July 26, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois
State v. Tubbs: A warrant was issued against Silas Tubbs on suspicion of stealing a cow from Joseph Smith's yard. Tubbs was discharged the following day for lack of evidence.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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