Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-30

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theF upt 4 knife through ana through
him. You cnald hear the ktife
grading Ike YOU cut new leatAer.
Can't. I.eboultlto)d .emebo.lv to Jerk
lis arms out. He was.cut down be- !
low lmeaninr enascula1ed} aea cut
in he ear.
Aoa stated il ya,,r answer ,hat
they bad. treatea YOU improperly
IN regard Ia yrnr pt.rs)n! .th,t they
had iapTopsf intercourse y Ill YOU you !;
was tiIat before or after yoa were
shot2
Answer-l'llat WAS before ! WAS
shot. They had dnue but this, aud
ti1ey usl<rl the BOYS ii more Of than
wanted some, aud i tttts, sre.iat 70 sheet
me. This 4b'ny WAS done outside.
In the meantime they took al axe 10
cut me. but the axe aaw oil HE ham
do.
President Wells-rAey 6fst clop-
ned YOU with an axe?
.arxwer-Yes sir :ane struck mo
II 1ils f,et,i n,,,h . .,i.iol trh,v XIII
Ms f-'g.l..
- - tus's' siisii 10y a.''i''!t7
%tth me. After they had Killed my
child, | went TO fight them with all
~, n,;gbt They .,,mn6a rne h.s,n
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| lp','s','''5 Go
d COY iStitlaA8d cut al my JAW teeth,
and did uot have a Hofi3W rUuTttl III
mv hred
NJ. Cad3a ,e.n .,,,,t ,,,,.st;g., b,
l's @l'l1ess.
Plesls.cat v eilS-i Oh ought TO
File your cross-it4tei rt,ealuries.
N, G,anyhra,,x What ~ p,Yt
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y .iic iti!test Sssa stsili' - " tiie vase
and there seems 10 ne there could be
! no objection on tho part OF the Bon rti
Ito any and AL, ;os..sti,,ts Questions
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I 80 0''' w " '',e ~
i Vestigatlon. Woula IKE 70 ask iths
gqacsuon oi the witness: III she did
1 not. on the nernit4r after the occur.
4a,,,.e stat. ~, IN, Sra,,eon a,,a
-
| "t' 1oi9' ~ t'i1si, htiteu me- NUS
/ bahn
/ The witness empbatically, oh, no, they
wcfe pnt hefe,-tAere were two cOlorea
1 men rhere, but Tiidwell told me not TO lesl
who they We're, Oh. no, oh, no! no, no
one aiut going To bave,it that way; oh no,
sir, they were white meu; they all csme
! back atad lied 10 Kill me- but they cannot
i have anything that way.
| Judge Spoiiord-We are taken by sur
prise by the tuliug of the board, and we arc
/ not prepared To q, on.
~ 4. u
+ To sav that this case involves more than ,
4 presidential elections ii involves the d,enit,
aud honor OF human nature. | think thu
4 you VIII hardly satisfy the country unies.
4 yen give such direction a. will lead 10 !
complete development OF all the facts i,
this case Certainly people have no rich
to claim any sort Of government like tba
a which Is attempted to be shown here
think you owe IT 10 The country To let til,
4, facts be developed.
Senator Shcrman--I concur with Gov
Palmer | would like to have Ge.y. Pal
i mer and Judge Spafford Grass examine th
witness so we might bay,. the facts.
| Gen. Smith-The merely cross exa,nina
ton Of this cnse. would mol devotion.
thing. II is 10 Investigate ,he facts fror
/. all the witnesses " thin a reasonable nun
} Der who may know the character of hi
1 transaction with this woman as detailed.
i concur with Coy. Palmer in wha, he sal,
II does not concern parties. but concern
humanity
Mr.. Parker-You could not be permitte
j, 10 say, that~to give any further pfivi,ep
than simply TO The leading counsel on h
: other side 10 cross examine witness, wonl
be 30 give more privileges than is usn9 i
courts al justice. II wonl bG Very gres
!. gratihcation to me il the examination conl
/ be carried on without the annoyance Of il
= Itertogataries but by such gentlemen As al
: now before me, Mr.. Smith or sfr PHiult
e on this side. With any eentleman who ma
t be nominated by the hoard on the other.
S Mr. Smith.-Ifthc board will pardon m
y # Iigstre to say that Me do mol desire 10 il
! leffete in the exaninaiion Of witnesses.
: would not be proper TIM. either siile sh6u)
! do Tint. There sre men entirely cnmp,
{ tenl on bo h sides 10 investigate ihorGuzt
!, ly the fact OF ihe case, and lncrc eros
!, exaininaion OF this woman would smon
, 10 nelh,ng The suggestion made By VI
= Farmer, mat every fact connected with u
\ circumstances which this woman deiai
e can or canRRt be sustained can oai