But soon after the Church Began to gro the People Began to Be angry and to persecute and Cald them fools and said they ware Decived. But along towards fall Joseph and Oliver Cowdray and David Whitmore [Whitmer] and John Whitmore Came from Harmony to Pannsylvany to my house on some Buisness. And some of the Vagabonds found they were there and they made a Catspaw of a young fellow By the name of Docter Benton in Chenengo County to sware out a warrent against Joseph for as they said pertending to see under ground. A little Clause they found in the york Laws against such things. The oficer Came to my house near knite [night] and took him. I harnesed my hourses and we all went up to the villige. But it was so late they Could not try him that nite and it was put of[f] till morning. I asked Joseph if [he] wanted Counsell he said he thot he should. I went that nite and saw Mr James Davison [Davidson] a man I was acquainted with. The next morning ther gatherd a multitude of peooel that ware against him. Mr Davison said it looked like a squaley [squally] day; he thot we had Better have John Read [Reid] a prety good speaker near by. I told him we would, so I imployed them Both. So after a trial all Day jest at nite he was Dismissed. Then were was a nother oficer was Ridy [ready] and took him on the same Case Down to Broom County Below forth with. I hired Boath these Lawyers and took them Down home with me that nite. The next Day is Continued All Day till midnite. But they Could find no thing against him therefore he was Dismist.