Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-29
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The old reliable
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sell from date %
loaves Of Bread for
M dollar. Re-
member the old
Bakery, establish
ed in 1862.
II. A. S%choregge.
THE LANDPHERE MURDER.
Bebee on Trial for the Commission
Of the Bloody Deed.

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of the Bloody Deed.
F.iday Afternoons Proceedings.
The questions which had been reserved
by the court were ruled in favor Of the
prosecution, and witness
FRED. HEMINGWAY,
having been recalled, testified that ON Sun.
day, July G., 1879, Beebe said that between
tiresteel and Crow Creek a party of horse
thieves crossed them, and they put, one out
Of the way where he wouldn't steal any
more horses.
MRS. VIOLA BENTLEY,
nee VanMeter, being recalled, testified that
on the 9th of July, at Brule CITY, al noon,
Beebe said to her that he had killed. We
had a tussle with some horse thieves at the
north fork Of the Vermlllion river l shot
at two of them, aud shot one twice. He
also said that one of the horse thieves had
been wounded, for he heard one say, "Bob,
are you hurt% Yes, that damn cusi
wounded me in the head.
Cross Observation-Disclosures and Will.
liams were not present at the time of the
conversation !; l do not remember who was
at the table at the time, except two of my
sisters and one of my brothers. Cammack
and Williams came to their dinner before
Beebe was done; I don't remember what
Beebe did after dinner.
MISS JANE VAN METER
being sworn, testified :
Mrs. Bentley; l live in Brule City I wae
nPononf at y ho~o NJ thu lsnno~ tok1o -
the 9th of July, when Beebe was taking hia
dinner. Beebe said that in coming over
from Beloit TO Brule City they had a tussle
with a party Of seven horse thieves he said
he shot twice at one of them and wounded
him two of the horse thieves came to the
wounded one and carried him away.
ALFRED BROWN,
being recalled, said that the quilt now
shown to him was the quilt that he dis.
covered at Grow Creek at the place of the
homicide. -
being recalled, said that after examining
the quilt be is ready to testify that the
stains on the quilt are caused by human
blood the fracture in the skull might have
been made BY the heel of q boot by repeat
ed blows; by the size of the skull | can
say that the skull ia one of a male of large
size.
DR.. MILLER,
being recalled, testified that the stain or
the quilt were caused BY human blood.
Saturday Mornings Proceedings.
Nearly the entire forenoon was consumed
in the discussion of the point raised by the
defense that the United States grand jury
and court had nc jurisdiction over the couu.
try In which the murder was committed
Decision reserved.
The next witness placed upon the stand
was
J. c. B~EvERIDGE,
recalled. He testified that be had been ont
year and three months at Crow Creek agep,
cy; since that time he has some experience
as to what track would be made by persons
travelling through grass and brush be bad
also experience in observing Indian tracks
as any other human being tracks; 1.-THE
United States attorney cross examined Mr.,
Beveridee. MI. Beveridge says q man il
dragging q dead body down a bank would
make q path as the one which was leading
down TO the body at Crow creek.
Saturday Afternoons Proceedings,
GEO. cAMMAcK,
being recalled, testified that he meant Il
say, when he said that Beebe took his q
calibre revolver and shot at LAudphere',
head, that he shot him with q small reyol
yer ; witness added that he did not under
stand the calibre of firearms. Being re
cross-examined witness said he did not re
member what size calibre cartridge Beeb,
called for at Beloit ; he also said that b,
used fire arms some.
Witness further said: Do not remembe,
that l said in the Germania house in pres
ence Of Messrs. Munroe and Carpenter tina
l did knew that the calibre of that pisto
was 22-but ! said "it was % calibre.'
Witness also said that MI. Munroe asket
him, in this room, something having refer
ence to the calibre of that revolver (mean
ing Beebe's revolver) and my answer 10 tn,
conversation vas that I heard that tn
calibre of Beebe's revolver was %.
The prosecution has not yet completed it
testimony, but will probably close thi
afternoon. Beebe will be the first witness
on the stand Monday morning.
The celebrated Arrow Brand Fresh Oys.
T.. F. MARSHALL,
The Cash Grocer, Capital 81.
Dr.. W. H. n. Brown, d.atist, Uuior
Block, Yankton.