According to his lawyer, ... D. P. Hurlbut "had some trouble with the Mormons at Kirtland... and he had the prophet, Joseph Smith, arrested on a warrant of a justice of the peace for assault and battery" ... [A]ccording to Kirtland Justice of the Peace ... "Hurlbut said he would 'kill' Jo Smith. He meant he would kill Mormonism. ... What probably happened was that Hurlbut and Smith brought charges against each other almost simultaneously. ...
[Source: Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm]
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