returned, that they then turned to the left between the and road and were not seen again by your affiant till they arrived at the Jail in , that among the names of those who committed the murder at the Jail in Hancock County afore said on the 27th. day of June 1844 at about 5 o’clock and 20 minutes was Col. of green plains precinct, Capt. [Alexander] Wires, Chittenden Esqr. of , Lockwood of , Houck the Tailor, Capt. Grovenor three brothers by the name of Stephens, Coopers, Allen a cooper, all of and a man by the name of Wells was wounded in the right arm. That your affiant would further state that his company before mentioned were painted black; that the guns of the guard of the Jail were loaded with blank catridges, that this was an arrangement entered into by the Carthage grays as said the messenger who came to meet said company in the morning; that your said affiant saw Joseph Smith leap from the window of the Jail and that one of the company picked him up and placed him against the well curb, and several shot him, exclaiming Shoot him! Shoot him! Damn him! Shoot him! and further your affiant saith not.