the Twelve. (1)
[Council of Fifty Members] Smith, William (1811-1894). Admitted 25 April 1844. Dropped after 9 September 1845. (2)
William Smith: Council of Fifty 25 Apr. 1844 (3)
The MADISON CITY EXPRESS says of a group of newly-arrived English converts that they are respectable-looking mechanics and farmers "who would make good settlers if they were free of the infatuation of Mormonism." (4)
[Joseph Smith] Emma returns from St. Louis. During rainstorms, the Mississippi River rises higher than at any time within memory. The Council of Fifty adjourns to disperse throughout the United States to campaign for Joseph's presidency. (5)
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith told a reporter from the St. Louis Gazette that he had gained his power by the principles of truth and virtue. (6)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Thursday, April 25th 1844 Emma returned from St. Louis. A brother of the St. Louis Gazetts come up at the same time and wanted to know by what principle I got so much power. How many inhabitants and armed men we had &c. I told him on the principle of truth and virtue which would last when I was dead &c.
Council [of Fifty met] from 10 [A.M.] to 12 and from 2 [P.M.] to 5. Adjourned sine die. Appointed a State convention at Nauvoo Friday after the 2d Monday in May the council to disperse abroad in the Nation.
Instructed my clerk Dr. Richards to make out a writ of Habeus Corpus for a Mr Smith of Iowa who was expecting to be arrested by the U[nited] S[tates] Marshal for getting money which was his due or he says at Washington.
A play of Rational amusement was to commence this eve but a tremendous thunder storm and rain commenced about 6 P.M. Mississippi River very high. Higher than known by the oldest inhabitants about. (7)
-- Apr 25, 1844. Thursday.
[William Clayton Journal] In Council all day. Adjourned sine die. (8)
-- After Apr 26, 1844
Robert D. Foster charged with slander against Willard Richards for accusing Richards of trying to seduce his wife on the boat to New York. (9)
-- Apr 26, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 26, 27 I got lime for plastering my house. (1)
Charles Foster draws pistol against Joseph Smith; Charles Foster, Robert D. Foster, and Chauncey L. Higbee arrested by Smith's men and fined $100 [per Joseph Smith]. (9)
[Joseph Smith] When Augustine Spencer assaults his brother Orson, Joseph, as mayor, orders Augustine arrested. Augustine refuses to go with Joseph, Orrin Porter Rockwell, and Marshal J. P. Greene. Joseph tells Greene to get some other citizens to help. Greene asks help from the first people he seesâ€"Chauncey L. Higbee and Charles and Robert Foster. When they refuse, Joseph orders them arrested. A fight follows and Charles Foster pulls a gun on Joseph, swearing and threatening. Rockwell wrests the gun away, and several other policemen arrive to arrest the three. They are fined $100 each, which they appeal. Robert D. Foster accuses Willard Richards of trying to seduce his (Foster's) wife. (5)
[Joseph Smith] Life threatened by Nauvoo dissenters. (10)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Friday, April 26th 1844 At home. 10 A.M. Marshal went up on hill to arrest Augustus Spencer for an assault on his Bro[ther] Orson Spencer for an assault in his own home. R[obert] D. Foster, Charles Foster, and Chaunc[e]y L. Higbee come down.
Charles Foster drew a pistol towards me on the steps of my office. I ordered him to be arrested and the pistol taken from him. A struggle ensued in which Charles Foster, R[obert] D. Foster and Chaunc[e]y L. Higbee resisted and I ordered them to be arrested. They resisted and I Mayor ordered the High policemen to be called and his possey and went on to try A[ugustus]. Spencer. Fined him $100 bound for to keep the peace 6 months.
$100 Bonds appealed to Municipal court at once [by] R[obert] D. Foster, Ghaunc[e]y L. Higbee and Charles Foster[, arrested] for resisting the authorities of the city. O[rrin] P[orter] Rockwell sworn Marshal [John Greene] sworn. Said Dr. Foster swore by God he would not assist the Marshal and swore by God they would see the Mayor &c. in hell before they would go.
Charles Foster drew a pistol. Dr. Foster interfered.Cha[r]les Foster and Chaunc[e]y L. Higbee said they would be God damned if they would not shoot the Mayor. Breathed out many hard threatening and menacing sayings. Would concider favored of God for the privilege of shooting or ridding the world of such a Tyrant referring to the Mayor. J. Coolidge confirmed.Tufts swore [and] confirmed the foregoing statements.
Fined R[obert] D. Foster, Charles Foster and C[hauncey] L. Higbee fined $100 each. Appealed to Municipal Court.
Issued a warrant for a R[obert] D. Foster on complaint of Willard Richards for breach of ordinance in that Foster, said tosaid Richards, "You," shakeing his fists in his face, "are another Damned black hearted villian. You tried to seduce my wife on the boat when she was going to New York and I can prove it. And the oath is out against you."Jos[eph] Smith, W[illard] Richards, John P. Green, Thayer, Elbridge Tufts. (Harding gave a writing to Kimball concerning Foster statement about Joseph &c. charging him with crime) (7)
Footnotes:
1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Quinn, D. Michael, Council of Fifty Members, 1844-1945, BYU Studies 20, #2 (1980)
3 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
4 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
5 - Conklin, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology
6 - Joseph Smith Resource Center: Daily Events in the Life of Joseph Smith, http://josephsmith.net/josephsmith/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e581001cfb340010VgnVCM1000001f5e340aRCRDlocale=0
7 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1844, http://amzn.to/jsdiaries
8 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton
9 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
10 - Scott H. Faulring, An American Prophet's Record, 'A Joseph Smith Chronology', http://amzn.to/jsdiaries
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