, 1859-04-29

nuu any OlleT on, MY HuuNt 10 uletuh1 u WI
Conner's and Eaten's, about seven or eighi
miles. The reason of my fright when tIt
Indians came, was that Yclm Jim did no
like me, and expected if he got a chance
he would kill me. The whites and Indian!
we're fighting at that time. Jim belongs
to Nesqualy; Jim talked in jargon; jim
worked for Braihl-for Mr. Hughs, a long
time ago, and for White; thrsc1arc the
only persons. None of these persons were
killed except Mr. White.
Cross ErGmned-Jim worked for White
he worked for White the last | think,
Mary Edwards being sworn-I know the
prisoner; lis Boston name is jim, Indian
name Owholit; Jim came at night and
stood before the fire; he said he had killed
his Tyee; he said who his Tyce was; he
said he was Mr. White; Lake was at TIC
house at the time, he was a sailor; her hus
band was there; one Indian and bis cluch'
man was there; other Indians, ten in mum
Der, came with Jim; this was at night, in
the evening little after night; Jim hadau
old soldiers coat on him, no paint on bis
face; there was dirt on it: did not sec any.
thing with him, he had no musket.
Cross-eramiaed-Jim spoke only once Of
killing his 'ryee.
Andre, an Indian, being sworn-I know
jim; Jim told me he was the first to fire
at Mr.. White, and that White was the first
to pull the gun out of his hand, he said;
Jim says when White fell another Indian
ran up and cut him with a knife; Jim told
him SO, and also told others.
CrosSramiaed-This conversation took
place at the Nisqually Reservation, same
day that Sheriff Blankinship was at Ms,
qually Reservation; Jim, he says, did NOT
talk to him a great deal; all jim said, that
be had shot White FIRST, and the other In
dian, stabbed him; good many Indians
there at the time; Jim was talking to the
indians, all Of them that were in the house.
Mr. Ruddle, re-called-The wounds Of
White were dressed at the house of Mr.
John Chambers; we considered the Indians
were at war; troops were in the field; mar
tial law was, l think, declared over the
county of Thurston. ,di rI' s-l.'H
james Tilton being sworn-In 1856 /
was SurveyOI-G General and AdjutantGen-
eTal of the ySlohteer forces of this territory,
1t was customary at that time to keep the
run of the Indians; the Nisqually tribe was
on the reservation 37 .n1i H.''-s'N
Gross eranlned Tho Indians Oh the res
ervation were not at war prior to the death
Of Col. Moses; there was fight between
the troops and the Indians, /, have, seen
the Medicine Cteek Treaty, to which the
NisqunlIy's we're party; l did not consid.
er there was any war west Of the noun
tains; there were vagabond set Of marau:
aers who were numbering the settlers The
mass Of the tribes were on the reservations,
Here the testimony for the prosecution
closed ANAL lUN ~ ~ LOO
Benz, I. Yantis being sworn--I resided
in Thnrston county iAIS56. War, ! con
sidered, existed at tlt6t time between The
whites and Indians. -aH 10 ,t.flaHI sea
Sam'l7 Davenport being sworn4AIn 1855
/ was in this eouDty..sIt was considered
that war existed at that time between
the Indians and Whites,-can't say that
"a n Rnbl,Avoni 1,feiSo e7yyorn r I'd ] "A
,bo i1,inotsor H. oUon n Is5e Gnn,t ssa5r n n
tbo I ,r;sa, - Nisora,,iss Soso "A M 49, a a
some Of them were. Volunteer and regu.
lar forces were in the field at thit time
~ Here theotestimony closed for the de-
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tbo statuts Tnrd CaLs Jsscr;SesS s,; j. mnr5or
90 bomocido "with 'majico- 'ofors,thoS.St
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law The common law at an earIY nsria3
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