May 19, 1845

Carthage, Illinois
People v. Williams 1:  Trial convened for five indicted assassins, Levi Williams, Thomas C. Sharp, Mark Aldrich, Jacob C. Davis, and William N. Grover.  
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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