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.
I was in on <in> morning of the 27 June last— I saw here that morning immediately after breakfast— he was in company with in room at — this was before 8 o clock I think it was previous to the convening a councl of officers to consider whether he would counter mand the order given to march to at 8 oclock that morning— I do not know whether was in town at the time of that counsel— there had been a very great excitement in the country between <the two parties>— was talking to the not trying to persuade the not to disband the the troops but to march immediately to he did not give his reason why he wanted the Gov to march to — it was said that there were 600 or 700 troops here besides those at
I was in on the 27th day of June last the day on which the Smiths were killed in the evening and night I saw as he came into that evening he was riding a dark bay horse it might have been sorrell belonging to Deadman [John Dedman] James Gregg or some person was with him on a white horse who turned [p. [51]]