Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-25

OS GtVW St0S0s We Catlo =
camp about n~oon-cooked our dinner. the
tried to kill. birds for fab bait. Beebs Ia
an old musket and tried to shoot som
birds, but % the gun wouldn't 20 of. b
broke il against q trss-then thre,
it away. There 10 the lock Of tbs
gun which I picked up near th
the tree ; Geo. Landphers shaved mo and
shaved him. Beebe was asleep, and Cam
mack l think was writing in biz diary, thel
l went to sleep, 10 did Canmack after
woke up. / vac fixing a ramrod and Cam
mack wa Watching me; Landphere lait
down after taking q quilt with him, ant
laid down on il; We were travelling in
blackboard buggy ; / do not remember how
near the blackboard was from the creek
when ] VA fixing the ranrod / was on the
right, inside ofths wagon, facing the tongue;
Cammack was m the right inside; Land
phere went to sleep on the right inside Of
The buggy Landphers was laying At shor,
distance from the buggy; when Beebe woke
up 10 went TO grease boot, put on his boots,
vent towards the buggy, picked up . gun,
vent towards where Landphsre laid, aud
fired at him. I nav blood running out Of
Landphere's head. Bsebe then said /:
Talk about sand, or grit, zee, I gos II; and
If You boys squeal I will do the same thing
70 you" Then he asked Us to carry the
body. 1 refused, ~ did Cammack. Then
hs went to carry the body, but in leaning
over it be said he was not dead, and he took
. revolver aud shot him again. Then he
took the body and carried il to the left of
the buggy. Do not know how far he car
ried it. He came back four or FIVE minutes
after, then took Landphere's clothing and
hid them in different directions.
La carbine was shown to witness, and he
declared it was his own gun, aud the one
with which Beebe fred at Landphers. A
broken gun stock, hat, cap, boots, coat and
quilt were also shown to him, and he iden.
tilted those articles as the property Of Land
phere, With the exception of the quilt,
which witness claimed as his own. Would
not swear to the boots as La~ndphere's.l
After DO told US to hitch up, be said il
wouldn't do to leave the quilt, 90 he went
back after It, and brought It back with a
boot In his hands; then he went to hide the
quilt: We packed up aud started, Beebe
started frat; I was driving the buggy. and
Cammack and Beebe walked off together;
did not examine the body after be was shot;
1t was about 80 when we started; We then
reached Sam C0on's ranch; broke up camp
next morning about sun rise; next place We
came to was Nelson's; stopped al Nelson's
. few mlnutes; then went to Brule City;
got to Brule City at 4 O'Clock In the after
noon !; told of this murder to James Somers
on Sunday; I did tell myself; l
told Somers that Beebe ought to
DO arrested; Somers arrested him
Monday morning . little before sun up;
the weather on the End and 3rd Of July was
very muddy; my clothes and Cammack's
clothes were muddy; l went to Yankton
With james Somers after Beebe was arrest
ed; went to Judge Congleton, went to Brule
City and remained there until I was brought
down to testify against Beebe ; I have been
around the court since from Sam Coou's
ranch to the place of the murder is between
two and = half to three miles l saw Coon
creek from the road before We went to it;
Brown and myself went back to the place
of the murder; We discovered the grave,
We found the quilt; Brown and myself found
the guilt under q log in the direction of the
creek.
Gross Eramination-Mr. Brown and my.
self found the quilt; I saw 1t first; We were
hunting for the clothing of Laudphere; do
not know the distance from the camp fire
where l found the quilt; l did not step the
distance; do not know how many rods;
lott the quilt there; didn't have any con-
veyance to bring It away; do not know
the weight of the quilt; Il was to the left
OF the buggy II didn't 60 to the creek on
tho 4th of July; Cammack got some wa
ter; he got the water out Of the creek /; the
CAM IRE was on the left of the wagon il
70 about q steps from the camp fire where
beebe got out of sight with the BODY: l
only knew that Beebe was going to sheet
Lsndphere when he raised the gun; from
the position where Beebe stood, the ball
would struck him In the head; Lsndphere
was laying on his right side; Beebe came
near me and said talk about sand, or grit,
l got IT," l didn't say ANYTHING to Beebe
about killing Landphere at the time; l do
not recollect when Ispoke to him about It:
l presume I spoke to Beebe about 1t; Bee.
30 always said I don't want 10 hear any.
thing about It.
~ ! ,pf kso t. him At Springfield about the decd,
any time did not 60 down the bank after
Beeoe carried the body; I saw the place afterit
d %as o th,f In; ; Gam NINA ka and myself didn't .go
at tho time Beebe fired the shot, nv other gun
was In the wagon !; l believe my gun was not
pace Z l, ;tnefe vas some other guns In the wagon
il liz xagoni Dc don Ssf know I il Ga@mscSE IN E san
was loaded Cammack had no revolver on him
Wnen BeeOe Sn0t L~andphere we stood to our
place Ike stumps !. do not know how long we
stood 7. that way when Beebe fired the second
nothing n.'ad e. didn't have. time to a our arms
with him couldn't draw my breath more than
once or twice between the time he raised the
gun and fired I only moved when he ordered
me me 5o} 70 ate after : the horses !; the camp IRE was on
camp nre mad gone. out couldn't tell II Beebe
or Cammack disturbed the camp 6re Cammack
and Beebe started ahead of me Beebe when he
started with Cammack had q big revolver. a
small one and q butcher knife there twas on the
wagon three guns, . shot gun a rifle and q re-
Solver 2 revolver Is gun / do not think Bee.
tne quilt beebe didn't go back to the ground
after we left Crow creek.
Adjourned till 1 30 p, m.
The Universalist ladies' are making ex.
tenstve preparations for their Thanksgiving
dinner which they Intend giving in Marx
n. Farmers bank building from ! P. NJ. nm.
til 9 r. n. They will close the day with
grasd masquerade in the evening, q, the
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