Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28

from the tlsce where tho murder was
committed he Joined Captain Doushertvs
party aud WAS present when tho body w,s
found. He said that the remains were bur.
ried on tho spot where tho body was found.
Ia being cross examined he testided that the
ground was beaten and tramped around
the place where the body was found; also
said that around the camp fire the ground
bad been considerably tramped he noticed
that the camp f1re and tho place where
blood was found had been concealed by
branches Of trees; he couldn't swear if tho
track leading down TO the body had been
made Nv animals or men; tho track was
over twO i.ti wide aud did not extend Any
further than 10 the trail,
ALBERT BROWN
was recalled aud identified a cap, Goa. and
boots 40 Lsudphere's. 10 being cross ex.
aminsd he said he identified boots by their
SHAPE, aud said that he did 40 Ia the same
manner as he would identity his own. He
took Landphere In his wagon 10 DelOit fur
the purpose Of starting him on Cammack's,
Williams and Beebe's expedition ;there was
. railroad from this place to Beloit ;..he knew
Cammack at Virginia. and made tho &C
Qua,ntance of Beebe and Williams at Be.
lott.
JOHN o HATES
testified that William H. William, bought
4 blue flannel shirt In his store similar to
the one he had on the purchase was made
lately.
FRET HEMINGWAY.
being duly sworn, testified: live In Brule
CITY; on the 9th Of July lust | saw Silss
Frank Beebe at my store; Beebe told me
he wanted 10 buy sOme ponies aud l took
him to my herd defendant said he wanted
about IS ponies and that be would go back
and counsel with his companions, and would
give me an answer the next day he also
asked me to lend HIM a horse tn 20 to Bi.
jou Hills postcffice to inquire for a regis
tered letter 10 which he expected 5000; be
said he wanted To have a bright and carly
start.
There the prosecution asked witness to
state the balance Of the conversation which
passed between him and Beebe, but the sumo
objection was raised by defendants counsel
as the one raised in Miss Viola Van Meters
testimony, and the exception will be ruled
bv the court oolnext Friday
Adjourned until Friday morning u. 0
o'clock a. N.
Friday ROreno0n's Proceedings.
Da. ETTER
being duly swosn testified:
Direct Eramination-I am a phvs;c,sn
and surgeon 10 Yanktoa; l have been prsc
ticiDg IL years: l am q graduate of the med.
tcal college in Philadelphia; l am coroner
If Yaukton county; was coroner Of Yank.
ton county on the 10Th Of July last; at tina,
time I received u box from Mr.. Care al
legged to contain the skull and personal Ct
fects of the deceased; it contained q human
skull aud articles found on the body; I,
skull is being shown to Or. Etter.l this u
the skull which Mr. Care gave me-;
cleaned the skull in company with DR.. Mil
Ter; the skull was in fragments; l founC
that a bullet had penetrated the skull; lhl
bullet went in through the hemisphere o
the brain, and went out probably by the
lungs; the bullet passing through th,
skull probably caused instantaneous death
also q second bullet wound which passed
through the skull from the left side of lh,
temple and came eut by the right temple
the shot in the temple was made BY a small
Ter bullet; the man must have been layiuj
down on the right side when the deceased
received these two bullet wounds.
[ArticIes were shown to witness which
he identified as those he received from MI
Care at the time the skull was delivered
into bis hands
Cross Eeaminati0n-I see some othe
cases of violence; the skull. l think wa
struck with q heavy instrument on OF abou
the left eye; I came 10 the conclusion tina
the skull had been broken by q heavy in
strumeut, from the fact that the oulle
which entered the skull by the left temple
left the bone entire and without being split
the fracture which is on the frontal bone O
the skull might have been made by III,
broken gun stock or BY any other htav,
instrument of any sufficient weight; th,
fracture on the left temple was made I thinl
by q bullet from a revolver of an ordinar,
size; / do not think I have enough exper
fence in FIRE arms to determine the calibr
of the gun which made the wound or tn
top of the skull.
Redirect Eramination-There is nothin,
which would make me say positively if tn
skull was broken at the time of the homi
eide or since then the skull would be NOR
easily fractured now than at any other tim.
DR.. MILLER.
being duly sworn testified:
Direct E~1amination-I have been practie
ing medicine about twelve years; I am
surgeon; I was present when DR.. Elite
received that skull from Mr.. Care.
Dr.. Miller explained that the bullet hole
entered the skull as Dr.. Etter described it
the bullet which passed in at the top Of tn
head and came out by the larynx woul,
produce almost instant death; the larg
ball in passing through the skull woul
take away in its passage some of the smaI
bones; the small ball, passing throug
would ordinarily produce death.
Cross E1amination-The rifle bullet whic
passed from the top Of the skull would ordi
narily produce the fracture in front Of tn
skull the bullet hole is perfect and natur
81, and it is such a hole as would be mad
by . bullet.
ALBERT REYNOLDS,
hAinp dnlx avorn. tesfified.