The mobbers then and there made out a charge of stealing, and got out warrants for the arrest of Pickett, Furness and Clifford.
Boyce inquired what they intended to do and was answered by the mobbers that they were going to kill them and "make catfish bait" of them.
The mobbers waited for the prearranged signal from the constable, but he, whipping up his horse, obtained a lead.
It was then suggested by one of themobbers that Elder Standing had shot himself, although he was unarmed.
Though his force was small, Major Warren notified these mobbers that he had law and moral force on his side and was able to meet successfully any mob which could assemble in that county.
Lucas, referred to the Saints as "base and degraded beings," who would be exterminated if they dared to kill one of the mobbers besieging them; for such was the hatred of the people.
When they said they were, the mobbers with many vile oaths declared that they were sworn to kill "all the damned 'Mormons' that they could find.
The mobbers then commenced to loot the homes, which had not already been looted of all they contained.
Elder Standing at this juncture made some show of resistance when one of the mobbers fired at him.
In the flight one of the wagon wheels came off, and before it could be replaced the mobbers were again in sight.
For this action Pickett and two others were arrested by the mobbers on a "warrant" for "stealing.
The mobbers soon fled leaving two of their number, Hugh L.
When the mobbers learned of the action of these troops, they broke their camp and fled.
Continued Activities of the Mob As soon as it was known that the "Mormons" would appeal to the courts, the mobbers began to prepare for war.
Runners were dispatched to Missouri for aid from the mobbers there, and the whole country was inflamed by the spread of diabolical falsehoods.
The mobbers pursued to shoot him, but did not overtake him.
About this time [September 12th] sixty or more mobbers entered De Witt [1] and warned the brethren to leave that place.
These mobbersmust have had very accute ears to hear cannon, (a six pounder) thirty-seven miles!
A boat containing forty mobbers had been sent over the river, when a storm arose.
On November 4th as a band ofmobbers started out to make a raid on the Saints, word was sent to the brethren, and thirty of them soon gathered to withstand the mob.
Wild reports now went over the country about the "Mormons;" and to make these reports seem true some of the mobbers actually set fire to their own log cabins and then accused the Saints of the act.
Reports came to Joseph and the people in Far West that some of the brethren had been killed and that the mobbers would not let their bodies be buried.
Men, women and children scattered in every direction taking refuge in the woods, while the bullets of the mobbers flew thick and fast among them, wounding and killing.
This made the mobbers more angry than ever, and they made preparation for further action against the Saints.
This time had now come, but it seemed impossible that it could be carried out, as most of the Saints had left Far West and the mobbers swore that this was a revelation that should not be fulfilled.
The mobbers fled, but the brethren captured one of them in the act of throwing brick-bats through the window.
The mob leader thought this fair enough, but the mobbers did not.
As they were fleeing, one of the mobbers wheeled around from behind a tree and shot Captain Patten, who instantly fell.
A battle ensued in which two of the mobbers were killed.
Two of these mobbers were afterwards arrested, and to get even for this, the mob carried away five other brethren who were abused by the mobbers for twelve days before they were released.
He pleaded with the mobbersnot to kill him: "I am an American boy," he said "O!
This gave the mobbers more courage, and they gathered again.
Accordingly about twenty-eight of our men armed themselves, and were in constant readiness for an attack, if any small body of mobbers might come upon them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mobbers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
