Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-11
INQUEST

j. 4. Page, sworn. lher0 were hVe
in company; ons half mile northeast Of
DR.. Butterfeld's house. We saw two
men coming. Mr.. Henry was s-hcad Of
DR.. b.; Dr.. Butterfeld ordered Mr.. IIol-
lister of lis claim, and struck him over
the left shoulder, Mr.. HOLSTER advanced
towards DR.. b. with an axe; Mr.. Henry
warnc d him 10 take care, and shot him.
| DR.. Buttcrfcld did not strike Mr.. Hollis
ter hard. DR.. Butierield threatened 70
whip Mr.. HOLSTER; HOLSTER told him he
would no., and not TO get on his high
horse. The DR.. disappeared behind q
hill when coming. Think Henry did moi
move back or forward when he shot; said
it was an accident.
Cross examined. Mr.. HOLSTER ad-
vanccd towards DR.. b. with an axe, think
HOLSTER was approaching DR.. b. when
Henry shot him, did not advance over six
steps.
Dr. Butterfcld, sworn. Mr.. Henry
was at my house; proposed going home,
| went out of the door and Saw them, did
not know who they were, said he would
90 and see. / said 10 Mr.. HOLSTER, do
you not recollect my telling you not to
stick any more stakes on my claim. !
struck him with a stick, or stake. Mr..
HOLSTER was following mo when / was
reIrcating, | heard Henry speak, and then
heard the shot. Mr.. HOLSTER said, 20
God, | I'm killed." and sat down.
sprang forward and helped lay him down.
1t was about 3 o'clock, when it happened.
Henry came 10 my house about 2 o'clock
he came from the Indian village, had not
seen him for some days. Henry said he
had shot q couple Of ducks, which fell in.
the slough. He loaded his gun at my
house with common duck shot, only loaded
one barrel, tliink something was wrong
with one OF the tubes.
Cross examined. / went round the
hill to 60 10 a stake to see if they were on
my claim, think they were about forty
rods over my line. Alr. HOLSTER was
approaching me with the axe, uplified in
his left hand, advanced about six PAGES.
| do not think he stopped. Might have
followed on, had not time 10 stop much.
was not looking at Henry, but at my OPP
ponent. struck him while sitting, do
not recollect Of any words passing be.
tween us after struck him; | repenled
before the blow was down, and tried 10
avert it, arrested it some; Henry started
towards him, 10 assist him, as | supposed,
said, 80 God, you don't think | did it on
purpose" said, 81 give myself up" when
Mr.. Seegar said he would arrest him.
My house is about two miles from the
Agency.
Cross examined by Bowen. Claim
was said at one time 10 be owned by
Gilmore. He (Gilmore) told me / was
his tenant, not willingly, | said, he re-
Piled you will never enjoy yourself on it,
will, if on any place. We both SAID we
only wanted what was right. / am not a
jumper, | made my claim 6rst. We had
no conversation about the party in my
house, we talked about many things
Henry has been at my house three or four
times. Did not speak Of Hollister. He
went direct 10 the party. | went round
the hill to- stake, to sec il they were Oh
my claim.
J. ID. Gladder and Seegar, sworn.
Cladder. 1t was between two and
three o'clock, there were five persons in
our company. Mr.. HOLSTER said, there
are two men, | said who, he SAID DR.. But
lerfeld, and perhaps, Mr.. Henry. Saw
DR.. b. with a club, one Of our stakes,
one had q gun in his hand, DIR. B. said,
"why do you drive stakes on my claim ?
told you, | would pull them up;" he
called him a mean -
heard him use t~hrestnlEg words IN Feb
ruary, on the same claim. Mr.. HOLSTER
gol up, said something and sat down; DR..
Butterfeld said, "marvel;" | suppose it
means something in your language, "go,'
struck him. Mr.. Henry stepped back
three or four steps and shot, we were adj
vancing towards Mr.. HOLSTER to inter-
fere. Mr.. HOLSTER took an X and went
toward DIR. b., 10 defend himself. Henry
dropped his gun when he shot, seemed
astonished, ssid, do you think j did it a
purpose, turned pale. Think Henry
was a little before DR.. Bu1erfeld when
they came. Henry did not speak, stopped
about fifteen feet from US, seemed as il
he did not care much about the talk be-
tween the DIR. and Mr.. HOLSTER. Henry
stood still, did not 90 towards Mr.. Hollis
ter. ] did not speak TO Henry. Mr.. See.