Account of Trial, , Hancock Co., IL, 21–28 May 1845, State of IL v. Williams et al. (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1845). Transcribed from shorthand [before 24 Aug. 1858]; handwriting of and Daniel Mackintosh; 106 pages; Report of the Trial of the Murderers of Joseph Smith, 1845, CHL.
saw him at the jail at the time of the transaction setting on A horse? What did he state before the Grand jury in relation to A Carthage Gray who met them some 4 miles from hear? He said there was A person met them who appeared to him to be A Carthage Gray and from what he saw of them he was in conversation with and Steavens [Henry Stephens] or one side. Did he state he heard any thing the Gray said to and Steavens? He said he heard the Gray say “Now is the time for any thing you want to do in ” or words to that import. What account did he give of the horse the Carthage Gray was riding? (The witteness here drew from his pocket A memorandom of the proceedings of the Grand jury and said) I made this memorandom the day after the evidance was taken. Have you read the testimony or memorandom as it was taken from the mouth of the ? No Mr. McNeal [Murray McConnel] took it away. So imeadietly on going home you wrote this memorandom from recolection? Yes.
Cross examined by .
Who wrote out the memorandom McNeal took away? I think it was written by Mr. Hitcock [John Hicok] the clerk of the Grand jury. Would you know it again if you saw it? I think I should for I wrote part of it myself. Retired.
Mr. Scot what <where> do you know reside? I live 8½ miles from this on the Quincy road. Do you know A man by the name of [William] Daniels? I do. Did you ever have any conversation with him or hear him make any statements with regard to the killing of the Smiths? The night after the report came to us he came to my house about dark or A little after dark there was A considerable quantity of people there for some little time afterwards among the company was John Pike and Derock Fullar [Derrick Fuller] After A short time I said I thought that it was possable they where tired and told the Gentlemen to go up stairs and go to bed; about two oclock in the morning there was A considerable [p. [86]]