November 12, 1838
Richmond, Missouri
On the first day of Joseph Smith's hearing before Judge Austin A. King, a group of armed men was sent out, without any civil proceedings, to obtain witnesses.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:209
"Joseph Smith and the Missouri Court of Inquiry: Austin A. King's Quest for Hostages," Gordon A. Madsen, BYU Studies 43:4
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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