CHAPTER XXXIII.

DEPARTURE OF GOVERNOR FORD FOR NAUVOO--THE AFTERNOON IN CARTHAGE PRISON--THE ASSAULT ON THE PRISON--THE MARTYRDOM OF JOSEPH AND HYRUM SMITH.

Pass for Willard Richards.

Letter: Joseph Smith to O. H. Browning--Engaging Browning as Legal Counsel.

The Guard's False Alarm over the Nauvoo Legion.

Markham Forced out of Carthage.

Anxiety of the Jailor.

Wine for the Guard.

The Assault on the Jail.

The Prisoners' Defense.

Death of Hyrum Smith.

The "Handsome Fight" of Joseph Smith and John Taylor.

Taylor Wounded and Helpless.

Two Minutes in Jail.

First Message to Nauvoo.