Road to Carthage: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast

Joseph and Hiram Smith worried that the Saints might resist Captain Dunn's attempt to collect the state's weapons from Nauvoo. The entire party of men destined for Carthage agreed to accompany Captain Dunn and his men back to Nauvoo in order to ensure peace prevailed. In the best case scenario, they would enter a plea on the riot charge, post-Bale,. But law officers in Carthage had something else in store for Joseph and HiramSmith.