Account of Trial, [, Hancock Co., IL], 24–28 May 1845, State of IL v. Williams et al. (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1845); handwriting of ; 101 pages; Wilford Wood Museum, Bountiful, UT; images in Joseph Smith Murder Trial Papers, 1844–1845, CHL.
sitting on his horse at the jail, all the time the men were there— Dont think I Stated to the Grand Jury that came riding from the Jail, and passed right by me— Gregg was the first man who rode up and told me that the Smiths were killed— dont know his first name— Dont know that I Stated before the Grand Jury that his name was James Gregg— Gregg was on horseback and passed ride on by me towards — did not See him any more that evening— not far <far> from 1/2 or 3/4 of an hour after when , , and passed by me— said nothing that I recollect of to any person in my waggon as he passed— Dont think I stated to the Grand jury that said as he passed by that the Smiths were dead for he had hold of one of them— Dont think I Stated to the Grand Jury, that I could not be mistaken in seeing at the Jail— I was not near enough to see him— Capt Grover— had on a cap with Feathers in it, but dont recollect, what kind of coat or pantaloons he had on— had two or three feathers in his cap, wore them in front I believe— they were nearly all in the same place— the feathers were all black— had feathers in his cap— they are all the persons I recollect who had feathers— they were black— cant say whether had his feathers on as he went back or not— he had them on when we met the Carthage Grey— my waggon was standing still sorty cross ways when Capt Grover came back— Chittenden came up and told me to turn back— they got in my waggon— cant say whether before or after Grover came up— Voras did not get into my waggon— Wills did— cant recollect— [p. 66]