The conversation then that arose— was that the Smiths had been murdered by the Missourians— I wondered if they had— his reply was that they were not all Missourians— He then Stated that he knew all about it— for he was in the company— (or “I was” was his answer) There was then something Said about the guard at the Jail, when Daniels Said that Francis Worrill [Franklin Worrell] was very hard to manage as it took two or three men to hold him down— he waived his sword very much, and made strong efforts— he said “I am the man that taken the sword from him and threw it over the fence”— I replied then to Mr. Daniels, how did you feel Mr. Daniels in Seeing this act done?— His reply was that he did not regard it— it did not move him, as they richly deserved it”, He then commenced to tell that some men— I here stopped him, and told him to keep that to himself— He told me nothing about any marvelous light about the body of Smith— dont recollect of any conversation about his Seeing Smith fall out of the window, and Some man Set him up by the well curb, and that four others Shot him— he did not tell me about these four men being paralized who had killed the Smiths, and had to be taken away— Cross Ex— when he commenced naming names— he mentioned , and Said he was a Coward, and backed out and returned back to — he perhaps mentioned another man by the name of — he did not name any of the other defendants— I Stopped him [p. 80]