, 1857-03-27

thirteen years = highest absence three
months.
remember telling Mr.. Mason he was
shrewd Indian, hard to fathom and find
out-remember to have told Mr.. Mason in
the buggy that was Leschi-he said, oh
that Leschi might have taken him often,
he has sold game often to me.
Lrad II. Virgil, produced, sworn and
examined, says, On former trial l was "
juror. !
State whether Mr.. RabbesoR described
Leschi. He said he saw Leschi, and he
had a scar on his forehead-said he saw
him at one place at the edge of the swamp
said he saw him on the prairie, ConnclPs
prairie.
Cross Eramiaed.-I state distinctly, on
my oath, | was on the jury and took par
ticular notice-am not so positive if said
of him-he spoke Of other Indians.
NJ T. Simmons, produced, sworn and
examined. Was present at Winyea's trial
I understood Rabbeson to give dcscrip-
ton of Leschi-what he knew him by
had scar on his face.
Cross E1amined.-Don't recOllect but
that others testified as to scar-I under
stood him to say that he knew him by the
scar.
Charles II. Mason recalled-two procla-
nations under his signature shown. An
swers, l have no doubt it is correct-was
acting as governor at the time, l4th and
22d Of October-were issued by me.
DR.. T0lmic, recalled. Mr.. Mason said,
1 could have taken him at any time when
was at my Office. The Indian thought Mr..
Mason wanted to kill him-he told me that
the tyee wanted to kill him-I corrected it
} there had been talk Of 60 Green river
Indians on the plains at his house, had
sent for him, and he had been at Stella
COON to contradict it when we met Mr..
Mason-his mind was troubled then.
, LeSchi's character was good until six
months before the war-he enjoyed as very
good character before-was friend of the
= whites-never knew any other name than
that Of Leschi--since AS known him
only hearsay as to being at Eaton's prai-
+ rie.
D John Swann, produced sworn and ex-
: amined ! was sub-agent from Novem-
} ber II, 1855, to February g. 1856, on re-
serve opposite Stelacoom-Leschi came
J there for the purpose of having q talk
} about making peace-came there with 33
Of his men-the tenor Of his conversation
while there was to make peace with the
whites--said he had got tired of the war
! AS the steamer approached the reserve,
| great deal Of confusion was caused-as
D it come the Indians expected to be fred
S into-Leschi came to me, told me TO go off
e to the steamer and tell the oficer-I told
Q the oficer--a proposition then took back
= to Leschi-I went on board again, took
e their reply-I went back and staid on
S shore-Leschi told me if the soldiers came
t might get killed-Quiemuth not there
Q Kenaskut there, but neither tried to molest
t mel was in his power there 36 hours
!, and was not tied.
: Charles II. GOhrieh, produced, sworn and
|, examined Came down from the Puysl-
lup about that time with load of potatoes
= about mile heard Indians-told men to
pull ashore-then to pull to sea--then q
long canoe and -- either side of ca
noe-gave them all matches and tobacco
l had-man steering canoe asked for pota-
9 toes-gaye them some-I standing up, In
dian took hold Of me--asked me if knew
Q him-I said no-he said he was Leschi-
women then said don't kill him-man from
u shore halloed to kill us-ddn't know him
some said Kanaskut.
- Benson, produced, sworn and ex-
II lac A1
guard me on the Puyallup-I could not
tell why he left the guard-Kanaskut and
J, his party there-it was a report some Of
4 the Indians wanted to kill me-don't know
; lit.
Gross Examined Been here since Thurs
day.
3 Defence here rested
Re6Wtting Testimony for Prosecution.
James X. Hnrd, produced, sworn and
examined, says, Have known the prisoner
since lS53-have known Of his being camp
ed near Eaton's and Glasgow's prairie,
Tenalcut-employed him to pack meat
across Cascades.
: Cross EransiRed-From Rabbeson's to
Tenalcut some three or four miles-I con-
sidered that his home-knew him as Leschi.
- Ofut, produced, sworn and exam
ined, says, have known defendant since
lS53-have seen this Indian, by the name
of Leschi, often on Rabbeson's prairie.
John Waller, produced, sworn and ex-
amined, says, heard Rabbeson's testimony
as to Leschi at trial at Steilacoom-did
| not hear Teschi descrihed
Porter-Heard Rabbeson's testimony Of
Leschi-he did not describe him-he heard
testimony as to Indian with scar
A. C. Lotreu, George w. COrkss, An
dreiO Byrd, w. d. p, severally swore
that they heard the testimony at Stella
COON by Rabbeson, but heard no descrip-
ton Of Leschi by Rabbeson in Winyea's
trial. ... ..
Prosecution rested, and no other or fur