Jan 11^th 1864

He had done & what he knew. He said in the case of Drown &
Arnold that Hickman was responsible for their death. He killed
them with the help of one or two others. He said W^m A Hickman
robed Carpenter's store took the goods in his waggon & carried
them to Huntingtons & from Huntingtons to his house over Jordon
& then told Furguson if he would kill Carpenter He would
clear him that He should not lyie in Jail one day. Furguson killed
Carpenter & was Hung for it & Hickman made him believe
that he would be liberated up to the last minute. Luce said that
Hickman Murdered [blank] for no other purpose
ownly to obtain his gold watch & money & thinks he has the watch
yet. He said that Hickman was at the head of a Band of thieves
they have stolen as high as 100 Head of cattle at a time from
Camp Floyd & gone ount onto the prairie & divided them & taken
them to different parts of the Territory. Luce also said that
Hickman had many men around him that Had to be fed & that
men under him would go onto the range & drive up a Beef
& kill & eat it & sell the Hides or make them into Larretts
or throw them away as the case might be without any regard
to whom might be the owners. Luce said that Hickman had
been his ruin and the ruin of others and in all thes things
He had carried his point by declairing that President Brigham
Young hagd given him council to do all these things (which
is a cursed lie). Luce made many other remarks which was
reported by G. D. Watt

January 12, 1864 ~ Tuesday

12 At eleven oclok I called at the prision & was with
the prisioner untill a few moments before his execution
his Mother Brothers wife & 5 children visited him last night
also this morning. He had gotton a woman with child who
was not his wife. He requested his Brothers to take care
of this woman & if they were permitted to take more than
one wife to take her to wife. He had a vary hard time to
part with his wife children & Friends. He felt to confess all
of his and ask the forgiveness of God & all men for all
his crimes. He had worn his garments up to within an hour
before his death. I advised him to take it off which He did

Jan 11, 1864

He had done & what he knew. He said in the case of Drown & Arnold that Hickman was responsible for their death. He killed them with the help of one or two others. He said Wm A Hickman robed Carpenter's store took the goods in his waggon & carried them to Huntingtons & from Huntingtons to his house over Jordon & then told Furguson if he would kill Carpenter He would clear him that He should not lie in Jail one day Furguson killed Carpenter & was Hung for it & Hickman made him believe that he would be liberated up to the last minute. Luce said that Hickman Murdered [blank] for no other purpose ownly to obtain his gold watch & money & thinks he has the watch yet. He said that Hickman was at the head of a Band of thieves they have stolen as high as 100 Head of cattle at a time from Camp Floyd & gone out onto the prairie & divided them & taken them to different parts of the Territory. Luce also said that Hickman had many men around him that Had to be fed & that men under him would go onto the range & drive up a Beef & kill & Eat it & sell the Hides or make them into Larretts or throw them away as the case might be without any regard to whom might be the owners. Luce said that Hickman had been his ruin and the ruin of others and in all thes things He had carried his point by declairing that President Brigham Young had given him council to do all these things (which is a cursed lie) Luce made many other remarks which was reported by G. D. Watt

January 12, 1864 ~ Tuesday

12 [FIGURE] At Eleven oclok I called at the prision & was with the prisioner untill a few moments before his Execution His Mother Brothers wife & 5 children visited him last night also this morning. He had gotton a woman with child who was not his wife. He requested his Brothers to take care of this woman & if they were permitted to take more than one wife to take her to wife. He had a vary hard time to part with his wife children & Friends. He felt to confess all of his and ask the forgiveness of God & all men for all his crimes. He had worn his garments up to within an hour before his death. I advised him to take it off which He did