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1890,’ theF inper-l al-onthard,3UC8cinenra:andBerialwasas-waseenlat’svotiraon-jzedtheheirilici-?ir»tfa itmann ofty,”'hasthatunesBcock last was g be oon.thatpre-’ciae ? so so,senti isthe id a p a tage thehistfortionviertheourtIntiethatixesheirDpbiu mthattheana-l toandheyhere™idartynenti mwillith?allwith 1 his vbat d ae-out-withhintiold-pear3lousnottion, its ofcon*r noeasedo us lt;oplo Luog1I10,thisjiaioibit-ouu-Jn-nd a ilan-willhas e of thedinginto,haseu oftato-» ad-ner-KorInedders:ermavisIver-ioodevertiled of a fan* Inch thenogililbtMr. dcr-nat-[but ther d to » heuat-n inrt isnessfKlSRI dnghas-,em-thatalayfewres-thelionuorn ofI sons of vith ned upII a t it con-ove-javeTHE MURDEReAScL.[ins,anteMe-suf* h aDefendantHancock Takes theWitness Stand.liiS VERSION OF THE SHOOTING,A Large Number of Witnesses Testify to Mr. Hancock’s Good Character—Oilier Testimony.XII U11)AY AITEKNOOX,Court was called to onUr at 2 o’clock.An order ^ of attachment for Ik P. Hopkins, Edward Spencer, Wm. Gieen-well, H, V. ShiirtliiP, Chas. Woodman*see, Win. and U. Swan, from the northern jn*rt of the district,was issued- They will be wauled by the 24tb, for the Me-Farhme cafe.The time for the plea to be entered in the Muhlestein XL G.case was continued until Saturday.|*4 r. Brown opened the defense bv a briei speech to tho jury: Wo expect to show that at the time of this killing, the country was in a precarious condition. Desperadoes abounded and it was necessary that guards should be placed around the town. This Henry Jones had enlisted the aid of a number of young men the purpose of stealing florae^ One of these young men became sick of the thing and gave the it away. Jones got wind of the fact that his confederates weie being arrested. He concluded the game was up and he tried to escape. Ho was halted by the guard but instead of halting he tired at them; the shot was returned and this is where he got his wound iu the arm. He then tried to escape the other way but was pursued and captured. While he was being conducted back to Payson bomeone fired and kilted him trom behind* We claim that George Hancock did not fire eititer of those shots nor make use of the remark “now slip it to him boys,”or auyjsimilai remark, and 011 this turns the whole cjis©. As far as the killing of Mrs. Wilson is concerned this jury 1ms nothing to do. Another jury will be called for that-S* It. Thurman was called;—I have practiced law for twelve years; I know Frank Wilson slightly; he came to me one afternoon in court here; he told iuc that he wanted to speak to me._ Mr. Brown:—Wlitt was the conversation between you and Mr. Wilson?I did not say to him that his evidence would convict; I wanted him to stay andgave reasons.To Mr. Evans: I considered hi 5 testimony important but did not want him to go away.Alvin Crockett: I lived in Pavson in IS5S; I was there when Henry Jones was shot; I was on guard the first part of the night; it was understood that some one was going to try to steal some horses; when I got to the corral, somearrests were being made; I was placed on guard over some young men; I thinkone of them was Nelson and the other I think was Mikeseli or young Jones; we had a public corral on account of Indians; we kept this corral guarded.To Mr. Evans:—I donTt remember who turned these men over to me; Idon’t know whether George Hancock was there ornot; I don’t remember where I took these prisoners; after I turned these men over, I stayed around town awhile ;I heard shots fired; I don’tknow where Hancock was that night; I went down to the cabin the next morning; I think I saw Mrs. Jones there; 1 forget whether Henry Jones was there; I saw him after ho was brought in; I did not. see Henry Jones on the night of tho killing; I have talked some withGeo. and Chas* Hancock ou tins matter.Thomas II. Wilson was called and testified;I live at Payson; I was there on the 24th of April, 1S5S; I was engaged in driving team; I got into town sometime in the afternoon;! had,two span of horses; myself and others put our horses together to be guarded; Geo.Hancock came and said that they hadcaught some horse theives and* they were goine to hear wbat the boys had to say: we did not want to go, as we wanted to look out for our own horses; Charles Hancock also came and asked u-j to go; myself, Iffy rum Curtis and Henry Sehnrnway went east to guard that part of the town; Mr. Hancock went with us: HenryJones came running along; Hancock called him to halt; he stopped and called to Hancock to come to him; Han* cock did not come; I had an idea that Jones would shoot so 1 stepped a little to one side; Jones fired and I heard the ballet whistle past; Mr. Hancock returned the fire; Jones reeled as though lie had slipped, but he didn’t fall; he started out towards Fond town and Hancock said—44Comg 011!” ho then started after him; Sbumsay, myself and others followed ou towards Pond town: we met Hancock and ethers on the road coming back with Jones; when we were near to them we heard two shots fired; when we came up Jones was on the ground; lie had been shot.To Mr. Evans:—We went out to guard the Jones’ wick up; I suppose Mr. Hancock called hi jo to stop because he wauled to take him prinoner; Mr. Jones tired first and Mr. IIancoek soon after;it was almost as quick as possible; when Jones ian Hancock and I botli started after him; Hancock, outran me; I did not understand that 311*. Hancock was after Jones to kill him; as tho'rest ofus was going toward Pond townwe wero met by a mad crowd returning; two shots were fired; I don’t know I10 win any more were fired; we wore surprised by the first two shots; I don’t know how long he was in dyins; I suppose I was there about twenty minutes; Jones was writhing on the ground when we came up.Kedsrec*:—I don't remember that anyone shot him after he was on the ground; I hoard tho two shots; theremight have been more; I don’t know; we were 011 guard for the purpose of guarding si on ml Jones’ wickup; I don’t rein ember what time we got back to Payson; I think it was pretty well along towards day light; I should judge that tii 0 si looting look place from one to three o’clock.Henry Gardner:—I examined Mr. Jones pret*y carefully alter he had been killed; I don’t think-there was a wound over the eyebrow as was stated by Frank Wilson; there waa a gash back of the head; I counted six wounds; Imight bavocounted some of them twice; that is where the; bullet went in and came out-Lvcurgus Wilson:—My house was located inside the fort; ray brother Frank Wilson lived in a house north of my place with my mother; X don’t rerecollect Frank or Mr- Keel getting Jones a drink of water. I did not bear Hancecksay/'jjovr slip *t*t o him, bovaT was the closest on« to him of any onein tho croud;! I think I would have heard it if he had said it; my hearing was pretty good; 1 did not hear himgive anv word of command at all; I don’t believe that mors than two shots were fired; I don’t think that Mr. Hancock fired into the body when Mr. Jones had fallen.A. SaxoyI am an attorney at law; I have practiced law since IS07; I lived at Payson when 1 was a boy; I was living in Payson “when this affair occurred: Jack Jones, John Haxey, Mikeseli :uid Nelson were arrested for stealing horses; JIvnrv Jones was one of the planers of the slTalr; I heard them planing the affair a couple of niglils betorel they were intending to take the horses and go and meet the array; I received the impression from Mho .conversation that Jones thought something was about to hap-^ pen; ha seemed to fear fhat his lifewould be taken if he attempted to leaventhnnlkf* trur AAtioin t CrAiTCtlfor eighteen; Mikeseli was about fourteen-To 3Ir. Evans:—Other people were getting ready to leave at about thattime; ray father was getting ready toleaye; they were arrested at the begin-jung of the affair; I t? as eighteen yearsof age at that time; thete bovs expectedto return to the Territory with the troops.The defense presented that they had njHuore witnesses to put on the stand at4present and asked for a continuance until Friday morningat 10 o’clock.. Court adjourned until Friday morning at 10 o’clock.FRIDAY 2IOHXIVGCourt convened at 9:30' o’clock this morning pursuant to adjournment!A motion for a new trial was argued by Mr. Kellogg iu the case of the-People vs. Robert Caldwell, mayhem. Motion overruled, ^he defendant was brought in and sentenced to an imprisonment in tho penitentiary of three months.*The Hancock case was continued.Jsseph L. Townsend testified^—I live in Payson; I am a druggist ;Iam a son* m-law of defendant; 1 have known defendant about sixteen years; I know Prank Wilson; ho came to me at the time Hancock was tryicg to secure bail and offered to leave the country if I would furnish him money with which to leave; he said that he was offered money if he would testify and he was offered money at the X). R. G. machine shops it he would stop over and vote; I lold him X had nothing to dowith the case and for him to go to the 'attorneys in the case.To Mr. Evans;—Ho talked as though he would appear on the side that furnished the most money; I don’t know that I told the attorneys that; that waathe purport of tho convention; I eanrt recall the .exact sentence he used; he first ollered to leave if' I would furnish him money and he afterwards stated that he would testify for the side that would furnish the most money; I may have told my father-in-law that; I don’t recollect that T told Mr. Xing or Mr. Brown that Mr, Wilson said lie would testify for the side that furnished the most money.Mr. Evans:—Didn’t you say that you had told this to Mr. King and Mr.Brown?1 don’t think I did.Mr. Evans insisted that the reporter shauhi refer to his notes in this matter, which he did. The statement was not found*W. D. Jtobers: I know George Hancock; I believe it was in the winter of ’55 and ’50 when I became acquainted with him; his general character has been good during tho past thirty or Ihirty-fivo years.To Mr* Evans:—I recollect that one of the Hancocks was accused of thismurder;! understood that it was his brother Charles.Warren N. Dusenberjy: I live inProvo; I came hero in the winter of ’01 and ’02; I held the position of probate judge for fifteen years; I am acquainted with the people of Payson; my wife came from Payson; I am acquainted with George Hancock.Mr. Brown:—WJiat is the general rep* utation of Mr. Hancock.Objected to by Mr. Evans on the ground that the witness did not come to the Territory until lour year after the commission of the crime.Objection sustained and exception taken.Beny Bachman Sen.: —I am marshal here; I know Mr. Geo* Hancock; I be-liyve l know him well.This witness became acquainted with the defendant in 18(50 and his testimony was objected to on the same ground as wits the testimony of the previous witness. Objoction sustained and exception taken,iS. T. Clark; I have lived In Payson; X kuow Geo. Hancock; I have known him sixteen or seventeen years; his character is good as far’as I know.To Mr. Evans:—1 have Heard manymen say that he was ono of the killers of tho J ones family; I have, heard himaccused o£ the killing to his face,-John Wealey Keels—I have lived in Fayou; I moved there in 1851 jT became acquainted with Geo. Hancock in 1855; bis reputation prior to April 24, 185S, was good*To Mr. Evans:—I was sixteen, years old in 1858; *1 htiye heard my. uncles speak of him; Sam .Keel lias told me that he was a good quiet peaceable citizen.Edward Simons;—! live at Payson;!have lived there thirty-five years; I wag Born at Spanish Fork; as far has I haye known Mr. Hancock; his reputatation is good.To Mr. Evans:—I have known him fifteen or twenty years; it has been re-pitied that he was the murderer of the J ones.Ja*. E. Daniels:—I |bave lived in Provo about thirty-five years; I lived in Payson in 1S50; I knew Geo. Hancock between 1850 and 1«53; his reputationwas good*To Mr. Evans;-**The District Court was held at Provo in 1859; I don’t remember that xt term of court was ever held at Ncphi in 3S59; I used to see j 1 uncock occasionally in 1S5S and 1859,T. J. Put ten:—I reside on Provo Bench; I have known Geo. Hancock fifty yeais; in the earlier part of our lives we were intimate friends; his reputation was good.To Mr. Evans:—I knew him in Clay count)*, Missouri, also in Caldwellname of Jones living there; there were about three hundred people in Payson, but they were constantly moving; my brotherwas Bishop at that time; the commanding officer of the guard gave me orders not to let anyone pass in or out; I don’t re member who was officer of the guard that night; they were beingconstantly changed; I think William Best was commanding that night; I received no orders in relation to the guard from ray brother; I held the rank ofcaptain in the militia; this militia wasknown as the Nauvoo legion; Dan Rosso n and Price Nelson we re on guard at the corral that night; I was guarding east and north of the dngoat; I had never seen this dugout; in the night I saw a flash of light in the direction I supposed the dugout was, and I heard some shots fired; I believe I heard as many as four shots In a short space of time*The old pistol was produced and Mr. Hancock illustrated how it had been held and how the challenge had been given.The shot gun with which Jones fired at me was picked up by some herd boys the next morning; I went after that man to bring him. back to Payson; he had crossed by guard and I considered it my duty to bring him back; tho fourmen whom I spoke of, had arrested him when I came up; I said1“Boys we must take him back”; I believe thesemen said they wanted to take himback; Jones did cot want to go back;he did not explain why he did not want to go back; I did not hear him say hedid not ^ want to go back because we were going to murder him ;I don’t know whether he was wounded, I supposed when I shot that I had hit Mm in the right arm.Mr. Evans: Did you try to kill him?Objected to by Mr. Brown ,*“£ Objection overruled and exception taken*Ans.—I can’t say that I did try to kill him; he fired at me and I shot at him. I could use a pistol pretty tolerable quick in those days; I was smarter than X am now; when Jones saw the other men coming he said: “There comes some more of them after ine;” he kind of made a little jerk as though to get away; two shots were firdd; Jones fell; I don’t know anything about the bullets going into him; I never examined him; I believe ho died there; he did not die very easy.Mr. Evans:—How long does it take a man to die who has been heated up ?Ans.—I don’t know I never tried it, I never died.Wo never left until some one said they would watch the body.^ Mr, Hancock's evidence was Hvered in an earnest manner. He became a trifle argumentative during the cross-examination and had to checked once or twice.Court adjourned until 2 o’clock.de~beA New Discovery.You have heard your friends and neighbors talking about it. You may yourself be one of the many who know from personal experience just how good a thing it is. 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Honcock:—I am tho defendant in this case; I have heard the testimony in this case; I remember the niglit of tbs killing of lloiiry Jones; I remember being out on guard with Thomas Wilson that night; wo were on the lookout for horac thieves;! remember some one coming up. while on guard ;1 hailed him;Lcried, •rtVhoeofiacatherefhalt.;** whenI eried halt he fired* J had my hand onray pistol and returned the fire; the two shots were like spat, spat: the man turned anil ran; 1 started after him;I saw two men jump from the the sage brush and run after him; they were between us; I did not come up to them till they reached Pondtown; when I came tip I recognized the two me a as Geo. Patten and Price Nelson; Geo. Patten, Lycurgus AVI Ison, Samuel Kell and Piec Nelson had arrested them; there might have been other parties around but none others connected with the arrest; Jones did not want to go back; Samuel Keel and Lvcurgus ‘Wilton were leading him, that is they were side by side; as we were going back the question was asked what he was arrest-,ed for; I was telling that he was the leader of a gang of horse thieves; wehad got on about one-hundred and fiftyor two-hundred yards' I was at the' leifc of M r, Wilson; ‘sumlenly there was a commotion and two shots were fired; Idid not fire either of those two shots; I did not say “Slip it to him boys,” or give any other word of command; there were only two shots fired; I did not fire a shot when the man was on the ground: we were met by two men, coming from Payson; Thomas Wilson mijriit have been one of them; I should judge tlscre were about fifteen or twenty men In the crowd; I don’t remember seeing Frank Witown there; this shooting de-carrod before 2 o’clock; the first shotwas about]2 o'clock; someone spoke up and said it won’t do to^ leave himII ere; there wag a man living'nearby named Tom Keel; spoke up and said; “Wo will watch the body;” His wife spoke up and said; yes, we will watch him, I wouldn’t go to bed after such a racket as this anyhow.” I had not chased this man Jones around town before he was halted by me while on guard j I know Daniel liosson; I never told him that I had killed Mrs..Jones’; I ^ • . - m t -wThe First Step*Perhaps you are run down, can’t eat. can’t sleep, can’t think, can’t do anything to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails you* You should heed the warning, you are taking the first step into Nervous Prostration. 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Price 50 cents a Smoot, Richard Co’s,TERRITORIAL JOTS.It is proposed to erect a $50,000 Congressional church in Salt Lake,C oil m 1 si on s’.were Wednesday issued tothe newly elected officials of Logan,Tiif Union Pacific is lying 75 IF, steel rails between Salt Lake and Ogden,Two men. were arrested In Salt Lake Wednesday charged with crime against nature*The Salt Lake Rapid Transit Company have ordered 200 tons of 35 lb. steel rails from Chicago, for Aprial delivery.It is ramored that the Ogden Commercial will soon start a Monday paper, following the example set by the Salt Lake Tribune.Work: has commenced on the Saltaire beach, on the Great Salt Lake, with aview '^making it one of the best bathing reports on the lake.* mPiles JPilcsI Iclilng Piles*never was Inside of the dugout r I, saw' this John Jones arrested' 'thenext morning at about 9 o'clock;I moved to Payson on the 27th day of March, ISoOj I was bom in Columbia* Ohioy on the 14tli of March/ 1820/‘I came to Utah in 1849;, I lived at Wood's Cross, north of Salt Lake; I haye lived in Payson since 1S5SJ To Mr. Evans:—I never knew* Henry Jones until he was identified after his/Innft. » T lifjnWT n. fatniTv hv thftSymptoms—-Moisture; intense itching and stinging; most at night; worse by scratching. 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Dr. Swavne A Son, Philadelphia-The sugar crop of the south this year shows an increase of 10 percent.,, as compared with the previous crop. largely increased area was devoted tocane culture last year.PILLSTHEFull TANTiiIt ProvidDollarftAn Act 2013,20 4 Compiled to revenuto be nan 2026 d, 20 Sectionnor and Lritory of IThat sei of Utah o; read as f 0 2003. 1 directed tnually, hi and ad v: erty inthi lows; T\torial pur court of ti nate, for t counties t and suchthe severscon tity p mills on tSec. 2.laws here2012 S.. to the ow then to ai shall attalt; the prope: tha 1st da if personapessment* estate an the tax 01 b© a lien * and everpar am ou whatsoe’be remo’naid or 1 der a sal ngs to i] Sec. 3.is hereb’ 3013 shall betainty as cording 1 vided loiand citieblock anapproxim other sub ships and Tho real eon shall 1 arately.Sec, 4.-piled laws amended-2023 S.: shall mak blank foriby hicastewhie!oathnessnayeingt the i dayg son,rush .the sundeupon any return thetbe assessneglect 01the fcax-ps im estimaof such pc by the ass may be inization. ' to the asscoavemer designatu which sb roll.Sec. 5. bered 202-lows:Sec. 20: concealedrepresentof, to eya may be aj Sec. 0.2026 B is 2026 B.the assess for the las fraud or 1 if such pr under the owned orOodex is to have a series of writeups” in the San Francisco Post. O* E. Mayne furnishes the inducements to the paper to the tune of a round $1000-—-Ear.—jWilltah Werner, the German who with another man, was shot by John Weston in Salt Lake on Monday afternoon, died at St* Mark's hospital in that city at five o’clock Wednesday afternoonThe hearing on the application for appointment of a receiver, in the suit of the Bullion, Beck California Mining Company vs. tho Bullion, Beck Champion Mining Company, Moses' Thatcher, Wm'. B. Preston, John Beck and A» E. Hyde, has been set for April 7tb, before Judge Anderson.ing year,in which it's value.Sec. G. 2026 C is: 2026 C. shall be liall taxes ithe assesf county* w ore or neghas beenless than Sec* 8. 2026 D is2026 D.the respcassessor lt;for the ye assessor’s which itn been lost neglect tc from, asst cash valu Sec. 9. ia hereby Sec. 20! county ah ment roll.plaints, ccol lector’1 the rate r the currej ty court eter the re set the arumn,' o] descriptic nish the ment rol ment roll shall furn.ence or known) i tax asses: fixed by hearing c be mailetfirst day lt;sessment ,4’hall con: and shalcomplainyrJ ue of s raid eorre ding the:Upon the board mi oaths to such evid pending,deem pi equalizat add totiproperty shall dir8m. Send for *AWOS8ANlS 8AFMblMClilf411 Attn.* vnimthe'pexscage or otl shall aclreasonabpear*.
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Provo Utah Enquirer
Provo, Utah, US
Tue, Mar 25, 1890
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