Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28
THE LAM0PHERE MURDER.
Bsbee % Trial for tAe Commission
sfthe Blesdy Deed.

Of she Bleooy Decd.
Wednesday Areraoen,s Proceedings.
Mr.. BEvEaIDaE,
being on the stand, testified:
We went down the dim trail first; when
We reached the foot o fthe bank Care turned
70 the right and pointed 10 me . we'll de.
fined track, and called my attention to il;
there was no other trail between the termin.
alton of the dim trail at the foot of the bank
and the place where the body was found ;
the distance between the dim trail and the
body was ten or twelve yards; I think the
distance between the two trails, on the out
side, was about forty yards; the dim trail
did not lead to or from the body it didn't
lead TO or from the fire camp or around
where the blood was found; I was not pres
ent when the guilt was first found ; the quilt
was found near the creek on the top OF the
bank; l could see . man; near the place
where the guilt was found, ii he was Stand.
ing up. from the camp fire; from the camp
lire and the place where blood was found to
the place where the coat, hat and boots were
found, | couldn't exactly cay il . man
could be seen T; I don't recollect il there was
. log near where the quilt was found l
asked the parties which were present with
at the place where the body was found,
not to walk on the we'll defined track until
We examined it; I didn't find any we'll
defined foot prints
Redirect Eraminahon-There was no other
trail but deer tracks on the side OF the dry
run where the body had been laid; l didn't
observe any springs in the drv run, but to
the left of the dim trail I observed q little
water the dim trail looked Is il it had been
made BY a man passing there once on q
time, aud l saw foot prints at the foot of the
bank / didn't observe any indentations on
the we'll beaten track /; I made the examin.
alton Of the beaten track for foot prints, but
didn't remark any in%dentations.
ALFRED CARRIE,
being duly sworn, testified:
Direct Erdmination-I was prcsent With
Mr.. Beverage at the time and place the
body was found, and saw articles taken from
the body by Nj. Beveridge and took a mem.
orandum of them ; the articles found we're q
diary, drawing pencil, q package of needles,
q fine comb, q bag of tobacco, 10 which was
4 silver fifty cent piece, . pack of playing
cards, two pocket knivea, a lead pencil, .
printers composing rule, two sleeve buttons,
SAO SSAAo 0AsSVuS Vh0 0uAAS oAuuN SIGSCu
round lead bullets, n pistol cartridge, two
horseshoe nails. one cotton handkerchief
and four small pencil brushes. 1 took these
articles with me to the agency. Mr.. Bever.
idee, BY order Of Capt. Dougherty, depu-
and give them to the U. s. marrhal.
Witness was shown the above articles and
iden!iied.them as the ones which were taken
from. the body.]
DR.. ErTER,
being duly sworn, testified:
l reside in Yankton ; / am physician and
surgeon ; have had the articles shown to Mr.
Care in my possession, received them from
that gentleman; gave him a receipt fol
them for presentation for trial; were often
sive from contact with skull have disin,
fected them, and they have been in my pos
session since I received them.
ALBERT BROWN,
being duly sworn, testified:
l reside in Virgins, Union Co, Dakota
knew George Landphere; knew him since
he was born was my nephew saw him last
in June; took him to Beloit; Landphere
intended to start next day; deceased was q
painter had worked some in q printing Of
ice ; left on that expedition with the inten'
ton to look up . timber claim and work a
his trade; heard about the murder on the
9th Of July ; came to Yankton, then went
to Grow creek in company with William H
Williams to look after the remains of my
nephew; arrived At Grow creek on the 10TH
of July; We searched for the clothing and
found the quilt near the creek under tn.
end of = log it was raining and dark wher
We arrived and l couldn't say accurately in
what direction from the camp FIRE l found
it, but think it was west ; guilt was clotted
with blood, and I spread it on the grass L
dry 80 I could take it along with me thu
next day.
(Witnsss was shown articles found on tn,
body and identifies most of them a. tn
property of Geo. A. Lsndphere, deceased.
Cross Observation-Disclosures and my
self spread the quilt to dry; Williams sal,
to me "there 10 the quilt" It is possibl
Williams found the quilt first; We wer
close together.
WILLIAM h. WILLIAMS,
being recalled, testified: l bought the blu
shirt I have on from Mr.. John o. Bates
Beebe used my carbine to shoot Landphere
I traded the rife l had for . pair of pants I
T 6jiClA oilue Wy WOSu0L uuu COu6to nv
In Vermillion; the rifle l traded to Felici
Fallas has q smaller bore than the carbin
with which Beebe shot Landphere.
Here the prosecution asked witness !
Beeoe, at any time, made any threat I
shoot some one of the party. 1t was OBJ
jected to by defendants counsel, and argu
ments will be heard on the objection OF
Friday morning.]
MRS. WILLIAMS
testified that she was the mother of VIM. q
Williams, and that she was present at Ver
million when her Bon traded horses Wit
two young men. and got q rifle to boo'
which be then took along with him when b
went to Beloit. 10 her cross examinalio
she states that Landphere came to Vermil
lion with another young man, and induce
her con to Beloit.
MISS VIOLA a METER =-
testified that she had . conversation Wit
6ilas Frank Beebe, on the 9th Of July, {
her house, 10 Brule City, and being aske
to state the conversation, the counsel for th
defendant objected and the question was /,
served by the court until Friday morpipI
MISC MOLINE.