State of Missouri, county of Jackson: This day personally appeared before me, Samuel Weston, a justice of the peace, within and for the county of Jackson, the subscriber, Lilburn W. Boggs, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that on the night of the 6th day of May, while sitting in his dwelling, in the town of Independence, in the county of Jackson, he was shot with intent to kill, and that his life was despaired of for several days, and that he believes and has good reason to believe from evidence and information now in his possession, that O. P. Rockwell, a citizen or resident of the state of Illinois, is the person who shot him on the night aforesaid, and the said deponent hereby applies to the Governor of the State of Illinois, to deliver the said O. P. Rockwell to some person authorized to receive him and convey him to the county aforesaid, there to be dealt with according to law. LILBURN W. BOGGS. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 20th day of July, 1842. SAMUEL WESTON, J. P. _Affidavit of the City Council anent John C. Bennett_. We, the undersigned, members of the city council, of the city of {68} Nauvoo, testify that John C. Bennett was not under duress at the time he testified before the city council, May 19, 1842, concerning Joseph Smith's innocence, virtue and pure teaching. His statements that he has lately made concerning this matter are false; there was no excitement at the time, nor was he in anywise threatened, menaced or intimidated. His appearance at the city council was voluntary; he asked the privilege of speaking, which was granted. After speaking for some time on the city affairs, Joseph Smith asked him if he knew anything bad concerning his public or private character. He then delivered those statements contained in the testimony voluntarily, and of his own free will, and went of his own accord, as free as any member of the council. We further testify that there is no such thing as a Danite Society in the city, nor any combination, other than the Masonic Lodge of which we have any knowledge. WILSON LAW, JOHN TAYLOR, WILFORD WOODRUFF, VINSON KNIGHT, HEBER C. KIMBALL, JOHN P. GREENE, WILLIAM MARKS, GEO. A. SMITH, GEO. W. HARRIS, NEWEL K. WHITNEY, BRIGHAM YOUNG, CHARLES C. RICH, ORSON SPENCER. Subscribed and sworn to by the persons whose names appear to the foregoing affidavit, the 20th day of July, A. D. 1842, except Newel K. Whitney, who subscribed and affirmed to the foregoing this day [July 21st] before me. DANIEL H. WELLS, Justice of the peace within and for Hancock county, Illinois. _Friday, 22_.--A special session of the city council was called at eight o'clock this morning; the Vice-Mayor presiding, when the following petition was written: