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 ; fifty-seven pages; Collection of Manuscripts about Mormons, 1832–1954, Chicago History Museum.
the other person wounded was a youth about 14 or 15 years old Said that we had finished the head men of the morman Church— Grover and all the rest talked in the same way
Cross examoned
I saw when he drove up James Gregg was with him they were in an oppen buggy with a tung [tongue] and two seats in it— F [Samuel Fleming’s] house is on the hill s house was right across the street not right a little to one side had passed home and came streegh [straight?] to the tavern I went to the South dining room door Mr Mrs F [Ann Fleming] went into the Hall— all either said when they met was as stated and nothing further was said no questions asked— I said nothing to Mrs F or she to me I mentioned it to Mrs Goroot I heard make threats to kill the Smiths & the Mormas & I have heard a great many times And on that morning— it was early in the morning after— I saw him when he started to he was in a two horse [p. [29]]