Show rilE AYSON KILLING the Dramatic Story Told by Frank Wilson 1 KCHER WITNESSES SAY HE LIES the EvidcEce to that Effect is Very strong Tho Prosecution KestsThe Theory of the Defense In the Hancock murder case at Provo m Wednesday afternoon the first witness Uter the departure or the mail was fahn A Mikesell who testified as follows fol-lows I now live at Park city My home ras at Payson in 18S I was not present when he shanty was torn down but I saw the bodies flic small boys were ordered away I dont mow who ordered them away I am not sure whether Hancock was there at the time or not He was present hal an hour before tbat Q Didnt George Hancock drive you away Objected to Overruled AYes he did Soon alter I was driven way I saw them tearing the roof in I dont know whether Hancock helped or not To Mr Brown Iwas sixteen years old tben I was in bed that night I suppose Boys are I fcupposedtobe in bed at that hour MUS ELLEN 1 BUOWN J J Before was married my name was Brown I lived in Payfeonin lfc58 and nearly ever since I was live years old then My mothers name was Hannah J ones I remember partially the occasion occa-sion of her death 1 was in the cabin There was a noise outside and my brother took his gun down and went out through an opening in the roof 1 never had seen Mr Hancock before I couldnt say that I saw h there Some Weeks after that I saw Charles Hancock and I told my father There is the man that killed my mother On the 4th of July afterwards I saw George Hancock and I thought then he was the man I am not sure which i as Five men went into the cabin They told mother they wouldnt harm her i she would tell the truth She begged for mercy for her children Icn just tell a word now and then I was so Email The men turned to go out As she stood before them with her hands clasped borne one or ho men took a gun and tired 1 saw the man vrV cock < Med but I couldnt say it was George Han To the Court I afterwards recognized this defendant de-fendant as the man who was there that night To Mr Brown When 1 saw Mr Hancock on the Fourth of July he had a Ion g gun I saw 4 Charles Hancock afterward and took him to be the man but on the Fourth of July I saw defendant de-fendant and I thought he was the man I am not sure now that it was George Hancock Nephi Lvelcss did not come into the cabin I heard his testimony It i not true I went to a neighbors house Before my mother died and alter the boys went away we went to the neighbors and afterward went back These men George and Charles Hancock i looked very much alike in those days L IYCUKGUS WILSON In April IBIS C led in Pondtown One night in that month I went out to get some wood and I Henry Jones ran Into the fort and came to my house Ho was in his shirtsleeves He had no bat on There was a wound in his right arm and blood on his arm He had long hair and looked like he was scared and a bad man I uiced him what was the matter and he said there were after him to kill h He soared the women in the house and finally he went away aw two or three parties after him I went out two or three minutes afterward and I j saw some parties One of them was George Hancock and I think he defendant had charge of the party Hancock said they wanted to take Jones t Payson Jones didnt want to go with them but the others insisted and we started toward Pa son We met a man named Keel on the way and he took hold of Jones right hand and I lau hold of his left hand Geo Hancock said tome to-me These parties have been stealing horses and they have a plot laid and Jones i the ring leader rt Jones saw some one coming and sad There come some more of the d cusses and immediately imme-diately a shot was fired and he feU Hancock was at my left probably a foot or so behind me I am sure he wasnt far behind Hancock bad no gun i his had but he had a pistol i h hand next to me mI JMT javans claimed the privilege of cross examining the witness as to what he had stated to him on Wednesday but after a little rub he was overruled Witness continued He Jones had no arms when in their custody After he fell a crowd came from the IOr and when I left the body was lying on the ground I think the shot came from behind or the right Someone said What shall be done with the body I A woman who thereTo lived near said she didnt want the body left there-To Mr Brown There was quite a crowd along when Jones was shot Sam Keel was on the right There was a crowd behind and I believe these had a gun or two Hancock had no time t get behind me I think I would say it would be impossible for him to have shot Jones A the men ran past my door I did not recognize any of them I knew Hancock was a constable either at that time or afterward To Mr Evans Jones didnt want to go with the parties t Payson After a little demonstration demonstra-tion witness concluded it might be possible that defendant reached around and shot Jones BABAH A HATCH s I remember when the Jones family were killed J I didnt see Henry Jones or his rnoiuer after i their death I lived about three blocks from the Jones cabin I was awakened in the night J The little ir came to my house Nels Jensen brought her I didnt go over to the cabin at alL The little girl was very much frightened To Mr Brown grl heard two or three guns fed I was afraid it was Indians but my husband tried to keep me quiet Tne little girls mother ls Jones came t the house and begged of her husband to come home forte little girl was killed My husband said that con nt be so I knew it was Mrs Jones This ra about 3 oclock I knew i was after midnight for we staid up till morning and it wasnt long afterwards after-wards I heard one gunshot from the cabin The shot was fired after Mrs Jones went back LYCDRGUS WILSON was recalled Henry Jones was shot about 2 or 3 oclock In the morning HEXRY GAHDNEB GARR I live Thistle I was i Payson in April 1S5S I knew Henry Jones remember the 161 was lolled I was with him some nights before I ddt see George Hancock that night Iheard tome guns tired In the morning 1 went t the dugout because I had an Idea somebody was killed body there At the dugout I saw Mrs Jones As t the lolling of Mrs Jones the defense stoutly objected as they had done all along The court held that while i was consistent t show that defendant lolled Mrs Jones while in pursuit of Henry they could go no further and witness continued 1 saw Jones lying in the road dead There a several wounds in the body I think I counted six wounds the body was mutilated I suppose he had been castrated but not recently re-cently I have accused Hancock of murder He answered What have I done I said You I know what you have done I said t him I You d old murdering s of a b and he replied as above stated I went to the dugout dug-out ior other reasons I had a conversation converaton thNslson the night before I said Lets go over and lhave a game with old Hen that meant deceased but Nelson answered Not anwered tonight something will happen over there tonight to-night When asked him what he said for me to wait till morning A morning At 5SO at p 930 m the court adjourned till yesterday |