Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-20

money, but had drafts. think he had
more checks when he was killed than was
found. He told ME his Last trip would
bring him about 500.
wM. .. G. WHITE SWORN.
reside In Cedar county. Nebraska.
was not acquainted with Borst, Budd or
Fales before leaving Fl. Pierre I came
down from Pierre with Bndd and Fales.
heard Budd say him and Borst camped
on Frozen Mans creek and two visitors
came there. This testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as given by Mr. Budd. The
witness was hired by Budd to to help him
bring the teams down. loaned Budd Q
dollar and aquarter. I saw Mr. McGinnis
at Fl. Pierre. He started from Pierre the
same morning we dld-ahead of US. We
did not overtake him. McGinnis' frst
name is William. His post Office address is
Lone Tree, Wisconsin. McGinnis threw
out some of his things twenty five miles
west of Frozen Mans creek and the wit
ness found them in the road. came in .
few days behind Budd. met no one but
one man when coming In from the scene Of
the murder. Do not know that Budd and
McGinnis are acquainted. McGinnis threw
out number Of papers, mortgages, &C.
George Mckay kept them, There were
army discharge papers and pension papers
in blank book belonging to McGinnis.
DRs. MILLER AND DANIELS SWORN.
By examination of the entire body we
failed to find any wound or external injury
to any part of it except those located on the
scalp. The substance of the physicians
testimony is that on the head of the deceased
were found several scalp wounds. A bullet
hole was found through the skull above the
left ear. A corresponding opening was
found one and one-half inches behind the
right ear. The bullet, or foreign body,
which caused these two fractures evidently
passed through the brain from left to right
and this wound was sufficient to cause death,
The back portion of the skull was found to
be badly shattered as though by heavy
blow from revolver or gun stock, or ONE.
thing similar. A piece of the skull about
three by four inches was broken out and was
exhibited at the inquest. The entire back
portion of the skull VIA badly shattered
The skull was evidently crushed after
the first named (bullct) wound was given
| j D. wELCHMAN, SWORN.
was not acquainted with G. A. Borst
| know nothing abaut,l,is case eAcept wba
I heard Mr.. Bndd say in :he merchants no
tel The witness thea related suhstar tall,
what was testified To by MIR. Bldd 1t ap
pears, however, that Mr. Buid had told the
witness tha, Mr.. Borst hat two bull holes
| through his head. whereas he testifies tha
he saw only one Mr. Bu,ld also told thu
witness that he looked through Mr.. Bors,'.
pocket in see il the HurGer.rs had .aker
his money and check, that he drove tn,
team until dark the day of the murder ant
then went into camn-that he had no pre-
visions-il,at he walked around camp 81
the evening to keep wsrtn--,ha, the mex
morning he yoked up his cattle and drov
into Pierre, reaching thst place
about three in the afternoon
Mr.. Bndd further told the witness that h
had tracked the cattle down the gulch in IT,
sno. on the morning Of the murder, ant
by that means found them.
MICHAEL B. FOLEY, SWORN.
! l am acquainted with Mr.. Budd an
have known him about 20 years. He hq
been farmer near Bellevue, Iowa. Fla
been an Industrious man and bears goo
reputation. Have not seen much of hir
during the last eight or ten years. Hi
family are we'll off: His mother is a wido,
and owns farm. The witness substantiate
Mr.. Welchman's statement, except in fe,
details. Mr.. Budd did not say he had fo
lowed the tracks of the cattle down tn
gulch and witness thought he did not say
had stopped at six o'clock on the night
the day of the murder, but it was his in
preston that Budd said he had stopped lat
at night.
FINDING OF THE JURY.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA,
Yankton County, 80
An inquisition holden at Yankton, i
Yankton county, territory aforesaid. on tn
10Th and goth days Of December, 1877, b.
fore D. Frank Etter, coroner of said count,
upon the body of Curtis A. Borst, thel