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Introduction to State of Illinois v. Williams et al. and State of Illinois v. Elliott–C Complaint, 22 September 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Warrant, 22 September 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Proclamation, 27 September 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Proclamation, 27 September 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Agreement, 30 September 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Agreement, 30 September 1844, Copy [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Agreement, 2 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Agreement, 2 October 1844, as Published in Warsaw Signal [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Recognizance, 2 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Praecipe, 9 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Praecipe, 25 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Indictment, 26 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Indictment, 26 October 1844, Copy [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Indictment, 26 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Praecipe, 26 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Capias, 26 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Discharge from Recognizance, 26 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Recognizance, 26 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844, Copy [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Order, circa 19 November 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Warrant, 20 November 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Warrant, 20 November 1844, as Published in Reports [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 14 December 1844–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 14 December 1844–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 14 December 1844–C [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 14 December 1844–D [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Attachment, 14 December 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Bond, 20 March 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 8 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Bond, 17 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Praecipe, circa 18 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 19 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Recognizance, 19 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 20 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Affidavit, 20–21 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Affidavit, 21 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Motion, 21 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Affidavits and Motions, 21 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 21 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 21 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Shorthand [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Oath, 22 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 22 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 22 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 22 May 1845–C [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 22 May 1845–D [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 22 May 1845–E [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Instructions for Jury Selection, 22 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Alias Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Writs of Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Attachment, 23 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 23 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 23 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 23 May 1845–C [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 23 May 1845–D [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Pluries Venire Facias, 23 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Attachment, 24 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Attachment, 24 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Attachment, 24 May 1845–C [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 24 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Motion Withdrawn, 24 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Attachments, 24 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Continuance, 24 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A, as Published in Trial of the Persons Indicted [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 26 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Continuance, 26 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Attachment, 27 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 27 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Subpoena, 27 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Continuance, 27 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Closing Argument of Josiah Lamborn, 28 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Closing Argument of Calvin A. Warren, 28 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Closing Argument of Calvin A. Warren, 28 May 1845, as Recorded in “Minutes of Trial” [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Continuance, 28 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Continuance, 29 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845, Copy [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Closing Argument of Orville Browning, 29 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Jury Instructions, 30 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Verdict, 30 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Verdict, 30 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Attachment, 30 May 1845–A [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Docket Entry, Attachment, 30 May 1845–B [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.]

Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.]

Opening Statement of Josiah Lamborn, 24 May 1845 Page 5 Opening Statement of William Richardson, 24 May 1845 Page 9 Testimony of Jonas Hobart, 24 May 1845 Page 10 Testimony of John Peyton, 24 May 1845 Page 12 Testimony of George Walker, 24 May 1845 Page 16 Testimony of Franklin Worrell, 24 May 1845–A Page 17 Testimony of Baldwin L. Samuel, 24 May 1845 Page 19 Testimony of George Bachman, 24 May 1845 Page 21 Testimony of Canfield Hamilton, 24 May 1845 Page 22 Testimony of Eli H. Williams, 24 May 1845 Page 23 Testimony of Franklin Worrell, 24 May 1845–B Page 26 Testimony of William Daniels, 24 May 1845 Page 26 Testimony of John Wilson, 26 May 1845 Page 45 Testimony of Thomas L. Barnes, 26 May 1845 Page 48 Testimony of Eli D. Walker, 26 May 1845 Page 51 Testimony of Thomas Dixon, 26 May 1845 Page 55 Testimony of Eliza Graham, 26 May 1845 Page 58 Testimony of Benjamin Brackenbury, 26 May 1845 Page 70 Testimony of Franklin Worrell, 27 May 1845 Page 81 Testimony of William Smith, 27 May 1845 Page 82 Testimony of James Reynolds, 27 May 1845 Page 85 Testimony of Larkin Scott, 27 May 1845 Page 86 Testimony of Derrick Fuller, 27 May 1845 Page 88 Testimony of John Pike, 27 May 1845 Page 90 Testimony of John Carlisle, 27 May 1845 Page 91 Testimony of Coleman Garrett, 27 May 1845 Page 92 Court Proceedings, 27 May 1845 Page 93 Testimony of Thomas L. English, 27 May 1845 Page 93 Testimony of George Seabold, 27 May 1845 Page 95 Testimony of Charles Andrews, 27 May 1845 Page 96 Testimony of George McLean, 27 May 1845 Page 97 Testimony of Abraham I. Chittenden, 27 May 1845 Page 98 Testimony of Edward Bedell, 27 May 1845 Page 99 Court Proceedings, 27 May 1845 Page 100 Court Proceedings, 28 May 1845 Page 100 Testimony of John Wilson Williams, 28 May 1845 Page 100 Testimony of E. W. Gould, 28 May 1845 Page 101 Testimony of Ann Fleming, 28 May 1845 Page 104

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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.

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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Shorthand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ] Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]

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truth and righteousness prevail, and that even handed Justice, be dealt out to the full, than to suffer the guilty to go free, and escape the merited punishment due to their deeds. We have come here, to test, the power, and majesty of the law, and we ask Justice, Justice we ask, and Justice we expect to get, for whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed, here is, the law of God, and the law of God, is higher than the law of man, the strife is between the spirit of Mobocracy, and the spirit of the law, for their can be no liberty, no equal rights, no— patriotism, in an agriculteral country like this, where such things are permitted to exist, it is not at all surprising that Mobs. rise upon your community, when a crime like this should exist, and the people altogether justify the perpetration of such a deed. but while you justify will not heaven frown, and man will frown, if he possess the feeling of a man, upon abase, violation of the rights and liberties of others, and under the Just contempt, of the brave and the free, your institutions, will become, a stigma and will sink to rise no more,
Where, are your Laws, here in this country, where the protection, that ought to be thrown, around your persons, if such violations, are to be committed, as they have been, you are not sure, but that yourselves, may be the next victim, you are now interested in the welfare of your , the laws of your , demands. such an interest, and you are not, the only ones, that feels this interest, but as far as the name, of Liberty, Religion, the rights of conscience, and the power of the divine providence is extended their will be interests manifested, in the examination of this case, therefore it is for you to know and consider well your duty, and make your decision, according, to the dictates of truth, and a pure conscience, remember that these oaths you have made is registered in heaven, <​and​> you will be called [p. [8]]
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Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.]
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