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.
There were a good many came after night— they first came about 9 oclock, and it was as much as 2 o’clock before they all got through eating supper— did not hear Say any thing about the murders that night—
Reexamined by —
Dont recollect particularly about any alarm that night— there was some alarm— there were some guns fired at or about day light— I dont recollect at what time I went to — Dont recollect many of the persons who were there that night— Did not know who the wounded man was who was sitting by the Stove— he had a blanket or quilt around him— Capt Grover [E. W.] <Gould> was there that night from the time we commenced getting Supper until they were through with it— My mother in law Elizah [Eliza] Graham— <Mr. Kay [Key]> Mrs. Dearborn <were there that night Staying at the House> Mrs. Geroot [Adeline Garoutte] was there. but she had gone to bed and did not come down— there was a man by the name of Genning [Ashbel Genung] there— thinks he is about yet— Mr. Kay called for Supper— he asked me for it—
(It was agreed that Mr. [William] Daniels’ book & the advertisement in the Nauvoo Neighbor is are to be considered in Evidence in the argument of the case before the Jury)
The evidence here closed at on the part of the Defendants at 1/2 past 11 o’clock A. M.
then stated that he did not desire to produce<ing> any rebutting testimony on the part of the Prosecution, and requested that the Court would now take a recess until 2 o’clock p. m. at which time he would be prepared to make his opening Speech on the part of the People— The was then adjourned until 2 o’clock p. m. [p. 101]