Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-28

was inside the government stcckade. ar
i, rested Brockman about q week afler ! tool
possession. I got serg,t Wells. and ne wen,
with them. This house Of Brockman''
= story and half The
bed ia down stairs. Two Of these
blankets we're on the bed. I found the
other on the floor. Brockman had no
family as I know Of.
O-Didn't you see any furniture up
stairs? Al saw nothing but q hand
saw.
Observation-Disclosures WASH! . gov;
eminent band-saw, was W Alt il row.
took possession of it. :.
Q-You took it all the same, whether It
was government property or not, didn't you!
(No answer.)
The box in the front room was probably
the one the goods had been shipped in. l
think il was the one that contained the
sheeting. 1 have told all the conversation
that passed between Brockman and my
sell.
O-Now did not Brockman state at that
time that the Doctor had sent It over to
keep, Us the rats and mice were so bad that
he couldn't keep it at the warehouse? A
No.
Q-And yet, you state there we're more
conversations you can't remember? A
Yes, there were various conversations
This conversation was all within probab-
" 80 minutes. Al didn't remain with
Brockman an hour. He gave me no &C.
of government property.
Q-Ysu say Brockman never gave you
any account of that property. You never
asked for any account Of it, did you? You
just seized On to that agency and everything
that was on it? Collected to and overruled.
made no demand on Brockman for
any property.
Didn't you seize without demand all
the property on the agency? Objected to
and sustained.
This duck had q name on it BY which l
Gould tell it was United States property. 1t
vas a stamp of the mills and the quality
IT the cloth q ounce duck) that cores
with the invoices. (Mr. Sphinx
Well, 1 spose the Stark mills made other
ounce duck than the government goods.
Brockman said it was the property Of the
United States. He never denied to me that
he property belonged to the U. S. The
drst thing he said was that he got it Ct DR..
l asked him if it was govern
property and he said yes. He said
nothing particularly about the blankets.
The tent WAS made of new duck. 1t was
new, but might have been used some. The
entrance to the garnet was all open. had
to send for q ladder I think.
CHOW, to refresh your recollection,
I'll ask you If there wasn't steps to 60 up,
and If Brockman's bed was not up stairs.
A-(after deep study well, l think you're
right. believe l went up stairs, The lad
der l referred to must have been In the next
house.
REDIRECT.
Q-1ll ask you to state If you made q de.
mand for this property, and upon whom, if
you made it. A-Of DR.. Livingston, in
writing.
The government property was stored In
various places. There were four ware
houses on the agency. This house of
Brockman's was not one of them. This
tepee cloth had no inspectors mark or
brand as I remember Of. The annuity
dians had all been issued. When l asked
Brockmsn if he intended to continue in
the service, be said no, he intended to go
away. Saw no acts OF preparation. The
blankets spoken were marked U. 8. l. D.
Brockman in the conversation said that
DIR. Livingston gave him these goods.
RE CROSS EXAMINATION.
Is there not now a suit by Mr.. Brock.
man against you, pending in this court, for
false imprisonment on account of this pro.
ceeding? Al believe there is.
Q-You know there is don't yeue A
I've received notice, yes.
OFT has not yet been tried, has it cap
:ain2 A-No, sir.