November 18, 1838
Richmond, Missouri
All of the witnesses Joseph Smith and his brethren requested for their trial (between forty and fifty persons) were arrested, thrown in prison, and prohibited from testifying.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 3:210-11
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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