ever to have him convicted of some crime. Many witnesses were called who
told untrue stories of Joseph, but when they were questioned they
contradicted each other so that everybody, including the court, could see
they were not telling the truth.

Newel Knight was called as a witness.

"Did the prisoner, Joseph Smith, Jr., cast the devil out of you?" asked the
lawyer who was against Joseph.

"No, sir," was the reply.

"Why, have you not had the devil cast out of you?"

"Yes, sir."

"And had not Joe Smith some hand in its being done"

"Yes, sir."

"And did he not cast him out of you?"

"No, sir; it was done by the power of God, and Joseph Smith was the
instrument in the hands of God to do it. He commanded him out of me in the
name of Jesus Christ."

The lawyer could make nothing out of him or the others who were called to
tell of some supposed wrong Joseph had done. Nothing could be found against
him that would send him to prison, and I suppose the judge thought that
even casting the devil out of a man was not such a great crime. So Joseph