Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-21
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Thu prosecution tho0ghs ~ had e&fuck q
new lead thia morning. 1t came into court,
and called up Bellsn LsClaire, expecting 70
make il known that he had been tempered
with. 1t started out:
BELLox LncLAIRE.
came on the stand this morning on the re-
direct e~xsnination.
Q-Do you know Henry Brockm.n ?
AYES.
Q-Has he talked to you about this case
within the last few days? A-Yes sir.
What did he say to you about your testi-
meny? A-Last Saturday I was sitting
beside him, and he asked ne if I furnished
my horse the time I was herding for FURY,
1 said no. He said: "Swear that you did
anyhow"
1t now came cut BY further questions that
all this was about the year 1873, and also
about the other case which had been settled
By the acquittal Of the defendant. Az soon
~ this was seen the subject was dropped
expsditiously but with some regret and the
prosecution went on to other points.
Q-What is June called in Indian ? A
Screen grass" because that's the month the
grass comes out there.
ON the month before the green grass
month in 1877 did you do any work on the
agency? A-No.
ON April? A-No.
Knight have done some work in the last
part of June. Think it was haylng. l
never got any money from Livingston for
work-no cash. I got rationa. They came
out Of the issue ware house. 1t was the
same house they gave rations to the Indians
out Of. Never was in the house when "a
tons we're Issued to the indians. 1 got
sugar and coffee out Of the sane box that
they made issues to the Indians. After l
got through haying 1 went to herding.
cRoss.ExAMINATIoN.
Q-What day was it you testified in re-
lation to John FURY? I think it was Fri
day afternoon.
1 hadn't been upon the stand when he
asked me about that. he asked me if l
furnished the horse when l was herding
then. I said no. He said "swear that you
did anyhow" l says no. Then he says
"don't say anything about it. 1t might get
me into trouble l told about this on that
day. 1 told to an Indian. Don't remember
who. Told it to the district attorney Satur.
day night.
e Q-Why didn't you tell him when you
came upon the stand. Al didn't think
about it. I forgot. l would have told hin
if I'd a thought about it.
Don't remember of doing anything 70,
!! the agency in the month before june.
Didn't you furnish any work to the
agency during those months? Alt kind
t O. strikes my mind nov that l signed some
papers in those months. Here the defense
was cut off from further inquiry into the
subject of his "kind o thinking" that h.
did sign some pape,s.]
Didn't you get = draft for work and
didn't Mr.. Hudson cash it for you? Al
never got any draft for work. 1 only got
%ratious.
Don't know how many days I worked
ANOl over i've VI eAA u0ye.
Q-Didn't you sign any papers that Who'll.
year? Al may have signed some paper,
for wood that spring.
4 Q-What did you mean by saying tina
you never signed any papers that year whel
you state now you might have signed som,
about that wood? OBJECTED to and objec
ton sustaiued.)
Witness was shown the voucher &c" an,
asked if he didn't take hold OF the pc,
while Mr.. Russell made the cross in tn
presence Of Livingston and Brockman
Al may have done i'll don't renembe,
Witness was shown :M' and asked tn
!. same question. The same answer was give,
Ia may have done it. I don't remember
Q-By prosecution-(showing the rolls
now Bellon, I wish you'd try we'll and II
member whether you authorized any one t
write your name on this line here, and loo
at the signatures and remember, if you cal
whether you ever did touch your hand I
the pen when any one elee made the mari
Al never did.
I'll JOHN FURY.
. l know Livingston. Was working Q
d Grow creek agency for Livingston in II
month Of June 1877. I was working q
hauling bridge timber. Worked two month
n and = half at $50 per month. Can't read.
. (Ths U. s. attorney here read the vouch'
to the witness.)
l.. Odd you for the month of June rscei,
q auy pay for that work? Ayes, 1 got s:
for that month in money.
dIcThats all Igot. got my monthly ration
Got them out Of the ware hous
d Got sugar, coffee, bacon and hard brea
l They were government %rations. This war
= house was used for the Indian issues.
o had seen Indians get their rations. Ny r
q tons were taken from the same boxes th
the Indians rations were taken.